Book: Smart Chefs Stay Slim by Allison Adato Genre: food and health Publisher: New American Library Publication date: 2012 Pages: 292 Source: Library Summary: The subtitle of Smart Chefs Stay Slim says it all: Lessons in Eating and Living from America’s Best Chefs. Chapters cover … Continue reading →
Book: Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well) by Peter Kaminsky Genre: Cooking Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publication date: 2012 Pages: 258 Source: Library Summary: In Culinary Intelligence, columnist and author Peter Kaminsky approaches the quest for … Continue reading →
Last week for Weekend Cooking I asked for suggestions of books to support food-related New Year’s Resolutions. I’m running The New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge, a challenge to read books as a way to focus energy on the goals we … Continue reading →
Weekend Cooking is hosted at Beth Fish Reads each week. Check her post tomorrow for links to reviews, raves, and rants about food whether cooked at home or out in the world. I’ve started a New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge … Continue reading →
This post originally appeared on Huffington Post, A Librarian’s Tips For Healthy Holiday Parties. They wanted it exclusively for awhile, but I’m past that time now so I thought today, as we enter another round of weekend parties, would be a … Continue reading →
Today is our 21st wedding anniversary. We had a Christmas-themed wedding, so I’m plotting a post about that for my stop on the Virtual Advent Tour, December 15. Today, I thought I’d give a sneak preview with some photos of … Continue reading →
Book: Flour Power: A Guide to Modern Home Grain Milling by Marleeta F. Basey Genre: Food Publisher: Jermar Press Publication date: 2004 Pages: 265 Source: Purchased on-line Summary: Flour Power remains the only book on the topic of milling flour at home. The … Continue reading →
In the comments to last week’s post on peanut butter, Peanut Butter — An Overeater’s Tips, Margot of Joyfully Retired asked for the peanut sauce recipe we use for stir-fry. We aim to please! We usually use this sauce with a … Continue reading →
According to Jama’s Alphabet Soup, November is Peanut Butter Lover’s Month: friday feast: peanut butter poems wanted! Since I talked about peanut butter in the comments to that post and in some of my bread recipe posts in October, I thought it would … Continue reading →
Book: The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl by Shauna Reid Genre: memoir Publisher: Avon Publication date: 2009 Pages: 407 Source: Library Summary: Shauna Reid started her weight loss journey at 351 pounds in Australia, followed it through two different diet programs (and some … Continue reading →