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Nothing gets Eleanor Samuels's heart racing like a double scoop of mocha fudge chunk. Sure, the magazine writer may have some issues aside from food, but she isn't quite ready to face them. Then her beloved Uncle Benny falls ill, and what at first seems scary and daunting becomes a blessing in disguise. Because while she cooks and cares for him-and enjoys a delicious flirtation with a new chef in town-Eleanor begins to uncover some long-buried secrets about her emotionally frayed family and may finally get the chance to become the woman she's always wanted to be.
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Nothing gets Eleanor Samuels's heart racing like a double scoop of mocha fudge chunk. Sure, the magazine writer may have some issues aside from food, but she isn't quite ready to face them. Then her beloved Uncle Benny falls ill, and what at first seems scary and daunting becomes a blessing in disguise. Because while she cooks and cares for him-and enjoys a delicious flirtation with a new chef in town-Eleanor begins to uncover some long-buried secrets about her emotionally frayed family and may finally get the chance to become the woman she's always wanted to be.
Customer Reviews:
Twists and Turns.......2007-07-23
Set in Portland, Oregon it's fun to read about real locations. The book details the struggle of the main character who is caring for and dealing with the terminal illness of her uncle. Humorously she is a food writer who has her own issues with food and weight. Of course, her mother is a skinny minnie who is concerned with appearances. The book has some great twists and turns and things happen that keep you wondering. Don't want to say too much about this because I don't want to ruin the ending for readers. Well worth the money to buy this book.
Pleasantly Satisfied.......2007-07-22
When I bought the book I was on a book buying frenzy. When I finally got around to reading it I had wondered why I had ordered it. I guess my preference choices had changed since the purchase date. Since I love to read and it was next up, I thought I would give it a try and I am so glad I did. What a wonderfully entertaining book. The main character was likeable, funny and real. Uncle Benny was lovable and his life, loves and losses left me with a heavy heart and tears. Each character was brought to life as if I knew them personally. The laughter, smiles and tears left me glad I gave this wonderful book a try.
Worth reading.......2007-07-13
I wish i would have read reviews more careful before buying this book as it's very sad and i was going for something funny to cheer me up. It's definately worth reading though, and i'm totally in love with Ellie with her big kind heart. I wish I meet people like this more often in my life.
A Readable Feast.......2007-05-23
I read about 100 books a year, and seldom have I been so taken with a novel. The book was a sensual feast, the characters were beautifully real. I'll recommend this story and this author to dozens of friends.
Up past midnight.......2007-05-15
The title made me pick up the book. The story kept me turning pages--yep!--until well past midnight. And it's all Jennie Shortridge's fault for writing such a wonderful, touching story and making every single word and sentence count (no skimming allowed). Jennie's heroine, Eleanor Samuel, will not soon be forgotten. And, yes, that means that "Riding with the Queen" is now in my library and tagged for my next overnight reading session.
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Creating Heaven Through Your Plate is Truly Heaven!!.......2007-08-24
Excellent resource and cookbook outlining the major food groups and supplements to aid in the best digestion possible - a major contributor to health afflictions if not balanced!! Truly a good reference book if trying to lose weight, change bad dietary habits or even improve skin's appearance - truly a miracle! I lost 5 pounds the first week! Recommended for all who are still eating meat and potatoes, hamburgers, greasy foods, and fast foods -- and not feeling and looking your absolute best - time to make a change!!
An excellent guide for healthy eating........1999-01-18
This book provides you with guidance both in determining the types of foods that actually improve health and in obtaining and preparing those foods. It doesn't seem too complicated--eat only what your body wants!
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For Bettina Vitell the simple art of cooking holds the seeds to a deeper, more life-enriching experience. It is a way to become more aware of ourselves and the world around us, to think clearly and to delight in even the most basic daily activities of our lives.
The dishes in A Taste of Heaven and Earth reflect this Zen philosophy. Bettina Vitell's uncomplicated recipes produce sophisticated, creative meals without ever losing site of her goal of preparing low-dairy vegetarian food. Tastes from both East and West merge with delicious results: here kale and tofu adorn pizza, and udon noodles are dressed with pesto. There are recipes for soup stock and tomato sauce, as well as cashew ginger sauce and apricot lime chutney. The homey breakfast and dessert sections provide recipes for muffins and crisps; and sections on pizza, sushi, curries, and Mexican-inspired foods expand the traditional range of vegetarian cooking.
A Taste of Heaven and Earth explores beyond the reaches of traditional cook-books by offering contemplative essays and ink drawings that heighten the cook's sensory experience in the kitchen. They provide questions and stories that help readers realize the simplicity and beauty inherent in preparing and eating good food.
