Two of America’s most popular authorities on healthy eating and cooking join forces in this inspiring, easy-to-use cookbook. This is not a diet book. It is a lively guide to healthy cooking, day-by-day, packed with essential information and, above all, filled with enticing food.
Andrew Weil, M.D.—author of the best-selling Eating Well for Optimum Health—brings to this perfect collaboration a comprehensive philosophy of nutrition grounded in science. Rosie Daley—acclaimed for her best-seller, In the Kitchen with Rosie—brings to it her innovative and highly flavorful spa cuisine.
The recipes are eclectic, drawing from the healthy and delicious cooking of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Asia, among other cuisines. For starters, you might try Grilled Satay or a Miso Pâté; for soup, often a meal in itself, a hearty Mixed-Bean Minestrone Stew or a Roasted Winter Squash and Apple Soup with Cilantro Walnut Pesto; a special entrée could be the Savory Roasted Cornish Hens with Roasted Garlic or Baked Spicy Tofu with Bean Thread Noodles, Corn, and Mango; for a simple supper, Turkey Burgers or Portobello Burgers; and for the occasional indulgence, a dessert of Almond Fruit Tart or Peach and Blueberry Cobbler.
Andy and Rosie do not always agree. When Rosie calls for chicken, Andy offers a tofu alternative; she likes the flavor of coconut milk, whereas he prefers ground nut milk; when she makes a pastry with butter, he suggests using Spectrum Spread. There are no hard-and-fast rules.
Lifelong health begins in the kitchen, so this is a lifestyle book as well as a cookbook. In it you will learn from Dr. Weil:
• how to make use of nutritional information in everyday cooking
• what is organic . . . and how to buy organic foods
• the importance of reading labels and what to look for
• sensible advice about eggs, milk, cheese, salt, spicy foods, wine, coffee
• the facts about sugar and artificial sweeteners
. . . and from Rosie:
• how to get kids involved—from skinning almonds to layering lasagna
• ways to have fun in the kitchen—creating scallion firecrackers and radish rosettes
• low-fat and nondairy alternatives for those with special concerns
• smart menu planning—letting the seasons be your guide
. . . and lots more.
This revolutionary book will change forever the way you cook for yourself and your family.
With 58 photographs in full color.
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"Absoulutely helpful. After I had my recent surgery, I began to pay more attention to my health. This book is a good guide to natural cure and self-care for optimum health. "
— Kelly (5 out of 5 stars)
" One of my favorite personal healthcare books by one of the pioneers in "natural medicine." "
— Maja, 11/12/2010" Greg A. Minton MD found this book to be educational. "
— Greg, 9/24/2010" good overview of many different kinds of healing practices. "
— Deirdre, 7/21/2010" His books are always informative about having a healthy life. "
— Suzy, 3/3/2010" A well hidden treasure of knowledge from the best source for staying healthy: Nature ... which the commercial interests do not promote enough! "
— Ernst, 11/20/2009" This book is very informative and a good resource. I feel like I learned a lot about how to realistically live a healthy lifestyle. "
— Kirsti, 5/13/2009" Read this over the summer, changed how I approach relaxing... love it! Will keep as a reference. "
— Becca, 11/2/2008" Excellent book - I am finding this one extremely interesting! Great info on what different vitamins do for your body! "
— Wendy, 9/17/2008" again, I love this guy - he's the perfect combination of doctor and healer. ( these are two different things in my opinion). "
— KellyWells, 7/31/2008" this is a book i am constantly going back to "
— elise, 4/29/2008" I can so relate to everything he teaches. "
— Marilee, 4/24/2008Andrew Weil, MD, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of natural health who has devoted thirty years to developing, practicing, and teaching others about the principles of integrative medicine. He is the founder and program director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and the author of numerous books on health and healing that have been New York Times and USA Today bestsellers.
Rosie Daley was born in New Jersey. She trained as a chef at the acclaimed Cal-a-Vie spa just north of San Diego, where she met Oprah Winfrey. Daley worked as Oprah’s personal chef for five years before publishing her first book. She is also the co-author, with Andrew Weil, MD, of The Healthy Kitchen: Recipes for a Better Body, Life, and Spirit. She lives in Encinitas, California.