A Bone to Pick

First of all, I'm already a huge fan of Mark Bittman. This book is a collection of many of his NY times articles in one place. He has a way of explaining all the things wrong with the global food system, while still injecting a feeling of hope in the situation. He gets you all fired up thinking, "I can change things!". I really love that about his writing "voice." It's a great book and a must if you are a fan, or interested in global food/agricultural issues. Thanks to Blogging For Books for giving me this book FREE for my opinions about it!

Bread and Butter

"Bread and Butter', written by Babycakes founder Erin Mckenna, is filled with vegan AND gluten free baking recipes. The pictures are awesome, and let's just say VEGAN BUTTER...how cool is that? Although I am not personally against gluten, the recipes look super deeeeelish. It seriously covers EVERYTHING from sweets (like sticky pecan rolls or pain au chocolat) to savories (like breadsticks or bagels). My personal fave was the vegetable home fry biscuits...mmm. There are also plenty of recipes for items to go with your baked goods, like the previously mentioned homemade vegan butter, artichoke dip, and hummus. I really liked the idea of most of the recipes, but they seemed a little complicated for the novice. I also prefer to cook without oil (or minimal oils) and many of the recipes rely on those for flavor. But, if you are looking for some scrumptious vegan and gluten free treats, this is the cookbook for you!
I was given this book for FREE from blogging for books for my honest review of the title.

My New Roots

First of all the pictures in this book were absolutely beautiful! I had never heard of Sarah Britton's blog by the same name until I received this book. The recipes were really awesome, mostly vegan (but with some dairy added to certain recipes, but many can be veganized). I also dug the basic "how-to" section in the beginning of the book which showed you how to cook beans from scratch, how to make your own nut milks, etc. Some recipes were a little more complicated than something I would really make, and used some harder to find (for me in Maine anyway) ingredients but for special occasions the recipes would work for me. I'm looking forward to making the thumbprint cookies with chia jam though. Worth checking out. :)

Like always, thanks to Blogging for Books for supplying me with this book for FREE for my honest opinion. 

The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden: Grow Tons of Organic Vegetables in Tiny Spaces and Containers

I was totally blown away by the amount of info in this book! Even if you have a big garden there are lots of tips for intensive gardening methods (more veggies, yay!). This year I look forward to doing some tomatoes in pots with hints from this book. I can't wait to lend it to my father, the gardening guru. I received this book for FREE from Blogging For Books for my honest review. :)