Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating

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More than just a rousing food manifesto and a nifty set of tools, COOK FOOD makes preparing tasty, wholesome meals simple and accessible for those hungry for both change and scrumptious fare. This book gives readers the scoop on how to achieve both these endeavours, while keeping taste buds satisfied. With a conversational, do-it-yourself vibe, a practical approach to everyday cooking on a budget and a wealth of animal-free recipes, COOK FOOD will inspire readers to cook up a storm, taste the difference, think globally and eat locally.

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"Overwhelmed by all the politics on your plate Paralyzed by guilt every time you shop for food In this swift and delectable guide, Lisa Jervis shows not just how easy it can be to eat with your conscience and with the planet, but also how delightful it is to feel at home in the kitchen."
--Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved

"Thanks to Lisa Jervis for not only distilling such important information into digestible bites, but for putting the theory into practice with excellent and inspiring recipes. Potluck at my place, please!"
--Michelle Tea, author of Rose of No Man's Land and Rent Girl

"Want an opportunity to make the world better several times a day Learn to feed yourself using the rational, witty, simple, and ethical guidelines in Lisa Jervis's manual, Cook Food."
--Jennifer Baumgardner, coauthor of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism, and the Future

Author Bio

Lisa Jervis is the founding editor and publisher of Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, the founding board president of Women in Media and News, and a member of the advisory board for outLoud Radio. Her work has appeared in numerous periodicals, including Mother Jones, Ms. magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Utne Reader, and she is a contributor to the anthologies Body Outlaws and The BUST Guide to the New Girl Order. She is coeditor of Young Wives' Tales: New Adventures in Love and Partnership and BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine. She lives in Oakland, California.