This newly-released book, The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution by Alice Waters, is written with "home cooking" in mind. Ms. Waters provides everyday recipes, essential cooking lessons, kitchen “Rules of Thumb”, and her nine tenets on food:
--Eat locally and sustainably.
--Eat seasonally.
--Shop at farmers’ markets.
--Plant a garden.
--Conserve, compost, and recycle.
--Cook simply, engaging all your senses.
--Cook together.
--Eat together.
--Remember food is precious.
Ms. Waters, "America's Green Goddess", has been hailed as one of the world's best chefs. She has revolutionized the way Americans eat and shop. Ms. Waters is credited with bringing California cuisine to the rest of the country and with introducing the gastronomic world to organics. Chez Panisse, her Berkeley restaurant, is 37 this year. She claims not to have set out to change the way America eats - although she did - but simply to feed her friends. One meal at time, Ms. Waters' new book hopes to help novice cooks to seasoned gourmands learn to cook and to eat better. It is a wonderful read constantly reminding us of how to eat better.
