Episode 11: A Feast of Discovery

Nov 05, 06:37 PM

A cornucopia of wide-ranging titles celebrating discovery, family and food.


Cheryl’s Books:  

I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

Keep It Zesty:  A Celebration of Lebanese Flavors and Culture from Edy’s Grocer by Edy Massih

Baking in the American South:  200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories by Anne Byrn 

A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune by Noliwe Rooks

Mentioned:

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

The Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn (available through MelCat catalog)

Jessica’s Books:  

The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Thunder Song: Essays by Sasha  taqwšeblu LaPointe

The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sarah Raasch

Mentioned:

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha taqwšeblu LaPointe

Home is Where the Eggs Are: Farmhouse Food for the People You Love and Molly on the Range by Molly Yeh

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Longlists: https://www.ala.org/carnegie-medals/2025-winners 


Mari’s Books:  

Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker by Holly Thompson

Find Her by Ginger Reno

If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie

Next Level: A Hymn in Gratitude for Our Neurodiversity by Samara Cole Doyon

Mentioned: 

The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker’s Reflections by George Nakashima (available through the MelCat catalog)

Wind River (2017)


Rissa’s Book:

Let’s Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home by Dan Pelosi

 Mentioned:

CADL Local History Obsoleat Zine

CADL Local History Mailing List



A selection of titles from October’s Facebook question about cookbooks: 

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today by Betty Crocker

More Betty Crocker Cookbooks 

The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer

The New Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen

America’s Test Kitchen Cookbooks

Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by Jenji Lopez-Alt

Baking Yesteryear:  The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis

Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets by Pati Jinich

Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette (available through the MelCat catalog)