Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier, Happier Life—with 100 Recipes
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A one-of-a-kind guide to organizing your fridge—including practical tips for meal prep and storage， plus more than 100 recipes—that makes it easier to eat better， save money， and get the most out of your food
Practicing “fridge love” is a roadmap to eating healthier， saving money， and reducing food waste while enjoying a beautiful and harder-working fridge。 This book—part organizational guide and part food-prep handbook—is your guide。 Author Kristen Hong adopted a nutrient-dense， plant-based diet in an effort to lose weight and improve her health。 But amidst the demands of day-to-day life and a busy family， she found it impossible to stick to。 The solution？ A smarter， better-organized fridge that served her real-life needs。 In this invaluable resource， you will discover how a beautifully organized fridge can make your life—including healthy eating for the whole family—easier。 It covers general fridge organization （for all models and configurations） as well as shopping tips， storage guidelines， the best meal-prep containers， and more than 100 easy plant-based recipes made for meal prepping。
Practicing “fridge love” is a roadmap to eating healthier， saving money， and reducing food waste while enjoying a beautiful and harder-working fridge。 This book—part organizational guide and part food-prep handbook—is your guide。 Author Kristen Hong adopted a nutrient-dense， plant-based diet in an effort to lose weight and improve her health。 But amidst the demands of day-to-day life and a busy family， she found it impossible to stick to。 The solution？ A smarter， better-organized fridge that served her real-life needs。 In this invaluable resource， you will discover how a beautifully organized fridge can make your life—including healthy eating for the whole family—easier。 It covers general fridge organization （for all models and configurations） as well as shopping tips， storage guidelines， the best meal-prep containers， and more than 100 easy plant-based recipes made for meal prepping。
Reviews
Karen Hancock
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Does your fridge need a makeover？ According to Kristen Hong， anyone can organize their fridge and learn to keep foods longer; the instructions are included in Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier， Happier Life―with 100 Recipes 。 The book has excellent instruction for making your fridge perfect。 Unfortunately， most people will find that while everything works as the author suggests， it isn’t really something that can be accomplished in real life。 Rather， a perfect fridge is for Does your fridge need a makeover？ According to Kristen Hong， anyone can organize their fridge and learn to keep foods longer; the instructions are included in Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier， Happier Life―with 100 Recipes 。 The book has excellent instruction for making your fridge perfect。 Unfortunately， most people will find that while everything works as the author suggests， it isn’t really something that can be accomplished in real life。 Rather， a perfect fridge is for many， an aspect of dreamland。 Also， to follow the author’s suggestions by purchasing perfect containers， all the same， is quite expensive and will result in spending hundreds of dollars to get the fridge set up。Some of the best parts of this book are the chapters on keeping foods fresh。 The suggestions are good and they actually work。 The recipes in the book are nice， and most are very healthy。 They aren’t however， recipes that many mainstream cooks won’t want to make。While the idea is good， it doesn’t really seem like something that could be accomplished in real life， especially when most people have different things to put in their fridges。 Sometimes we crave food that isn’t on the list or won’t fit in the proper container。 All told， anyone who wants to have a perfectly organized， impeccably clean fridge， or anyone who has OCD will appreciate this book。 Many critics have given it 5 stars; what world are they living in？ Once reality sets in， most will use many of the suggestions， but will realize that perfection isn’t possible for those of us who actually use our fridge to store food that doesn’t fit into the perfect containers。 The book has excellent information that almost everyone will appreciate， and it’s a book that will be very helpful for those who include it in their cookbook collection。 This isn’t a book for everyone。Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book。 。。。more
Jacque
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I picked up Fridge Love to check out primarily because my daughter has been attempting to organize our fridge。 She’s purchased containers and has started organizing it， but I thought this book would offer some ideas and inspirations for her that she hadn’t spotted on the internet。 As I started reading， I found there was quite a few helpful tips as well as some information that I found a little boring， and even the boring stuff I found informative。 Who knew how a fridge really worked！ The suggest I picked up Fridge Love to check out primarily because my daughter has been attempting to organize our fridge。 She’s purchased containers and has started organizing it， but I thought this book would offer some ideas and inspirations for her that she hadn’t spotted on the internet。 As I started reading， I found there was quite a few helpful tips as well as some information that I found a little boring， and even the boring stuff I found informative。 Who knew how a fridge really worked！ The suggestion and illustrations certainly were inspiring while I found several tasty recipes to try。 Really this book reads as a Fridge 101 and had me motivated enough to give my daughter suggestions。 And that’s when I lost possession of the book。 She took the book from me and devoured it。 It’s changed the way she shops， and our fridge is simply amazing now。 Got to say， I had my doubts about Fridge Love。 I thought it would be just a pretty book to flip through。 Instead it has become a new way of life for my family。 If you know someone looking to make a change in their kitchen， I definitely recommend this book。 Stars: 4I received this book from Netgalley。 I was not compensated for the book other than the entertainment it provided。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sentimentsbydenise
