Cooking Solves Everything: How Time In The Kitchen Can Save Your Health, Your Budget, And Even The Planet (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
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.
What do You think about 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
