At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well by Amy Chaplin
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 Chaplinês 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; itês real working informationãhow and why to use ingredientsãand 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? Iêll 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 youêre on your own, and ready to lend a hand when youêre 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.
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"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 Chaplinês exceptional recipes. From chia pudding to butternut squash lasagna, Amy creates delicious food thatês 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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