Como agua para chocolate vs How to Eat: Which Should You Read?

Como agua para chocolate Laura Esquivel · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.0 246 pages · ≈ 4 h 33 m · Moderate

“Take care to chop the onion fine. To keep from crying when you chop it (which is so annoying!), I suggest you place a little bit on your head. The trouble with crying over an onion is that once the chopping gets you started and the tears begin to well up, the next thing you know you just can't stop. I don't know whether that's ever happened to you, but I have to confess it's happened to me, many t”

Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a novel by Mexican novelist and screenwriter Laura Esquivel. The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but…

How to Eat Nigella Lawson · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.2 537 pages · ≈ 9 h 57 m · Moderate

The New York Times–bestselling cookbook author "reveals her mastery not only of the stove but also of the essay" with these recipes and reflections (Booklist). "Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think…