Mrs. F.L. Gillette
Hugo Ziemann
A Noble Housewife
Lady of the White House
The Graceful Carver
The Conscientious Butcher
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The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887): Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc.; The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette
About This Book
Cooking, American, Formulas, recipes, etc., Table service
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I'm a working mom of three who feels like I'm failing at everything. My house is always messy. Dinner is often cereal or takeout. I forgot my son's school picture day. I missed a deadline at work because I was at a pediatrician appointment. My mother-in-law has opinions about all of this. She raised four kids, kept an immaculate house, and always had dinner on the table at 6pm. When I say times are different now, she says "standards are standards." I know I can't do everything, but I feel like I'm not doing anything well. Should I lower my standards and accept "good enough," or should I get more organized and disciplined so I can actually achieve excellence in at least some areas? — Drowning in the Domestic in Dallas
Home & Life Management Debate: Excellence versus good enough. Escoffier's disciplined mastery meets Mrs. Gillette's practical wisdom.
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