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The Art of Eating Well Hardcover – 19 Jun. 2014
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The bestselling cookbook from Hemsley + Hemsley, including recipes from Jasmine and Melissa's Channel 4 series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley.
The Art of Eating Well is a revolutionary cookbook that will help anyone who wishes to feel better, lose weight or have more energy. Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley teach their principles of life-long healthy eating with exciting and inventive recipes that are so delicious you forget the purpose is good health and nourishment.
Jasmine and Melissa’s philosophy is simple: a healthy gut leads to a healthy body and mind, and a better, happier you; that changing the way you eat doesn’t have to involve deprivation, but can be enjoyed everyday - whether you are home, work, with family or friends, or eating out.
This stunning book includes over 150 mouth-watering recipes - all of which are free from grain, gluten, refined sugar and high starch.
The sisters’ down-to-earth, encouraging and practical guidance will motivate you to try new foods and no longer crave high sugar and processed foods. They include comprehensive advice on ingredients, techniques, equipment, cooking in advance, meal plans, juicing, and packed lunches and snacks that fit busy lifestyles.
The Art of Eating Well is divided into clear categories – Kitchen and Store Cupboard Basics; Cooking in Advance; Breakfast; Soups; Salads; Sides and Snacks; Main Meals, including meat, poultry, fish and vegetarian; Baking and Desserts; Dips, Dressings and Sauces; Juices and Smoothies; Basics.
Beautifully photographed and designed, The Art of Eating Well is a kitchen bible that delivers maximum taste and maximum nutrition. A bold and beautiful cooking companion for food lovers that will change the way you eat leaving you energized, healthy, slimmer and strong.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherEbury Press
- Publication date19 Jun. 2014
- Dimensions18 x 1.8 x 24.4 cm
- ISBN-100091958326
- ISBN-13978-0091958329
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Poised for cookery superstardom ― The Bookseller
Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley's cookbook has arguably been the most popular cookbook all year so far… It is a massive hit; a triumphant treatise on eating real, unprocessed and nourishing food. -- Carolyn Hart ― Telegraph
I love everything these gorgeous sisters create -- Calgary Avansino, Vogue
Model looks and a food blog for Vogue have made Melissa and Jasmine Hemsley the go-to caterers for the fashion set. Now they have shared their recipes…so we civilians can get in on their healthy eating ways ― The Times
The Hemsley sisters might have impeccable fashion credentials but that only serves to add sparkle and old-school elegance to what is an unchallenged heavyweight reputation. When it comes to healthy, nutritious, sustainable eating, they are quite simply hors pair. Their approach is thorough, their fare meaty and sumptuous, and their method easily built into the madness of a working lifestyle. -- Mina Holland and Dale Berning Sawa ― Guardian Published On: 2014-12-20
wholesome recipes aimed at keeping your gut healthy and your digestion efficient. It ticks all my boxes -- Sarah Stacey ― YOU Magazine, Mail on Sunday
This is the kind of book that will ease you gently into healthier ways of cooking and eating -- Eve O'Sullivan ― COOK, The Guardian
practical as well as stylish…fresh fun food at its absolute best ― Get The Gloss
If skin as radiant as the Hemsley and Hemsley’s can be achieved through healthy tweaks to familiar recipes, then count us in! ― The Guardian
About the Author
Jasmine Hemsley (Author)
Sisters Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have taken the UK by storm since launching their family-run food business for people who want to live healthier, happier lives. Within two weeks of creating their blog in 2012 the girls were asked to write for Vogue.co.uk, where they are still regular contributors.
The Art of Eating Well is Jasmine and Melissa’s bestselling first cookbook; Good + Simple is their second. In 2015 the Hemsleys launched their sell-out spiralizer, which quickly became a must-have kitchen utensil. Their Channel 4 TV series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley aired on 9 May 2016.
Hemsley + Hemsley continue to cook and consult for celebrities and high-profile events around the world.
Melissa Hemsley (Author)
Sisters Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have taken the UK by storm since launching their family-run food business for people who want to live healthier, happier lives. Within two weeks of creating their blog in 2012 the girls were asked to write for Vogue.co.uk, where they are still regular contributors.
