Tag Archives: cooking

French Milk

I went to a lovely convention, Kids Read Comics, a few weeks ago. I learned lots about graphic novels (mostly for kids, but still) and met several lovely librarians. At least one of whom I referred to this blog, and … Continue reading

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How to Eat Supper

Oh, noes! I haven’t mentioned cooking recently! Quick, time for another cookbook. The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper by Lynne Rosetto Kasper and Sally Swift There is this thing that happens with supper, which is that it’s easy to … Continue reading

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In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan After Michael Pollan wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma, he apparently got a lot of questions from confused readers about what they should actually eat. This is his answer: no recipes, but a lot of … Continue reading

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Sneaky Chef

Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine Lapine starts the book with a rather lengthy argument for hiding veggies rather than forcing kids to eat them undisguised. She then gets down to business, explaining the theory of hiding unpopular nutrition inside … Continue reading

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Nourishing Traditions

This one comes recommended by my doctor. Complicated enough to think about that I’ve been putting off this review for weeks. But, finally, here it is. Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Our modern diets, both the typical bad American diet … Continue reading

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Home Cheese Making

Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carroll This is the easy cheese cookbook that was mentioned in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (reviewed September 7). Carroll is obviously in love with milk in general and cheese in particular. She starts with a short … Continue reading

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

I feel a little guilty reviewing books on the bestseller list. After all, anyone can read the bestseller list; these books maybe don’t need more people promoting them. But here it is. I read it, I loved it, and now … Continue reading

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Protected: Lessons from Canning

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