cookbook bookclub verdict: overall very positive. the first time no one made a dessert!
dishes made: -Fried halloumi cheese with pear and spiced dates cookbook bookclub verdict: overall very positive. the first time no one made a dessert!
dishes made: -Fried halloumi cheese with pear and spiced dates (CLEAR WINNER) -C Sangria (this was ON POINT). -Maria's Feta Sauce with Shrimp, Melon, and Tomato (as a vegetarian who had to pick around the shrimp, I thought this dish was pretty bland, but the fish eaters disagreed) -Fresh Pea and Two Potato Soup (agreed to be the only dud dish of the group - v little flavor) -Carrot puree and Egyptian spice mix -Chopped romaine and cucumber salad with yogurt dressing (both the salad and dressing are now a staple rotation food in my house) -Francisco's manaaeesh (flatbread with za'atar) (pretty tasty for how simple this was, a great prep-the-day-before bread for a dinner party) -Chickpea pancakes (made independently w/Samantha outside bookclub - easy and quick)...more
I think I might be cheating by marking this as 'finished' - does skimming the dozens of examples of how to 'learn' something in 4 steps (seriously, itI think I might be cheating by marking this as 'finished' - does skimming the dozens of examples of how to 'learn' something in 4 steps (seriously, it tries to teach you how to grow a bonsai tree in 4 steps, with instructions like "buy good shears! prune!) count as having finished? This is a 500-word-blog post that someone tried as hard as they could to turn into a book. ...more
Feels wrong to give a star rating to a book of photographs where the text is long detailed captions � so I won’t. Instead, here are some random thoughFeels wrong to give a star rating to a book of photographs where the text is long detailed captions � so I won’t. Instead, here are some random thoughts I had:
� All meat eaters should be required to read the chapter on meat and dairy � Kind of shocking how many massive industrial farms are owned, not by farmers, but investment firms optimizing for investor returns � The scale of the global food system is staggering and honestly kind of beyond mental comprehension � We ask many millions of people to do back-breaking, sometimes truly disgusting, low-paid work that we wouldn’t do ourselves in order to sustain our daily eating habits
While many other food books have made these points, well, a picture is worth a thousand words. Great and interesting photography; I wholeheartedly recommend getting this from your library and keeping it on the table to flip through for a few weeks. ...more
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