‘Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility’
While Mireille Guiliano is best known for “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” her book on healthy eating and balanced living, authorship is actually her second career. Before she took up the pen, Guiliano was president and CEO of the French Champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. She developed Veuve Clicquot’s reputation in America almost single- handedly over a 20-plus year career, and now she has chronicled that success in her 2010 bestseller “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility” — a guide to climbing the corporate ladder geared specifically toward women. Just as “French Women Don’t Get Fat” upended the typical diet book format, “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire” leaves the usual business book style behind almost immediately. As Guiliano writes in her introduction, “This isn’t another business book that tells you how to ‘succeed’ or ‘get the corner office.’ Yes, of course, you’ll find advice on getting ahead and getting promoted … but more than that, you’ll find advice on being happy and living a good life, even while you are making the biggest contribution you can to the workplace. That’s why I dare to talk about style, and clothes, and food, and wine, and entertaining, and LIFE in a business book. We don’t work in a vacuum.” Guiliano is true to her word. Between the covers, readers will find advice on topics as far-ranging as developing the perfect handshake, choosing catering for a business dinner, dressing for success, and
putting together an effective presentation. Guiliano has plenty of experience to back up her counsel and shares amusing anecdotes about the food and beverage industry, French culture, and her own journey along the way. There are no easy three-step solutions here, only long-term goals and strategies. What really makes “Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire” unique is that it caters specifically to women in pursuit of high-powered CEO or CFO jobs. Guiliano covers circumventing prejudice right alongside choosing a dress and tips on being the perfect lunch date. Still, both men and women will come away from this book with ideas about how to achieve success without sacrificing the pleasures French women hold so dear.
Tuna Crunch Pie GG Gretchen’s Kitchen (My mom’s secret recipes)
Ingredients • 1 1/2 cups flour • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese • 1 tsp salt • 1 tsp paprika • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped • 2 7-oz cans of tuna, drained • 3 eggs
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• 1 cup sour cream • 1/4 cup mayonnaise • 2 tbsp pimento • 1 tsp onion, grated • 1/4 tsp dill • 2 drops hot sauce • 1/2 cup shredded Swiss or cheddar cheese
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pepper, finely chopped
Directions
1. Combine flour, cheese, salt, paprika, butter, and walnuts. Mix thoroughly to form a crust, and set 1 cup aside for topping. Put the rest of the mixture into a 10-inch pie pan and spread evenly to line the pan. 2. Place tuna in the pie pan and spread evenly. 3. Beat the eggs and add sour cream, mayonnaise, pimento, onion, dill, hot sauce, and Swiss or cheddar cheese. Combine. 4. Pour the mixture over tuna and cover with the remaining crust. 5. Bake at 400 F for 35–40 minutes. Serve and enjoy.
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