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Olla Podrida Cookbooks Ol Uh Puh Dree Duh Po Three Thah Noun Stew

Front olla podrida \OL-uh puh-DREE-duh, po-THREE-thah\
Back noun
1. A stew of highly seasoned meat and vegetables.
2. An assorted mixture; a miscellany.

[Spanish : olla, + podrida, feminine of podrido, rotten (from Latin putridus).]

"Alice Randall's collection of cookbooks is formidable, an olla podrida of Junior League and soul food cookbooks and classics like The Joy of Cooking." - Penelope Green; What Matters Most; The New York Times; Sep 16, 2009. 

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