Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl

Subtitle: Growing up at the Table -- She is a great writer and I don't think that I will ever complain about the food I grew up with again.  Her mother was a manic depressive and you never knew what was going to hit the table.  Reichl had some other wonderful people in her life that introduced her to different foods and ways of cooking and over the years she found that it was a wonderful way to express herself and feel good about things.  Her curiosity of foods and the ability to just jump in also aided in her wonderful food experiments.  This book gave a great insight into her growing up and interest in food.  Another book that she wrote, Garlic and Sapphires, is about her being a food critic and her experiences doing that.  It is also a great book.  Some of the lengths that she went through were quite amazing!!  Great author!