Customer Reviews:
I returned this item because the recipes did not represent anything very new to me. .......2005-08-03
I returned this item because the recipes did not represent anything very new to me. Others may find it very interesting.
More of a cookbook, less about zen.......2004-09-24
I was looking for more then just recipes as content. It's ok for what I paid for it (1 buck from the zshops)
yummy!.......2003-01-04
As a vegetarian who loves to cook, I have lots of veg or veg-friendly cookbooks, but this one is my absolute favorite. I trust it completely-- every recipe is delicious. My favorites include the light quiche-like vegetable tarts (I started with the tomato and chard tart recipe, but then branched out into mushrooms, broccoli, leeks, etc, as my mood strikes) and the broccoli salad with chili lime basil dressing. The simple stir-fry tofu made for this salad is the absolute best tofu I've ever had-- the only trouble with it is how hard it is to refrain from eating it so that enough ends up in the salad!
Excellent recipes; the Zen link is tenuous.......2001-08-10
A "Zen" approach to cooking? The book features an essay by Eido Shimano roshi, and the author is informed by her experiences cooking for the sangha at Dai Bosatsu monastery, but this book stands most prominently as a fine vegetarian cookbook, light on dairy ingredients and hard-to-find items. The recipes are clear, uncomplicated, and my own "success" rate with them has been very high.
The book's sections are organized into breakfast ideas, an excellent chapter of soup recipes (check out the minty lentil soup - a lentil soup primavera?!?), mexican ideas, pizzas!, great salad ideas, and desserts. Crepes and polenta are also introduced to the beginner or near-beginner.
Zen Cooking.......2000-09-09
Excellent book easy to use and read, Food is excellent
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- QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY
- Compelling, but not for the reason you'd think
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Eating My Way to Heaven
Denise Martin
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A well-written, wickedly funny and heartbreakingly honest, Eating My Way to Heaven is an unforgettable story about one woman's battle with food and drug abuse, and her ultimate triumph over her addictions. In this page-turner autobiography, Martin takes the reader inside the devastating effects of sexual abuse and incest and the complicated, painful road to recovery. While Martin's story addresses serious issues of dysfunctional families, physical and psychological addictions, it also provides vital information on the value of good nutrition, health and well-being. It is sure to encourage all those battling with various addictions to learn how to live with purpose and discover a life of balance and peace. Eating My Way to Heaven is not a typical "diet" book, but reads like a fast-moving screenplay for a Hollywood blockbuster, with such personalities as Mickey Rooney, Farrah Fawcett and Oprah each adding their personal twist to the tale.
Customer Reviews:
QUESTIONABLE INTEGRITY.......2006-08-25
Before you buy this book, it might be helpful for you to know about the integrity of the author. Denise Martin is currently in violation of a written contract that requires her to pay for the goods and services I have provided for her. Her attempts to avoid paying have been elaborate and persistent. My experience of Denise Martin is but one voice. I cannot speak for everyone else, but I can say clearly, as an intelligent and perceptive individual, that Denise Martin, at the very least, has questionable integrity.
Compelling, but not for the reason you'd think.......2005-12-09
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Eating My Way to Heaven is ostensibly the autobiography of a woman, Denise Martin, whose mission is to spread the word about healthy eating and especially the total avoidance of sugar. I completely agree with her mission and think word of it should spread. That said, this book is a peek inside the mind of a very unusual person.
I stayed up all night reading her book---I couldn't put it down. It chronicles Denise Martin's childhood all the way up to her current life as a healthy foods advocate. More than that, though, it gives you insight into the mind of someone apparently with a serious personality disorder. This point of view was stunning, literally stunning...I read with amazement how the author has spent most of her life mooching money from others, justifying her bizarre behavior, and continuing---despite it all---on her mission to make something of her life, especially in the area of healthy eating. I have known such people before (people with personality disorders), but never had a chance to understand how they think and why their behavior makes sense to them. This book shows how Denise Martin made sense of her life and world, and she tells her story in her own way; I'm not certain from my reading that she even understands how incredible her story is---not simply the events of what happened to her, but how she makes sense of them, which is far more interesting than any of the events of her chaotic, dramatic life story.
Her story is one of persistence and dedication to her cause, but also one of delusion, denial, grandiosity, and more.
My husband read parts of this book and thought it was a fictional work of someone who is pretending to have a psychological disorder, to show this point of view for artistic effect. I am not certain, but I would tend to disagree, as the publishers say that it is autobiographical. I think it is more likely that Denise Martin is courageously giving us a window into the mind of someone struggling with many psychological problems as she attempts to make a difference in the world.
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