Comments on: The competition http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:49:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39882 Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:24:55 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39882 <p>No, there are not. And dads seem to take it so much easier... it just comes to you naturally. Not fair....</p> No, there are not. And dads seem to take it so much easier… it just comes to you naturally. Not fair….

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39869 mamster Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:41:32 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39869 <p>Awesome, Nurit, thanks. I guess there are no Bad Dad books like there are Bad Mommy books, since Bad Dads are, like, really bad.</p> Awesome, Nurit, thanks. I guess there are no Bad Dad books like there are Bad Mommy books, since Bad Dads are, like, really bad.

]]> By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39811 Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:49:44 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39811 <p>I loved reading your book. But the thing that stayed with me the most is your confessing that you have very little in common with a (your) little girl and have no guilt feelings about it. It helped me A LOT that day as a mother - lot's of guilt feelings, you know... - to a 6 years old boy. Gosh, I read that page on the right day and it helped me laugh and snap out of it. Thanks!</p> I loved reading your book. But the thing that stayed with me the most is your confessing that you have very little in common with a (your) little girl and have no guilt feelings about it. It helped me A LOT that day as a mother - lot’s of guilt feelings, you know… - to a 6 years old boy. Gosh, I read that page on the right day and it helped me laugh and snap out of it. Thanks!

]]> By: Michelle http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39696 Michelle Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:42:54 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39696 <p>So, I have just finished your lip smacking book. I've written down your book recommendations and will get to them in time - am particularly keen for more pasty talk - but I am reticent to start another book quite yet so as to savor the taste of Hungry Monkey as long as I can. Its like finishing the last strip of crispy bacon: you don't want to put anything else in your mouth until the very last remnant of its flavor has disappeared. Thank you for a wonderful read. Oh, and my 16 month old thanks you for her first strip of crispy bacon. She's a fan.</p> So, I have just finished your lip smacking book. I’ve written down your book recommendations and will get to them in time - am particularly keen for more pasty talk - but I am reticent to start another book quite yet so as to savor the taste of Hungry Monkey as long as I can. Its like finishing the last strip of crispy bacon: you don’t want to put anything else in your mouth until the very last remnant of its flavor has disappeared. Thank you for a wonderful read. Oh, and my 16 month old thanks you for her first strip of crispy bacon. She’s a fan.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39694 mamster Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:08:48 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39694 <p>Yes, I'm a fan of both Home Cooking books. Very readable and down-to-earth.</p> Yes, I’m a fan of both Home Cooking books. Very readable and down-to-earth.

]]> By: Misha http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39693 Misha Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:05:16 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39693 <p>Speaking of which, I wondered if you had ever read either of Laurie Colwin's "Home Cooking" books? She mentions stary-gazey pie in one, and I once made the mistake of Googling an image. Uck.</p> Speaking of which, I wondered if you had ever read either of Laurie Colwin’s “Home Cooking” books? She mentions stary-gazey pie in one, and I once made the mistake of Googling an image. Uck.

]]> By: Makifish http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39472 Makifish Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:00:22 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39472 <p>At the risk of appearing a bit too eager I would like to detail why I haven't been able to put your book down (and it's not just because I aspire to be you when I grow up).</p> <p>A) Clear reverence for bacon. B) Bread and Jam for Francis. C) Seattle. D) Remedy Teas. Yes, I read acknowledgments.</p> <p>Your book was preceded by Barabara Kingsolver who made me feel like an offspring of Satan because I don't produce all of my own food. So this line, "A diet based on values other than taste is, to use the swear word of the moment, unsustainable" (Amster-Burton, 33), made me tear up, and allowed me to feel human again.</p> <p>Thanks to you (and Iris!) for such a fun and thoughtful read.</p> At the risk of appearing a bit too eager I would like to detail why I haven’t been able to put your book down (and it’s not just because I aspire to be you when I grow up).

A) Clear reverence for bacon. B) Bread and Jam for Francis. C) Seattle. D) Remedy Teas. Yes, I read acknowledgments.

Your book was preceded by Barabara Kingsolver who made me feel like an offspring of Satan because I don’t produce all of my own food. So this line, “A diet based on values other than taste is, to use the swear word of the moment, unsustainable” (Amster-Burton, 33), made me tear up, and allowed me to feel human again.

Thanks to you (and Iris!) for such a fun and thoughtful read.

]]> By: Caroline http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39452 Caroline Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:52:24 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39452 <p>I didn't know you were a vampire.</p> <p>http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/03/16/090316crat_atlarge_acocella</p> I didn’t know you were a vampire.

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2009/03/16/090316crat_atlarge_acocella

]]> By: Jess http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39290 Jess Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:07:38 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39290 <p>Did I hear an interview with you on NPR? I've got your book on hold at my local library - can't wait to read it!</p> Did I hear an interview with you on NPR? I’ve got your book on hold at my local library - can’t wait to read it!

]]> By: Neil http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2009/06/18/the-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-39206 Neil Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:05:31 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/?p=935#comment-39206 <p>"Foodportunity"?</p> “Foodportunity”?

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