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Simple Food for the Good Life: Random Acts of Cooking and Pithy Quotations (Paperback)

~ Helen Nearing (Author)
Key Phrases: cups wholewheat flour, good huswife, oiled skillet, The Art of Entertaining, Long Life, The Young Housekeeper (more...)
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Fifty years before the phrase "simple living" became fashionable, Helen and Scott Nearing were living their celebrated "Good Life" on homesteads first in Vermont, then in Maine. All the way to their ninth decades, the Nearings grew their own food, built their own buildings, and fought an eloquent combat against the silliness of America's infatuation with consumer goods and refined foods. They also wrote or co-wrote more than thirty books, many of which are now being brought back into print by the Good Life Center and Chelsea Green. Simple Food for the Good Life is a jovial collection of "quips, quotes, and one-of-a-kind recipes meant to amuse and intrigue all of those who find themselves in the kitchen, willingly or otherwise." Recipes such as Horse Chow, Scott's Emulsion, Crusty Carrot Croakers, Raw Beet Borscht, Creamy Blueberry Soup, and Super Salad for a Crowd should improve the mood as well as whet the appetite of any guest. Here is an antidote for the whole foods enthusiast who is "fed up" with the anxieties and drudgeries of preparing fancy meals with stylish, expensive, hard-to-find ingredients. This celebration of salads, leftovers, raw foods, and homegrown fruits and vegetables takes the straightest imaginable route from their stem or vine to your table. "The funniest, crankiest, most ambivalent cookbook you'll ever read," said Food & Wine magazine. "This is more than a mere cookbook," said Health Science magazine: "It belongs to the category of classics, destined to be remembered through the ages." Among Helen Nearing's numerous books is Chelsea Green's Loving and Leaving the Good Life, a memoir of her fifty-year marriage to Scott Nearing and the story of Scott's deliberate death at the age of one hundred. Helen and Scott Nearing's final homestead in Harborside, Maine, has been established in perpetuity as an educational progam under the name of The Good Life Center.


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Helen Nearing left city life with her husband, Scott nearly sixty years ago to move first to Vermont and then to their farm in Harborside, Maine. The Nearings' food and living philosophies have provided the guidelines for many who seek a simpler way of life.

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  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing (November 5, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1890132292
  • ISBN-13: 978-1890132293
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read, November 29, 1999
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, more than I enjoyed "Living the Good Life." Helen Nearing gives clear, concise arguments for eating simple, unprocessed food. As a strict vegetarian who has to sometimes defend my dietary choices to my family and friends, I treasured her well-laid out chapter on vegetarianism. Though Helen definitely had her own opinions and stuck to them, I like the message of tolerance that comes through when she speaks about dietary choices and conciences. The recipes are all very simple and easy to understand, and, unlike some vegetarian cookbooks, do not call for hard-to-find ingredients. I also liked her use of quotes on vegetarianism, food in general, and cooking. A very good book, good for anyone who is reevaluating his or her diet.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars simplify, September 19, 2002
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I borrowed this book from my local library. Not being able to sleep one night, I picked it up and dug into page one. At 2 am, I finally set it down, reading the entire volume in one entranced sitting, eagerly anticipating the next morning when I could try some horse chow for breakfast rather than my usual cooked oatmeal glop. A handful of raw oats, a banana, some nuts, a few raisins, and a splash of soy milk was all it took that morning for me to become addicted to a way of eating that makes so much sense, it's amazing to think of mind-numbing habits that contribute to the dismal American diet. I love the author's no-nonsense approach, writing for "the rest of us" that don't relate to the idea of spending three hours in the kitchen to make a meal that will be gulped down in twenty minutes. I recommend it to anyone wishing to slow down and simplify in this diet-crazed country of ours.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most unusual cook book you will ever read, December 11, 2001
Helen Nearing does not mince words. She tells it like she thinks it, which is part of the beauty of her style. This book will make you thing about the way you eat, and what you feed those you love, so get ready to have some assumptions challenged. I have used some of the recipes in this text, and have not been disappointed (try any of the salads described or the banana cookies for a snack).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Food for the Good Life
I've loved Scott and Helen Nearing's books for years so I was very excited to find a copy of Simple Food for the Good Life by Helen Nearing. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Ellen P. Lafleche-christian

5.0 out of 5 stars My all time favorite cookbook
I have owned this book for many years and due to Helen's endearing words of wisdom, combined with her simple and healthy recipes it has become one of my treasures. Read more
Published 11 months ago by BW

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Cookbook
I own about 50 cookbooks, but since buying "Simple Food for the Good Life" I am thinking about chucking all others but this one. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rosemary R. Osterhus

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Food For The Good Life
Having been a fan and reader of the Nearing's books and column in the Mother Earth News Magazine since the 70's, I was delighted to find this book by Helen Nearing. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mary L. Foerster

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
This is an excellent book! It is much more than a recipe book, and is a recipe for long life and health as well. Read more
Published on June 26, 2007 by Marybeth

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just a cookbook
Nearing explains straight off that there are too many cookbooks out there ranging from the simplest to the most outlandish fares. Read more
Published on November 21, 2005 by B. Emory

5.0 out of 5 stars The Uncook Book
This book is a collection of essays and recipes explaining and demonstrating Helen Nearing's philosophy about food. Read more
Published on February 22, 2005 by Erika Mitchell

3.0 out of 5 stars ...Buy It For the Simple Recipes...
...because the recipes are the best part of this book. I'm not particularly fond of the writer's style, though one could admire the honesty and candor in her writing. Read more
Published on April 30, 2002 by Baysuite

4.0 out of 5 stars Good reading - Simple Recipes
If you Hate to cook but really want to be healthy, this is your book. A good value. You get a lot of ideas from this book. It encourages good thinking. Read more
Published on February 20, 2002 by Stephen Meservey

5.0 out of 5 stars HORSECHOW REDUX
I must correct my receipe above (below?) for Helen's horse chow. It's four cups oldfashioned oats, a half cup of raisins, good olive oil, salt, and juice of a lemon. Read more
Published on May 15, 2001 by Donald A. Newlove

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