In these tough economic times, who isn’t interested in slashing their food bill? The easiest way, it turns out, is to avoid wasting food. In American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half of Its Food (and What We Can Do About It) by Jonathan Bloom looks inside the … [Read more...] about American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearly Half Its Food
M.F.K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating
We start the list with The Art of Eating, a sampling of collected works by M.F.K. Fisher. The book includes Serve It Forth, Consider the Oyster, How to Cook a Wolf, The Gastronomical Me and An Alphabet for Gourmets. Generally considered one of the best food writers of all time, … [Read more...] about M.F.K. Fisher’s The Art of Eating
25 Important Food Books – 2010
For the rest of this month, I’ll be showcasing 25 books that had an impact on me in the past year. They’re not necessarily new books or classics or the ones you’d expect, but rather 25 books that I think everyone should know about for one reason or another, presented in no … [Read more...] about 25 Important Food Books – 2010
31 Days of Food Books
I've been a bit quiet lately. Finishing my second book felt like the last few miles of a marathon. I've accumulated at least 10 pounds of "book fat." As I complete the bibliography and "suggested reading" list amid stacks of books that I amassed during the course of this … [Read more...] about 31 Days of Food Books
Victory Gardens
During research for the next book, I stumbled onto this 1940s-era government video on how to plant and manage a Victory Garden. It's a bit long-winded but it has some interesting and useful information for part-time and urban gardeners. Still, I chuckle at the mention of a … [Read more...] about Victory Gardens