The Art of Eating Well is Jasmine and Melissa’s bestselling first cookbook; Good + Simple is their second. In 2015 the Hemsleys launched their sell-out spiralizer, which quickly became a must-have kitchen utensil. Hemsley + Hemsley continue to cook and consult for celebrities and high-profile events around the world.
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- Publisher : Ebury Press (19 Jun. 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0091958326
- ISBN-13 : 978-0091958329
- Dimensions : 18 x 1.8 x 24.4 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 78,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 18 in Food Writers
- 75 in Gluten-free Diet
- 94 in Juices & Smoothies
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Bestselling author Melissa Hemsley celebrates easy and accessible healthy food that everyone can enjoy, as well as a more accessible and sustainable way of eating for everyone. She began her food career as a private chef for actors and bands, including Take That, and has written and co-written five bestselling books, published internationally.
Melissa is a proud long term supporter of food redistribution charity The Felix Project, and volunteers with them regularly to rescue surplus food and to cook for children and the vulnerable. She is an ambassador for Mental Health Mates, the Fairtrade Food Foundation and Women Supporting Women (The Prince's Trust), among others. Over the last 5 years, Melissa has been supporting The Food Foundation and School Food Matters and working on campaigns such as Feed the Future and Free School Meals.
Melissa regularly appears on daytime TV and radio and a host of other cookery and news shows, often speaking on behalf of the charity and community projects she works with. She lives in London with her partner and baby daughter.
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Customers love the book's healthy recipes and appreciate its clear, easy-to-understand approach to cooking. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its great ideas, beautiful pictures that inspire cooking, and quick preparation times. However, the value for money receives mixed reviews, with some finding it good value while others say the ingredients are costly. Additionally, several customers note that the recipes use a lot of ingredients.
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Customers love the recipes in this cookbook, describing them as delicious and beautifully laid out, with one customer highlighting the roasted vegetables with white wine miso gravy dish.
"...They have found excellent substitutes for mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, bread and cakes, which are made out of real food..." Read more
"...Courgetti Ragu (don't knock it till you've tried it), the seeded sweet potato bread, the crackers, and the sisters' signature paradise bars...." Read more
"...quinoa nut roast with a chestnut apricot topping; roasted vegetables with white wine miso gravy; flower power pizza; courgette and aubergine curry;..." Read more
"...was frankly weird. And smug. BUT.... big BUT... the recipes are great, really innovative and straightforward (once you have ingredients) and they..." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's focus on health, praising its wide knowledge of nutrition and common-sense approach to eating the right food.
"...It has made me learn new techniques, and introduced me to fruit, vegetables and other ingredients I had either never used before, or only once...." Read more
"This book is a total game-changer. It contains a large range of healthy dishes invented by the Hemsley sisters, who have a background as..." Read more
"...book combines a number of concepts, including gluten-free baking, sensible fats, food combining, some raw foods etc, and is on the whole flexitarian..." Read more
"...innovative and straightforward (once you have ingredients) and they work well. And the teens love most of them too...." Read more
Customers find the cookbook extremely easy to understand, with clear and simple recipes that are easy to read.
"...All of them have been fairly easy to make, involving relatively little chopping or other preparations..." Read more
"...BUT.... big BUT... the recipes are great, really innovative and straightforward (once you have ingredients) and they work well...." Read more
"...of the recipes are pretty labour intensive and some are easy and straightforward, it would be nice to know ahead the approximate timings -..." Read more
"...book for me; it's OK to dip into the book in search of the less labour intensive recipes and I must admit I am pleased to discover how easy it is to..." Read more
Customers find the book inspiring and informative, describing it as a must-read that provides new ideas and techniques.
"...It has made me learn new techniques, and introduced me to fruit, vegetables and other ingredients I had either never used before, or only once...." Read more
"...it, taking the "better than" approach and encouraging the reader to make changes gradually...." Read more
"The book combines a number of concepts, including gluten-free baking, sensible fats, food combining, some raw foods etc, and is on the whole..." Read more
"...And smug. BUT.... big BUT... the recipes are great, really innovative and straightforward (once you have ingredients) and they work well...." Read more
Customers appreciate the photography in the book, noting that it makes them want to cook and is beautifully produced, with one customer mentioning that each recipe comes with a picture.
