We tend to take for granted what we enjoyed in our youth: time spent with grandparents, learning Grandma’s traditional recipes, and pottering about together in the kitchen. There is love involved in the making of food, the serving of it, and the enjoyment of eating...

Summary of Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You and Your Waistline by Dr. Steven R. Gundry speaks about diet and nutrition, the impact of diet on health, and why the conventional wisdom given by doctors and medical professionals about...

If you love all things French or just a good travelogue with a culinary angle, Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, Book One (Champagne, Alsace, Lorraine, and Paris Regions) in The Savoring the Olde Ways Series by Carole Bumpus is for you....

Snacks For Growing Strong (Healthy Fun Foods Kids Can Make) by Judy McCluney is a kind of roadmap for kids to follow a healthier diet, which it does well thanks to McCluney’s writing style and research. In clear, concise language in the introduction “Food for...

Spiralizer Cookbook (170 Tasty, Easy-to-Make Recipes Everyone Will Love) by Stephanie Collins is a delightful cookbook that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy using a spiralizer or wish to learn about how to use a spiralizer in...

Sous Vide for Beginners: Healthy & Tasty Cooking - In a Vacuum! by Thomas Goldman is a cookbook for aspiring home gourmets new to the culinary world of sous vide. Sous vide employs the use of vacuum sealed bags and a machine (an immersion circulator...

In our fast-paced, very busy lives, we often need a boost of something sweet, savory or just tasty to get us through to the next meal. Busy families, running around to one activity or another, might think of grabbing a bag of chips, or a...

Starting one’s own business is a major undertaking. Even if it’s a great idea, there’s a lot to consider, such as: knowing if there’s a market for this business, startup and operating costs, marketing, and much more. How about starting a business providing picnic lunches?...

Tea is good just about any time and anywhere. Tea time is not just an afternoon tea event, like the English started in the 1700s to ward off the hunger pangs that hit part way through the long afternoon. There are many types of teas,...

Sharing the Table: A Northwest Chef Instructor’s Quest to Recreate Memorable Meals, by Linda Hierholzer, is certainly an epicurean delight! While this book contains many sumptuous recipes, it is much more than a wonderful cookbook. In the foreword, former student and close friend Sheri L....