Book Club Tuesday: Go Gluten Free Magazine

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If you’re reading this or have ever looked at my IG photos you know that I love to cook. In fact, I usually take great delight in preparing and cooking 3 meals a day. Yesterday’s dinner was a different story. The morning was grey and cold. Wind picked up as I pumped gas into the car — the forecast called for a huge blizzard (at least 30 cm! Everything closed or cancelled) so I knew that running on empty wasn’t a safe option (even though there was no snow on the ground and nary a flake to be seen). A quick trip to the grocery store and then it didn’t matter when the onslaught of bad weather happened because we were prepared. Lunch ended up being a breeze — I made Margherita Pizza Dinner Waffles that were insanely quick to make and delicious to eat (Sweet Potato Chronicles — need I say more?). By mid afternoon I was starting to feel chilled and head-achy (probably a cold — every man, woman, and child within a 50 km radius of us has been sick) and I was in no mood to cook. This is where Go Gluten Free Magazine comes in.

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Book Club Tuesday: The Penlee Recipe Book

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So if you’ve been following Shipshape Eatworthy, you know that Tuesday is my day! This week I’ll be reviewing a vegetarian cookbook that is 100 YEARS OLD! That’s right! Exactly what I said — The Penlee Recipe Book (or at least my particular edition) was published in 1916. The other exceptional thing to note is that I’ll be giving my impressions of this book without actually having tried any of the recipes — so no Instagram photos or link throughs to flashy websites — and you’ll come to hear how I came by this remarkable book in a pretty unremarkable way.

The first part of this story begins in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) about 14 years ago. At the time I was still a grad student and my then boyfriend (now husband) was a vegetarian. Since vegetarianism was so new to me I was really keen to learn more (although not keen enough to change my diet — that still took another 8 years). Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Penlee Recipe Book” →

Book Club Tuesday: Sous Chef

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Sometimes the months go by in a blink of an eye. WordPress is telling me that I’ve been a member for five months and that I’ve hit 10 posts (and I cannot even begin to describe how thankful/flattered I am that people have been reading and hitting that “like” button! I started writing these posts as a way to keep my mind active and sharp — idk if I’m any sharper. Time will tell, I guess.). Not bad, but I find each week I’m struggling to find something to review. As far as cookbooks go, the ones I’ve reviewed so far are ones I’ve cooked from at length, and I feel that before I review a cookbook much inspectigation needs to happen. There are a few I’m currently cooking from (like Vegetarian Everyday and Mamushka: A Cookbook) that I’ll be looking forward to reviewing in the upcoming months. I’ve also entered the brave new world of cooking/cookbook apps, which I must admit I’m enjoying way more than I thought I would (that review will also be happening soon).

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Book Club Tuesday: As Always, Julia & My Life in France

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If you’ve read last week’s review you’re expecting my thoughts on some cooking-related memoirs. Everything today is about a woman I’ve come to admire: Julia Child. So let me be honest here — before 2009, “Julia Child” (I use quotation marks because I had a very limited Julia Child schema prior to) sat somewhere in my consciousness right between vague images of her cooking program and images of Dan Aykroyd as Julia Child on SNL. I think this is because when her shows were popular, I may have been more interested in Saturday morning cartoons than cooking shows. Even by the late ’90s when I was coming around to the whole idea of cooking and culinary pursuits, I was more interested in Martha Stewart (if you want to read an interesting piece comparing the two click here). It wasn’t really until 2009 and the release of the film Julie & Julia that I suddenly found a new interest in this enigmatic woman because she was shown to be so normal, so human. Unlike the larger-than-life persona which exists.

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Book Club Tuesday: The Yellow Table

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Well, last week I did something that was waaaay out of my comfort zone — I announced to my friends (on Facebook) that I’m writing cookbook reviews. Actually I may have just posted a link and may have not mentioned that it was my review (since it’s all Shipshape-Eatworthy my friends might have needed to guess that it was me). Chicken? Afraid of looking foolish? I’m not too sure but it’s funny that I have this huge passion for all things cooking but when it comes to telling people who I know (maybe not as much in person, but definitely online) I can’t. It makes me anxious. Funny that I get no anxiety from posting my reviews for complete strangers to read…anyways, I bring this up simply because I admire people who can put themselves “out there.” One such person who has my undying admiration is Anna Watson Carl, author of The Yellow Table cookbook & blog.

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Book Club Tuesday: Cut the Sugar: You’re Sweet Enough

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Happy New Year everyone!! So glad to be back! Sweet ’16 right?? Well it’ll be the only thing that is because today I’m going to review Ella Leché‘s Cut the Sugar: You’re Sweet Enough. Her vegan and gluten-free cookbook promotes a healthy lifestyle without being dependent on refined ingredients. Natural and clean — just the way we want to begin the new year!

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Skillet Cookie Recipe …

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Hello & happy Monday! I know I told you that I’d be taking a break from writing over the holidays but this post will be short & most definitely sweet. Over the weekend while I should have been making cookies to send to my far flung friends, I decided it was time to use my new (well to me at least) mini Le Creuset skillet I found while out thrifting.

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Book Club Tuesday: How to Feed a Family

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So I’m not going to lie. It’s a given that having children is not easy. It’s emotional (in the best way possible) and pretty rewarding (IMHO). When my daughter was born, I wanted to “do everything right” — famous last words. I wanted to ensure that I provided her with nutritional experiences that set her up to be in love with food and eating. I tried to eat all of the “right” foods while I was pregnant, then while nursing (I’d heard somewhere that this is where babies develop their initial tastes), and then when she started solids I was going to start her off “right.” The road to hell is often paved with good intentions and while I tried (and am trying every day) — guess what? My toddler has a mind and preferences all her own. Don’t get me wrong, this is a great thing except I wish that cooking each meal was easier. This is where Laura Keogh and Ceri Marsh, the minds behind the fabulous site Sweet Potato Chronicles,  enter into the picture.

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Book Club Tuesday: Oh She Glows

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So I haven’t always been a) a vegetarian b) health conscious c) a good cook. My Mom keeps telling me that out of all of the things she thought I would be passionate about in life that cooking and nutrition wouldn’t be one of them.  I can see what she means – I never really expressed an interest or desire in cooking. I wasn’t around people who talked passionately about cooking either. I did, however, have great role models. My two biggest culinary influences when I was growing up were my mom and grandmother. I grew up in a home where my mother made every meal from scratch because this is what she did. There was no Instagram or fancy social media platforms to encourage home cooks. She was a stay at home mom and cooking was one of the zillion things she did.

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Book Club Tuesday: My New Roots

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Ok. I’m back again for another review (how many times does a person have to do something before it becomes a habit? I’m really starting to look forward to writing these Tuesday reviews). This week I’ll be reviewing Sarah Britton’s My New Roots: Inspired Plant-Based Recipes for Every Season. After last week’s review of Amy Chaplin’s At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, I realized that each author’s success is partly born from a particular expertise. In the case of Amy Chaplin and Emma Galloway, they’re both chefs. For Sarah Britton, she is a holistic nutritionist (among other things). One of the things I enjoy most about her writing and recipes is her unabashed enthusiasm regarding health and nutrition – even I was excited about her Revolutionary Pancakes (just read her blog post and you’ll see what I mean)! I like how she re-thinks everyday ingredients and makes them into something special — take the humble avocado. Who could believe that, in combination with cashews, it could become one of the most sinfully delicious vegan ice creams in creation? Have a gander at these Mint Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches and see if you don’t agree.

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