The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's Farm Fields and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan is a report of the author's year studying some typical parts of the American food supply chain. The author went undercover in all those areas to try and find out what it was really like to work in … [Read more...]
Let Us All Eat Cake – Book Review
From time to time I get cookbooks to review. A few months ago I received a copy of Let Us All Eat Cake by Catherine Ruehle. It is a gluten free cookbook "for everyone's favorite cakes". This is another beautiful cookbook. My copy is hardback bound and full of lovely pictures of delectable cakes of all … [Read more...]
Cookbook Review – The Nourished Kitchen
I received a copy of the Nourished Kitchen by Jennifer McGruther awhile ago. But as life is very full I have not gotten a chance to do my review until now. Let me start by saying that this is another beautiful cookbook with stunning photos of most of the recipes (although a few do not have a photo). She … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Healthy Slow Cooker
I love my slow cooker. I use it at least once a week and some weeks it is 3 or 4 times. So when I had the opportunity to review The Healthy Slow Cooker, 2nd edition. by Judith Finlayson I jumped as the chance. And this cookbook did not disappoint. One key thing for me to enjoy in a cookbook is when they … [Read more...]
My Favorite New Cookbook for Whole Foods Cooking and Living (And a Giveaway)
(This post may contain affiliate links for some of my favorite products from which I will benefit if you purchase through them.) The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook I received this cookbook as a review copy. Let me say right off that it is absolutely beautiful. At 449 pages it has a lot of great … [Read more...]
The Raw Diet: Helpful or Harmful?
What is a raw diet you might ask? The raw diet may mean different things to different people, but the most common interpretation is one in which foods are uncooked and vegan, so no meat, dairy, fish, poultry or eggs. Instead a diet full of fresh raw vegetables and fruits along with nuts and seeds is the … [Read more...]