Group Living and Other Recipes

“Reading this book is like finding a friend. With intelligence and humor, Lola Milholland invites us to join her in a timely (and delicious!) interrogation of the ethics of food, housing, family, land, and self. As an affirmation and celebration of our deep and radical connections with the world and each other, her book gives me hope.”—Ruth Ozeki, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Form and Emptiness “This is an intimate and captivating interrogation of home as told from the communal kitchens of Lola Milholland’s most uncommon upbringing. Each episode and every recipe is a delicious study in grace with an immense love for the messy everything of life.”—Aimee Nezhukumatathil, New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders “In the tradition of genre-bending food writing that includes Ruth Reichl and James Beard, this debut memoir . . . pushes past the presumed confines of what a food-centered book can do, morphing into a cultural critique championing a community-centered approach to living, peppered with recipes.”—Portland Monthly “Endearing . . . Clear eye[d] . . . [Milholland] reflects with humor and affection on growing up and making a life in the counterculture of Portland, Oregon.”—Kirkus “Milholland paints an inviting portrait of life lived in the company of others. Readers will walk away feeling nourished.”—Publishers Weekly “This thought-provoking memoir will resonate with those seeking solutions to the current loneliness epidemic, or for those challenging notions of what it means to live as an independent adult. Ultimately, it is an inspirational read about someone who consciously chooses to live according to her own values, without ignoring the work it takes to move through discomfort as it arises.”—Booklist “Part memoir, part cookbook, and all heart, Group Living and Other Recipes is a feast for the mind, body, and soul. Readers will love how Lola Milholland deftly explores the intersection of food and life through savory recipes, the compelling stories behind them, and her fascinating path to creating community. It is a book that you will devour whole.”—Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game “Surprising, enlivening, and nourishing, Lola Milholland’s debut offers an engaging look at communal life up close. In doing so, it helped me to recognize the ways in which my own life is made possible by the work of so many others. (Plus Lola’s recipes are fantastic.) By this I mean that Group Living and Other Recipes helped me to care for the people I hold dear—what a tremendous gift!”—Elizabeth Rush, author of The Quickening “In this boisterous and original book, populated by lovable characters, Lola Milholland blends memoir, food writing, and revealing discussions of everything from housing equity to Filipino American identity to activism around denuclearization. The recipes are just as free-ranging and wonderful. A compelling, eye-opening read.”—Anya Von Bremzen, author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking