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“Fish is the only grub left that scientists haven’t been able to get their hands on and improve. The flounder you eat today hasn’t got any more damned vitamins in it than the flounder your great-great-grandaddy ate, and it tastes the same. Everything else has been improved and improved and improved to such an extent [...]

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I ran across this cookbook a few summers ago when I was working at Lemuria. I would now say it is one of the most used cookbooks I own. Simply Salads by Jennifer Chandler is just what you need to go along with any meal. It gives you a zillion different salad recipes and they [...]

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Chances are you or somebody you know is eating vegan. The holidays present quite a challenge if you begin to think about preparing meals and snacks that are free of milk, cheese, eggs, and meat. From New Year’s Eve to Independence Day to Cinco de Mayo to Hanukkah and Christmas, Simpson has outlined simple, no [...]

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What’s the first thought that enters your mind after someone utters the term “butter?” Well, if your thought process shares any kinship to mine, then it would most likely be the Queen of Butter herself, Ms. Paula Deen. If you don’t believe in butter, then you probably won’t enjoy Paula’s cooking; however, most Southerners (and [...]

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When I hear about recipes designed for those with special nutritional needs or food allergies, I instantly think that I will never get all the ingredients together. That’s not the case with Allergy Proof Recipes for Kids. Designed by two moms, this cookbook is beautiful, simple and educational. Every recipe is gluten free and free [...]

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Have you ever thought about how you would go about actually making Willy Wonka’s lickable wallpaper?  I have…quite often.  Meet Heston Blumenthal and his very fantastical cookbook with which you can learn how to make lickable wallpaper, an edible graveyard and all sorts of other crazy edible delights. “I wanted to create feasts that captured [...]

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The Complete Vegetarian: The Essential Guide to Good Health edited by Peggy Carlson, M.D., University of Illinois Press, 2009. The Complete Vegetarian is a handbook for serious vegetarians and as well as for those who are serious about nutrition while still eating meat. There is much to learn from this in-depth handbook on the nutritional [...]

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Eat Greens: Seasonal Recipes to Enjoy in Abundance by Barbara Scott-Goodman and Liz Trovato, Running Press, 2011. I’m scanning a shelf of cookbooks and you cannot imagine my delight when I see the title Eat Greens. Yes, Eat Greens! It’s a cookbook about growing, cooking and eating everything green. I have been obsessed with spinach [...]

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I’m quite particular about cookbooks, so when I found this one, I was thrilled! Power Foods contains 150 delicious recipes with 38 of the healthiest ingredients. When flipping through a cookbook, pictures are very important to me. With a picture for each recipe, they got this format right. There’s nothing worse for me than flipping [...]

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