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Food is at the center of national debates about how Americans live and the future of the planet. Not everyone agrees about how to reform our relationship to food, but one suggestion rises above the din: We need to get back in the kitchen. Amid concerns about rising rates of obesity and diabetes, unpronounceable ingredients, and the environmental footprint of industrial agriculture, food reformers implore parents to slow down, cook from scratch, and gather around the dinner table. Making food a priority, they argue, will lead to happier and healthier families. But is it really that simple?In this riveting and beautifully-written book, Sarah Bowen, Joslyn Brenton, and Sinikka Elliott take us into the kitchens of nine women to tell the complicated story of what it takes to feed a family today. All of these mothers love their children and want them to eat well. But their kitchens are not equal. From cockroach infestations and stretched budgets to picky eaters and conflicting nutrition advice, Pressure Cooker exposes how modern families struggle to confront high expectations and deep-seated inequalities around getting food on the table.Based on extensive interviews and field research in the homes and kitchens of a diverse group of American families, Pressure Cooker challenges the logic of the most popular foodie mantras of our time, showing how they miss the mark and up the ante for parents and children. Romantic images of family meals are inviting, but they create a fiction that does little to fix the problems with the food system. The unforgettable stories in this book evocatively illustrate how class inequality, racism, sexism, and xenophobia converge at the dinner table. If we want a food system that is fair, equitable, and nourishing, we must look outside the kitchen for answers.



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Sarah Bowen

Sarah Bowen is an award-winning author, multifaith spiritual educator, inspired speaker... and aspiring Jedi. Her first book, Void If Detached: Seeking Modern Spirituality Through My Father's Old Sermons, received numerous literary awards including a Nautilus and International Book Award. ?While writing the book, Sarah found herself curiously drawn to OneSpirit Interfaith Seminary, where she eventually enrolled to pursue the addition of Reverend to her name as well, officially entering the (proverbial) family business. Not surprisingly, the study of the world's great faith traditions greatly increased Sarah's craving for more writing. Her forthcoming book, Spiritual Rebel: A Positively Addictive Guide to Deeper Perspective and Higher Purpose, will be released into bookstores June 11 2019 by Monkfish Publishing. ?Especially interested in the intersection of animal welfare and spiritual values, Sarah has studied these topics at Emerson Theological Institute, the University of Edinburgh, Chicago Theological Seminary, the Chopra Center, and the Omega Institute. She hopes to help put a massive dent in the factory farming industry one day.www.thisissarahbowen.com



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