Simple Food for the Good Life: Random Acts of Cooking and Pithy Quotations (Good Life Series)

Forget about all the diet fads and even the contemporary research that finally proves the health benefits of a low protein, low fat, high carb diet. Helen and Scott Nearing lived highly active lives without doctors and Scott lived to be 100, before he decided it was time to pass away. Helen, who wrote this book, died prematurely in a car accident in her 90's. This book has all the simple foods they ate and explains how they were simply prepared. This book should be re-printed and on the shelves of every bookstore for our unhealthy generation to discover.

I love Helen Nearing. I think I have read her husband's and I believe all of her books, too. When I saw this one pop up on Amazon I read the reviews and it said this is not a cookbook persay. It has little notes, antidotes and comments from Helen so I knew what to expect. I love it. It sounds just like her. The recipes it does have are easy, simple and vegetarian; it was just what I was looking for. I am certainly glad I purchased it.

It was not that it was a bad book it must have been wonderful in its day. Because of the information we have at our fingertips, there are so many great new ideas, there is no way it could compete with the recipes of today. The information from Vietnamese, India and other countries have brought into this country so many new ideas that were not available when this book was written. I have this book and it is a keeper, but I do not think I would have bought it had I read it first.

Wonderful book and find it very inspiring. However I was very disappointed by the book condition which was described as "good".

This is an excellent book! It is much more than a recipe book, and is a recipe for long life and health as well. It describes the negative health results of constantly "feasting" in this country, and shows how a much simpler approach to eating can bring health and longevity. The author and spouse lived an active life to their late 90's and rarely if ever were sick. This book explains why.

easy vegetarian recipes for basic dishes, I love the Nearings rambling and quotes. I had a copy years ago, which was lost in a move. It is like getting an old friend back, worth the read.

This is a book which talks about Helen Nearing's philosophy on cooking (or not cooking)and includes recipes....but not really a thorough cookbook. If you want to know more about raw and vegetarian meals....then this would help. Also good at exploring the philosophy of growing your own, pay as you go etc.

I enjoyed the stories of their life and how simply they lived and the wonderful ways with food. I really enjoy it....maybe because I always felt like a pioneer woman. Live simply, and live free.