At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen
By Amy Chaplin
Photographs by Johnny Miller
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Roost09/08/2014Pages: 400Size: 8.25 x 10.25ISBN: 9781611800852DetailsAt Home in the Whole Food Kitchen Book Trailer from Roost Books on Vimeo.
Imagine you are in a bright, breezy kitchen. There are large bowls on the counter full of lush, colorful produce and a cake stand stacked with pretty whole-grain muffins. On the shelves live rows of glass jars, all shapes and sizes, containing grains, seeds, beans, nuts, and spices. You open the fridge and therein you find a bottle of fresh almond milk, cooked beans, soaking grains, dressings, ferments, and seasonal produce. This is Amy Chaplin’s kitchen. It is a heavenly place, and it is this book that will make it your kitchen too.
With her love of whole food and knowledge as a chef, Amy Chaplin has written a book that will inspire you to eat well at every meal, every day, year round. Part One lays the foundation for stocking the pantry. This is not just a list of ingredients and equipment; it’s real working information—how and why to use ingredients—and an arsenal of simple recipes for daily nourishment. Also included throughout the book is information on living a whole-food lifestyle: planning weekly menus, why organic is important, composting, plastics versus glass, filtered water, drinking tea, doing a whole-food cleanse, and much more. Part Two is a collection of recipes (most of which are gluten-free) celebrating vegetarian cuisine in its brightest, whole, sophisticated form. Black rice breakfast pudding with coconut and banana? Yes, please. Beet tartlets with poppy seed crust and white bean fennel filling? I’ll take two. Fragrant eggplant curry with cardamom basmati rice, apricot chutney, and cucumber lime raita? Invite company. Roasted fig raspberry tart with toasted almond crust? There is always room for this kind of dessert.
If you are an omnivore, you will delight in this book for its playful use of produce and know-how in balancing food groups. If you are a vegetarian, this book will become your best friend, always there for you when you’re on your own, and ready to lend a hand when you’re sharing food with family and friends. If you are a vegan, you can cook nearly every recipe in this book and feed your body well in the truest sense. This is whole food for everyone.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor BioAmy Chaplin has been a vegetarian chef for the last twenty years. Prior to settling in New York and working as Executive Chef at Angelica Kitchen, Amy was a chef at Shizen, a Japanese macrobiotic restaurant in Amsterdam, and a pastry chef at Amsterdam’s famous bakery De Taart van m’n Tante (“My Auntie’s Cakes”). In London Amy founded The Lekker Lounge, a catering company specializing in gourmet vegetarian and vegan food. Currently, Amy teaches and cooks privately for clients that include Natalie Portman and Liv Tyler, consults and develops recipes for restaurants and food companies, and blogs at amychaplin.com, where she shares original, seasonal recipes and health tips. Amy has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, appears regularly as a guest on WNYC radio’s “Last Chance Foods,” and has been a contributor for publications such as Delicious Living Magazine, Reader’s Digest’s Best You, and New York Magazine.Praise"At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen is a very inspiring book full of recipes that are for both our health and our pleasure. Who says wholesome food can't be beautiful too? The food looks gorgeous! I look forward to using this book in my own kitchen." —Deborah Madison, author of Vegetable Literacy and The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone
"At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen features some of the finest plant-based recipes available and presents a wealth of information on food, health, and ingredients. This creative work, directly from the bright spirit of Amy Chaplin, encourages us to discover the healing value of preparing authentic food." —Paul Pitchford, author of Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition
"My whole family loves the meals I prepare using Amy Chaplin's exceptional recipes. From chia pudding to butternut squash lasagna, Amy creates delicious food that's good for you and that you dream of eating again and again." —Natalie Portman
"Amy Chaplin's beautiful cookbook, At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, should be a staple in every pantry—vegetarian or not." —Spirituality & Health
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