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Journeys in Simply in Season
Reviews and comments about Simply in Season on the World Wide Web. Peruse the listings below or submit your own review or a link blog or review.
Simply in Season Coauthor Cathleen Hockman-Wert has a Simply in Season blog
Simply Me Blog (Blog)
“In Simply Me, I will share my experiences as I cook through all the recipes in Simply in Season. Through this process I hope to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthy foods and learn more about nutrition, sustainability, and how our eating choices impact the world. ”
Poor Richard’s Almanac Blog (Blog Comment)
“I saw that they’d set out recipe cards from Simply in Season, including one for “Stoplight Salad.” Since this salad takes advantage of veggies and herbs that are abundant now—tomatoes, corn, peppers, cilantro, parsley, basil, and garlic—I thought I’d share it with you all so you can enjoy it.”
gumboots in the kitchen-garden plot to soup pot Blog (Blog Comment)
“Simply in Season: Recipes that celebrate fresh, local foods in the spirit of More-with-less, by Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert is one of those books I’m finding indispensable right now with the garden coming on stream.”
Chester County Dwell Blog (Blog Comment)
“Simply in Season offers a starting point encouraging you to feed both your body and spirit with nutritious food and challenging ideas about the world around you. Woven throughout the recipe pages of each season are writings, tidbits of information to reflect upon while the onions saute, the soup boils, or the bread bakes.”
Jenn’s Cookbook Blog (Blog Comment)
“This recipe is inspired by one in Simply in Season, but I added my own personal touch to give it a little more substance and flavor. ”
Rich MOMents Blog (Blog Comment)
“. . . At this point we have a lot of frozen corn and tomatoes left. It’s time to use those ingredients in abundance. Here is a favorite recipe modified from Simply in Season.”
Eating Simply, Peacefully, and Locally (Online Review)
“The cookbook is delightful, bursting with color and arranged by season with recipes using seasonal produce. I was so excited when I read the description for the cookbook that I ordered it, the leader's guide, and the children's cookbook. I was thrilled when they arrived! They are very fun cookbooks!”
Elizabeth Kennedy's Children's Books Blog (Online Review)
“Whether you have you own vegetable garden or shop at a farmers market or grocery store, you are sure to enjoy this children's cookbook. As the book's introduction states, Simply in Season Children's Cookbook. ”
6 Reasons to Eat Simply In Season (Online Review)
“. . . Simply in Season which I bought for Chris for her birthday and it’s wonderful. It is a great resource for living and eating within the seasons. Pumpkins and squash in fall, potatoes, legumes and starches in winter, etc. I love cooking and experimenting with food. This book offers some delicious options, like Pumpkin Bisque.”
Eat local? Like kale! (Blog Comment)
“Greens in Peanuts, recipe slightly adapted from Simply in Season.”
Simply Irresistable (Online Review)
“Who needs ‘Deceptively Delicious’ and ‘Sneaky Chef’ when you have ‘Simply in Season Children’s Cookbook’ - a cookbook that focuses on recipes using local, seasonal foods. Oh yeah, and it’s for kids (6 to 12-year-olds especially) so you can cook together! Now, that’s delicious!.”
Simply the best study course yet (Online Review)
“If you are looking for a study course on food for your congregation let me recommend the Simply in Season Leader's Study Guide.”
So What You Cooking Today (Blog Comment)
“. . . When I first found the thread there was a suggestion for Simply in Season. It is am amazing book. I mean I am nothing close to a vegan (I love meat) But no matter what meal you cook, IMHO you got to have some good fresh veggies and this book is key to getting that to happen.”
Black bean sweet potato quesadillas (Online Review)
“Last night we made sweet potato and black bean quesedillas, a recipe I’ve noticed several times in Simply in Season, one of my favorite cookbooks ever.”
A year-long hiatus, and Ethiopian Lentil Bowl. (Online Review)
“With that short re-introduction, I'd like to present you with a recipe that I just tested recently. It's from Simply in Season, the newest in a trio of cookbooks from Mennonite Herald Press. I've only owned the book for a few months (bought myself and my friend a copy from Bethel College's Kaufman Museum on my way through Kansas to New York), but so far, it's served me well.”
