The Secret in the Sauce: Kitchen Wisdom and Life Lessons from an Irish Cookery School, with Recipes

About Secret in the Sauce

A mid-life cooking adventure turns into an unexpected spiritual journey

At forty-eight, history professor Kelly McMichael decides to pursue a dream she's harbored for two decades: attending the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School in rural Ireland. Leaving behind her comfortable academic life in Texas, she embarks on an intensive twelve-week culinary program that promises to transform her from home cook to professional chef.

What McMichael doesn't anticipate is how t...