When ever we go camping, we love to cook the food at the campsite and enjoy it there. However, if there are local restaurants nearby (not the fast food chains), we love to walk over and enjoy a meal. On our recent camping trip to Carpinteria, we discovered a local Thai restaurant SIAM ELEPHANT. SIAM ELEPHANT […]
Title: The Food Lab Author: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Genre: Cooking Publisher: W. W. Norton Release Date: September 21, 2015 Pages: 938 A few years ago I stumbled on an amazing YouTube channel called “SERIOUS EATS“. As the name suggests, it’s a channel about food. Last year they started a new series called “THE FOOD LAB” hosted by […]
Title: Love, Loss, and What We Ate Author: Padma Lakshmi Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Ecco Release Date: March 8, 2016 Pages: 272 LOVE, LOSS & WHAT WE ARE: A MEMOIR Let me start of by saying that if you are a fan of Padma Lakshmi then do yourself a favor and don’t read this book! Love, Loss […]
Title: The Hand That Feeds You Author: A.J. Rich Genre: Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster Release Date: July 7, 2015 Pages: 288 This book was the brain child of Katherine Rich who herself was victimized. She never got past the first chapter as she died of Breast Cancer. Two of her best friends decided to […]