A Food And Fashion Overhaul (Online Review)
“Now in its fourth week, my Green Challenge is at its halfway point. The last two weeks of my carbon diet addressed two issues extremely near and dear to my heart: food and fashion.”
Food Fight!! (Online Review)
“So, last night Fred and I were talking about food and Fred pulls out this cookbook... Specifically the More-With-Less cookbook. It was written 25 years ago, and addressed what nutritionists have only recently (in the past 5-7 years) been preaching... ”
Leftover Fresh-Milled Flour (Recipe Cite)
“I finally have a mill now. I've been enjoying baking bread and other goodies with my fresh-milled wheat flour! I often have about 1 to 2 cups of flour left over after my batch of bread is made. So, I thought I would share with you 2 great recipes I make to use up the extra flour.”
An Agrarian Journey (Online Review)
“From time to time, I plan to review some of my favorite agrarian books. The first of these is Simply in Season by Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert.”
Lovely Little Scone Recipe (Blog Comment)
“Last Sunday I was feeling inspired and made a lovely little scone. By now you have probably heard me say several times that, “I am not a baker. My husband is the baker. I cook. He bakes.” Well, that’s changing.”
Confronting childhood obesity (Blog Comment)
“Everybody agrees that we have an epidemic of overweight children in the U.S. But not everybody agrees on how to deal with the problem.”
Green Monster Soup (Online Review)
“While there's the age-old sneaky-Mom approach to putting vegetables and fruits into kids' mouths, perhaps in the age of the Omnivore's Dilemma, another is to connect garden to kitchen to table with light-hearted pictures and recipes?
That's the engaging approach taken by a really fun new cookbook for kids, Simply in Season Children's Cookbook.”
Eating from the freezer (Online recipe citation)
“. . . So here's the first corn recipe. 1 down, 79 to go. Fresh Corn Saute from Simply in Season”
Coacoa Equity Issue (Online Review)
“. . . However, I've recently become aware of (through the Simply in Season website - a cookbook connected with the MCC) the child slavery used to produce about 40% of the world's cocoa.”
Get the kids into the kitchen (Online Review)
“Many nutrition experts believe that if kids learn to cook, they'll eat better. Simply in Season Children's Cookbook takes this idea one step further: Grow it, cook it and eat it.”
Mississippi Market (Online Review)
“Any new cookbook promoting use of fresh local foods in season is a welcome addition to our shelves at the co-op! The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) commissioned this book “to promote the understanding of how the food choices we make affect our lives and the lives of those who produce the food.” ”
Week 4: 100 Mile (cage-free, grass fed, organic, shade grown, bird friendly) Diet (Blog Review)
“Well... I'm going out on a limb with this week's topic, as it is by far our most ambitious yet! We've signed the online pact to participate in the 100-mile diet (aka Local-food movement) this year, which means that we are committing to honestly attempt to procure all our daily sustenance from sources and producers within a 100 mile radius of our home.”
Cherish the Sweet Potato (Blog Review)
“Kristin is reading a book called “Simply in Season”. It is a world community cookbook, which couples recipes with essays and resources for eating in healthy, sustainable, just, ethical and environmentally friendly ways (ways that we think are in rhythm with the kingdom of God).”
Fight Childhood Obesity With Food From the Garden (Review)
“If you are worried about childhood obesity and anxious to teach your children to enjoy eating foods that are good for them, then your family needs a copy of Simply in Season Children's Cookbook.”
Lofty Thoughts (Blog Review)
Please: DO Nibble a Nasturtium!
“In case you haven’t tried it yet, the Simply In Season Cookbook is a way to bring some excitement to the table. Many of the 18 women who attended our seasonal lunch for Spring say that SIS has made them cook and think about food in new ways. During introductions, the women talked about getting food from their gardens, from roadside produce stands and from farmer’s markets. One gal even confessed to eating some of the weeds she didn’t get around to pulling yet!”