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Not only is this a beautiful book aesthetically， but it speaks practically for organizational sense to pursue a healthier way of eating。 I appreciated the history on preserving and cooling foods。 Prepping and planning meals is a great way to stay on budget and avoid waste。 Love， LOVE the tons of simple plant based recipes - already incorporating lots of these into my meal plans。
AngieA
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This is a beautiful book with excellent advice on using and caring for you most expensive appliance， your refridgerator！ As a long-time fan of Kristen Hong， I was excited to get her book showing how she organizes her fridge to help her stay true to a Nutritarian lifestyle。 Her blog， Hello Nutritarian， has been a staple of mine for many years and her recipes are always great。 In addition to 100 recipes， this book contains great information about how your fridge works， where to store food for opti This is a beautiful book with excellent advice on using and caring for you most expensive appliance， your refridgerator！ As a long-time fan of Kristen Hong， I was excited to get her book showing how she organizes her fridge to help her stay true to a Nutritarian lifestyle。 Her blog， Hello Nutritarian， has been a staple of mine for many years and her recipes are always great。 In addition to 100 recipes， this book contains great information about how your fridge works， where to store food for optimum freshness and longevity， which containers to use for maximum efficiency and an intimate glimpse into her personal Nutritarian journey。 Even if you do not aspire to follow a Nutritarian （Eat to Live/Eat for Life） path， the information in this well researched and pleasantly written book will be valuable to you。 I will be referring to it frequently as I look at my chill chest in a whole new way and learn to appreciate it rather than take it for granted！ Highly recommend。 。。。more
Maria
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Learned a lot about fridges！ Excited to try out all the recipes in the back。
Amy
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The title of this book drew me in and once I started reading 。。。。along with drooling over the gorgeous photographs。。。。I was hooked！ I dream of looking inside my refrigerator one day and seeing something similar to what is on these pages reflecting back at me。 This has not happened yet， but my dream is still alive。 I was impressed by the well-researched information regarding refrigerators and the food that we buy to go in it properly。 I say "properly" because I actually learned a lot about the co The title of this book drew me in and once I started reading 。。。。along with drooling over the gorgeous photographs。。。。I was hooked！ I dream of looking inside my refrigerator one day and seeing something similar to what is on these pages reflecting back at me。 This has not happened yet， but my dream is still alive。 I was impressed by the well-researched information regarding refrigerators and the food that we buy to go in it properly。 I say "properly" because I actually learned a lot about the correct way to store certain produce especially。 This book has changed my lettuce game for the better， and I formerly struggled with too-soon wilted lettuce on the regular。 But， not anymore。 Readers will also learn about what to look for when shopping in the grocery’s produce section to bring home the best， and ripest， choices。 Healthy eating could start in your refrigerator， but it really begins at the grocery store。 There is a wealth of good information here to get you on the right track。Then， after learning about how to choose and ultimately the proper storage of your groceries， there are recipes to use up your food AND meal prep strategies to make the most of your meals。 Hong promotes a Nutritarian eating style with lots of fruits and vegetables， so the recipes are plant-focused。I very much enjoyed this book and appreciated the consideration given to environmental and organic issues。 The only negative that I have is that my particular type of refrigerator model with a freezer on the bottom was not covered; because that would have made Fridge Love exactly what I needed。 （4。5 stars） 。。。more
Cathy Geha
