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Share: The Cookbook that Celebrates Our Common Humanity
Nothing brings people together better than the sharing of food.
The recipes in this uplifting book include healthy, everyday recipes, nutritious recipes for family meals, recipes for sharing, and recipes for celebrating. Contributed by women living in the war-torn countries in which Women for Women International operate, these recipes are also accompanied by dishes shared by internationally known chefs, humanitarians, and philanthropists.
Dishes range from authentic Afghani bichak pastries and Congolese sticky doughnuts to spicy cashew and tomato soup, Indonesian beef rendang, and orange-scented almond cake. Interspersed throughout are the inspiring stories from the women whose lives have been changed through the intervention of Women for Women International.
The recipes in this uplifting book include healthy, everyday recipes, nutritious recipes for family meals, recipes for sharing, and recipes for celebrating. Contributed by women living in the war-torn countries in which Women for Women International operate, these recipes are also accompanied by dishes shared by internationally known chefs, humanitarians, and philanthropists.
Dishes range from authentic Afghani bichak pastries and Congolese sticky doughnuts to spicy cashew and tomato soup, Indonesian beef rendang, and orange-scented almond cake. Interspersed throughout are the inspiring stories from the women whose lives have been changed through the intervention of Women for Women International.
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256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 16, 2013
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About the author
Meryl Streep
53 books71 followersMary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected movie actors of the modern era.
Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, and her screen debut came in the made-for-television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with Julia. Both critical and commercial success came soon with roles in The Deer Hunter (1978) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. She later won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sophie's Choice (1982).
Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award. Her work has also earned her two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, four New York Film Critics Circle Awards, five Grammy Award nominations, a BAFTA award, an Australian Film Institute Award, and a Tony Award nomination.
Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, and her screen debut came in the made-for-television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with Julia. Both critical and commercial success came soon with roles in The Deer Hunter (1978) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), the former giving Streep her first Oscar nomination and the latter her first win. She later won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sophie's Choice (1982).
Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award. Her work has also earned her two Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Cannes Film Festival award, four New York Film Critics Circle Awards, five Grammy Award nominations, a BAFTA award, an Australian Film Institute Award, and a Tony Award nomination.
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January 25, 2019
I love to read the stories of the people and places where the recipes were developed. Beautifully written and outstanding photography. The recipes are fairly simple and easy to make, though there have been a few where I have had to go in search of ingredients, but it was well worth it.
March 23, 2014
Last December, Lauri Pastrone came to Village House of Books. Lauri, and 4 collaborators, put together a cookbook, called Share, that she was promoting, and that VHOB was highlighting in the store. After listening to Lauri, several of us bought the cookbook - and more.
What is Share all about? Women for Women International is an organization whose mission is to support women in a number of war-torn countries. The idea is to give women training over the course of a year that allows them to be independent and productive members of their society when that year is up. By paying $30/month for one year (plus a $30 start-up fee), you are giving these women a chance to turn their lives around. Joni and I were certainly sold.
What does the cookbook consist of? There are numerous recipes from: nationally-renowned chefs, celebrities, and 2 women from each of the 8 war-torn countries. In fact, Meryl Streep wrote the forward for the cookbook. So, not only are you supporting the organization by buying a cookbook ($40) or maybe even taking the next step by supporting a woman from the program, but you're also getting a beautiful, coffee table book with fantastic recipes. Let WfWi explain about the cookbook and the program:
Share – the cookbook that celebrates our common humanity
Since 1993, Women for Women International (WfWI) has transformed
the lives of nearly 400,000 women survivors of war.
About the Cookbook
An uplifting and beautifully designed cookbook that includes a collection of nearly 100 recipes and
inspiring stories from women who have gone from victims to active citizens.
Foreword by Meryl Streep.
International chefs participating include: Alice Waters, Jamie Oliver, Yotam Ottolenghi, René Redzepi,
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jesse Ziff Cool, Maggie Beer, Judy Wicks, Susan Spicer, Greg Higgins, Ann
Cooper, and Nora Pouillon.
Activists, philanthropists and humanitarians contributing recipes include: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson
Mandela, Sir Richard Branson, Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel,
Muhammad Yunus, Ashley Judd, Emma Thompson, Annie Lennox, Livia Firth, Christiane Amanpour, Ben
& Jerry, Kate Spade, Trudie Styler, Jennifer Buffet, Sheryl WuDunn, Craig Kielburger, Alice Walker, Dame
Judi Dench, Lisa Shannon, Mia Farrow, Robin Wright and Helen Bamber, among others.
