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THIS IS HOW WE EAT: STORIES ABOUT FOOD, CULTURE AND CONNECTION

The anthology explores the cultural and social dimensions of food, from dining out alone, imagining a meal fit for a king, almost dropping a turkey while receiving shocking news, fasting for ten days, feeling unsure about what counts as a healthy diet, or preparing traditional family meals. Other stories show how food shapes classrooms, social learning, cultural knowledge, and early experiences that can lift us up, weigh us down, or anchor us in who we truly are. Every bite—from scones to casseroles, pancakes to snow white cake, red meat to lentil soup, naan to ox stew – reveals how eating holds nutrition and meets needs while it connects love, personal expression, and cultural meaning.

 

AVAILABLE NOW

• Amazon Paperback – US – or UK – or Canada – or IN – or AU
• Kindle e-book
• Goodreads
• Master Info Page

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:

Thanks to Pete for sharing this Cab Calloway song, Everybody eats when they come to my house.

Praise for “This is How We Eat” – Victoria Ponders – and thanks to Rhonda for sharing this Crowded Table song at Vic’s place.

Cindy Shared Bud the Spud

Special Thanks to Abbie Johnson Taylor for her 5-sar review of This is How We Eat

Cindy G (also sharing some beach yoga) – here

Carol Taylor here

Donna’s 5-star Review on Goodreads

This Is How We Eat (2026) brings together 17 authors who explore how food shapes memory, identity, emotion, culture, and connection. More than a collection of food stories, the book considers how eating influences community, belief, and becoming. It invites readers to reflect on their own tables — the meals that formed them, the flavors that anchored them, the rituals that sustained them — and offers a virtual slice of cake and a place at a longer table.

BOOK PROMOTION 

This SECTION will be updated every Monday during MARCH AND APRIL 2026, please check back as needed. We will add active links once posts are published. Thank you. 

March 2026 

Updated 3/27/2026

This is How We Eat Book Tour

• March 1: Yvette Prior Book Tour launch post is here
• March 2: Kelvin K² Knight post is here
• March 3: Robbie Cheadle post here and here
• March 4: Donna Connelly shared on FB 2x
• March 6: Ana Linden post is here
• March 7: Ilsa Rey post is here 
• March 8: Carol Taylor post is here
• March 9: Miriam Hurdle post is here
• March 10: Gary A. Wilson post is here
• March 11: Nancy Franz post is here
• March 14: Pete Springer post is here
• March 18: Marsha Ingrao post is here
  
• March 19: Frank Prem post is here 
• March 20: Cindy Georgakas post is here
• March 22: Amanda @StPA post is here
• March 27: Yvette Prior – Book Tour closing post is here

April 2026

• April 16: Sally Cronin, short feature on the full series: How we Grow, How we Work, and How we Eat 

• April 25: da-AL, Guest Post for How We Eat and mention of  the full series: How we Grow, How we Work, and How we Eat 

February book mentions:

• Frank Prem shared about the book on his site and said “I believe This Is How We Eat is a special book, and I recommend it warmly.” Thanks, Prem. 

• Author Spotlights on the Priorhouse Writes blog

• Cindy Georgakas shared a short book summary to introduce the book to her global audience. 

• Donna Connolly: Shared an early February Facebook post with a wonderful book teaser (and that led to already having a copy of How We Eat being donated for the Habitat for Humanity Charity event at the end of May)
  

• Marsha Ingrao: A mention in her newsletter with a feature promoting the book (generating early interest with all of her recipients)

 

ABOUT THIS BOOK

This is How We Eat is an anthology that explores how eating shapes our lives, identities, and connections with others.

Eating is often more than nourishment; it is a lens through which we experience connection, culture, memory, emotions, and growth. The content in This is How We Eat highlights topics like special meals, everyday dishes, family recipes, baked goods, airplane food, feasts, snacks, info about fats and oils, solitary dining, communal gatherings, food interventions, supplementing, and signature dishes. We see how stressors are linked to eating through early priming, social messages, or confusion about what is truly healthy. We see wonder in relational memories—about Reuben Day or times of scarcity when a grandmother surprisingly pulls out lemon zest she saved for a holiday.

The foods we consume and the ways we take our meals carry deep meaning. Seventeen authors came together to contribute their voices, blending fiction and nonfiction to explore the many ways food shapes our lives.

• Some stories focus on the small, intimate moments in the kitchen: the comforting ritual of making pancakes on a quiet morning, the satisfaction of slicing into a potato casserole, the making of Mum’s apple pie and learning about different types of flour, or the simple pleasure of jams, scones, and cookies. Even minor mishaps, like burnt toast or over-salted soup, become opportunities for reflection, gratitude, and insight, showing how the act of preparing and sharing food shapes our experience. Napkin folds, table arrangements, food preparation, and the careful presentation of meals highlight how food can express care, creativity, and intention.

• Other stories examine how food intersects with health, body image, and personal well-being. Experiences with vegetable dishes, indulgent red meats, and airplane meals depict social pressures and the ways personal choice influences our relationship with food. Through mindful routines and intentional meals, eating becomes a practice of self-care, reflection, learning, and emotional grounding.

• The anthology also explores the cultural and social dimensions of food: dining out alone, imagining a meal fit for a king, almost dropping a turkey while receiving shocking news, fasting for ten days, feeling unsure about what counts as a healthy diet, or preparing traditional family meals. Food carries stories across generations, marks celebrations and transitions, and reflects identity in ways that can lift us up, weigh us down, or anchor us in who we truly are. Every bite—from scones to casseroles, pancakes to apple pie, red meat to vegan dishes, or other culturally distinct foods—reveals how eating holds memory, identity, and the full complexity of human experience.

Join us as we share both fictional and nonfictional experiences about food to discover how eating brings meaning, insight, and connection to everyday life. As you read, you may feel textures under your fingers, imagine the smells of freshly baked treats, taste flavors in your mind, and maybe even lick your chops at stories about food and recipes. You might need tissues for heart-tugging moments or feel tension from social dynamics.

Each story in This is How We Eat invites you to consider how eating intersects with culture, learning, family, emotions, heritage, and identity, and how our experiences with food shape the rhythms of our lives.

 

Authors  

• Marnie Birch (here)
• Robbie Cheadle (here)
• Donna Connolly (here)
• Joseph J. Dwyer (here)
• Nancy Franz (here)
• Cindy Georgakas (here)
• Miriam Hurdle (here)
• Marsha Ingrao (here)
• Kelvin M. Knight (here)
• Mabel Kwong (here)
• Ana Linden (here)
• Sherri Matthews (here)
• Frank Prem (here)
• Pete Springer (here)
• Carol Ann Taylor (here)
• Gary A. Wilson (here)

 

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