Savor: Rustic Recipes Inspired by Forest, Field, and Farm by Ilona Oppenheim
In the introduction the author talks about how reading Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma changed her life. After I read that I knew I was going to like this book because reading that book changed my life too. Oppenheim tries to source the best local ingredients she can for her family and her recipes are organized by area/type - for instance the chapter "Into the Wild" is recipes based on foraged wild ingredients, and "Around the Pasture" is all about pasture raised meat and dairy. Besides all the yummy sounding recipes, there are BEAUTIFUL photos of Colorado - and the food of course! I really liked this cook book and definitely want to try out a few of her recipes. I would definitely recommend this one!
Eating in the Middle by Andie Mitchell
I heard about this cookbook before I read Andie's memoir It was Me All Along, but after reading that I was even more excited about her cookbook. After being overweight for the first 20 years of her life Andie had a wake-up call and after some drastic changes lost 136 pounds in 18 months. But, losing all that weight made her almost afraid to eat and she went to the other extreme of being hyper-vigilant about everything she ate. She knew she had to find a middle ground in order to heal her relationship with food and that is where Eating in the Middle comes in. In this cookbook she shares some of her favorite recipes. Many are family favorites that she "lightens up" while some are meant to be shared or for special occasions. I really like her attitude that no food should ever be off limits, but some things aren't meant to be eaten every day. Overall, a good cookbook with some recipes I definitely want to try.
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