Millions of Mitford fans around the world will agreeaitas easy to put on a pound or two reading a Mitford novel. Scene after scene of the bestselling seriesa colorful characters enjoying tantalizing dishes can immediately start a craving. Then, before you know it, youave read several pages by the glow of the refrigerator lightbulb.

Packed with more than 150 recipes from the Mitford novels and from the authoras own recipe box, "Jan Karonas Mitford Cook-book & Kitchen Reader" is loaded with tips, hints, jokes, culinary quotes, and delightful side-dish sidebars guaranteed to start a stomach rumbling. From Miss Sadieas Apple Pie to Punyas Cornbread, from Emmaas Pork Roast to Margeas Sweet Tea with Peppermint, beloved characters come alive through their own favorite recipes. Here, too, are Karonas reminiscences of her own familyas food traditions andaas dessertafour stories never before published in her books.

Jan Karonas Mitford Cookbook & Kitchen Reader is a charming companion to the Mitford series that will have readers clamoring to bring into their own kitchens the aromas and flavors that swirl within the little town with the big heart.