Soup is arguably one of the oldest foods. It’s comforting, easy to digest and straightforward to make. My mother makes soup once a week to use up leftovers, a habit that she developed 40-something years ago. But the open canvas that soup can be anything can be incredibly daunting … [Read more...] about The Daily Soup Cookbook, 500 Soups
food writing
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
Food Lust to Go
If you don't know the amazing Nancy Pearl, let me introduce you. She's a Seattle librarian who has translated her passion for the printed word into the bestselling "Book Lust" series. Pearl's books inspire everyone I know who loves to read. I suspect she's only librarian ever … [Read more...] about Food Lust to Go
Winners from the Sunday lunch contests
On Sunday, I helped judge a writing and photography competition held over lunch. The crowd descended with their cameras on a fleet of food trucks parked outside. Afterward, Penny de los Santos, Molly Wizenberg and I huddled around a laptop to select the winners. We looked only at … [Read more...] about Winners from the Sunday lunch contests