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Fridge Love by Kirsten HongThis book took me on a journey。 It reminded me of days when we did not have electricity and would freeze ice blocks to put in the fridge， of going through containers trying to find the “safe” ones， of trying to cook for a vegetarian daughter and a carnivore son， of trying to find ways to store all the produce from our garden and still find it in the fridge， and it reminded me of my personal journey to a healthier lifestyle although I did not follow the one this author Fridge Love by Kirsten HongThis book took me on a journey。 It reminded me of days when we did not have electricity and would freeze ice blocks to put in the fridge， of going through containers trying to find the “safe” ones， of trying to cook for a vegetarian daughter and a carnivore son， of trying to find ways to store all the produce from our garden and still find it in the fridge， and it reminded me of my personal journey to a healthier lifestyle although I did not follow the one this author chose for herself。 The book does a deep dive into the history of refrigerators， discusses the mechanics that they are based on， which part of the refrigerator is coldest， the types of refrigerators and how they vary， where to put different types of foods， storage container pros and cons， cleaning of the refrigerator – how often and how to do it， etc。There is a section on how to deal with produce from washing to preparing to storing of it that would be handy till one knew all the ins and outs of all the produce they were likely to put into their refridgeratorThe recipes were simple but tasty sounding and as a predominately plant based cook I always am on the lookout for recipes to try…there were a few in this book that I might be tempted by…if I am able to find the ingredients here in Lebanon。 The photographs were gorgeous and made me wish I had access to all of the containers in perfect sized with matching covers…don’t see that happening any time soon but it is nice to dream。 I admire the effort put into this book， the information shared， and the sincerity behind the author’s writing。 I know how difficult it can be to create meals daily for four people and not have them all on the same dietary program。 I would actually like to have a hard copy of this book in my kitchen to look through and to cook from because I much prefer hardcopy cookbooks to the ebook version。 I believe there is information that is valuable in the book but it is definitely geared more for the whole food plant-based whole food cook and perhaps for those earlier in their cooking history。 This is not just a food organization book or a cookbook but a bit of both with personal anecdotes and a lot about how refrigerators work。Thank you to NetGalley and Mariner Books for the ARC – This is my honest review。4 Stars 。。。more
Kimberly Tierney
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As someone who tries to keep my fridge as organized as possible so that I am not losing food， this is a wonderful guide。 I appreciate that she not only talks about the organizing concept but breaks it down based on how big of a time commitment you can give to the process。 Depending on your preferred diet in your home the recipes may not be helpful。 We are a flexitarian household （we eat equal meals with meat and without， we also do smaller meat portions when we serve it， and fill out the remaind As someone who tries to keep my fridge as organized as possible so that I am not losing food， this is a wonderful guide。 I appreciate that she not only talks about the organizing concept but breaks it down based on how big of a time commitment you can give to the process。 Depending on your preferred diet in your home the recipes may not be helpful。 We are a flexitarian household （we eat equal meals with meat and without， we also do smaller meat portions when we serve it， and fill out the remainder of meals with plant-based foods）。 Being a flex diet house all of her recipes are great for us because they are easy to add meat if we want。 The author states that she is a vegan but the rest of her household isn't so she works to make recipes that she can cook for herself and then add the meat and dairy for her family。 。。。more
Kathreadya
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I enjoyed this fridge organization book by Kristen Hong。 I have seen some beautiful fridge pics on Instagram， but never heard someone's actual tips before now。 Author Kristen Hong really encourages everyone to organize their fridge in an accessible way- to make your fridge functional for you， whatever that may look like。 I like that she doesn't just want your fridge to look good， but to work for your life。 There are some parts that just seemed like filler- I skipped the parts about the history o I enjoyed this fridge organization book by Kristen Hong。 I have seen some beautiful fridge pics on Instagram， but never heard someone's actual tips before now。 Author Kristen Hong really encourages everyone to organize their fridge in an accessible way- to make your fridge functional for you， whatever that may look like。 I like that she doesn't just want your fridge to look good， but to work for your life。 There are some parts that just seemed like filler- I skipped the parts about the history of fridges， and I don't think it's necessary for the book at all。 I enjoyed learning the organizational system， especially with the list of how to store all the different foods in your fridge to last the longest- I learned a lot of practical things that I will be doing from now on！ I still don't have such a beautiful fridge that I can Instagram pics of， but my food lasts longer and I can better see and use the food I store in my fridge！ 。。。more
Leslie
