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Sweet corn soup from Alice Waters‘ The Art of Simple Food, which is a favorite of mine, and a peach and blueberry cobbler from a recipe I got decades ago from the Martha Stewart Living magazine. Blurb on the back says it‘s from August 2001!
#mtcookbook

What a sad and hard week this has been. But also one with joyful moments for me as my students put their all into final assignments, shared what our course meant to them, some graduated, etc. Another bright spot was finding this at our nearest Little Free Library. Not sure why anyone would want to part with this (signed! 😮) lovely, but I look forward to paging through and revisiting my own (limited but special) Chez Panisse memories.

Jacqueline Martin's illustrated book about award-winning chef, Alice Waters, was a fun, educational read for Julian and me tonight. It encouraged Julian to think about healthy food and the excitement of a restaurant's kitchen. It also introduces the concept of some people not having enough food so it pairs well with our other book, Last Stop on Market Street, which we'll read before making a field trip to donate to our local food bank.

@AnotherMissBennet thanks for the tag!

1. I don't remember if I have ever bought a book after borrowing it, but my sister bought me both the tagged one and The Picnic after I kept, as she put ir, coveting them when I went to her house, LOL!
2. Yes! I am now in the habit of reading a little from each book I am currently working on each day (or nearly) due to the readalongs.

A lot of recipes caught my interest, as you can see. The recipe header notes are warm and usually mention specific varieties of fruits and vegetables, so I learned a lot in that regard, plus lots of little tips like tasting a fruit galette partway through baking to see if it needs more sugar. The gardening information is of greatest use to those in California. Signature ingredient: herbs. “If you plant only one thing, plant some herbs.” #cookbook

Treasure the farmer.
Nurture the soil.
Plant wherever you are.
Learn from nature.
Cultivate your palate.
Make your own.
Eat whole foods.
Share the harvest.
Teach children the art of simple food.

(Author photo from internet.)

Melbourne‘s not just great for tennis. One book for me, one book for hub #smokey

I think this is going to be a great read - heaps of background information to the food.

She admitted that she was preaching to the choir, but that didn't make her words less poignant! If you love food and the idea of farm to table check this awesome lady out! And it was my drive time NPR host doing the interview!

Getting ready to make pesto and salsa this weekend. Turning to my food hero for help.

Indulging in a small cup of chai - one of my favorite hot beverage treats - while meal planning on this unusually cool, overcast day. #teaandbooks #cookbooks

Can't help but keep thinking of my Texan friends who are trapped in their homes right now. 😢 Their streets are flooded, but luckily the water has stayed out of their homes so far.