Falling Cloudberries

Falling Cloudberries: World of Family Recipes by Tessa'>http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/374416.Tessa_Kiros">Tessa Kiros

My review

I've marked this as 'read' even though I don't own it. I mean, it's very expensive! So, I just look at it in the bookshop over and over and plan to get it from the library soon.
This is exactly the cookbook that I've wanted to write for some time and Tessa Kiros has beat me to it. The recipes are driven by the mish-mash of cultures that she and many people have within their own families (myself included). She gives just enough personal information so that you get a sense of what the recipes mean to her. She illustrates how the various types of food can be representative of many cultures and also of one person's personal culture. We are not all unicultural, in fact, very few of us are so I'm surprised nobody has done this earlier. Especially since food and culture are so intwined. I would recommend this to any modern multi-cultural cook or anyone who is interested in cooking and identity.

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The perfect hangover cure!

The perfect hangover cure!
Originally uploaded by Shanti, shanti.

Oh, I see my blog is still here even after having been abandoned for so long.
I'm having the day off from my teaching practicum because I've got a pooey flu. I guess I'm in need of protein and sugar because this is what I was in the mood for. Yes, the ol' PB&J. Despite having been born in the USA, I never really ate this much when I was a child. But while I was at uni in England, I was actually (re)introduced to this by a (British) friend, as the world's finest hangover cure. However, it has to be on toast...oh, everything on toast!