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This book is the perfect gift for anyone， but particularly for one who is setting up their first kitchen from scratch or for someone who is in need of a reset after the last months on lock down。 It’s a how-to/tutorial that provides clear concise information with lovely illustrations。 From cleaning， storage， what to fill your kitchen with， how to prepare individual items and full meals， how to organize them all while staying safe， healthy， saving money and eating responsibly with less waste。 This This book is the perfect gift for anyone， but particularly for one who is setting up their first kitchen from scratch or for someone who is in need of a reset after the last months on lock down。 It’s a how-to/tutorial that provides clear concise information with lovely illustrations。 From cleaning， storage， what to fill your kitchen with， how to prepare individual items and full meals， how to organize them all while staying safe， healthy， saving money and eating responsibly with less waste。 This is a must have for every kitchen。 I’m already using many of the things I’ve learned。I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley。com in exchange for a fair and honest review。 My thanks to Netgalley。 the publisher and author for the opportunity。 。。。more
Julia Hall
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Thank you NetGalley for this ARC of Fridge Love！ I loved the beginning and learning about the anatomy of a very well organized and beautiful refrigerator。 As a mom of a fresh fridge I now see how much fresh we waste。 I loved the authors tips to keep everything fresh。 The cherry on top was the recipes towards the end。
Wrapped Up in Books
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This book is a guide to organizing your fridge with a lot of detail on how to store food （mostly product）。 A fantastic resource for people looking to eat more vegetables and fruit， a must have for those new to veganism or vegetarianism。 The author， Kristen Hong， runs a blog called “Hello Nutritarian”， inspired by Dr。 Fuhrman’s research and writings。 I was not previously familiar with her blog nor with the nutritarian diet， but it certainly makes a lot of sense for those who want to try it。 It’s This book is a guide to organizing your fridge with a lot of detail on how to store food （mostly product）。 A fantastic resource for people looking to eat more vegetables and fruit， a must have for those new to veganism or vegetarianism。 The author， Kristen Hong， runs a blog called “Hello Nutritarian”， inspired by Dr。 Fuhrman’s research and writings。 I was not previously familiar with her blog nor with the nutritarian diet， but it certainly makes a lot of sense for those who want to try it。 It’s a lot of whole foods and little to no sugar and oil。 The author lives by this lifestyle but her husband and two children do not， so she shares tips on making dinners for a family with different diets。But this book isn’t so much about what to eat as it is about how you can organize your fridge so it’s easy to grab healthy food when you’re hungry， and how to keep that food fresh。 The book also contains recipes。 My favorites that I want to try are “Chocolate Almond Dip” （a healthier version of Nutella）， “Rainbow Collard Wraps” （a sandwich wrap using collards instead of a tortilla） and “Easy Potato Dal Curry”。I gave it 4 stars。 This book is released 2/1/22 from Mariner Books for Better Living。 Thank you to the publisher for this advanced release copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Jené Brown
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As I began this book， one of my favorite authors released a new book， but I was SO into “Fridge Love”， that the new book had to wait for me to finish every page of this book！！！From a surprisingly interesting history of refrigeration （that has led to a new fascination with ice boxes）， to amazing nutritarian recipes， there was so much to learn。 I loved the fact that the author broke out prep and storage recommendations based on a variety of potential personal goals and time constraints。 I also rea As I began this book， one of my favorite authors released a new book， but I was SO into “Fridge Love”， that the new book had to wait for me to finish every page of this book！！！From a surprisingly interesting history of refrigeration （that has led to a new fascination with ice boxes）， to amazing nutritarian recipes， there was so much to learn。 I loved the fact that the author broke out prep and storage recommendations based on a variety of potential personal goals and time constraints。 I also really enjoyed the storage advice for every fruit and vegetable I could think of， which included prep tips， storage tips， and how long they stay fresh in the fridge。 So much to enjoy about this book， and it set me off on an exciting new path to health， and a beautiful fridge！ 。。。more
Linda
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Besides being interesting to look at， this book is full of the practical as well。 After having read Fridge Love I understand more of how the refrigerator works and where to strategically place and store items for the best quality possible。 I appreciated those tidbits of information and made some changes for the better。If you are easily overwhelmed then read this book knowing that you can't make all the changes at once。 Just pick and choose the suggestions that work for you。 The little changes yo Besides being interesting to look at， this book is full of the practical as well。 After having read Fridge Love I understand more of how the refrigerator works and where to strategically place and store items for the best quality possible。 I appreciated those tidbits of information and made some changes for the better。If you are easily overwhelmed then read this book knowing that you can't make all the changes at once。 Just pick and choose the suggestions that work for you。 The little changes you make will make your heart happy。 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier， Happier Life is an impressively organized guide to arranging readers' fridges for efficiency and meal-planning by Kristen Hong。 