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Lindsay
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 4:31 pm |
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Joined: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:18 pm Posts: 562 Location: Winchester, MA
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Finished Michael Pollan's new book Cooked while on vacation in Cabo. Really good book - only four recipes but boy did he do a lot of research and thinking. The premise is looking at cooking with fire, water, air, and earth by really exploring one recipe (pit BBQ, braising, bread, & fermentation, e.g. beer, cheese, and pickles)- but mostly it's how getting back into cooking will help you reawaken your connections - with people, the environment, yourself. The philosophy is easy to take, but really thought-provoking. I so wish I could write like that.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:31 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm Posts: 2062
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There's an interesting conversation between M.P. and Ruth Reichl in the June issue of Smithsonian -- right after the page featuring the world's most adorable hipster candy-makers. There was also a great article by Roy Blount Jr. about Dwight Henry and his bakery, The Buttermilk Drop.
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fitzie
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:34 am |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:52 am Posts: 1140 Location: Kansas City
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I really like Roy Blount, Jr
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:11 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm Posts: 1165 Location: New York
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Just finished "An Embarassment of Mangoes (loved), "How The Hot Dog Founds Its Bun" (meh) and "I'll have Some Peace When I get There" by Margaret Roach, another meh. But good enough as page turners for poolside reading. Next up is "The Man Who Couldn't Eat" and "The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat". I took chances on these 2 and have no idea what to expect.
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JesBelle
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:55 pm |
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Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm Posts: 2062
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fitzie wrote: I really like Roy Blount, Jr After years of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" it was impossible not to read that article slowly, because I kept "hearing" it in his voice.
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:21 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm Posts: 1165 Location: New York
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auntcy1 wrote: jeanf wrote: Nancy, I have no food related ones but currently am reading Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish and based on this would read other books by her. This book was beautiful JeanF!!!! I'm going to buy it as a gift for all my dear friends that I've known thru the years. This is my new "Tuesdays With Morrie". Absolutely beautiful and needs to shared amongst many. Thank you!!!!!
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:12 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:41 pm Posts: 1884 Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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So glad you liked it! I'm going to a market on Tuesday that has tons of used book booths and am going to look for other books by her too.
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:46 am |
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Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm Posts: 1165 Location: New York
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I'm a big fan of Mark Bittman and just finished his book VB6 ("Vegan Before 6"), which I requested from my library in June and finally just received. Well, while it seems to be well researched, I felt he didn't provide any new or earth shattering information. It seemed to me to be more of a "book for hire" based on Bittman's recent weight loss and his adoption of this method. The idea of eating vegan before dinner to lose weight IMM isn't break through stuff. I also didn't find any recipe that was a must try. Sorry to say, this book was a long wait for little gain. Nance Edited to add an article from today's NYT: Vegan for a Day
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fitzie
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:59 am |
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Joined: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:52 am Posts: 1140 Location: Kansas City
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I didn't get a lot out of this book either, Nancy, but the plan really works. I got more out of one of his older books on the same subject.
fitzie
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Foodie Lit Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:10 am |
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Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:54 pm Posts: 1165 Location: New York
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I just picked up from my library Nigel Slater's "Toast" and Jeremiah Tower's "California Dish". I'm hoping they'll be good entertainment for our annual Christmas trip to LA on Monday.
I'll be off-line as of tomorrow night so, Happy, Happy, and Healthy Holidays to you all!!!!
Nance
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