Rebel Homemaker: Food, Family, Life *(eBook)
Drew Barrymore has always done things in her own unique way—including how she cooks, lives, and finds happiness at home. In her first lifestyle and cookbook, Drew shares recipes, stories from her life, and personal photos that show how she lives a healthy, delicious, and joyful life through her own rebellious brand of homemaking. In her first lifestyle book, Drew Barrymore will take you inside her kitchen and her life, sharing thirty-six amazing recipes, from Soft-Scrambled Yuzu Kosho Eggs to Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese to Harissa Spaghetti, which she developed along with chef Pilar Valdes, a personal friend and a regular guest on Drew’s CBS talk show. The book will also feature beautiful photos, many taken by Drew herself, as well as personal essays and stories about how Drew found her way in the kitchen, learned to cook, planted a garden and raised her first chickens. And, of course, how she learned to slow down, turn to nature as a teacher, always remembering to be humble and present while celebrating the joys of her family and friends around the table, both during special occasions as well as amidst the beautiful chaos of everyday life! Read more
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Why Must Read Rebel Homemaker: Food, Family, Life?
This book is an unusual combination of cookbook and personal journal; with short chapters of stories and musings about life interspersed between recipes and pictures of the food. The book is loosely organized into Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner sections; with other chapters thrown in where Barrymore writes about random topics like “Who Am I to Write a Cookbook”, and transcripts of conversations between her and her co-author chef Pilar Valdes. The recipes have very detailed instructions, and they usually start with a few paragraphs explaining the general process before getting into the ingredients and preparation instructions. There are also nice colorful pictures of the finished product, and sometimes pictures of steps during the preparation. There aren't really a TON of recipes here, but at least the authors go into some detail and offer helpful tips to prepare these meals. The extra chapters of writing from Barrymore and transcripts of conversations might be especially interesting for fans of Barrymore, as she offers a window into what her life has been like recently. Some of these are related to cooking and/or food, while others are just about her life in general. Overall I thought that this was a cool unusual little cookbook, and I plan to try out some of these recipes this week. I always appreciate a book with lots of pictures of the food, and this one also has a little more detail than the average cookbook. If you are a big Barrymore fan, than you will probably enjoy the extra content even more, but even if you aren't a fan, this is still a decent little cookbook with a few creative recipes to try.
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