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Book The Politics of the Pantry

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Mikulak
  • Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
  • Release : 2013-10-01
  • ISBN : 0773590188
  • Pages : 267 pages

Download or read book The Politics of the Pantry written by Michael Mikulak and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What's for dinner?" has always been a complicated question. The locavore movement has politicized food and challenged us to rethink the answer in new and radical ways. These days, questions about where our food comes from have moved beyond 100-mile-dieters into the mainstream. Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Alice Waters, alternative food gurus such as Michael Pollan, and numerous other popular and academic commentators have all talked about the importance of understanding the sources and transformation of food on a human scale. In The Politics of the Pantry, Michael Mikulak interrogates these narratives - what he calls "storied food" - in food culture. As with any story, however, it is important to ask: who is telling it? Who is the audience? What assumptions are being made? Mikulak examines competing narratives of food, pleasure, sustainability, and value that have emerged from the growing sustainable food movement as well as food's past and present relationship to environmentalism in order to understand the potential and the limits of food politics. He also considers whether or not sustainable food practices can address questions about health, environmental sustainability, and local economic development, while at the same time articulating an ethical globalization. An innovative blend of academic analysis, poetic celebration, and autobiography, The Politics of the Pantry provides anyone interested in the future of food and the emergence of a green economy with a better understanding of how what we eat is transforming the world.

Book Politics of the Pantry

Download or read book Politics of the Pantry written by Emily E. LaBarbera-Twarog and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Politics of the Pantry' examines the rise and fall of the American housewife as a political constituency group and explores the relationship between the domestic sphere and the formation of political identity

Book My Pantry

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  • Author : Alice Waters
  • Publisher : Clarkson Potter
  • Release : 2015-09-15
  • ISBN : 0804185298
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book My Pantry written by Alice Waters and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays and recipes, Alice Waters showcases the simple building-block ingredients she uses to create gratifying, impromptu meals all year long. In her most intimate and compelling cookbook yet, Alice invites readers to step not into the kitchen at Chez Panisse, but into her own, sharing how she shops, stores, and prepares the pantry staples and preserves that form the core of her daily meals. Ranging from essentials like homemade chicken stock, red wine vinegar, and tomato sauce to the unique artisanal provisions that embody Alice’s unadorned yet delightful cooking style, she shows how she injects even simple meals with nuanced flavor and seasonal touches year-round. From fresh cheeses to quick pickles to sweets and spirits, these often-used ingredients are, as she explains, the key to kitchen spontaneity when combined with simple grains, vegetables, and other staple items. With charming pen-and-ink illustrations by her daughter, Fanny and Alice’s warm, inviting tone, the latest book from our most influential proponent of simple, organic cooking ensures a gracious, healthy meal is always within reach.

Book Saturday at the Food Pantry

Download or read book Saturday at the Food Pantry written by Diane O'Neill and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books of 2021 Parents Magazine October 2021 Book of the Month A sensitive story about food insecurity. Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry. Molly's happy to get food to eat until she sees her classmate Caitlin, who's embarrassed to be at the food pantry. Can Molly help Caitlin realize that everyone needs help sometimes?

Book Feeding the Other

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  • Author : Rebecca T. De Souza
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2019-04-09
  • ISBN : 0262352796
  • Pages : 313 pages

Download or read book Feeding the Other written by Rebecca T. De Souza and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How food pantries stigmatize their clients through a discourse that emphasizes hard work, self help, and economic productivity rather than food justice and equity. The United States has one of the highest rates of hunger and food insecurity in the industrialized world, with poor households, single parents, and communities of color disproportionately affected. Food pantries—run by charitable and faith-based organizations—rather than legal entitlements have become a cornerstone of the government's efforts to end hunger. In Feeding the Other, Rebecca de Souza argues that food pantries stigmatize their clients through a discourse that emphasizes hard work, self help, and economic productivity rather than food justice and equity. De Souza describes this “framing, blaming, and shaming” as “neoliberal stigma” that recasts the structural issue of hunger as a problem for the individual hungry person. De Souza shows how neoliberal stigma plays out in practice through a comparative case analysis of two food pantries in Duluth, Minnesota. Doing so, she documents the seldom-acknowledged voices, experiences, and realities of people living with hunger. She describes the failure of public institutions to protect citizens from poverty and hunger; the white privilege of pantry volunteers caught between neoliberal narratives and social justice concerns; the evangelical conviction that food assistance should be “a hand up, not a handout”; the culture of suspicion in food pantry spaces; and the constraints on food choice. It is only by rejecting the neoliberal narrative and giving voice to the hungry rather than the privileged, de Souza argues, that food pantries can become agents of food justice.

