We all love to give them and receive them. Picking new books can be a great challenge – there are so many great recipes to sift through.
So as we turn our attention to families, healthy food, eating in season produce and organic farming, here is a list of some great food/cookbooks for the coming holiday season and New Year. Happy reading.
The Earthbound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet by Myra Goodman – a beautiful and inspiring cookbook by the co-founder of Earthbound Farm with simple information on how to protect the planet one meal at a time.
The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time by Laurie David and Kirstin Uhrenholdt — Laurie enlists more than 50 child-care experts, writers, celebrities, activists, musicians, & chefs — including Nora Ephron, Maya Angelou, Dr. Harvey Karp, Judge Judy, Michael Pollan, Sheryl Crow & Alice Waters – in support of family mealtimes.
Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children by Ann Cooper and Lisa Holmes— A great resource for busy parents who want to make sure their kids have healthy and tasty lunches.
The Conscious Kitchen: The New Way to Buy and Cook Food — to Protect the Earth, Improve Your Health and Eat Deliciously by Alexandra Zissu — For anyone who longs to make easy green changes when it comes to the food they buy, cook and eat, this is an invaluable resource filled with real world, practical solutions.
Easy Green Organic by Anna Getty — In this fact-filled guide and cookbook, Anna explains how to shop for organic, seasonal and local ingredients, how to keep an eco-friendly kitchen and how to cook meals that are as scrumptious to eat as they are healthy for you and the earth.
Dr. J. Mercola’s Total Health Cookbook and Program: 150 Delicious Grain-Free Recipes and Proven Metabolic Type Plan to Prevent Disease, Optimize Weight and Live Longer by Dr. Joseph Mercola — This two part book outlines over 150 healthy and delicious new recipes.
In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart by Alice Waters — Ideal for the cooking novice, this book showcases basic cooking techniques every cook can and should master along with recipes using each method.