Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook

Name: Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook
Brand: Harry N. Abrams
SKU: SP-9781419770371
Price: 45.00 USD
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Biographical Note:
Jess Damuck is a recipe developer, food stylist, and the cookbook author of the bestselling cookbook Salad Freak. After a decade working for the magazines and television shows as Martha Stewart's food editor, producer, food stylist, and personal salad maker, Damuck made the move to the west coast. Damuck landed in Los Angeles to focus on fresh, produce-driven cooking, indulge in more dinner parties, and spend time in her ever-growing garden. She continues to live in Los Angeles with her partner Ben Sinclair and their pups, where they have built a strong sense of a creative community in their neighborhood.

Review Quotes:
"The recipes in Health Nut strike the perfect balance of being craveable yet wholesome, nostalgic yet modern, and healthful yet not to a dogmatic degree. If you're not already cooking your way through this vibrant book, pray tell, what are you doing "-- Molly Baz, former senior food editor at Bon Appétit and author of the New York Times bestselling books Cook Thi

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"Yummy, colorful, easy, and won't make you feel awful the next day is the simple description of Health Nut, but oh, it is so much more than that."-- Antoni Porowski, food and wine expert on Netflix's Queer Eye and author of Antoni in the Kitchen and Antoni: Let's Do

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"Any cookbook with a section titled The New Hippie Kitchen is my kinda book!"-- Brooks Headley, chef-owner at Superiority Burger

Review Quotes:
"This book is such a vibe! Health Nut is going to be your go-to when you want to channel those meals that feel 50 percent hippie and 100 percent real food."-- Heidi Swanson, author of Super Natural Cooking

Publisher Marketing:

A USA TODAY bestseller, Health Nut is the playful, accessible, and irresistible cookbook from the nationally bestselling author of Salad Freak, Jess Damuck, that gives the genre a delicious update and challenges our expectations on what health food can be.

"Remarkably down-to-earth . . . Approachable, beautiful food." --Eater

When good-for-you food tastes like this, it's pretty easy to be a health nut. With more than 100 of her favorite recipes that feel good to eat (and look beautiful on your plate), Jess turns her talent for creating gorgeous, obsession-worthy recipes to traditional health food.

Health Nut gives the genre a delicious update, amping up the colors, textures, and flavors and challenging our expectations on what health food can be. Whether healthy eating is your norm or you are just looking to try something new, this book is all about making simple, irresistible food that you will want to eat again and again.

These recipes are perfect for a dinner party, but also doable for any busy weeknight, with dishes such as:

Orange-Scented Tahini French Toast
Black Bean Tostadas with Avocado and Crispy Leeks
Tuna, Avocado, and Grapefruit with Seed Crackers
Charred Cabbage with Mushroom Butter
Peach and Burrata Caprese with Hot Honey
Charred Broccoli Salad with Almonds and Spicy Green Goddess
Zucchini and Pistachio Pesto Pizza
Halibut with Sungolds, Fennel, and Saffron
Roasted Cauliflower Flatbreads with Spicy Tahini and Sumac Onions
Mushroom "Carnitas" Tacos with Citrusy Radish Slaw
Broccoli Pasta with Peas and Pecorino
Date-Sweetened Carrot Cake
Oat Bars with Rhubarb Ginger Jam
Vegan Baklava Ice Cream

Contributor Bio:Damuck, Jess
Jess Damuck is the author of Salad Freak. She has worked with Martha Stewart as a food editor, producer, food stylist, and personal salad maker, including on VH1's Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party. Damuck has also worked at Bon Appétit, Food Network, Apartment Therapy, and Vox Creative, and has produced thousands of food-related web videos for clients. She lives in Los Angeles.