Book The Homemade Pantry

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  • Author : Alana Chernila
  • Publisher : Clarkson Potter
  • Release : 2012-04-03
  • ISBN : 0307953262
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book The Homemade Pantry written by Alana Chernila and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is my kitchen. Come on in, but be prepared—it might not be quite what you expect. There is flour on the counter, oats that overflowed onto the floor, chocolate-encrusted spoons in the sink. There is Joey, the husband, exhausted by the thirty-five preschoolers who were hanging on him all day, and he is stuffing granola into his mouth to ease his five o’clock starvation. There are two little girls trying to show me cartwheels in that miniscule space between the refrigerator and the counter where I really need to be.” In her debut cookbook, Alana Chernila inspires you to step inside your kitchen, take a look around, and change the way you relate to food. The Homemade Pantry was born of a tight budget, Alana’s love for sharing recipes with her farmers’ market customers, and a desire to enjoy a happy cooking and eating life with her young family. On a mission to kick their packaged-food habit, she learned that with a little determination, anything she could buy at the store could be made in her kitchen, and her homemade versions were more satisfying, easier to make than she expected, and tastier. Here are her very approachable recipes for 101 everyday staples, organized by supermarket aisle—from crackers to cheese, pesto to sauerkraut, and mayonnaise to toaster pastries. The Homemade Pantry is a celebration of food made by hand—warm mozzarella that is stretched, thick lasagna noodles rolled from flour and egg, fresh tomato sauce that bubbles on the stove. Whether you are trying a recipe for butter, potato chips, spice mixes, or ketchup, you will discover the magic and thrill that comes with the homemade pantry. Alana captures the humor and messiness of everyday family life, too. A true friend to the home cook, she shares her “tense moments” to help you get through your own. With stories offering patient, humble advice, tips for storing the homemade foods, and rich four-color photography throughout, The Homemade Pantry will quickly become the go-to source for how to make delicious staples in your home kitchen.

Book Eating from the Ground Up

Download or read book Eating from the Ground Up written by Alana Chernila and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vegetables keep secrets, and to prepare them well, we need to know how to coax those secrets out. "What is the best way to eat a radish?" Alana Chernila hears this sort of question all the time. Arugula, celeriac, kohlrabi, fennel, asparagus--whatever the vegetable may be, people always ask how to prepare it so that the produce really shines. Although there are countless ways to eat our vegetables, there are a few perfect ways to make each vegetable sing. With more than 100 versatile recipes, Eating from the Ground Up teaches you how to showcase the unique flavor and texture of each vegetable, truly bringing out the best in every root and leaf. The answers lie in smart techniques and a light touch. Here are dishes so simple and quick that they feel more intuitive than following a typical recipe; soups for year-round that are packed with nourishment; ideas for maximizing summer produce; hearty fall and winter foods that are all about comfort; impressive dishes fit for a party; and tips like knowing there's not one vegetable that doesn't perk up with a sprinkle of salt. No matter the vegetable, the central lesson is: don't mess with a good thing.

Book Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries

Download or read book Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries written by Katie S. Martin and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the US, there is a wide-ranging network of at least 370 food banks, and more than 60,000 hunger-relief organizations such as food pantries and meal programs. These groups provide billions of meals a year to people in need. And yet hunger still affects one in nine Americans. What are we doing wrong? In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries, Katie Martin argues that if handing out more and more food was the answer, we would have solved the problem of hunger decades ago. Martin instead presents a new model for charitable food, one where success is measured not by pounds of food distributed but by lives changed. The key is to focus on the root causes of hunger. When we shift our attention to strategies that build empathy, equity, and political will, we can implement real solutions. Martin shares those solutions in a warm, engaging style, with simple steps that anyone working or volunteering at a food bank or pantry can take today. Some are short-term strategies to create a more dignified experience for food pantry clients: providing client choice, where individuals select their own food, or redesigning a waiting room with better seating and a designated greeter. Some are longer-term: increasing the supply of healthy food, offering job training programs, or connecting clients to other social services. And some are big picture: joining the fight for living wages and a stronger social safety net. These strategies are illustrated through inspiring success stories and backed up by scientific research. Throughout, readers will find a wealth of proven ideas to make their charitable food organizations more empathetic and more effective. As Martin writes, it takes more than food to end hunger. Picking up this insightful, lively book is a great first step.

