Reviews
Praise for Eat it Up! "No matter how organic or sustainable our food is, if we don't eat it, it's a terrible use of resources. Eat It Up! is chock full of creative and delicious ideas for how to waste less food, including all those tidbits you didn't even know you were wasting."--Dana Gunders, author of Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook , National Resources Defense Council "Sherri Brooks Vinton shows us that making the most of the food we grow and buy--and the precious natural resources and labor that went into it--can be a delicious adventure. In Eat It Up! even the most seasoned chefs will find neat new tricks to turn trash into treasure."--Leslie Hatfield, Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation "In Eat It Up! Sherri offers simple, practical, doable steps to reduce food waste. By doing so, she helps you reconnect with your food and reclaim your power over your food system, demonstrating that every cook--even home cooks--has the power to ''Change Menus. Change Lives.'"--Sara Brito, Executive Director, Chefs Collaborative Library Journal , May 15 issue Vinton makes it easy to transform food trimmings and by-products into something delicious...For readers unsure of what to do with leftover egg whites, stale bread, or chicken carcasses, this book is for you. Highly recommended for budget and environmentally conscious cooks. Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this ''leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and ''whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with." Huffington Post, 8/5/16 "Vinton's book offers recipes that'll help you cook up pretty much any food scrap into a delicious meal--think dishes like Radish Tops Tabouleh--but it also shares other helpful tips along the way, like how to properly stock your fridge to fight food waste before it starts." Donovan's Bookshelf, August 2016 " Eat It Up truly shines and differentiates itself from other ''leftover''-oriented recipe titles...any[one] interested in making better use of their ''trimmings'' and reducing food waste will find Eat It Up a fine gathering of refreshingly different ideas.", Praise for Eat it Up! "No matter how organic or sustainable our food is, if we don't eat it, it's a terrible use of resources. Eat It Up! is chock full of creative and delicious ideas for how to waste less food, including all those tidbits you didn't even know you were wasting."--Dana Gunders, author of Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook , National Resources Defense Council "Sherri Brooks Vinton shows us that making the most of the food we grow and buy--and the precious natural resources and labor that went into it--can be a delicious adventure. In Eat It Up! even the most seasoned chefs will find neat new tricks to turn trash into treasure."--Leslie Hatfield, Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation "In Eat It Up! Sherri offers simple, practical, doable steps to reduce food waste. By doing so, she helps you reconnect with your food and reclaim your power over your food system, demonstrating that every cook--even home cooks--has the power to 'Change Menus. Change Lives.'"--Sara Brito, Executive Director, Chefs Collaborative Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this 'leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and 'whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook.", Praise for Eat it Up! Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this 'leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and 'whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with." Huffington Post, 8/5/16 "Vinton's book offers recipes that'll help you cook up pretty much any food scrap into a delicious meal ? think dishes like Radish Tops Tabouleh ? but it also shares other helpful tips along the way, like how to properly stock your fridge to fight food waste before it starts." Donovan's Bookshelf, August 2016 " Eat It Up truly shines and differentiates itself from other 'leftover'-oriented recipe titles...any[one] interested in making better use of their 'trimmings' and reducing food waste will find Eat It Up a fine gathering of refreshingly different ideas." Sierra Magazine , 8/21/16 " Eat It Up! is packed with tricks...drawing inspiration from a diverse range of cultures and influences to revive what Vinton calls the culinary tradition of using every part of produce and animals. Eliminating food waste at home might sound like a daunting task, but Vinton keeps her recipes fun and easy so consumers can start small at first." Karen Platt, 8/13/16 "New tricks turn food waste into recipes. Simple, practical steps and interesting recipes could cut your food expenditure." Energy Times, 9/6/16 "[Sherri Brooks Vinton] has ways to repurpose everything from apple peels (jelly, tea) to watermelon rinds (pickles, curry) to chicken giblets (gravy, stuffing) into healthy, flavorful offerings for the family table. If you want to get the biggest bang for your food buck, Eat It Up! can help.", Praise for Eat it Up! "No matter how organic or sustainable our food is, if we don't eat it, it's a terrible use of resources. Eat It Up! is chock full of creative and delicious ideas for how to waste less food, including all those tidbits you didn't even know you were wasting."--Dana Gunders, author of Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook , National Resources Defense Council "Sherri Brooks Vinton shows us that making the most of the food we grow and buy--and the precious natural resources and labor that went into it--can be a delicious adventure. In Eat It Up! even the most seasoned chefs will find neat new tricks to turn trash into treasure."--Leslie Hatfield, Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation "In Eat It Up! Sherri offers simple, practical, doable steps to reduce food waste. By doing so, she helps you reconnect with your food and reclaim your power over your food system, demonstrating that every cook--even home cooks--has the power to ''Change Menus. Change Lives.'"--Sara Brito, Executive Director, Chefs Collaborative Library Journal , May 15 issue Vinton makes it easy to transform food trimmings and by-products into something delicious...For readers unsure of what to do with leftover egg whites, stale bread, or chicken carcasses, this book is for you. Highly recommended for budget and environmentally conscious cooks. Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this ''leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and ''whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with." Huffington Post, 8/5/16 "Vinton's book offers recipes that'll help you cook up pretty much any food scrap into a delicious meal ? think dishes like Radish Tops Tabouleh ? but it also shares other helpful tips along the way, like how to properly stock your fridge to fight food waste before it starts." Donovan's Bookshelf, August 2016 " Eat It Up truly shines and differentiates itself from other ''leftover''-oriented recipe titles...any[one] interested in making better use of their ''trimmings'' and reducing food waste will find Eat It Up a fine gathering of refreshingly different ideas.", Praise for Eat it Up! "No matter how organic or sustainable our food is, if we don't eat it, it's a terrible use of resources. Eat It Up! is chock full of creative and delicious ideas for how to waste less food, including all those tidbits you didn't even know you were wasting."--Dana Gunders, author of Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook , National Resources Defense Council "Sherri Brooks Vinton shows us that making the most of the food we grow and buy--and the precious natural resources and labor that went into it--can be a delicious adventure. In Eat It Up! even the most seasoned chefs will find neat new tricks to turn trash into treasure."--Leslie Hatfield, Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation "In Eat It Up! Sherri offers simple, practical, doable steps to reduce food waste. By doing so, she helps you reconnect with your food and reclaim your power over your food system, demonstrating that every cook--even home cooks--has the power to 'Change Menus. Change Lives.'"--Sara Brito, Executive Director, Chefs Collaborative Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook.", Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and 'whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with." Huffington Post, 8/5/16 "Vinton's book offers recipes that'll help you cook up pretty much any food scrap into a delicious meal ? think dishes like Radish Tops Tabouleh ? but it also shares other helpful tips along the way, like how to properly stock your fridge to fight food waste before it starts.", Praise for Eat it Up! Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this 'leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen.", Praise for Eat it Up! "No matter how organic or sustainable our food is, if we don't eat it, it's a terrible use of resources. Eat It Up! is chock full of creative and delicious ideas for how to waste less food, including all those tidbits you didn't even know you were wasting."--Dana Gunders, author of Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook , National Resources Defense Council "Sherri Brooks Vinton shows us that making the most of the food we grow and buy--and the precious natural resources and labor that went into it--can be a delicious adventure. In Eat It Up! even the most seasoned chefs will find neat new tricks to turn trash into treasure."--Leslie Hatfield, Editor, GRACE Communications Foundation "In Eat It Up! Sherri offers simple, practical, doable steps to reduce food waste. By doing so, she helps you reconnect with your food and reclaim your power over your food system, demonstrating that every cook--even home cooks--has the power to 'Change Menus. Change Lives.'"--Sara Brito, Executive Director, Chefs Collaborative Library Journal , May 15 issue Vinton makes it easy to transform food trimmings and by-products into something delicious...For readers unsure of what to do with leftover egg whites, stale bread, or chicken carcasses, this book is for you. Highly recommended for budget and environmentally conscious cooks. Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this 'leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and 'whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with.", Praise for Eat it Up! Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook.", Praise for Eat it Up! Myrtle Beach Sun News , 5/17/16 Vinton presents ways using up food can save time, taste great, [and] preserve natural resources...Usually I wait until a book comes out before I send in a review, but this one merits a pre-order...Even the most experienced chef will find this book interesting and the novice chef will get off to a good start on cooking without waste. Booklist , June 1, 2016 issue "A sterling resource for the ecologically minded cook." January Magazine, 7/3/16 "Vinton's well thought out recipes show us how to use every little bit. Nor is all (or even any!) of this 'leftover food.' Vinton's 150 recipes feel very fresh and new...and many are real keepers. Eat It Up is one for your permanent cookbook shelf. A book that will make you better, inside and out." Greene County Record , 7/13/16 "Recipes...for a no-waste, great-taste kitchen." Milwaukee Shepherd Express , 7/19/16 "In many ways, Eat It Up! is a recipe for returning to the kitchen economy of a century ago when stale bread became bread pudding and leftover bones were simmered in a pot of broth. Vinton's recipes include great ideas for using fruit peels, vegetable stalks, fat and 'whole animal dishes' that overlook nothing that is edible. Eat It Up! is a call to arms as well as a cookbook." Joint Forces Journal , 7/14/16 "Sherri Brooks Vinton helps you make the most out of the food you bring home. The 150 delicious recipes...show you the way to mine the uncovered treasures in your kitchen--that's right, the limp celery stalks, leaves from your cauliflower, bones from Sunday's roast, and even the last lick of jam in the jar are all put to good, tasty use." Sand and Succotash, 7/28/16 " Eat It Up! comes to the rescue with produce insights, pantry tips, upcycling scraps recipes, and how to use up every bit of that whole chicken you came home with." Huffington Post, 8/5/16 "Vinton's book offers recipes that'll help you cook up pretty much any food scrap into a delicious meal ? think dishes like Radish Tops Tabouleh ? but it also shares other helpful tips along the way, like how to properly stock your fridge to fight food waste before it starts." Donovan's Bookshelf, August 2016 " Eat It Up truly shines and differentiates itself from other 'leftover'-oriented recipe titles...any[one] interested in making better use of their 'trimmings' and reducing food waste will find Eat It Up a fine gathering of refreshingly different ideas." Sierra Magazine , 8/21/16 " Eat It Up! is packed with tricks...drawing inspiration from a diverse range of cultures and influences to revive what Vinton calls the culinary tradition of using every part of produce and animals. Eliminating food waste at home might sound like a daunting task, but Vinton keeps her recipes fun and easy so consumers can start small at first." Karen Platt, 8/13/16 "New tricks turn food waste into recipes. Simple, practical steps and interesting recipes could cut your food expenditure."
