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I Wondered. “Where Are All the Black Cooks?”

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin

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It’s one thing to know intellectually that a system of oppression requires erasure of the oppressed, and another thing to try to understand how that erasure happens and glimpse the truth being hidden. When I read Michael Twitty’s The Cooking Gene, he referenced Toni Tipton-Martin’s The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks. It immediately went on my tbr. A few weeks ago I was browsing around on NetGalley and saw it there, though it was published in 2015. I snapped it up and have been reading it off and on for the last 5 weeks. This is an […]

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10/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:71 |

Her big Filipino Christian Egyptian Muslim Life: And isn’t it grand?

I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib

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I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir is a humorous look at when cultures clash and you are the result. Malaka Gharib’s coming of age story shows how life is a balancing of yourself. And, finally finding your place where you have all your pieces comfortable. And love can happen anyplace. Even to an Egyptian Muslim and a Filipino Catholic. And a year after marrying they can have their American Dream: a girl named Malaka (like Monica with an L). Yet, clashes happen. Divorces happen. And fathers move back to Egypt and marry a lovely Muslim woman. And mothers […]

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10/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:419 |

An Update Worth Investing In, With Caveat

Tartine: A Classic Revisited: 68 All-New Recipes + 55 Updated Favorites by Elizabeth M. Prueitt, Chad Robertson

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I almost died from joy when I saw Tartine: A Classic Revisited on NetGalley, and then I was granted my request to review it (this is an honest review). I have the original Tartine (thank you Mrs. Julien). It is the cookbook I pull out when I need baking inspiration or life inspiration. Prueitt and Robertson put some thought into this update and added in some variations and many new recipes which makes it worth owning. Tartine is a baker’s cookbook. It is not for beginners. However, if you master the elements, you can turn out some impressive and creative bakes. […]

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10/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:70 |

You are invited to a Tea Party for Mr. Pumpkin and his friends

Mr. Pumpkin’s Tea Party by Erin Barker

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I am sorry to say I was disappointed in the story of Mr. Pumpkin’s Tea Party. A child will probably enjoy the counting aspect and enjoy seeing all the goodies and people that are coming to the tea party, but this story has been done before. This is not to say Erin Barker’s book is bad. Far from it. It is a delightful Autumn story. It is great for Halloween without being SPOOKY. But not really spooky-spooky, you know? It is a cozy book. It is a book about friends having a party. There is a feel of the classics. […]

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10/2/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:401 |

CBRBingo – Science! Not new science, but new-ish to me

Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

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This review was last edited on August 26th. I don’t know why it was such a long road to get here, but for those of my CBR pals who also have taken five-ever to review a book, you are not alone! So, here I go, nearly a month later, imma REVIEW THE HECK OUTTA THIS BOOK. Ahem. As I was saying. This book is probably not a typical one you’ll see in the bingo category for “science” but the science of nutrition and food is a) real b) confusing c)constantly evolving. Exhibit A: Eggs. Eggs were good, then bad, now […]

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9/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 |

Such Promise, So Disappointing

Modern Sourdough: Sweet and Savoury Recipes from Margot Bakery by Michelle Eshkeri, Patricia Niven

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I spent many years yearning to bake bread and feeling intimidated by yeast. I went to work at a bakery, I thought to make cake, but no, I made bread. Trial by fire. I am no longer intimidated by yeast and have now been baking bread professionally and at home for 15 years. Sourdough, though, remains intimidating. I have never successfully kept a starter going long enough to actually bake a loaf of bread. When I saw Michelle Eshkeri’s Modern Sourdough on NetGalley, I knew it was time to try again.  This is an honest review. I completely fell in […]

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9/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:67 |

A Hit and A Miss

Food Swings by Jessica Seinfeld

My Greek Table by Diane Kochilas

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CBR11 Bingo: Collection A friend got me Jessica Seinfeld’s Food Swings for Christmas. It made me seriously question our friendship at the time. My friend is very much into celebrity-adjacent, Real Housewives-type stuff; I very much am not. I decided to try out a couple of recipes this past month before giving it away, and I have to take back every uncharitable thought I had about this gift. Jessica Seinfeld must have been anticipating people like me, because she even writes a section in the book about her lack of qualifications in terms of culinary school or authorship. I tend […]

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9/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:52 |

No mothers, no food

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

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Bingo 22 (Not My Wheelhouse) I don’t do well with contemporary fiction or modern literary fiction as a rule, but when Kitchens of the Great Midwest showed up in the 50% off bin at an indie bookstore I’m fond of, I decided to take a chance. The book then sat on my shelf for eight months. I picked it up to address the Not My Wheelhouse Bingo square. I was hoping this might be a rare exception to my bad luck with best-sellers off the general contemporary fiction list because I was born and raised in the Midwest. I know […]

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9/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:71 |


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