Introduction
In the late 1990s I began working on a book I would never write called
The
Power of Food in the Family. In it, I intended to make the case that food
can be a means to strengthen families. Mary Pipher writes in her book
Reviving Ophelia about how our young people move in a world of
strangers, no longer nurtured by a cohesive community, and as a result they feel
isolated and vulnerable. She is not alone in her observation or concern. As a
nutritionist I certainly have heard parallel worries from clients who complain
about harried schedules that squeeze family time almost into nonexistence. They
tell me they are stressed and worry that their children are unhappy too. I
believe that the way a family buys, prepares, and serves food can help alleviate
these problems.
I am not objective about the power of food and its pleasures. Food is my work,
and cooking is my hobby. It's what I do when I want to celebrate, and it's one
of the ways I co ...
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