Winner James Beard Award for Best Book in Vegetable-Focused Cooking Named one of the Best
Cookbooks of the Year Best Cookbooks to Give as Gifts in 2019 by the New York Times
Washington Post Bon Appétit Martha Stewart Living Epicurious and more Named one of
the Best Healthy Cookbooks of 2019 by Forbes “Gorgeous. . . . This is food that makes you
feel invincible.” — New York Times Book Review Eating whole foods can transform a diet and
mastering the art of cooking these foods can be easy with the proper techniques and strategies.
In 20 chapters Chaplin shares ingenious recipes incorporating the foods that are key to a
healthy diet: seeds and nuts fruits and vegetables whole grains and other plant-based foods.
Chaplin offers her secrets for eating healthy every day: mastering some key recipes and
reliable techniques and then varying the ingredients based on the occasion the season and
what you’re craving. Once the reader learns one of Chaplin’s base recipes whether for
gluten-free muffins millet porridge or baked marinated tempeh the ways to adapt and
customize it are endless: change the fruit depending on the season include nuts or seeds for
extra protein or even change the dressing or flavoring to keep a diet varied. Chaplin
encourages readers to seek out local and organic ingredients stock their pantries with
nutrient-rich whole food ingredients prep ahead of time and most important cook at home.
