The ''More-with-Less Cookbook'' is a
cookbook
A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes.
Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food.
Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...
commissioned by
Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a relief service, and peace agency representing fifteen Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish bodies in North America. The U.S. headquarters are in Akron, Pennsylvania, the Canadian in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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in 1976 with the goal of "helping Christians respond in a caring-sharing way in a world with limited food resources" and "to challenge North Americans to consume less so others could eat enough".
The first edition of the book has received forty-seven printings, with over 847,000 copies sold worldwide, including
Bantam Press
Bantam Press is an imprint of Transworld Publishers which is a British publishing division of Penguin Random House.
It is based on Uxbridge Road in Ealing
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,
British English
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and German editions.
The book advocates the consumption of more
whole grains,
legumes
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock fo ...
, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, the moderation of meat and
dairy products
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and the avoidance of
processed and
convenience foods. The recipes, collected from
Mennonite
Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Ra ...
and other Christian families around the world, are intended to be affordable, nutritious and socially and
ecologically responsible.
A new 40th anniversary edition of the book was published in 2016
[MennoMedia]
"More-with-Less: Changing the world, one recipe at a time"
''MennoMedia'', March 11, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
See also
*
Simple living
Simple living refers to practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle. Common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions one owns, depending less on technology and services, and spending less money. Not only is ...
*
Mennonite cuisine
Mennonite cuisine is food that is unique to and/or commonly associated with Mennonites, a Christian denomination that came out of sixteenth century Protestant Reformation in Switzerland and The Netherlands. Because of persecution, they lived in c ...
References
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External links
* Martin, Pat Hostetter.
Longacre, Doris Janzen (1940-1979)"
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
The Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (GAMEO) is an online encyclopedia of topics relating to Mennonites and Anabaptism. The mission of the project is to provide free, reliable, English-language information on Anabaptist-related top ...
. 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2009
1976 non-fiction books
2000 non-fiction books
Cookbooks
Mennonite cuisine