false 6894 0 0 10471 0140250328 9780140250329 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166227748m/10471.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166227748s/10471.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10471.The_New_Whole_Foods_Encyclopedia_A_Comprehensive_Resource_for_Healthy_Eating 4.26 47 The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia will be a treat. The book is an invitation to learn the lore, health properties, and use of more than a thousand familiar and unusual foods and herbs. Each entry consists of a description, a little history or legend, the health benefits, and how to buy (or find) and use it. Author Rebecca Wood clearly delights in her subject--her writing is warm, like love letters to these intriguing foods. "I don't know what I love most about asafetida--its knock-your-socks-off sulfurous aroma ... or ... its pungent but pleasant and satisfying flavor," she writes of the herb also known as devil's dung. "I also love the way the word rolls off my tongue." Not all the entries are complimentary, though--Wood tried to like banana squash, but ended up feeding it to her chickens. Dotting the food entries are sidebars of recipes, preparation suggestions, and weird information that doesn't fit anywhere else: how horses get sunburned, why young wives fed their elderly husbands celery in the 1600s, tips for not crying over onions, and how to harvest natural chewing gum, for example. You may start by looking up a particular food, but you'll linger, reading just for the pleasure of it. --Joan Price]]> 6894 4.28 65 20 1999 671158 0688166121 9780688166120 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176989223m/671158.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176989223s/671158.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/671158.The_Splendid_Grain 4.29 17 The Splendid Grain proves that Wood's continuing holistic passion for being on intimate terms with what we eat has appeal for mainstream cooks. Philosophical, eclectic, homey, hokey, stuffed with old-fashioned values, and strewn with appealing new ideas, this is a lovingly written, thoroughly researched work. An enchanting storyteller, Wood sweeps you through interesting cultural anthropology and agricultural history, then presents an inspired collection of whole grain dishes. Recipes range from simple variations on the familiar oat pilaf, risotto, and tabouleh to tempting and imaginative barley-stuffed meatless dolmadakia. (The book is not vegetarian; meat, poultry and seafood dishes are included.)]]> 6894 4.28 65 20 1999 4588502 0688097669 9780688097660 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4588502.The_Splendid_Grain 5.00 1 The Splendid Grain proves that Wood's continuing holistic passion for being on intimate terms with what we eat has appeal for mainstream cooks. Philosophical, eclectic, homey, hokey, stuffed with old-fashioned values, and strewn with appealing new ideas, this is a lovingly written, thoroughly researched work. An enchanting storyteller, Wood sweeps you through interesting cultural anthropology and agricultural history, then presents an inspired collection of whole grain dishes. Recipes range from simple variations on the familiar oat pilaf, risotto, and tabouleh to tempting and imaginative barley-stuffed meatless dolmadakia. (The book is not vegetarian; meat, poultry and seafood dishes are included.)]]> 6894 4.28 65 20 1997 707581 0870407805 9780870407802 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177480454m/707581.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177480454s/707581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/707581.Quinoa_the_Supergrain_Ancient_Food_for_Today 0.0 0 6894 4.28 65 20 1989 423418 0139585540 9780139585548 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/423418.The_Whole_Foods_Encyclopedia_A_Shopper_s_Guide 0.0 0 6894 4.28 65 20 1988