Let’s do the math. A human’s average life span: 80 years. Years after Similac and Gerbers: say 75 years. At approximately 1000 meals per year, that’s a lifetime of 75,000 meals. What if you had a different recipe for every one of those 75,000 meals? Celia Sack does. She is one of the owners of Omnivore Books in San Francisco. They sell nothing but cookbooks and books about food and drink. You don’t go into her store asking, “What should I be reading?” but instead, “What should I be cooking or baking?" We ‘drop’ this podcast on Thanksgiving Day when everyone is thinking about food. Celia thinks about it every day. And, of course, we’re all thinking about things to be thankful for, including our listeners. We’re thankful for our chance to talk with Celia. She is a delight.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

• Small Victories by Julia Turshen
• Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking by James Peterson
• The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routines by Eleanor Ford
• The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
• The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
• The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert
• The Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana Kennedy
• Mourad: New Moroccan by Mourad Lahlou
• Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle
• The Way to Cook by Julia Child
• Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child
• The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life by Pat Conroy
• The Escoffier Cookbook: and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery for Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures by Auguste Escoffier
• Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
• Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes by Alison Roman
• The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rogers

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