In Ruth Reichl’s latest book — one that will delight her fans and convert those as yet uninitiated to her charming tales — the author brings to life her adventures in pursuit of good meals and good company. New York Times - Jenny Lyn Bader Anyone who thinks that sometimes a dacquoise is just a dacquoise hasn't experienced the rapture of reading this book. Comfort Me With Apples shows us that even at life's most painful moments, eating and cooking can offer redemption. A great meal has the power to summon memory, to invoke romance, to mend a broken heart. When her personal life falls apart, Ms. Reichl invents a dish called "Swiss pumpkin" to make herself feel better, and it somehow helps. Not only inventing foods but inventing the words describing foods helps her through difficult times.