Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

“Good times or bad, let’s share them over this bowl.”

Ramen Wolf & Curry Tiger (Vol. 1-2) by Emboss

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This series follows Jiro (Ramen Wolf) and his friend Kagetora (Curry Tiger) as they try new restaurants and enjoy eating together. Jiro is outgoing, friendly, and kind, while Kagetora is more reticent and removed, but also is a nice person. Jiro serves as a sort of motivating factor to get Kagetora out and interacting with other people after Kagetora’s semi-estrangement from his brother. He sees himself as not successful and is insecure about what he’s doing with his life. Food serves as a friendship bond […]

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Plant-Powered Protein by Nava Atlas

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I’m getting a little tired of the plant based meat substitute trends in cookbooks, which seems to still be going strong. Still, I picked up Plant-Powered Protein out of curiosity, and it’s actually got some interesting things in it. Two of the best parts is the review in an appendix of the nutritional properties of many plant-based meats that are becoming increasingly commercially common. It’s not a full nutrition label for everything, but it is a list of the major brands ,what they tend to […]

Pandemics Call for Comfort Food, Obviously

Modern Comfort Food: a Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

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One of the things I think about when I’m rating and reviewing cookbooks is: are they a good read? I am of course going to worry about the quality of the recipes, but if the writing is not good there is really no reason to pick up the book – these days the internet will generally be able to provide you with a variety of options for whatever it is you’re on the hunt for, but a well written cookbook will help you understand the […]



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