title: My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes
author:  Dawn Lerman 
description: Dawn Lerman grew up Jewish in the 70's. I grew up Italian. Might sound different, but for the most part, its the same. Especially when it comes to food. The philosophy was simple, food = love. <i>My Fat Dad</i> hilariously and poignantly captures that essence Whether youre Italian, Jewish, or anything else you can relate to how family, food, and the love of both affect how we grow up, and live our life. Mangia!Ray Romano, Emmy award-winning actor<br /> <br /> Everything you want in a book about food: Thoughtful, moving, funny and, of course, delicious (see the recipe on sweet potato latkes). Dawn reminds us that eating is about much more than protein and carbs and nutrientsits about family, history and identity. Dawns grandmother put it best: I can find my heritage in a bowl of soup.A.J. Jacobs, journalist and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Drop Dead Healthy</i><br /> <i></i><br /> Dawn Lerman takes the reader along on one of life's important journeysto find true nourishment. Her discoveries about the powerful ways that food connects us to our families, our heritage, and ultimately to ourselves are profound and beautiful.Andie Mitchell, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>It Was Me All Along</i><br /><br />A quasi-memoir cookbook that will have readers laughing, crying, and nodding all at the same timeLerman is engaging.<i>Booklist</i><br /><br />Laced with love, family dramas, recipes, and the pangs of growing up, Lermans memoir is a satisfying treat.<i>Kirkus Reviews<br /></i><br />Lerman herself reveals a novelists sensibility for scene-setting and storytelling. She is a genuine sensualist in the best sense of the word<i>My Fat Dad</i> is both a rich and evocative memoir and a fully functional cookbook, a reading experience that is pleasurable in itself, but also invites the reader into the kitchen again and again.<i>Jewish Journal</i><br /><br />This is a memoir that readers will find they can't put down, except maybe for a few minutes to gather ingredients to make some of the delicious-sounding recipes that Lerman generously includes.<i>Times Record News</i> (Wichita Falls)<br /> <br /> A compelling and inherently fascinating read that will resonate with readers who have food relative family memories of their ownVery highly recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library American Biography collections.Midwest Book Review<br /> <b></b><br /> Laced with humor, wit, and touch of sadness (as it is real life), the Lerman tale seems to overlaps bits of everyone's human journey.Bay Area Family Travel<br /> <br /> Lerman is an astute story teller. When the last page was devoured, I felt as though I made a new friend.Circle of Food
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  Amy Chaplin
  
  
  Photographs by Anson Smart
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Food
  
  
  Cooking
  
  
  Every Day
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy,
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  Artisan | New York
  
  
  
  
  
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  Dedicated to my mother, Pamela, and her unique connection to the magic of the
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  And to my father, William, and son, Ezra.
  
  
  
  
  
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  Contents
  
  
  [Introduction](intro.xhtml#_idTextAnchor000) • [How to Use This
  Book](how.xhtml#_idTextAnchor001) • [A Few Notes About Special
  Diets](diet.xhtml#_idTextAnchor002)
  
  
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  [Chia Bircher Bowls](ch01.xhtml#_idTextAnchor003)
  
  
  [Genius Whole-Grain Porridges](ch02.xhtml#_idTextAnchor011)
  
  
  [Gluten-Free Breads](ch03.xhtml#_idTextAnchor028)
  
  
  [Nut and Seed Milks and Drinks](ch04.xhtml#_idTextAnchor037)
  
  
  [Simple Compotes](ch05.xhtml#_idTextAnchor066)
  
  
  [Nut, Seed, and Coconut Butte