Book Review: The Rodale Whole Foods Cookbook

I don’t usually buy cookbooks, unless I find ones I want at library sales. Usually I check out cookbooks from the new books collections of libraries and find a couple recipes worth trying, which I copy into my ever-expanding collection. Similarly, I checked out this book, but before I had looked at one quarter of … Read more

Book Review: Food Rules

I loved “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” by Michael Pollan. It revolutionized both my thought and my eating/purchasing of food, which is quite something to say. I also liked his subsequent book “In Defense of Food.” I really recommend reading both those books, and this one is especially not a substitute for the first one, but it … Read more

Book Review: The Good Thief

I usually avoid books that are about breaking the ten commandments, but this time I made an exception. There are some unsavory bits here, with graves and cadavers, stealing, and murder, but even more present is remarkable story telling in the tradition of Charles Dickens. You’ll love the main character, Ren, and will be rooting … Read more