Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Not the right chemistry for me

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Bingo 12: School Some of the more significant moments especially towards the beginning of Lessons in Chemistry, as well as some later generally consistent episodes related to school work and learning put this one in the School spot. It’s no secret that being female in academia has been a challenge for a significant part of history, and Lessons in Chemistry starts with the worst parts of the 1950s-1960s horrific treatment of women in higher education (seriously, there should be a CW for the assault scene). […]

Yay carbs! and other things

Turnip Greens & Tortillas by Eddie Hernandez

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I had a feeling I may have read Turnip Greens & Tortillas at some point but I was browsing in the Library and they had a Cinco De Mayo shelf and I wasn’t sure. Having read the book, I’m still not sure. But I’m glad I picked it up, because it has a recipe I have been looking for: bolillos. I cannot find them anywhere close to where I live, and they are probably the best sandwich rolls for most all roll/sub type sandwiches like […]

Once Forgotten, but Should It Stay That Way?

Skinny Bitch in the Kitch by Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin

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I was going through a shelf looking for a book, when I found a different book that I’d forgotten about. I kind of remember reading Skinny Bitch (basically an argument for eating vegan but feminist-ly) but apparently I’d forgotten I had the accompanying cookbook, Skinny Bitch in the Kitch. I must also have read this cookbook at some point, as every recipe has the US equivalent of the UK measurements the book uses added, in my handwriting. However, I am not sure I’ve ever actually […]

Understandable how you could mistake this knife fetishist for a murderer, but he didn’t do it.

Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin

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Thanks to NetGalley, RBmedia, and Recorded Books for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the contents of my review. Yes, this book was written by a TV chef. Apparently he was on Masterchef—I’ve never seen it. But unless he used a very secret ghostwriter, he did a good job! I truly have no idea why the ratings for this book are so low coming out of the UK*, or why the cozy mystery people have not come flocking (though this isn’t a cozy, it does have […]

Oatmeal Can Be Predictable and Interesting at the Same Time

OATrageous Oatmeals by Kathy Hester

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So the only reason I found OATrageous Oatmeals is because I was at my usual used/new bookshop selling my annual purge of my shelves and while the buyer was going through the suitcase full of books, I browsed. I like cookbooks and plant-based cooking though I’m not actually vegan in practice, and I’d kind of been craving oatmeal. Perfect timing for the book I didn’t know I needed. For an impulse buy, this actually turned out pretty well. The first half is, as you would […]

Questionable Gendering of Food on the Frontier

The Pioneer Woman Cooks Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond

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Bingo 19: Horses I figured that The Pioneer Woman Cooks Food from My Frontier would have some mention (and pictures) of horses; I was right. I figured this cookbook would be pretty basic bad for you comfort food; I was right. I’ve seen the tv show, and I figured the cookbook was going to sound a lot like that. I was wrong. I’m not sure why, but the attempts in the narrative bits between and above recipes trying to sound friendly, cutesy just end up […]



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