Due out 1st Feb 2022 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner Books imprint， it's 352 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。This is an upbeat and impressively organized book。 Most of the time I just look at extreme cleaning and organizati Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Fridge Love: Organize Your Refrigerator for a Healthier， Happier Life is an impressively organized guide to arranging readers' fridges for efficiency and meal-planning by Kristen Hong。 Due out 1st Feb 2022 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on their Mariner Books imprint， it's 352 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats。This is an upbeat and impressively organized book。 Most of the time I just look at extreme cleaning and organizational books and get stressed out because that's absolutely not me （side eying you， Marie Kondo）。 This one is actually more inspiring than stressful and I found a lot of good and usable takeaways here。The book follows a logical format。 Part 1 covers the background and benefits of organization， prepping， meal-prep and planning， and the author offers different ways of looking at and evaluating personal needs to build a plan to get （and stay） organized。 The second section offers a look at how to clean， organize， and set up the plans and processes。 This part made me tired。 She's so encouraging and upbeat that I -am- going to try to start and this is a good time to do it （new year， etc）， but honestly the instagram color coordinated -spotless- fridge pictures kinda got me down because my fridge looks like the "before" part of an episode of hoarders。 The rest of the book builds on the intro sections with practical plans for incorporating the procedures into daily life。 She makes some good points about living in a family where not everyone follows the same sort of diet （nutrient rich meatless diet in her case）。 This would work well in a family where one person is on other types of food restrictions， low FODMAP， or anti-inflammatory， or diabetic， etc。 The book is rounded out with recipes which are perfectly suited to meal-prep and planning/storage。The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar。 Measurements are given in US standard only。 Special tools and ingredients are also listed， along with yields and cooking directions。 The ingredients will -mostly- be easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store。 There are some few which may need specialty retailers or a larger metropolitan area/international grocer。 Nutritional information is not included， but the storage suggestions are specific and appropriate。The photography is sufficient but not abundant; roughly 10% of the recipes are pictured。 The photos which are included in the cookbook are well done， clear， appealing， and （for tutorial photos） easy to follow。 The photos in the introduction and basic planning sections of the book are abundant and beautifully color coordinated and immaculately styled。Well done。 This book would make a great gift for fans of food prep planning / batch cooking， as well as readers who enjoy organizing manuals à la Marie Kondo。Four stars。Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Kim Veach
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There is so much good info in this book。 I didn't expect to learn about refrigeration but now I know how to use my French door and top freezer refrigerator to their best advantage （she also covers side by side）。 Her in-depth description of ingredients， how to prep them， how to store them， and how long they'll last will be a manual I expect to reference often。 I wish I'd bought the paper version for that reason。 I have so many bookmarks of recipes that there might be fewer pages unmarked than mar There is so much good info in this book。 I didn't expect to learn about refrigeration but now I know how to use my French door and top freezer refrigerator to their best advantage （she also covers side by side）。 Her in-depth description of ingredients， how to prep them， how to store them， and how long they'll last will be a manual I expect to reference often。 I wish I'd bought the paper version for that reason。 I have so many bookmarks of recipes that there might be fewer pages unmarked than marked。 。。。more
Alex
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This book is fascinating。 It’s probably the healthiest cookbook I’ve ever seen。 The recipes are for someone fully immersed in a vegan， oil-free diet。 However， it’s all the fridge love tips and tricks that make this book great。 I started to roll my eyes when I saw all the fridge organizing pictures thinking this was going to be a silly cookbook。 I learned a ton though and have a lot of inspiration moving forward with my cooking journey。 I’m excited to rethink how I do things in the kitchen now。 I This book is fascinating。 It’s probably the healthiest cookbook I’ve ever seen。 The recipes are for someone fully immersed in a vegan， oil-free diet。 However， it’s all the fridge love tips and tricks that make this book great。 I started to roll my eyes when I saw all the fridge organizing pictures thinking this was going to be a silly cookbook。 I learned a ton though and have a lot of inspiration moving forward with my cooking journey。 I’m excited to rethink how I do things in the kitchen now。 I definitely know some tips for making fresh foods last longer。 Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy。 。。。more
Jessica - How Jessica Reads
