Review of Books

Allen’s instructions are clear and simple to match the spirit of her mission: to inspire the younger generations to reconnect with the food traditions of their grandparents. We often think of cooking from scratch as time-consuming, but Allen sees it as a labor of love—the joy in knowing that you preserved your own fruit for jam or gathered greens from your own garden for a salad is worth the work. With cakes and breads that are often named after loved ones from Allen’s childhood, the cookbook has a warm and personal feel as though it is being handed down to the reader like another family recipe. Forgotten Skills of Cooking is not only a recipe book but a guide to being more connected to your food, a tradition that is surprisingly modern in the era of “green living.”
– Aliah O’Neill (600 pages / Kyle Books / $40.00)

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