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  1. Proverbs 31 Wannabe
    Florida
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Bread and Wine ~ a love story
    April 17, 2013
    Proverbs 31 Wannabe
    Florida
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I enjoy reading cookbooks and imagining all of the possibilities new recipes bring. Like everyone, I sometimes get in a food rut and need inspiration. Bread and Wine ~ finding community and life around the table, is no ordinary cookbook. In fact, while it has recipes in it, Shauna Niequist says it isn't really a cookbook at all. She shares some of her favorite recipes and the stories and people behind those recipes. In fact, she admits that many of these recipes came from other sources but I enjoyed the stories and memories stirred by the food she cooks.

    In her introduction, Niequist says,

    "It's not, actually, strictly, about food for me. It's about what happens when we come together, slow down, open our homes, look into one another's faces, listen to one another's stories. It happens when we leave the office and get a sitter and skip our workouts every so often to celebrate a birthday or an accomplishment or a wedding or a birth, when we break out of the normal clockwork of daily life and pop the champagne on a cold, gray Wednesday fore no other reason than the fact that the faces we love are gathered around our table. It happens when we enter the joy and the sorrow of the people we love, and we join together at the table to feed one another and be fed, and while it's not strictly about food, it doesn't happen without it. Food is the starting point, the common ground, the thing to hold and handle, the currency we offer to one another."

    Because I come from a southern family, food is a large part of our family traditions. The food we share around our table feeds not only our bodies, but our souls too. Whether it is the four of us sitting at the dining room table at night or Sunday dinner with extended family, our mealtime is a sacred space for sharing life together. I identify with Niequist when she says,

    "What happens around the table doesn't matter to a lot of people. But it matters more and more to me. Life at the table is life at its best to me, and the spiritual significance of what and how we eat, and with whom and where, is new and profound to me every day. I believe God is here among us, present and working. I believe all of life is shot through with God's presence, and that part of the gift of walking with him is seeing his fingerprints in all sorts of unexpected ways...When you

    eat, I want you to think of God, of the holiness of hands that feed us, of the provision we are given every time we eat. When you eat bread and you drink wine, I want you to think about the body and the blood every time, not just when the bread an dwine show up in church, but when they show up anywhere - on a picnic table or a hardwood floor or a beach."

    Niequist has inspired me to cook, to invite friends and family in and to make it about more than whether my house is perfect, but about the intimacy and love that is shared around the table.

    "This is what I want you to do: I want you to tell someone you love them, and dinner's at six. I want you to throw open your front door and welcome the people you love into the inevitable mess with hugs and laughter. I want you to light a burner on the stove, to chop and stir and season with love and abandon. Begin with an onion and a drizzle of olive oil, and go from therrem, any one of a million different meals. Gather the people you love around your table and feed them with love and honestly and creativity. Fed them with your hands and the flavors and smells that remind you of home and beauty and the best stories you've ever heard, the best stories you've ever lived."

    If you love food and you love spending time with your family and friends, I recommend this book. If you are in a food rut and need some inspiration, I recommend this book. After reading this book, I felt good about the times we are already spending around our table and feel inspired to create more experiences with family,old friends, and friends we've yet to make.

    I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  2. debs
    Maine
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Put Family and Friends back at the table!!
    April 15, 2013
    debs
    Maine
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Bread & Wine ~ Shauna Niequist

    This is a fun book that entitles short stories and a recipe at the end of each story. It is a book that you will want to share with friends and family, exactly what the author wants. Each story is about sharing memories with your family and loved ones. The author suggests that you first read through each story and then try the recipe for your family or friends and while eating talk about the story in the book that goes with the dish you just cooked. All recipes are easy to do and the ingredients they require can be found in any grocery store. Meals in the book are healthy and can be made into anyone's special dietary needs.

    I really enjoyed this book and plan to get copies for those that love to cook and entertain. I even think my friends that don't like to cook, would enjoy this book and it will encourage them to start.

    I love the whole idea that the author is trying to get us to do with this book. Let's get family, friends and memories back to when everyone sat around laughed and enjoyed each other for an evening.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Handlebar bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  3. VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Recipes, Wonderful Stories and Love
    April 10, 2013
    VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Shauna Niequist in her new book, "Bread And Wine" published by Zondervan brings us A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes.

    From the Inside Flap: This is what I want you to do: tell someone you love them, and that dinner's at six.

    Bread & Wine is a collection of stories about life around the table-about family, friend- ships, and the meals that bring us together. It's about Bacon-Wrapped Dates and Mango Chicken Curry and Blueberry Crisp. It's about the ways God teaches and nourishes us as we nourish the people around us. It's about recipes, entertaining ideas, and meals to share with friends and family, made by hand and with love.

    Many of the most sacred moments in my life, the ones in which I feel God's presence most profoundly, when I feel the goodness of the world most arrestingly, take place around the table. Something extraordinary happens when we slow down, open our homes, look into one another's faces, and listen to one another's stories around the table.

    This is my love letter to life around the table.

    For me the best time of the year was always Thanksgiving. It was the one day when everyone was home, we all were pitching with the food or preparing the table and we spent a lot of time together talking, playing games, eating and having lots of fun. It was a magic time. Shauna Niequist understands magic time and she has given us "Bread and Wine" so that we can experience magic time and pass it on to others. "Bread and Wine" is not a cookbook even though it has some outrageously great recipes that are not difficult to prepare and are supremely delicious. Somehow it is that moment when everyone is at the table, sharing their experiences, listening to each other and having fun. Each chapter has a story that brings you into that moment and then makes you want to go cook. If you are stressed or feeling burnt out read a chapter I guarantee you will feel oh so much better when you finish. Magic time. Jesus likes to eat and hang out and have fun. You will find Him in The Bible at dinner parties, weddings-the big feast in Heaven is the marriage supper and He tells us He wants to eat with us. He likes magic moments also. "Bread and Wine" will help you experience it. This book is a great gift to give to friends and family so that they can experience the moment also and pass it on. I recommend this book highly!

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    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from DeChant Hughes Public Relations. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
  4. gadfly1974
    Rochester, NY
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Dinner and a show!
    April 7, 2013
    gadfly1974
    Rochester, NY
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: male
    Meal time is one of the most important, universal human experiences.

    Ms Niequist gives us a peek into her family's stories through the lens of food.

    One of my favorite stories is of her family arriving in Paris, tired from long days of travel and sightseeing, and getting caught in a tiny hotel room with her mother-in-law. My own family has had similar adventures on the road.

    This book is unique. After each story, the author shares a recipe inspired by her experiences.

    After describing her antics in Paris, she shares a wonderful three-ingredient chocolate mousse recipe.

    The recipes range from simple to moderately complex, and the ingredients sometimes require a trip to Trader Joe's. If this doesn't sound appealing, then go ahead and borrow the book to read the stories.

    But if you're intrigued, I recommend purchasing this book and keeping it on your kitchen counter. The recipes are flexible, not too scripted, and allow for individual creativity.

    Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for this honest review.
  5. bbykak
    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Good book
    September 26, 2013
    bbykak
    Quality: 3
    Value: 3
    Meets Expectations: 3
    I love the style of the writer...she is smart, witty, and a loving hostess. I have even tried a couple of the recipes. Yum! However, I was uncomfortable with how much the entertaining included some form of alcohol. This is a culture that I suppose is popular but I can not indulge in. It made me very uncomfortable.
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