Author Archive: Patty
We all have a friend in our lives who is smart, witty, intelligent: you give her cold pasta and chicken and she will whip out a gourmet meal in 15 minutes, she makes chicken soup from scratch for her sick neighborhood even though she is nursing a cold herself… you know that friend who will always be there to drive common sense into you, but doesn’t realize that she is as perfect as they come as a mother, wife and friend. That is our Patty….
Heat, Without the Meat: Vegetarian Enchiladas
After almost a decade of marriage and two beautiful kids, it goes without saying: romance in a long-term relationship can get a little stale. A little tired. A little dried up. A little…well, non-existent. Prior to marriage, there was always a constant and steady flow of sentimental moments, tender embraces, romantic interludes, stolen glances and [...]
Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks
Written by Barbara Jean Hicks and Illustrated by Sue Hendra A super cute book about monsters who don’t like to eat broccocli…except, they find themselves fooled into eating them in the most delightful way!
My Foodie ABC: A Little Gourmet’s Guide by Puck
Written by Puck, Illustrated by Violet Lemay A bright and cheery book that teaches the letters of the alphabet and gastronomical terms to burgeoning foodies
The 5% Diet: A Variation on a Dal Recipe
Recently, my husband and I watched the documentary, Forks over Knives, a film that details the claims and groundbreaking research conducted by Dr. Colin Campbell in his book, The China Study. According to Dr. Campbell (nutritional scientist at Cornell University) and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn (a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force [...]
Quiet in the Garden by Aliki
Aliki manages to illustrate the incredible goings-on of a quiet garden through the eyes of a child. The illustrations are attractive to both children and adults. Book also includes instructions for making a garden. Written and Illustrated by Aliki
Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher
Written by Laurel Snyder and Illustrated by David Goldin A pig desperately wants to participate in Shabbat dinner. In order to do so, he tries to become kosher.
Editors’ Note
November 2011 Editors’ Note Welcome to Zomppa 2.0! Time really flies when you’re having fun. It is almost December, Thanksgiving has just passed in the United States and winter is already settling in some parts of the world. For the past several months, the folks at Zomppa have been very busy and have worked [...]
Too Pickley! by Jean Reidy
Written by Jean Reidy and Illustrated by Geneviève Leloup A rhythmic story about a little boy who rejects anything put in front of him until he finally finds the one thing he loves to eat. Delicious
Yum Yum Dim Sum by Amy Sanger
Written and Illustrated by Amy Sanger A gorgeous little board book good for tiny fingers in book-turning training. Sanger uses rhymes to teach children about the amazing culinary world of Chinese Dim Sum.
The Sandwich Shop by Queen Ranian Al Abdullah
For those of you out there with young children, here is a wonderful little book recommendation! Her Majesty Queen Ranian Al Abdullah, the Queen of Jordan, is the author of this touching story about acknowledging our differences, appreciating those qualities/factors that make us different and fortifying lasting friendships. The added bonus is two varying sandwiches [...]