Hobby Farms Magazine (Comments)
Before trading our urban corporate scene for life on a hobby farm, the only way we knew the current “season” was by what commercials ran on television and the holiday decorations at the mall. Between arctic air conditioning in summer and buying tasteless supermarket strawberries in January, we lacked a connection to, and appreciation for, the potential joys of seasonal living.
www.amitymama.com (Forum comment)
I LOVE this cookbook!
“OK so I bought this for myself for dh to give to me for Christmas, and I love it! For a couple years now I've been trying to eat seasonal, getting all my produce at the farmers market, eating lots of cabbage and beets in the winter and berries in the summer.
“This is just a gorgeous cookbook with all the recipes broken down into season. If you're familiar with the other Mennonite cookbooks like “More is Less” — this one also has little stories about everything from the state of the global agriculture to personal stories about farming and gardening. Mainly I love it because it falls in line with what I believe about being conscious of the food we buy and eat.”
Cookin' in the 'Cuse;The chronicles of a foodie in Syracuse and Central New York (Blog comment)
“This is the dish we brought to the feast. It was my foray into a cookbook called: Simply in Season: Recipes that Celebrate Fresh Local Foods in the Spirit of More-with-Less. . . . I discovered that I had all the ingredients in the house (except I needed another baguette) including the squash grown in the backyard aka my beloved “Dorset Harvest Farm”. This recipe for Savory Squash Bread Pudding was delicious.”
Arkansas Times (Blog comment)
“Another good find: “Simply in Season” ($20), a collection of recipes that make the most of locally grown, in-season produce. It'll come in handy once the Farmer's Market opens next month.”
SDMoose (Blog comment)
“At least I've been inspired to cook more. I found a great cookbook... called Simply in Season. It is great. I like that it organizes recipes by season. Lots of good veggie and meat options.”
Sugar Creek Farm (Blog Review)
“These are wonderful cookbooks, full of recipes that remind me of lunches at my grandparents’ house growing up. Simple, easy to prepare, with everyday ingredients… [Simply in Season] also has wonderful mini-essays from contributors about food issues.”
Rolling in the Dough (Blog Comment)
“As I explored the book and mentally dipped my finger into several recipes, I noticed something unusual: I regularly caught myself smiling broadly as I read. Was it the thought of all that fresh, organic, locally-grown produce going into delectable dishes? Was it the delight of reading how others approach their food with the same awareness of its connection to our environment? Was it the joy of the spirit in giving food its proper respect and place in creation, as well as in sharing it to nurture family and friends?
“Yes, yes, and yes”
www.faithfulreader.com (Online Comment)
Review
My copy of the Mennonites’ More with less cookbook
that I've cooked with for more than 25 years is
tattered and a little burned on the edges. (Note to
self: don't leave your cookbook close to a burner).
So I was delighted to see Herald Press add Simply in Season to their cookbook line. It offers a diverse
selection of interesting recipes while helping raise
awareness of eating more responsibly.
Poppins Classical Academy (Blog Comment)
Farmers Market
“. . . I don’t buy cookbooks. I get rid of
them, actually. I’ve gotten rid of at least
half of my cookbooks. This one, though, is worth
buying.”
www.foodreference.com (Online Review)
Simply In Season
“This comfortable little book will snuggle in nicely
on the shelf with the many submitted recipe, church
cookbooks that we have accumulated. ”
Dream Kitchen (Blog Comment)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
“. . .I tested one recipe in the book (Grilled
Vegetable Salad) and my sister in law tested
ten.…Besides being nonprofit, the book is
lovely on its own. It's not a trendy foodie cookbook,
no famous chefs involved. It is truly friendly to the
home cook who is willing to be patient with her or
his methods and foods, and who cares about healthful
eating. ”
sweet water journal (Blog Comment)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
“You have to be careful when a cookbook is composed
of recipes from Mennonite contributors we are not a
people known for flavor sensibility. But Eric and I
have been cooking out of this one all week and
haven’t made a bland doozy yet, so I’m
optimistic that Mennonite taste buds as well as
economic ethics are beginning to move with the times.
Plus it’s full of all these lovely educational
nuggets about why it’s fun to shop at the
farmer’s market, and why it’s actually in
line with Mennonite values to buy fairly traded food
as opposed to the cheapest.”