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I actually read this whole cookbook because I was fascinated！ Her tips for prolonging the life of produce and organizing your fridge are great。 I ended up highlighting a lot of ideas and strategies in the first half。And， the second half is full of plant-based recipes that sound awesome。 Full review coming for Shelf Awareness。
Ro Scott
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Excellent book giving many good tips on how to organize your food in the refrigerator and tips on better air flow and temp controlling foods。 And a great surprise at the end of the book with some delicious recipes added。
Meghan
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This book was received as an ARC from Mariner Books in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。This book was so helpful to the fact that I am willing to apply these techniques and tips to my small fridge since my husband and I want to eat healthier。 I also appreciated the recipes Kristen included in this book and how healthy and delicious they are。 I also loved the photos on how she organized her fridge by color and obviously the food l This book was received as an ARC from Mariner Books in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。This book was so helpful to the fact that I am willing to apply these techniques and tips to my small fridge since my husband and I want to eat healthier。 I also appreciated the recipes Kristen included in this book and how healthy and delicious they are。 I also loved the photos on how she organized her fridge by color and obviously the food looked too beautiful to eat but， when produce is ripe and colorful not only is beautiful to look at but tastier to eat。 I also like the recommendations of storage containers depending on the food type and how to properly store it and for how long。 We will consider adding this title to our TX Non-Fiction collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more
Rachel
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ARC Review:This book was very satisfying to read。 Love the cover， draws in fellow organization fiends like myself。 I love the idea of organizing your fridge to make everything easier to see， easier to store， and to look like less of a mess。 When things are clean and organized it helps the brain process what is in front of it--making meal prep and dinner rustle ups a lot easier。
Marilyn
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Interesting 。。 lots of good info， great detail。 Not sure how successful I would be。 But - I'll try it。 Interesting 。。 lots of good info， great detail。 Not sure how successful I would be。 But - I'll try it。 。。。more
Aleksandra Tasic
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Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for this free eARC。I really loved the ideas for fridge organization， but an added plus are the recipes that can really help with both your fridge organization and home budget。I can't wait to try it out and I honestly recommend this book。 Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher for this free eARC。I really loved the ideas for fridge organization， but an added plus are the recipes that can really help with both your fridge organization and home budget。I can't wait to try it out and I honestly recommend this book。 。。。more
Andrea
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My fridge does not look like the cover photo， and probably never will。 But I admit to some fridge envy， and I learned enough from this book to make me happy I took the time to read it。 Hubs and I are omnivores and have no intention of changing。 At the same time， we enjoy trying different kinds of foods and we don't eat meat seven days a week。 The author confines her diet to plant-based foods， but manages to live comfortably with a husband and children who are meat lovers。 She accomplishes this b My fridge does not look like the cover photo， and probably never will。 But I admit to some fridge envy， and I learned enough from this book to make me happy I took the time to read it。 Hubs and I are omnivores and have no intention of changing。 At the same time， we enjoy trying different kinds of foods and we don't eat meat seven days a week。 The author confines her diet to plant-based foods， but manages to live comfortably with a husband and children who are meat lovers。 She accomplishes this by being super-organized and creative。 She is not preachy！ Her mission is not to convert the reader to a nutritarian diet， but to convert everyone's refrigerator to an appliance that helps keep its owners healthy。 Based on the level of obesity in the U。 S。， this is a worthy goal， and the book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in running a healthy kitchen。 There is more information than I wanted to know about refrigerators and how they work， but I admit it makes sense to know how the different models compare if you're serious about maximizing your food's shelf life。 I would have bumped this up to 5 stars if more of the recipes used fewer specialty ingredients。 In that sense， it is more of a nutritarian cookbook than an all-purpose， let's eat healthy cookbook。 Anyone with a nut allergy would have to rule out many of the recipes。 For my purposes， this is a book I'd like to take out of the library， but I don't think it would be worth a permanent spot on my bookshelf。 Thank you to NetGalley， Kristen Hong， and Mariner Books for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Laura
