"The first of January arrived on a Thursday this year, and maybe you were able to eke out an extra day off yesterday, or knock off a few hours early. This weekend, in any case, carries the vibes of the last holiday breathing room before we dive into a new year in earnest on Monday. I'm planning to make these two days as big and slow as possible."
"In early December, Scribner published Adler's newest title, "Feast On Your Life: Kitchen Meditations For Every Day." She lays out its impetus straightaway in the introduction: "In the fall of 2023, I faced crippling depression. It wasn't the first time. ... My husband suggested that I start documenting what delighted me. That night, I wrote a list and, for the first time in weeks, found some respite.""
A cook and editor with experience at Chez Panisse and Gabrielle Hamilton's Prune blends lyricism and practicality in reflections on home cooking and domestic life. Earlier essays appeared in An Everlasting Meal, noted for imaginative chapter titles. A later collection, Feast On Your Life, grew from a fall 2023 episode of crippling depression and a daily practice of listing small delights. That practice brought immediate respite and then became the organizing principle for daily kitchen meditations that document pleasures of food, slow living, and the fortifying power of attention to ordinary moments.
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