By Harry Eastwood, published by Bantam Press, 2009
When my sister pressed her copy of Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache into my hands last weekend, it came with a warning. “Give it a chance” she urged me, knowing that I was already slightly biased against this book.
“I will, don’t worry” I answered. But inside, I was skeptical. Come on- cakes made with vegetables instead of butter? Who’s buying that one? Read more…
By Mark Bittman, published by Simon & Schuster, 2009
I’m a little late with my book review this week (in fact, it’s now a whole other week), and that’s partly because I wasn’t quite sure how to approach this one. Not quite a cookbook, not quite a diet book (and thank God for that), and not quite a political manifesto, Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating is Mark Bittman’s attempt to roll all of these into one neat little package. Read more…
