I love reading! I love cooking. Here are 5 books I have come across that will enhance your life, thoughts on food and skills in the kitchen. Also would be great gifts for the upcoming holiday season!
The Tucci Table: Cooking With Family and Friends
Love him as an actor, love him even more as a chef!
Indulge in family-friendly recipes and beautiful photography (100 luscious new full-color photographs) from New York Times bestselling author, actor, and respected foodie Stanley Tucci.
Stanley Tucci’s association with foods began for fans with the movie Big Night and resonated in his role as Julia Child’s husband in Julie & Julia. Well before his films, he was enjoying innovative homemade Italian meals throughout his childhood, when family and food were nearly inseparable and cooking was always a familial venture.
Now, in a completely new, family-focused cookbook, Tucci captivates food lovers’ imaginations with recipes from his traditional Italian roots as well as those of his British wife, Felicity Blunt, tied together with a modern American ribbon. The time-tested recipes include pasta alla bottarga, mushroom-stuffed trout, pork chops with onions and mustard sauce, barbeque chicken wings, and much, much more! Nothing will make you happier to spend time with family than the aroma of a hearty Italian dish sizzling on the stovetop.
Part-Time Paleo: How to Go Paleo Without Going Crazy
I love the idea of the Paleo diet. Paleo is today’s fastest-growing food trend, and the diet has many health benefits, but getting started can be intimidating and confusing. In Part-Time Paleo, New York Times bestselling author and nutritionist Leanne Ely helps remove those obstacles as she teaches you how to equip your kitchen for success, stock your pantry, fridge, and freezer for quick and easy meals and simplify your life with menu plans, grocery lists, and serving suggestions. Use your slow cooker to make dozens of delicious gluten-and dairy-free recipes with this fun and easy cookbook.
The Healing Power of Tea: Simple Teas & Tisanes to Remedy and Rejuvenate Your Health
Tea has been used for centuries to heal, improve wellness, and now you can learn to rejuvenate your health with The Healing Power of Tea. Author Caroline Dow provides you with tea knowledge, including detailed explanations of different tea types and their advantages, as well as a list of ailments and what blends will alleviate them.
From black to green to oolong, enjoy many aspects of tea and tea culture. Discover the delicious ways tea will improve your life with extensive recipes and an easy-to-use reference guide. From the history of tea to growing a tea garden, this comprehensive book takes you on a fascinating journey into the world of teas and tisanes.
The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm
Americans love food.
For most of history, we lived close to the land, food was accessed locally, and we processed it in our own kitchens. But as our population and economy boomed in the last century and we concentrated in the cities, we industrialized our food system—with food coming far from home and processed multiple times.
As foods rich in natural taste declined, we relied on high amounts of added sugar, fat, and salt to entice our palates. And it has taken a toll: our soil is polluted, our practices are unsustainable, and our health problems, including everything from allergy-related disease to obesity, are on the rise. This has all contributed to historic levels of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other causes of preventable death. The good news is that people are starting to find solutions. They’re voting with their pocketbooks for a new kind of food system—family farm, 21st century style. Suburban and urban moms (and dads) want to know what’s in their food and where it comes from. No more snack packs, Ding Dongs, and soda for lunch. This revolution is not only in how people eat, but also in how they are grow, distribute, shop for, and prepare food. And the food is better tasting, better looking, and better for you. The Real Food Revolution by Congressman Tim Ryan is a manifesto for this new food movement.
The Swift Diet: 4 Weeks to Mend the Belly, Lose the Weight, and Get Rid of the Bloat
The microbiome is about to be the hottest thing in health. New research, for example, shows that lean people have different gut bacteria than heavier people.
The Swift Diet will be the first to show women how they can tap into that research to lose weight permanently by eating to change their gut bacteria. But the promise doesn’t stop there—the Diet also helps heal the bloating, gas, constipation, and digestive distress that so often go with carrying extra weight. These four weeks of meal plans, recipes, and lifestyle changes will: • Help you to lose weight permanently • Banish the gas/bloat • Regulate digestion • Clear your skin • Help you to concentrate better • Increase your energy • Eliminate stomach pain. With its groundbreaking message and simple eating plan, The Swift Diet will be the one that finally heals your belly and gets the weight off— permanently.
The 5 Skinny Habits: How Ancient Wisdom Can Help You Lose Weight and Change Your Life FOREVER
David Zulberg turns to the forgotten wisdom of Maimonides, a medieval Jewish expert on philosophical subjects, to find consensus on ideal nutrition and optimum physical and emotional health.
After studying for 10 years, Zulberg was able to distill the teachings of the bible and humanity’s greatest doctors, and he discovered something amazing—ancient doctors already knew what today’s medical findings are rediscovering about what’s best for human health, weight loss, disease prevention, and psychological well-being.
The 5 Skinny Habits explains the ancient understanding of health and its application to our lives in the 21st century and its supersize proportions. Zulberg refers to legendary thinkers as Master Physicians and, through a close study of Maimonides, integrates the spiritual, emotional, and physical components of health and weight loss.
With an easy five-step plan, Zulberg tells readers how to incorporate one habit each week for 5 weeks to achieve a healthier lifestyle. His five steps streamline and simplify the process of becoming fit, ensuring that change is made for good.
As you are gradually led through the plan, you become more accustomed to livin as prescribed by the ancient health experts. A simple diet diary with positive affirmations makes self-monitoring an effective and enjoyable part of the discovery. By the end of the journey, readers have incorporated the habits into their routines so completely that they are no longer “dieting” but simply living a healthier life.
The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence: A Woman’s Guide to Stressing Less, Weighing Less, and Loving More by Jessica Ortner
Jessica Ortner helps women make better choices in this groundbreaking book. She helps women discover their personal power and self-worth through tapping. Her program is based on extensive research into the benefits and success of tapping and the hormones involved in stress and weight gain. In this book she guides readers through a proven process of overcoming their dependency on food. She covers everything from the emotional aspects of overeating and cravings, to how to find joy in exercise, the power of pleasure, and how our families and friends may inadvertently add to the problem.With hope, heart, humor, and science, Jessica weaves a path to a happy, healthy life full of confidence and joy.
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