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Angie McKaig

Angie McKaig

I’m a serial entrepreneur, web guru, online business consultant, writer and professional photographer. I’m also a foodie – my kitchen’s jam-packed with cookbooks and cooking gear – and a newbie gardener. I love disaster movies and books, am devoted to my husband, stepkids and pug, and collect Santas. You know, in my spare time. :)
  • Toronto, ON, Canada
  • member since August 27 2008

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  • French Food at Home
    • Rated 4 stars

    “You know, it's not as good, as polished, or a luxuriously and elegantly simply french as French Taste, her second cookbook. (Nor as elegantly designed and typeset, for that matter.) But some good ideas in here all the same.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Much better than I thought it would be at the beginning. Really well written. A great followup book to read after the Omivore's Dilemma (which I just finished last month). It is sad and terrible sometimes to read about and be connected to the cycle of life and death, success and loss that runs the human condition. I cried when some of the animals were killed. I'm not sure I could kill my own animals, ever, but I appreciate knowing more about the animals that die to feed me, all the same.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Evil Genius
    • Rated 4 stars

    “It's not a bad YA book, definitely a different twist on things, doesn't shy away from the dark - if you love mysteries and capers, you'll love this (I'm not a big fan of either genre, but the main character is what kept me going even into the next book).”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Sunday, October 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • All About Breakfast & Brunch
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Not bad, but doesn't contain much of anything not already in the full version of JOC.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • World Made by Hand: A Novel
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Kind of flat - a few interesting ideas. Could have done without the mysterious "supernatural" thread through it - the story would have stood on its own without it completely and would have been much more believable.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Country Cooking of France
    • Rated 5 stars

    “My hero Laura Calder was researcher for this enormous tome. While I'd personally be skipping the sections on innards, frogs legs, snails, and most of the seafood - squid is just not my speed - it's a wonderful recipe book full of authentic recipes, as well as fabulous information pages on how things "really" are in France when it comes to food. Also includes a fabulous section on cheese and how to choose it.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Written by a back-to-earth-er; it's not a bad book and does contain a LOT of information on how to have a farm, from living frugally and/or off the grid, gardening (actually, it's quite a good resource for gardening), animal husbandry, etc. It's a little uneven in places since it was self-published for the first seven editions, contains personal notes that are jarring at times, and overall gives the impression that ALL consumerism, urban living, etc. is bad and that if we all just switched to cotton clothing and making our own lye soap and canning or freezing everything, the world would be a better place. Perhaps that's right, too, but I can't completely agree.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven!
    • Rated 2 stars

    “I read this a while ago - don't remember a LOT about it but I do remember it included canned soups and was rather thin on the recipes.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Cooking Under Cover pb
    • Rated 3 stars

    “I'm sure this would be a great book for beginners - those intimidated by longer recipes, more ingredients, more complex flavors. For me it was a little run of the mill, though there certainly are a LOT of recipes in this book. There were many recipes I wouldn't really consider casseroles - things you saute up and place together in a casserole dish, top with cheese and then broil for 5 min really doesn't make a casserole, in my book. :)”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Culinary Institute of America: Breakfast and Brunches

    Culinary Institute of America: Breakfast and Brunches

    by The Culinary Institute of America
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Not bad - love the bread section in particular - but was disappointed by the amount of "non breakfasty" foods in the back sections. Would have liked to see more brunch/breakfast ideas instead.”

    Angie McKaig wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
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