Do you want to know my deep, dark secret? Are you ready?? Here it goes: I read the endings of books first. Is this bad? Probably not but I’m not one for surprises (and, I won’t get into my Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Save Me the Plums”
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Book Club Tuesday: Family
From the macro level to the micro, Hetty McKinnon‘s cookbooks have gone from Community, to Neighborhood, and finally, Family; all with the express purpose of building connections between people using food. As McKinnon explains, what happens around the table is critical to Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Family”
Book Club Tuesday: The Food in Jars Kitchen
One of these days I’m going to start preserving and canning, all I must do is to overcome my very real fear of botulatizing my family. And, it’s not for lack of trusted sources — take Marisa McClellan for example. She is all about food in jars. I even Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: The Food in Jars Kitchen”
Book Club Tuesday: Vegan Goodness – Feasts
One of the most difficult aspects of becoming a vegetarian was how (I thought) meals and gatherings would change once I didn’t eat meat, as so many of the annual celebratory meals include it. A Christmas turkey, an Easter ham, or the Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Vegan Goodness – Feasts”
Book Club Friday Fun Edition: Salsas and Tacos
If there is one thing I know for certain in this life it’s that if my mom wants my sister to come for dinner all mom must do is say, “I’m making tacos” and my sister will be there. What is it about tacos that make them so beloved? And, what about salsa? It would seem almost Continue reading “Book Club Friday Fun Edition: Salsas and Tacos”
Book Club Friday Fun Edition: French Appetizers
Yesterday was glorious. As I stood at the end of my driveway chipping ice under the bluest, most cloudless sky in weeks I could finally feel it. Waking from winter hibernation, starting to feel social and glad for it. For me, I much prefer Continue reading “Book Club Friday Fun Edition: French Appetizers”
Book Club Tuesday: Modern Lunch
School represents a huge milestone in the life of a kid. Last fall my daughter, who’s 5 years old, started to stay at her preschool group until 1pm twice a week. Not only was I excited because my baby was getting older and regular school is on the horizon, but it was an opportunity to test-drive different lunch options. As a former primary Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Modern Lunch”
Book Club Tuesday: First-Time Vegan
More and more people are choosing to embrace a vegan diet — for reasons focused on personal health, environmental concerns, as well as distress over the unethical treatment of animals. For whatever the reason, once the choice is made Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: First-Time Vegan”
Book Club Tuesday: A New Way To Food
I saw myself as I truly was: a body with so much beautiful potential. The change didn’t come in an instant but through an intentional process, combined with eating all the good foods, which I will share in this very personal cookbook. (5)
More often than not the cookbooks I’m sent to review are your average cookbook. In the case of Maggie Battista‘s A New Way to Food she offers a book meant to empower and enable her readers to make better food-based health choices Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: A New Way To Food”
Book Club Tuesday: Oven To Table
You know what I had to do? I had to take a pause cooking from Jan Scott‘s newest cookbook Oven To Table. Why? Before you go thinking that it’s for a bad reason, it is actually because her book is so Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Oven To Table”
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