Anna Jones states in the early pages that she wants to eat in a way that leaves her feeling light and happy at the same time. She doesn't want to rely on a lot of heavy carbs or dairy. Instead, she uses spice, texture, flavor and easy to create light and happy dishes. Indeed, her recipes are packed with flavor.
For Jones, cooking changed when she became a vegetarian. And like Jones, many of us have changed our eating habits to embrace more vegetables, less meat or more protein, less carbs. All these dietary changes create new challenges. How to nourish ourselves with food that tastes good and stimulates our tastebuds. Jones breaks down how she puts a recipe together, an 8 step flow chart. Hero ingredient, how will she cook it, supporting role, accents, flavor, herb, crunch, season and finish. Sounds really easy, right?
Most of the recipes are easy. She breaks down the thought processes on soup, salad. She has a page devoted to vegetable underdogs like turnips, rutabaga, celeriac. There's a lot for breakfast and sweets -- not my favorites. This book, however, is great for anyone who wants to eat lighter without sacrificing flavor, and is intimidated by where to start.
I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review.
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