Pros: Lovely, engrossing memoir-with-recipes Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book (published 2011) provided by Random House. I’m not a parent. Yet after reading Keith Dixon’s Cooking for Gracie: The Making of a Parent from Scratch, I…
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"Cooking for Gracie," Keith Dixon
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: cookbooks, cooking for pregnant women, cooking with a baby in the house, Keith Dixon, memoir, recipes
"Chicken and Egg," Janice Cole
Pros: Fun, intriguing, and educational memoir material; delicious recipes Cons: Some recipes could have been a little better Rating: 4 out of 5 Review book (published 20011) provided by Chronicle Books. Janice Cole, a food writer and recipe developer,…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: chicken, cookbook, cookbook reviews, eggs, Janice Cole, memoir, raising chickens, recipes, self-sufficiency, suburban homesteading, urban homesteading
"Slices: A Memoir-in-progress", Violet Wilson
Pros: Incredibly moving and visceral account of what it can be like to deal with a serious mental illness Cons: Not for people who will never comprehend how difficult it can be to have a mental illness Rating: 5 out…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: child abuse, cutting, depression, dysfunctional families, memoir, mental illness, PTSD, violet wilson
"Between Me and the River," Carrie Host
Pros: Absolutely gorgeous, if heartbreaking, memoir of a woman with cancer; unflinchingly honest Cons: Tough to read! Rating: 5 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of Lisa Roe, Online Publicist. Visit Carrie Host online. Carrie Host’s Between Me and…
"Eat Me," Kenny Shopsin
Pros: Delicious, easy recipes! Full of character, humor, & history Cons: Strong personality that won’t appeal to everyone! Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Waiter Rant
Pros: Hysterically funny; surprisingly insightful; beautifully balanced; intelligent yet blunt Cons: Frank language will be a bit much for some Rating: 5 out of 5
"Kitchen Confidential," Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain has quite the personality. I’m perfectly happy with the idea that I’ll never meet him. I wouldn’t want to work for or with him, and I’d probably hate him if I met him. He’s obnoxious, arrogant, and egotistical. Which are job skills where he comes from.
"Admit One," Emmett James
Pros: Original, darkly humorous, straightforward, mischievous, insightful, and laugh-out-loud funny Cons: Didn’t notice a one! Rating: 5 out of 5