302349 Sun May 15 07:35:59 -0700 2005 3 29 Not About Food 0 1692171 ...with recipes. Run, do not walk, to find a copy of Diana Abu-Jaber's "Baklava Love", a memoir of growing up half Jordanian in Upstate New York and Jordan. Funny and sensitive, she comes close to MFK Fisher at defining the food/emotion link. She includes her American grandma's pot roast, the Italian neighbor's panna cotta, and of course the fragrant food of her Bedouin/Jordanian family. Her novel "Crescent" is about beautiful food, too. Can't wait to try the recipes! Sun May 15 07:35:59 -0700 2005 0 Redbone 1 1692186 I agree. As a first generation American I could really relate (though from another ethnic background). Read it last week from the library- laughed, cried and got really hungry. Have added to my list of books to purchase. Sun May 15 14:47:24 -0700 2005 1692171 0 Torty 1 1692222 I just looked it up and its called "The Language of Baklava." Mon May 16 13:32:49 -0700 2005 1692171 0 Rita 1 1692341 I loved her 2 Novels, "Crescent" and "Arabian Jazz" and having been meaning to pick up her memoir. Thanks for your brief review! Wed May 18 16:09:12 -0700 2005 1692171 0 mangorita