The Total Food Allergy Health and Diet Guide

A book review of The Total Food Allergy Health and Diet Guide: includes 150 recipes for managing food allergies and intolerances by eliminating common allergens and gluten by Alexandra Anca, MHSc, RD Stars: **** Robert Rose (2012)Diet/Allergy/Cookbook343 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. This post contains… Read More »

Finding Yourself in the Kitchen

A book review of Finding Yourself in the Kitchen: Kitchen Meditations and Inspired Recipes from a Mindful Cook by Dana Velden. Stars: *** Rodale Books (2015)Cooking/Inspiration270 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Many books teach the mechanics of cooking and even inspire us to cook; not many dwell on the kitchen’s ability to… Read More »

The One With All the Recipes

A book review of The One With All the Recipes: an Unofficial Cookbook for Fans of Friends by Teresa Finney Stars: *** Ulysses Press (2018) Cookbook 152 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: You’re the ultimate fan of Friends. You’ve… Read More »

Eat up! Infographic Exploration of Food

Eat Up! An Infographic Exploration of Food by Antonia Banyard & Paula Ayer Stars: **** Annick Press (2017) Children’s Nonfiction/Food 72 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Written for middle-grade readers, Eat Up! is a colorful infographic look at the many… Read More »

Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos

Double Cheeseburgers, Quiche, and Vegetarian Burritos: American Cooking From the 1920s Through Today by Loretta Frances Ichord Stars: *** Millbrook Press (2007) Cooking/American History/Children’s Nonfiction 63 pages Summary: A history of 20th century American food describes innovative foods and technologies that changed the market, explains the cultural significance of food, and provides recipes for traditional American… Read More »

Keep the Buttered Side Up

Keep the Buttered Side Up: Food Superstition From Around the World by Kathlyn Gay Stars: *** Walker Publishing Company AND Thomas Allen & Sons (1995) Children’s Nonfiction – Food/Folklore 102 pages Summary: Keep the Buttered Side Up is packed with morsels of information about multicultural food customs, beliefs and superstitions, their origins, and carryover practices… Read More »

The Wine Lover’s Apprentice

The Wine Lover’s Apprentice: Words of Wisdom for Would-Be Oenophiles by Kathleen Bershad Stars: **** Skyhorse Publishing (2018) 143 pages Cooking/Wine Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: What’s the best corkscrew to use? Should I decant? How many types of glassware… Read More »