April booklist

[eattheolives]

1. 5 Spices, 50 Dishes, Ruta Kahate.
Cookbooks totally count if you read them cover to cover, which I did. This one's excellent.
2. Edge of Eternity, Isaac Asimov
I like Asimov generally, but this one had me mostly going... huh? what?
Caveat: was listening while painting a ceiling, so I might have missed crucial plot points.
3. How the Heather Looks,

Comments

[asoulinbliss]

Your comments about call-out culture reminded me of a great article I read suggesting that we start "calling in" people. She made the great point that the person we are calling out is a human too. I believe that there are probably certain circumstances where we do need to call people out (e.g., if doing so is the only way to protect others from getting hurt or suffering injustice), but they are probably rarer than we/I think.

[eattheolives]

Ah, I like that article - thanks. I agree.

[mainemilyhoon]

The 5 Spices book is one of my favorites! I think the only thing I made from it that I didn't like was the Creamed Farmer Greens recipe, but that was my fault, really, because why would I think I was going to like mustard greens? 😛

[eattheolives]

Ugh, yes. Cooked greens (except for kale) are pretty much the worst thing.

[eattheolives]

Oh, excellent. There are so many fascinating conversations that can happen around that book.

[eattheolives]

Books I've read - good and bad. :) Do you mind coming back and linking when you've posted about the Shaming book? I wouldn't ask except I figure that's less creepy than friending a random stranger. :)