About book Cooking Solves Everything: How Time In The Kitchen Can Save Your Health, Your Budget, And Even The Planet (2011)
An essay on cooking, and how the simple act of choosing to buy ingredients and cook meals instead of eating out and purchasing processed foods can make a huge change that ripples throughout the local economy, big agriculture, even politics. Bittman's essay is short & sweet -- he makes his points quickly and then moves on. I liked that he wasn't preachy about it; he simply shared his understanding of the entire process and made a case for cooking, for getting families and friends back in the kitchen. Worth a read. I wanted to like this book a lot more than I actually did. As someone who cooks probably about 90% of my meals out of How to Cook Everything and an occasional follower of Bittman's Minimalist column (when he wrote it), I was really excited for this book. But I found myself skimming through it, trying to race to the end. It's not that Bittman isn't right, or that his insight isn't, well, insightful. It's that I know most of it all already.For those who already are familiar with the issues around the politics of food, this might feel like a refresher course, written in Bittman's engaging, friendly, non-judgmental (while still passing judgement) style. It's nothing new, but it's a nice reminder. For those who aren't, who are maybe starting to cook and are starting to think more about buying local foods, I would say that this would be a great introduction to a lot of the issues around food, and how the first step toward solving or resolving or just mitigating them is something we all have the power to do: cook at home.
Do You like book Cooking Solves Everything: How Time In The Kitchen Can Save Your Health, Your Budget, And Even The Planet (2011)?
I agree with everything in this book. Read it, start cooking, and make everything a little better.
—Nick
He made some very good points!And I was super excited to find recipes at the end!
—desire
Such a good piece on why home cooking is the solution to the obesity crisis.
—ram77
Mostly facts and ideas I already knew but I needed the reminder.
—Boo
