"What shall we read before bed? Georgia O’Keeffe was a fan of cookbooks, telling her young assistant Margaret Wood that they were 'enjoyable nighttime company, providing brief and pleasant reading.' ... In addition to recipes—inscribed by the artist’s own hand in ink from
a fountain pen, typed by assistants, clipped from magazines and
newspapers, or in promotional booklets such as the one published by the
Waring Products Company—the box housed manuals for O’Keeffe’s kitchen
appliances. The booklet that came with her pressure cooker includes a spattered
page devoted to cooking fresh veggies, a testament to her abiding
interest in eating healthfully. O’Keeffe had a high regard for salads, garden fresh herbs, and simple, locally sourced food. ..."
NY Times: Own the Recipes of Georgia O’Keeffe
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