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More-with-Less Cookbook Author(s) Doris Janzen Longacre Language English Genre(s) Cookbook Publisher Herald Press Publication date 1976 ISBN 0-8361-9103-X (spiral edition), 0-8361-9263-X (paperback edition) The More-with-Less Cookbook is a cookbook commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee in 1976 with the goal of "helping Christians respond in a caring-sharing way in a world with limited food resources"[1] and "to challenge North Americans to consume less so others could eat enough".[2] The first edition of the book has received forty-seven printings, with over 847,000 copies sold worldwide, including Bantam Press, British English and German editions.[3]
The book advocates the consumption of more whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, the moderation of meat and dairy products and the avoidance of processed and convenience foods. The recipes, collected from Mennonite and other Christian families around the world, are intended to be affordable, nutritious and socially and ecologically responsible.
See also
References
- ^ Longacre, Doris Janzen: More-with-Less Cookbook (25th Anniversary Edition), page 7. Herald Press, 2000.
- ^ "More-with-Less -Earmarks of a bestseller". http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/more/about.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ Longacre, Doris Janzen: More-with-Less Cookbook (25th Anniversary Edition). Herald Press, 2000.
- Martin, Pat Hostetter. "Longacre, Doris Janzen (1940-1979)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1987. Retrieved 11 November 2009
Categories:- 1976 books
- 2000 books
- Cookbooks
- Mennonitism
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