Audrey at home : memories of my mother's kitchen : with recipes, photographs, and personal stories

Summary: "Enter Audrey Hepburn's private world in this memoir compiled by her son that combines recollections, anecdotes, excerpts from her personal correspondence, drawings, and recipes for her favorite dishes written in her own hand, and more than 250 family photographs. This book brings together the varied aspects of Audrey's life through the food she loved -- from her childhood in Holland during World War II, to her time in Hollywood as an actress and in Rome as a wife and mother, to her final years as a philanthropist traveling the world for UNICEF. Recipes include Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream -- a celebration of liberation in Holland at the end of the war; Penne alla Vodka -- a favorite home-away-from-home dish in Hollywood; Turkish-style Sea Bass -- her romance with and subsequent marriage to Andrea Dotti; Boeuf à la Cuillère -- Givenchy's favorite dish, which she'd prepare when he'd visit her in Switzerland; and Mousse au Chocolat -- dinner at the White House. Audrey also loved the basics: Spaghetti al Pomodoro was an all-time favorite, particularly when returning home from her travels, as was a dish of good vanilla ice cream. Each recipe is accompanied by step-by-step instructions, including variations and preparation tips, anecdotes about Audrey and her life, and a poignant collection of photographs and memorabilia"--