Proud Canadian cook! (Blog Comment)t
October 22,2005
“This is one book I think you will all read and use.
Lord knows I have some that just sit on the shelf
looking pretty. . . . It is a very humble book-simple
recipes that use everyday ingredients. I just love
the philosophy behind this books. Great inspirational
reading. ”
the freewheelin' kim-loi mergenthaler (Blog comment)
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
“Last month, I was very excited to receive my copy of
the new World Community Cookbook (authored by the
Mennonites, whom I adore), Simply in Season. I am a
huge fan of the . . .
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“Simply in Season is the cookbook I didn’t realize I needed, but now I’m very grateful to own it. I raised my children on recipes from More with Less and Extending the Table; however, in recent years it has been my grown children who prompt me to try to buy more organic . . . more ›
The Bismarck Tribune (Online review)
Savor the freshness
“Summer is when the joys of eating arrive
thick and fast.
In spring, we've savored the arrival of the first tender asparagus spears, the new radishes, the leaf lettuces. As June, July and August roll by, the mile markers read off the ripening abundance - new peas, green beans, ripening tomatoes, cucumbers, corn on the cob, new potatoes — as the days become golden heading into autumn. more >
www.containerseeds.com (Online review)
“. . . Basically, it's how to use the fruits of your garden or other local and seasonal foods (maybe bought from a farmstand, farmers market, or CSA). It's the best cookbook of this type that I have ever read - and they've got the seasons right. I hate it when I read an ostensibly seasonal recipe that includes, for example, fresh peas plus fresh tomatoes. At least in my neck of the woods, the two are definitely not happening at once. But 'Simply in Season' is actually accurate about what foods are in season when. more >
www.midwestbookreview.com (Online Listing)
“The newest title in the “World Community Cookbook” series from Herald Press, Simply In Season: Recipes That Celebrate Fresh, Local Foods In the Spirit Of More-with-Less is the collaborative effort of culinary experts and experienced kitchen cooks Mary Beth Lind and Cathleen Hockman-Wert. more >
“This is the cookbook I have been looking for for some time! I am not a gardener and not very knowledgeable about which produce is in season when, but since becoming a vegetarian I have been searching for a cookbook that would help me plan my meals according to what fruits and vegetables are in season at various times of the year. This cookbook does exactly that, and in an incredibly well-organized and easy-to-follow manner! more >
Peter Eash-Scott Review (Review)
“Our family’s cooking has predominantly come from the More With Less cookbook, Extending the Table, and another vegetarian cookbook. Simply In Season is a welcome addition that has already established itself among our other frequently used cookbooks. Its design is sharp and very helpful. Brightly color-coded sections demark each season, the names of fruits and vegetables used in each page’s recipe(s) are bolded in the margins, healthy eating tips are interspersed throughout the book, and the fruit and vegetable guide at the beginning of the book makes branching out and trying new foods easy.” more >
The O'Mama Report (Online Listing)
Cooking with Organic Foods
www.cookingreviews.com (Online review)
Average Customer Rating: 5 stars
Wonderful Addition to Any Cookbook
Library
“This is the cookbook I have been looking for
for some time!”
geschwallemachen (Blog comment)
Tofu brings magic happy!
“Inspired once again by my Simply in
Season cookbook, I ventured into the soyful
world of tofu last week. . .
more >
Forest of the Plains (Blog comment)
A Crop Worth Planting
“This story is in a recently published
cookbook, Simply In Season, that encourages
using locally produced foods (from your own garden, a
farmers' market, etc.) and encourages us to actually
think about the foods we eat. This cookbook has made
me think a lot!”
more
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Robert Waldrop (E-newsletter)
Eating with the season
Robert Waldrop robert@justpeace.org
“One of essential aspects of household
sustainability is learning to eat with the season. It
is also one of the hardest, given the way our
just-in-time agribidness system tempts us with out of
season foods. Thus, this new cookbook, from the
Mennonite Central Committee, on eating with the
season, is an important contribution to “kitchen
permaculture”.
more >
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