Recipe Weekend: Book Review and Giveaway: Julia's Child by Sarah Pinneo

Synopsis: Julia Bailey is a mompreneur with too many principles and too little time.  Her fledgling company, Julia's Child, makes organic toddler meals with names like Gentle Lentil and Give Peas a Chance. But before she can realize her dream of seeing them on the shelves of Whole Foods, she will have to make peace between her professional aspirations and her toughest food critics: the two little boys waiting at home. Is it possible to save the world while turning a profit?


Julia's Child is a warmhearted, laugh-out-loud story about motherhood's choices: organic vs. local, paper vs. plastic, staying at home vs. risking it all.



About the Author: Sarah Pinneo, like her character Julia, understands the work vs. stay at home decision.  Sarah was a Wall Street dealmaker for ten years before making the transition from breadwinner to bread baker.  Now a food journalist, and co-author of The Ski House Cookbook, Sarah blogs on her home page at sarahpinneo.com, and at Blurb is a Verb on SheWrites.com. She lives with her family in Ludlow Vermont, and Hanover, New Hampshire.


Review: This was a fun book that I finished in 2 sittings! It's definitely chick-lit lite, with a happy ending, but one that will chase away the winter doldrums! Working mothers will instantly relate to Julia and her dreams, guilt, and fears. ALL mother's will laugh out loud with her tales of sneaking food into playrooms, kids that get away from you at the zoo and Halloween hijinks! The recipes are enticing, especially if you are looking for healthy, organic ones for your kids! Here's an example (while not to eat, it definitely smells yummy!) :


Wylie's Gingerbread Playdough
Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat flour (or any other type)
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder (for color)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 cup water
1 tsp vegetable oil 


Directions: 
Have your child stir together the dry ingredients in a saucepan (Tip- toddler+large spoon= large kitchen covered in flour. Give them a chopstick or fork (small) to stir with, you'll thank me later).
2. Add water and oil, and mix.
3. On STOVE, stir mix over medium heat for 305 minutes, until you see the playdough form a skin on the bottom, when flipped.
4. Turn it out of the pan and knead, when cool enough to handle.


Give to tot(s) to play with. Note: Keeps well in the refrigerator, in an airtight container.


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Disclosure / Disclaimer:  I was offered this book, free of charge,from KMS PR, for review on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to review the book.