Contents -- List of Recipes -- Foreword -- Why I Love Food -- Eating Alone -- Food for Friends -- Cooking for Vegetarian Loved Ones -- Food for Spring, Summer, Fall, and (Mostly) Winter -- Fish -- Turnips and Squash -- It's Just Not a Meal Without Potatoes -- Eggs and Mushrooms -- Salads -- Cooking By the Seat of Your Pants -- There's No Place Like Home -- Postscript Cavalho Cancado -- On My Bookshelf -- Temperatures, Weights, and some Measures -- Index.