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The three books that have defined 2007 for me.
I'm reading and working from The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters. As Matt put it, it's like a first semester chef's school curriculum in a book. It's incredible. I made chicken stock from it today and it's the single best thing I've ever cooked. Everything is locally- and seasonally-focused.
In late winter/early spring I read The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Opened my eyes wider about factory farms and corn. I really didn't realize the extent to which everything we eat is made of corn.
In summer I read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Took Pollan's book and made it personal, showing her and her family's journey through a year of local eating and raising a dam@ lot of their own food.
Now I have The Art of Simple Food. Takes the local, whole foods, vegetable-heavy, traditional menu and teaches you how to cook it and why. Simply incredible.
Waters also focuses on farm to school initiatives. In my spare time after advocating for J's needs, I have been working on this at my kids' school. This is the second year I've written an application for the farm to school grant offered by the state. I hope we get it this year and then we'll really have a chance to get more local farm foods into the school. The school is really receptive to this idea. They've already made a bunch of changes to the menu including removing sugary cereals.
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