Health-promoting Books We Love and Recommend and Give as Gifts!

 

We love food and health-promoting recipes.  We've made many recipes of our own (see our recipes here) but we also recommend these cookbooks.  These cookbooks are rich in their recipes, diversity, and in the luscious photos that they contain which will entice you to try new recipes and to explore new cultures!  After reading the book on French cooking, we were convinced of our next travel destination!!

 

See book information and summaries below; click on links for larger photos and/or more details.

 

Please note that we have all books in stock at this time; however, books are available on a limited quantity basis.  First come, first served; when book quantities are depleted we will update the site to show this change at the soonest possible time.

 

	Around the World in 450 Recipes: Delicious, Authentic Dishes from the World's Best Loved Cuisines with Step-By-Step Techniques and Over 1500 Stunning Photographs Cover: Soft cover with inner flaps Page count: 512 Publisher: JG Press (October 2009) Language: English Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches Reader comment: "I love this cookbook. My son gave it to me as a Christmas gift, and he doubled the gift by buying one for himself. The book is divided into countries and respective recipes from that country. I decided to cook through the book, one dish from each country, and then repeat the process. Every dish I've made has gotten an A+ from my husband and me. I then tell my son what I fixed and our response. This is definitely an exciting adventure! If you want to get away from the boredom of a fixed routine of the same old dishes, this book is for you. I love all the pictures because I know what the dish should look like. My biggest dilemma is choosing the next dish. It's fantastic eating dishes that other cultures relish. Buy one today and enlarge your world!" [See book catalog]
	Culinaria France (Paperback) ~ Andre Domine (Author) Cover: Soft cover Page count: 468 Publisher: h. f. ullmann (October 15, 2008) Language: English Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches Product Description: Food and culture are inexorably tied together. The Culinaria series reports on every aspect of a country s cuisine within the context of the people who created it. One of the most successful series in cook book history, these new editions are updated with the guidance of first-class chefs, and come in a durable flexi-cover format to withstand abuse while spending time in the kitchen. The teams behind each Culinaria volume spend months in the region they are working on, allowing them time to fully absorb all of the food and drink a country can offer. Profusely illustrated with spectacular photography and abundantly peppered with authentic recipes, these volumes are a treat for both the mind and the palate. Learn about the history behind the dishes, their cultural significance, and how to prepare them. Beautiful photographs take you on a tour from the local villages to inside the kitchen where you will find the final product. Enormous variety of magnificent photographs and tempting recipes together with knowledgeable text that is easy for readers and cooks of all skill levels to understand.   Reader review: "I love this beautiful cookbook! I have been staying in France for almost three years and would be going back to my own country soon. I had been looking for a French cookbook which contains recipes for the delicious food I eat here. This is the best I have found." [See book catalog]
	The Paleo Diet This book by Loren Cordain PhD is an important part of the Paleo-Mediterranean diet and Dr Vasquez's 5-Part Nutritional protocol. Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Wiley (December 20, 2002) Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches Dr Vasquez's comment: Although I don't consider this book perfect (for example, I think people do need to take vitamin supplements, and I think one should not cook with flaxseed oil), this book is helpful for providing concepts (first half of book) and recipes (second half of book) that can make healthy eating and healthy living much more accessible to the general population.  Of note, Loren Cordain is a well-respected researcher in the nutrition field. [See book catalog]
	Step-by-Step Tasty Low-Fat Recipes The title of this book says it all! Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Murdoch Books (January 29, 1999) Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches Product Description: A collection of over 100 recipes involving low-fat cooking, published under the auspices of "Family Circle". Each recipe carries ratings for ease of preparation, ease of use and understanding. There are also fun suggestions for expanding the reader's cooking knowledge. [See book catalog]
	Tastes of the Mediterranean Tastes of the Mediterranean ("Family Circle" Step-by-Step) Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Murdoch Books (June 19, 2001) Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches Product Description: Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Tunisia and Morocco. What images come to mind when you think of Mediterranean food? Olive oil? And, of course, luscious fresh ingredients - seafood, tomatoes, olives cheeses, breads, salads and fresh herbs, as well as some delicate pastries. And, of course, the images include time spent with friends sipping red wine and nibbling hors d'oeuvres or pieces from meze, tapas or antipasto platters. [See book catalog]

Here are some of our favorite recipes... free for you!

1. Recipe for Acorn Squash

2. Recipe for Raw Salad of Cabbage, Almonds, and Sesame Seeds (anticancer)

3. Cinnamon Apple Chocolate Almonds: a wonderful and healthy snack!

4. Eggplant Onion Recipe

5. Hazelnut-Fig-Almond bars with home-made almond milk (and whey protein powder)

6. Recipe for Fresh Fig Delight

7. Recipe for Fresh Gazpacho

8. Easy Green Beans and Almonds

9. Green Brownies Sweetened with Prunes and Honey

10. White Button Mushroom Miso Soup

11. Recipe for PhytoGreen Fiber Bars

12. Recipe for Protein-Power Pancakes (low carb)

13. Raw Fruitcake

14. Recipe for Shitake Miso Soup

15. Snack of Mango, Nectarines, Almonds, Prunes, and PhytoGreen "Green Brownies"... could add Yogurt or Cottage Cheese

16. Spelt berry breakfast bowl

17. Recipe for Sprouted Quinoa Bars

18. Almond Tort, aka Torta de Santiago

19. Recipe for White Button Mushroom Miso Soup (anticancer)

20. Recipe for Raw Protein Brownie Bars