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The average American family wastes nearly $2800。00 dollars each year throwing out food that has gone bad。 That's serious dollars and cents being wasted。 Would a better system of refrigerator management help save money？ Kristin Hong， in her book Fridge Love makes a compelling argument for just that。 This beautifully photographed book is a serious dive into the art of storage。 Hong makes her case for organization with colorful photographs and compelling reasons as to why your food will last longer The average American family wastes nearly $2800。00 dollars each year throwing out food that has gone bad。 That's serious dollars and cents being wasted。 Would a better system of refrigerator management help save money？ Kristin Hong， in her book Fridge Love makes a compelling argument for just that。 This beautifully photographed book is a serious dive into the art of storage。 Hong makes her case for organization with colorful photographs and compelling reasons as to why your food will last longer using her system。 Glass vs plastic storage containers， to pre-wash and how to， prepping meals or whole storage， you'll find it all here。 You're provided with pages of all common vegetables and fruits， and how to best store them for maximum longevity。 It's seriously a scientific look at our food and it's handling。 Hong also follows a Nutritarian diet consisting of whole fruits， vegetables， and grains。 She includes quite a few recipes and their storage requirements。 My only criticism is many people don't follow the same diet that Ms Hong does， and there is not any information on the storage of animal products that are the staple of many American diets。 There are specific storage and refrigerator placement requirements for meat and eggs so as not to contaminate other foods。 This is not addressed。 That said， the book is a wealth of information， regardless。 My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of the book 。。。more
Kyra
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Book received for free through NetGalley。I meant to review this book sooner but I got bogged down by the first part of the book as it offered so much information and I never even got to the storage guide or recipes yet。 This book is amazing！ Even ignoring the recipes I can see this being the perfect reference guide that you go back to time and time again。 The images are incredibly brilliant and perfect。 So glad I came across this book and I haven't even finished it。。。 yet。 Book received for free through NetGalley。I meant to review this book sooner but I got bogged down by the first part of the book as it offered so much information and I never even got to the storage guide or recipes yet。 This book is amazing！ Even ignoring the recipes I can see this being the perfect reference guide that you go back to time and time again。 The images are incredibly brilliant and perfect。 So glad I came across this book and I haven't even finished it。。。 yet。 。。。more
Brianna
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If you need a major fridge overhaul， pick up this book。 If you get lost in a spiral of organization photos and videos on Instagram， pick up this book。 There are lots of great tips for not only making your fridge aesthetically pleasing， but efficiently laid out， and suited to your lifestyle。 You'll find tips for ensuring your food stays fresh longer， that your fridge is cooling properly and effectively， and that you'll minimize food waste by actually using what's inside。I appreciated that the aut If you need a major fridge overhaul， pick up this book。 If you get lost in a spiral of organization photos and videos on Instagram， pick up this book。 There are lots of great tips for not only making your fridge aesthetically pleasing， but efficiently laid out， and suited to your lifestyle。 You'll find tips for ensuring your food stays fresh longer， that your fridge is cooling properly and effectively， and that you'll minimize food waste by actually using what's inside。I appreciated that the author stressed not running out and buying a new fridge to solve your problems， that what is suggested can be achieved in most any fridge！ I found some helpful tips to use， but the scope was maybe more than I personally will use or tackle myself。 Thank you for the chance to read and review this title！ 。。。more
Ilaria 🌸
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Nice book I ve picked up hoping I would solve my battle with disorder Nice tips useful well some of them Not all of them Then there is the real learning of this book to learn to buy and stock and cook healthier food Beautifully illustrated Arc received by Netgalley
Ada-Marie
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Thank you to Net Galley， Kristen Hong， and Mariner Books for the advance digital copy of Fridge Love。 This book has gorgeous pictures。 Fridge porn！ But it is a deeeeeep dive into the history， mechanics， dimensions， and inner workings of a refrigerator。 And all food that goes inside it - what temperature to store it， how to pick the best meat/produce/etc。， and the chemical reactions behind decomposition。 It was way too esoteric and granular for me。 Reads like a manual。 It is so detailed that I lo Thank you to Net Galley， Kristen Hong， and Mariner Books for the advance digital copy of Fridge Love。 This book has gorgeous pictures。 Fridge porn！ But it is a deeeeeep dive into the history， mechanics， dimensions， and inner workings of a refrigerator。 And all food that goes inside it - what temperature to store it， how to pick the best meat/produce/etc。， and the chemical reactions behind decomposition。 It was way too esoteric and granular for me。 Reads like a manual。 It is so detailed that I lost all interest very quickly。 #FridgeLove #NetGalley 。。。more
A Home Library
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