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Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes
by
Janice Cole
Chicken coops have never been so chic! From organic gardens in parking lots to rooftop beekeeping, the appeal of urban homesteading is widespread. Chicken and Egg tells the story of veteran food writer Janice Cole, who, like so many other urbanites, took up the revolutionary hobby of raising chickens at home. From picking out the perfect coop to producing the miracle of th...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
February 9th 2011
by Chronicle Books
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Aug 11, 2012
Connie Kuntz
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Chick Lit and Deteggtive Fiction Lovers
Tired of reading fluff? Feeling down? Is your life a little scrambled? Then I begg you to crack open this book! This is chick lit at its finest!
Sorry.
Here's my real review:
Thoroughly enjoyable book. Tons of endearing facts about chickens and regional chicken-raising. The author is a gifted and organized storyteller. Her recipes are a remarkable part of her story and philosophy, and she is such a good prose writer that the recipes never interrupt the flow of her book.
The author also knows how t...more
Sorry.
Here's my real review:
Thoroughly enjoyable book. Tons of endearing facts about chickens and regional chicken-raising. The author is a gifted and organized storyteller. Her recipes are a remarkable part of her story and philosophy, and she is such a good prose writer that the recipes never interrupt the flow of her book.
The author also knows how t...more
A fast read about one middle aged woman who gets a small flock of backyard chickens and her one year adventure with them. I bought this book on a kindle sale, and I cracked it open at my son's boring tball practice looking for ANYTHING to take the boredom away. I was so pleasantly surprised by her ease and style in writing that I was halfway done by the time practice was over. It should be noted that over half of the book is egg or chicken recipes. Since I can cook well and always looking for ne...more
Really fun book, filled with great recipes (I have five or six I want to try right now), and brief stories about her chickens, their personalities, and what it is like to have chickens in your urban backyard. Rosy would really love to watch (catch) chickens. She's fascinated by them on TV, so I have a feeling we won't be getting chickens for our backyard anytime soon. Highly recommended for people who like cookbooks, the concept of urban farming, and who like chickens.
Eh. This book is mostly recipes. A few look like things I'd try, a lot are fairly standard, and some are too high falutin' for me. (Saffron? Really? Who can afford that?)
The "memoir" aspect of this book is very brief - it could be a magazine article. If you've never had chickens, but think they sound interesting, you'd probably enjoy the author's story. If you've had chickens for a bit, her story seems a bit city slicker-ish, but not in an amusing way.
The "memoir" aspect of this book is very brief - it could be a magazine article. If you've never had chickens, but think they sound interesting, you'd probably enjoy the author's story. If you've had chickens for a bit, her story seems a bit city slicker-ish, but not in an amusing way.
This book has lovely photographs and wonderful recipes. I've made the first recipe and it was divine. I found my way to chicken ownership much like the author so it's a familiar story, but I don't think the writing is particularly strong. The majority of the book is filled with good-looking recipes, however, so I'm not regretting this purchase at all. I'm very happy to add it to my collection of egg cookbooks.
loved it, easy to read and the recipes looked divine. It was nice reading about a normal person who just wants a few chickens for fresh eggs. The "I'm soooo greeen and you're not" contingent gets tiresome, there are many more common sense people out there who want to read about the grown up reality of it, not the how I wish it were ideal.
I liked this book, but there was nothing that really engaged me. The recipes seem nice though I was not compelled to make any of them. The chicken keeping advice was mostly sound. The memoir passages were enjoyable but ultimately not very memorable.
I liked it, but I don't think it was what I was expecting.
I liked it, but I don't think it was what I was expecting.
I loved reading the brief stories in this book. It was fun & inspiring. Last night we made the Roast Chicken with Crispy Smashed Potatoes for dinner and it was amazing. Now that I'm back in the habit of going to the Farmer's Market on a Saturday I think this book will be invaluable! :)
This book was a wonderful surprise. I ordered it for my Kindle on a whim when it went on sale. It's charming, funny and the recipes look delicious and uncomplicated. I love cookbooks and memoirs, so I plan to order this in paper very soon.
This is the book that made me want to have backyard chickens. I can't wait to go buy it because it's got a crapton of awesome sounding recipes too :)
This is more cookbook and photobook than memoir, but I enjoyed reading about the adventures of raising three chickens in Minnesota. It sounds more entertaining than inspiring. About half the recipes are for chicken, which limits their utility to this vegetarian. I'm not sure whether I'll keep the book or pass it to a meat-eating friend. I made "risotto" style scrambled eggs from the first recipe this morning for breakfast, and they were dreamy.
I enjoy these backyard farmer books. This one has beautiful photos and great recipes. It is a perfect housewarming gift or addition to any kitchen library. LOVED.
3.5 stars
This book contains some lovely recipes and a small but interesting story about how the author became a chicken-keeper. If there would have been photographs for more recipes I would have given this book four stars.
This book contains some lovely recipes and a small but interesting story about how the author became a chicken-keeper. If there would have been photographs for more recipes I would have given this book four stars.
Fun book + recipes from a St. Paul chicken handler. Almost made me run out for chicks . . . until she talked about an egg getting stuck. Nuff said.
I just made the Warm Village Salad recipe. It was amazing! Can' wait to try more recipes!
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