Published by Kyle Books, Share is being sold in the US, UK, Ireland, Romania, Croatia, Holland, Saudi
Arabia, Dubai, Lebanon, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, New
Zealand, and Germany (translated).
Share is the 1st cookbook to be placed on the JP Morgan Summer Reading List (2013).
Sold at Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores and on Amazon.
All royalties and 100% of publisher’s profits will go to the work of Women for Women International.
Goals
To generate new sponsorships for women victims of war through sales and publicity of the cookbook
and to raise money for ongoing training programs.
What Is Women for Women International?
WfWI provide victims of war the opportunity to transform their lives through a year-long skills training
programme, which includes job skills and business training to earn a living.
Women in the programme also receive tools and support to deal with the social and emotional
consequences of war. A key component is information regarding their rights -- what they are and how
to fight for them in their homes, their communities and their nations.
Through WfWI’s extensive sponsorship programme, sponsors pledge $30 (£22) per month and
exchange letters with their assigned ‘sister.’
Women graduate with a breadth of skills. The variety of trades offered include: organic farming, small
animal husbandry, tile production, tailoring, cooking, bee keeping, bread making, and more.
WfWI has training centres in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Congo, South Sudan, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Afghanistan and Iraq. (WfWI has centres only in countries of conflict or post-conflict.)
Women for Women International’s Scope
WfWI has corporate partnerships and collaborations with many organisations. e.g., Google, Neal’s
Yard, Harper’s Bazaar, Kate Spade, Browns and others.
Zainab Salbi, Founder of WfWI, frequently appears on CNN, the BBC, and other international networks
and was on Oprah many times. In addition to receiving the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian prize, she has
been named a member of the Clinton Global Initiative by former President Clinton.
For more information in the USA, contact Tracy Craighead
+1 (845) 260-2672 or +1 (914) 533-2079
tracycraighead@hotmail.com Sold at Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores and on Amazon.
Do yourself a favor and, at least, buy this book. Your $40 will get you an amazing cookbook and will do a lot more good than that. And, if you feel particularly moved, you may want to consider the 1-year sponsorship, at $30/month. I guarantee that either way, you will feel great.
What is Share all about? Women for Women International is an organization whose mission is to support women in a number of war-torn countries. The idea is to give women training over the course of a year that allows them to be independent and productive members of their society when that year is up. By paying $30/month for one year (plus a $30 start-up fee), you are giving these women a chance to turn their lives around. Joni and I were certainly sold.
What does the cookbook consist of? There are numerous recipes from: nationally-renowned chefs, celebrities, and 2 women from each of the 8 war-torn countries. In fact, Meryl Streep wrote the forward for the cookbook. So, not only are you supporting the organization by buying a cookbook ($40) or maybe even taking the next step by supporting a woman from the program, but you're also getting a beautiful, coffee table book with fantastic recipes. Let WfWi explain about the cookbook and the program:
Share – the cookbook that celebrates our common humanity
Since 1993, Women for Women International (WfWI) has transformed
the lives of nearly 400,000 women survivors of war.
About the Cookbook
An uplifting and beautifully designed cookbook that includes a collection of nearly 100 recipes and
inspiring stories from women who have gone from victims to active citizens.
Foreword by Meryl Streep.
International chefs participating include: Alice Waters, Jamie Oliver, Yotam Ottolenghi, René Redzepi,
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jesse Ziff Cool, Maggie Beer, Judy Wicks, Susan Spicer, Greg Higgins, Ann
Cooper, and Nora Pouillon.
Activists, philanthropists and humanitarians contributing recipes include: Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson
Mandela, Sir Richard Branson, Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel,
Muhammad Yunus, Ashley Judd, Emma Thompson, Annie Lennox, Livia Firth, Christiane Amanpour, Ben
& Jerry, Kate Spade, Trudie Styler, Jennifer Buffet, Sheryl WuDunn, Craig Kielburger, Alice Walker, Dame
Judi Dench, Lisa Shannon, Mia Farrow, Robin Wright and Helen Bamber, among others.
Published by Kyle Books, Share is being sold in the US, UK, Ireland, Romania, Croatia, Holland, Saudi
Arabia, Dubai, Lebanon, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, New
Zealand, and Germany (translated).