Book The Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook

Download or read book The Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook written by Cuong Pham and published by Mariner Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official cookbook of 100 recipes from the cult favorite and top chef lauded fish sauce brand, Red Boat Fish Sauce You wouldn't expect a condiment made of anchovies to gain cult status--but that's exactly what Red Boat Fish Sauce did, earning praise from food titans like David Chang, Andrea Nguyen, and Ruth Reichl. But what's even more incredible is the story behind its success and founder, Cuong Pham. After a year-long journey to America from Vietnam after the war, he found himself working for Steve Jobs at Apple in 1984. But, all the while, he missed the tastes of his childhood--what the grocery store had just wasn't it--and set out to find what he and his family remembered so acutely. With this collection of 100 recipes, learn how to punch up flavor in Vietnamese classics like Bún Chà and Sugarcane Shrimp--but also in favorites like Chicken Wings and Pork Roast. With behind-the-scenes stories in every chapter spanning from breakfast, dinner, snacks, desserts, and holiday celebrations, this book encompasses a true American story and is the perfect guide to using this incredible pantry staple.

Book Big Hunger

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew Fisher
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2018-04-13
  • ISBN : 0262535165
  • Pages : 361 pages

Download or read book Big Hunger written by Andrew Fisher and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to focus anti-hunger efforts not on charity but on the root causes of food insecurity, improving public health, and reducing income inequality. Food banks and food pantries have proliferated in response to an economic emergency. The loss of manufacturing jobs combined with the recession of the early 1980s and Reagan administration cutbacks in federal programs led to an explosion in the growth of food charity. This was meant to be a stopgap measure, but the jobs never came back, and the “emergency food system” became an industry. In Big Hunger, Andrew Fisher takes a critical look at the business of hunger and offers a new vision for the anti-hunger movement. From one perspective, anti-hunger leaders have been extraordinarily effective. Food charity is embedded in American civil society, and federal food programs have remained intact while other anti-poverty programs have been eliminated or slashed. But anti-hunger advocates are missing an essential element of the problem: economic inequality driven by low wages. Reliant on corporate donations of food and money, anti-hunger organizations have failed to hold business accountable for offshoring jobs, cutting benefits, exploiting workers and rural communities, and resisting wage increases. They have become part of a “hunger industrial complex” that seems as self-perpetuating as the more famous military-industrial complex. Fisher lays out a vision that encompasses a broader definition of hunger characterized by a focus on public health, economic justice, and economic democracy. He points to the work of numerous grassroots organizations that are leading the way in these fields as models for the rest of the anti-hunger sector. It is only through approaches like these that we can hope to end hunger, not just manage it.

Book The Politics of Disaster

Download or read book The Politics of Disaster written by Marvin N. Olasky and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines why the government failed those left stranded in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and discusses the importance of churches and the private sector in responding to major disasters.

Book The Whole Pantry

    Book Details:
  • Author : Belle Gibson
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • Release : 2015-04-23
  • ISBN : 0718180666
  • Pages : 389 pages

Download or read book The Whole Pantry written by Belle Gibson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belle Gibson's first cookbook, The Whole Pantry, refreshes our food habits with recipes that are as easy-to-do as they are healthy and delicious. The Whole Pantry is packed with over 80 scrumptious new recipes to heal the body. Belle's recipes rediscover natural ingredients, which are free from gluten, refined sugar and dairy, that are restorative and easily incorporated into your everyday cooking. Healthy versions of favourites such as Enchiladas, Cornish Pasties, Pad Thai and Vanilla and Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies prove that a plant-based diet can be delicious and inspiring without straining your shopping list. The Whole Pantry is a beautiful, easy-to-follow guide to enjoying food and reshaping your lifestyle through Belle Gibson's delicious recipes. Belle Gibson is an inspirational young mother who encourages us to nourish ourselves in a more natural and sustainable way. After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer Belle found herself unsupported by conventional medicine. She began a journey of self-education to treat herself through nutrition. Her award-winning app, The Whole Pantry, is a phenomenal resource of recipes, wellness guides and personal support, and has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to change their diet and lifestyle.

Book I Am Your Neighbor

Download or read book I Am Your Neighbor written by David R. Brown and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Locals from the North Side of Chicago tell their stories of salvation after being helped by The Common Pantry, a member agency of the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Book Congressional Record

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  • Author : United States. Congress
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1965
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1426 pages

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hearings  Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Congressional Record

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  • Author : United States. Congress
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 700 pages

Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hearings

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  • Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1965
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1466 pages

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: