For the past three months I’ve been wanting to cook my way through The Foods Lovers Make it Paleo: over 200 grain-free recipes for any occasion by Bill Staley & Hayley Mason. I just had to juggle a lot of other things (including other books on my reading list) before I could really get into it. From the time I heard and read about this new book on Mark's Daily Apple (released in mid October) I knew it would be a feast for the eyes. Each of the book’s 215 recipes is accompanied by a mouth-watering, professional looking photograph taken by the authors.
What I’ve tried so far
Over the past couple of months I’ve made five recipes from the book:
- Garlic and Rosemary Aioli (page 322)
- Balsamic Onions (page 338
- Smoked Paprika Chicken Thighs (page 194)
- Egg Muffins (page 66)
- a variation on Scrambled Eggs with Lox & Capers (page 68)
The recipes I've tried, so far, from their book have been similar to things I’ve made before. For example, I regularly roast onions, sometimes with the additional of balsamic vinegar. I’ve tried many seasoning blends on chicken and baked egg and vegetable mixtures in muffin tins and ramekins. Still, I enjoy trying other people’s takes on recipe for the variety it adds to my diet.
Here’s the Garlic and Rosemary Aioli I served with blanched veggies and hard boiled eggs.
Photo credit: Rachel Albert © Copyright 2011
Whether you’re looking for delicious, gluten-free, grain-free menu ideas, making the transition from a conventional diet to one comprised of wholesome natural foods, or going 100% grain-free and paleo, The Foods Lovers Make it Paleo Cookbook provides a wealth of tips, techniques, and recipes, including healthy renditions of many classic French, Italian, Chinese, and classic American dishes.
I served the Balsamic Onions over a few green salads.
Photo credit: Rachel Albert © Copyright 2011
Here’s what you get
You'll find an assortment of basic recipes that feature three to six ingredients and steps as well as fancier preparations that require more ingredients, time, and steps. I’ve flagged at least a dozen recipes that I want to try. I’ll post pictures, details, and some sample recipes from the book and the authors’ web site.
Like other paleo diet cookbooks, the authors recommend buying animal products that have been grass fed or pasture raised rather than factory farmed, focusing on wild rather than farmed fish, using heat-stable, high quality fats and oils and avoiding oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and avoiding artificial flavorings and colorings, trans fat, and refined sugars. While the book excludes grains, beans, and legumes, those who consume them occasionally (following the 80:20 rule of practice) or regularly (following a general whole foods diet), will still find plenty of inspiration in the produce, protein, and healthy dessert department in Bill & Haley’s book.
The specs
At 1 1/4-inches thick with 448 pages and a trim size of almost 8 1/2 x 11, the book is almost, but not quite, as big as my book, The Garden of Eating: A Produce-Dominated Diet & Cookbook. It’s a great resource for any food lover who values fresh, unrefined, real food. You’ll find recipes for everything from breakfast to appetizers and entrees and from side dishes to salads, soups, and and sauces, and from treats to cheats (healthy indulgences). The book also contains paleo diet basics, suggestions for stocking a paleo kitchen, including a glossary of what may be new and unfamiliar ingredients to some readers and guidelines for choosing the highest quality ingredients, cooking tips, and inspired menus.
I served the Smoked Paprika Chicken Thighs (below), thinly sliced, with Roasted Parsnips (from my book, The Garden of Eating), and a crisp green salad with a blueberry balsamic vinaigrette (a variation on another vinaigrette recipe from my book, The Garden of Eating).
Photo credit: Rachel Albert © Copyright 2011
You could be a winner!
Victory Belt publishing has generously offered up a copy of this book for a giveaway. That could be you! I hope you’ll enter and help spread the word about the giveaway to other people you know who might want to know about this book and have a chance at winning a copy of it.
As I try more recipes, I’ll post more pictures along with a few sample recipes.
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Deadline: Midnight, Friday, January 13th, 2012.
Selection criteria: Random drawing
Limitations: Drawing open only to US residents due to shipping restrictions.
By the way, the winner of the last week’s giveaway for the Eat Well, Feel Good Practical Paleo Living Cookbook is Allie Hobbs of Boise, ID. You could be the next lucky winner!
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I've been wanting to post pictures and recipes from the Food Lovers Make It Paleo Book all week. My days and night have been jam packed.
I aim to get a recipe up this weekend.... after I teach a class at Desert Botanical Garden tomorrow and get out for a long walk or another hike.
I appreciate your patience and look forward to drawing the lucky winner for this giveaway.
Rachel
Posted by: Chef Rachel Albert | January 13, 2012 at 07:35 PM