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)
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
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)
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)
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)