834 sats \ 4 replies \ @kr 23 Dec 2023 \ on: Weekend Book Recommendations BooksAndArticles
Been trying some new recipes from Nourishing Traditions, easily the best cookbook I’ve ever read… one of my top overall books from this year too.
Why do you like it vs other cookbooks?
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it’s rooted in a deep understanding of historical diets (going back thousands of years), and spends a lot of time pushing back against modern dietary fads and trends.
if you’re familiar with Weston Price’s work, you’ll like this one. The first 80 pages are all about traditional vs modern cooking methods, and then the next few hundred pages are full of hands-on recipes.
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Ah, that sounds good. Based on that, you may dig Sarah Ballantyne's cookbook. Or maybe you will -- honestly, I don't think I ever cooked anything from it, but the biochemistry was fascinating, so it's still my favorite cookbook :)
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interesting, will check it out. thanks!
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