Butter: Comforting, Delicious, Versatile - Over 130 Recipes Celebrating Butter

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It almost felt like the author was uncomfortable with the scene, like she just wanted to get it over with.

The book is written in the view as someone who is obese, in the first person, so as a reader you get to understand what Butter is feeling. If you were thinking that a book about a kid eating himself to death and live-streaming it would be stupid, you were right; good catch.Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, “The Konkatsu Killer”, Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan. It has all of these things I thought would be interesting to read about: a 400+ lb main character, binge eating, a threat of suicide, people cheering on unhealthy habits. This kind of book can be daunting for both author and reader - there's so much to cover - but Potts has been masterful in her choice of recipes and the techniques she focuses on. But we weren't: "This original animalderived margarine, by the way, was nothing like today’s version of the stuff, which is made with hardened vegetable oils.

It never really bothered me but at the same time I really didn't mind when butter for bread was available at a restaurant or at someone else's house, etc. From yaks in Bhutan to Irish grazing herds, to indoor dairying in Wisconsin, and even a look at margarine, you couldn't get a more rounded picture. Perhaps an important part of the issue is that we seem to associate obesity without laziness or a lack of self control and we often fail to recognize the emotional and sometimes physical causes that contribute.In a collection of excellent recipes and essays she makes the case for more buttery delight in our lives. As in her previous works, National Book Award finalist Jones explores expansive themes through the perspectives of richly drawn, fascinating characters who are often out of place and time. Taking that first step and fighting those thoughts and feelings is hard: take it from the human who struggles with suicidal thoughts and ideation almost daily. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.