Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Eye-opening, ethical cooking inspired by global cuisine and a return to whole, unprocessed foods can revitalize and revolutionize the way we eat. There is a better way to protect our health, the planet, and the creatures that share our world--one that is inspiring and delicious. This cookbook guides cooks through the delicious, nourishing power of plant-based foods to deliver fresh, flavorful meals, promote health, and reduce inflammation across more than 90 recipes without oil, salt, meat, dairy, or fat. The wisdom of nature is remarkable: when we eat the unrefined plant foods that heal, the body recovers, regardless of the shape we are in when we begin. Plants provide all the nutrients we require to repair and sustain the gut microbiome, to quell systemic inflammation, and neutralize free-radical damage--all root causes of chronic illness. Gorgeously rendered and uniquely flavorful, Love the Foods That Love You Back presents a sustainable path forward to meet today's daunting health, environmental, and ethical challenges.
Synopsis
This exciting, new cookbook is for the food curious and people who like to cook as well as for home cooks who want to reinvigorate their repertoires and uncover the healing properties of food. One thing that Katin-Grazzini guarantees is that her recipes are sure to be crowd pleasers whether you're an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. Offering tried-and-true advice for setting up for success, stocking a pantry, and mastering the building block recipes, she also serves up such tasty, global-inspired fare as
Curly Tzatziki Salad,
Pulled Barbecue Jackfruit,
Early Spring Miso Soup,
Pasta alla Puttanesca, and a
Savory Torte with New Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Snap Beans. The chapters on breads and sweet treats will have you baking frequently and saying farewell to processed foods.
Plants are rising in popularity, so I want to entice food lovers and excite their imaginations with creative remakes of traditional favorites as well as new dishes that are delicious, original, and by the way, really good for us, the planet, and our fellow creatures, says Katin-Grazzini.
Katin-Grazzini began her journey into the whole-foods, plant-based world after her husband Giordano's life-threatening surgery. She ramped up her research, received a degree in plant-based nutrition from Cornell, and discovered that changing they way we cook and eat can transform health and give us a biological reboot With her culinary and nutrition expertise, she will guide home cooks through the delicious, nourishing power of plant-based foods across more than ninety recipes without oil, salt, meat, dairy, or sugar. With her fresh and flavorful dishes, you will discover foods that are not only soul satisfying but also good for the body.
LOVE THE FOODS THAT LOVE YOU BACK is just the kind of inspiration for those who want to eat mindfully but don't want to skimp on taste and the foods they crave.