Share is the 1st cookbook to be placed on the JP Morgan Summer Reading List (2013).
Sold at Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores and on Amazon.
All royalties and 100% of publisher’s profits will go to the work of Women for Women International.
Goals
To generate new sponsorships for women victims of war through sales and publicity of the cookbook
and to raise money for ongoing training programs.
What Is Women for Women International?
WfWI provide victims of war the opportunity to transform their lives through a year-long skills training
programme, which includes job skills and business training to earn a living.
Women in the programme also receive tools and support to deal with the social and emotional
consequences of war. A key component is information regarding their rights -- what they are and how
to fight for them in their homes, their communities and their nations.
Through WfWI’s extensive sponsorship programme, sponsors pledge $30 (£22) per month and
exchange letters with their assigned ‘sister.’
Women graduate with a breadth of skills. The variety of trades offered include: organic farming, small
animal husbandry, tile production, tailoring, cooking, bee keeping, bread making, and more.
WfWI has training centres in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Congo, South Sudan, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Afghanistan and Iraq. (WfWI has centres only in countries of conflict or post-conflict.)
Women for Women International’s Scope
WfWI has corporate partnerships and collaborations with many organisations. e.g., Google, Neal’s
Yard, Harper’s Bazaar, Kate Spade, Browns and others.
Zainab Salbi, Founder of WfWI, frequently appears on CNN, the BBC, and other international networks
and was on Oprah many times. In addition to receiving the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian prize, she has
been named a member of the Clinton Global Initiative by former President Clinton.
For more information in the USA, contact Tracy Craighead
+1 (845) 260-2672 or +1 (914) 533-2079
tracycraighead@hotmail.com Sold at Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores and on Amazon.
Do yourself a favor and, at least, buy this book. Your $40 will get you an amazing cookbook and will do a lot more good than that. And, if you feel particularly moved, you may want to consider the 1-year sponsorship, at $30/month. I guarantee that either way, you will feel great.
December 29, 2013
I have been reading this book at a time of year of great food indulgence so it was refreshing to get this amazing perspective on food for survival, community gathering and cultural sustainability. The book was produced by Women for Women International which works to empower women from war torn countries to gain life and business skills to allow for their empowerment. There are incredible stories of endurance and strength in the face of abject poverty and extreme violence in this beautifully presented cook book. Humanitarians, chefs, actors and musicians are among the voices included in this book as well as the women who have been sponsored in countries such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq and South Sudan. The recipes, too, are wonderful with photos of the sharing of meals, the celebration of unique cuisine and the efforts to create sustainable communities through the growing and cooking of local ingredients. Meryl Street provides a forward for the book and other very familiar names include Nelson Mandela, Ashley Judd, Aung San Suu Kyi, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Emma Thompson and Maggie Beer.
January 17, 2014
What an amazing (cook)book this is! It is filled with delicious recipes and stories. The recipes do not seem overly complex and the ingredients in most of the recipes are easy to find in local groceries stores (both important to me as I am not an accomplished cook and I live in a rural area). I marked quite a few to try. Many of the recipes are vegetarian.
The stories included are so inspiring. I am looking into sponsoring a sister in the future through Women for Women International. The photos are gorgeous, both of the food and of the women being impacted by WfWI. The statistics on the countries highlighted are very interesting and I am so glad they were included. Everyone should buy this book!
The stories included are so inspiring. I am looking into sponsoring a sister in the future through Women for Women International. The photos are gorgeous, both of the food and of the women being impacted by WfWI. The statistics on the countries highlighted are very interesting and I am so glad they were included. Everyone should buy this book!
March 25, 2016
Disappointing. The back description states that the recipes come from women in countries where Women for Women operates, with a few contributions from celebrities. The reverse is more truthful - the bulk of the recipes are from celebrity chefs and actors, unconnected to the featured countries. Besides the pretty food pictures, it has one of my pet peeves: photos of people and places without captions.
June 21, 2013
There is so much to enjoy about Share: The Cookbook That Celebrates Our Common Humanity. The recipes are delicious with simple and healthy ingredients. The stories of survival and successful mentoring made me want to learn more about Women For Women International. The collaboration of so many individuals dedicated to improving our world is truly inspiring.
December 25, 2014
Love love love this cook book, the stories, the quotes and the recipes are all amazing.
June 15, 2015
inspirational!
April 30, 2015
love this cause behind this book. photographs are beautiful and the recipes look delish.
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