The language of Baklava

This vibrant and humorous memoir explores growing up with a gregarious Jordanian father who expressed his love through cooking. Diana Abu-Jaber recounts her life in upstate New York and Jordan, using vividly remembered meals to illuminate the complexities of straddling American and Jordanian cultures. Through these sensuously evoked feasts, she brings her eccentric family to life and shares recipes that teach as much about identity and love as they do about food.