Girl Food
Cathy, the cartoon alter ego of anyone, female or male, who uses food as an antidote to frustration, has for years delighted readers with her comic compulsive behavior. Cathy's creator, Cathy Guisewite, has collaborated with food editor Barbara Albright to create a volume of recipes to help Cathy's female fans cope with real-life maddening males. Fortunately for Cathy, the foods that comfort her are simple ones, easily prepared, but their titles have more words than the ingredient list. Hence, the book suggests an "After Five Hundred and Two Dinners and Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Cups of Coffee, I Think It's Time to Get Serious Marry Me Mousse," an airy foam of chocolate and whipped cream perfumed with raspberry liqueur. Cathy's comforting foods divide into such categories as "Romance Food," dinners with seduction potential; "Swimsuit Food," low-fat dishes for shedding pounds; and "Sweat Suit Food," food to console while avoiding exercise. Albright's women's magazine recipes won't challenge anyone but the most inexperienced beginning cook.Mark Knoblauch