Here’s my verdict for Mad Hungry: Feeding Men & Boys by Lucinda Scala Quinn. Most of these recipes aren't new to me and I'm happy with the versions I have, but this would make a great first apartment gift - as long as you don't mind the sexist tone.more If it had been presented as a comfort food book, I wouldn't have many complaints. After a while it got kind of tired, and I almost found it sexist - who says men don't like fancy granola? Or always eat big breakfasts? Or that women don't like to eat like that? What about men who are vegans?
The thing that grated on me after a while was the framing device - that this was how men and boys wanted to eat. The cooking times are accurate, though there's no nutritional information. The recipes vary in difficulty and require various techniques, but there's a pretty solid range in here. After a while it got kind of tired, and I almost found it sexist - who says men don't like fancy granola? Or always eat big breakfasts? Or that women don't lik I thought this was a good comfort-food cookbook.
I thought this was a good comfort-food cookbook. So I will tear this disappointing recipe out of my copy when it arrives and continue to teach the people in my life to cook with joy and eat with gusto, both boys and girls, men and women alike.more Now, many times through this book the author says to have lots of extra rice, pasta, etc to fill hungry boy tummies, but god forbid a woman eat them, and with relish (!), because that would make her a "Fat Girl." I was saddened that this recipe made it through the editing process and into a book as if it were something funny to be giggled at, when it fact it is a reflection of the deeply flawed ways in which our society treats our boys and girls differently when it comes to food and eating with pleasure. However, last night as I paged through the last sections I came across the recipe for "Fat Girl Red Rice," named so because he author couldn't stop eating it. True, the idea that it is for men and boys is kind of gimmicky, but I have boys, it was tasty, so whatever. Now, many times through this book the author says to have lots of extra rice, pasta, etc to fill hun The recipes in this book are good, and the boys loved them, so much so that I bought a copy (I checked it out at the library first).
The recipes in this book are good, and the boys loved them, so much so that I bought a copy (I checked it out at the library first).
Along with her techniques that help make homemade meals second nature, nourishing both diner and cook, Scala Quinn offers empowering advice on how to feed one's family's spirits as well as fill their bellies.more Her grab-and-run breakfasts will help kids start the day right, and her healthful drinks make it easier for guys to say no to soda. She provides recipes for single-skillet meals, dinners that yield fabulous leftovers, and dishes that are a cinch to stretch for extra guests. In Mad Hungry, Scala Quinn shares winning strategies for how to sate the seemingly insatiable, trade food for talk, and get men to manage in the kitchen.
The book went on to launch a TV series ( Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn) and now, with over 65,000 copies sold, it is available in a paperback edition that will reach a yet wider audience. When first published in 2009, Lucinda Scala Quinn's Mad Hungry met with critical acclaim, but it wasn't just the media that fell hard for this book-it was mothers everywhere, who embraced her message to bring back the family meal and loved the ease, simplicity, and robust goodness of her recipes. The book went on to Recipes and strategies for bringing back the family meal Recipes and strategies for bringing back the family meal When first published in 2009, Lucinda Scala Quinn's Mad Hungry met with critical acclaim, but it wasn't just the media that fell hard for this book-it was mothers everywhere, who embraced her message to bring back the family meal and loved the ease, simplicity, and robust goodness of her recipes.