"...Some of the photography is decent, some of it is appalling...." Read more
"...The book is great, quite a lot of pictures and the recipes are inspiring...." Read more
"...(nice pictures, clean layout etc.)...." Read more
"...The pictures of the food are sumptuously shot, but i think, without the colorful crockery and dribbles of oil, would this REALLY make a satisfying..." Read more
Customers appreciate that the recipes are easy to prepare and quick to cook, with one customer noting they recommend cooking in bulk to save time and money.
"...of them have been fairly easy to make, involving relatively little chopping or other preparations..." Read more
"...who can offer cheaper cuts of quality meat and recommend cooking in bulk to save time and money...." Read more
"...Stand out dishes so far, the slow cooked lamb..." Read more
"...If you want lovely, tasty food that is easy to prepare and cook then I would recommend this book 100%" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the book's value, with some finding it good value while others note that the ingredients are costly and not suitable for budget-conscious customers.
"...So not quick and not immediately cheap but the gorgeous recipes are bloody brilliant...." Read more
"...Besides some of the costly staples, many of the ingredients in this book are affordable or will probably be in your pantry already...." Read more
"...use a LOT of ingredients (some 15+ ingredients) so it works out quite expensive by the time you buy everything!..." Read more
"...Yes, some of the ingredients are costly...." Read more
Customers have mixed feelings about the recipes in the book, with several noting that they use a lot of ingredients, while one customer points out that some are expensive and hard to find.
"...but for the most part there is too much prep and too many hard to find/expensive ingredients...." Read more
"...other thing which irritated me, is that they tell you to use loads of exotic ingredients, which are not easy to find, and that you will only use..." Read more
"...My only negative is that all of the recipes use a LOT of ingredients (some 15+ ingredients) so it works out quite expensive by the time you buy..." Read more
"The Art of Eating Well is an excellent book. But most of the recipes have ghee or butter in them which if I used my cholesterol numbers would soar...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2015Initially found this book intensely smug, bossy and irritating. 12 hours to boil bones? Sorry, didn't realise I needed an Aga to use this cookbook. 12-24 hours to "activate" soaked nuts in my "dehyrator"? What the hell's a dehydrator? Being told "how to chew" and what to use "in case you don't have any pomegranate molasses" irritated me to the point that I was ranting about it to my husband, and literally going to bed annoyed!
Anyway, I persevered with the stupid thing, partly spurred on by the fact the that two authors are absurdly gorgeous so I hoped a bit of that might rub off on me if I ate their style of food.
I started tentatively with some of the simpler, more snack type foods, and a couple of spiralizer recipes from their website in the hope of finding a realistic alternative to pasta and refined carbohydrates in general. It began to grow on me and I found myself dipping into it more and more.
So far I have made:
Blueberry muffins with cashew mango cream
Muffin frittatas
Watercress soup with brazil nut cream
Courgette salad
Baked courgette fries
Cannellini bean mash
Apple rings 5 ways
Beef ragu and courgetti
Fish pie with celeriac mash
Shepherds pie
Courgetti puttanesca
Lentil & squash curry
Courgetti with red pesto
Socca pizza
Bagna cauda
Pistachio, fig and goat's cheese trifle
Salted apricot caramels
Multiseed loaf
So far every single one has turned out successfully and has been much more tasty, filling and satisfying than expected. This is the highest number of recipes I have ever made from one book, and I am by no means finished yet. I have found the recipes to mostly straightforward to make, although some are very process-heavy and involve a lot of prior planning as you have to soak nuts for a few hours, for example.
I am now loving it, and think that their style is very clever and thoughtful. They have found excellent substitutes for mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, bread and cakes, which are made out of real food (mainly vegetables and fruit), and they are delicious. I have eaten a lot more fruit and veg since getting this book and my palate has developed and altered. Now, things like biscuits and sweets have mostly lost their appeal, as I have made much better treats from the book such as the salted caramel apricots - the flavour, texture and feeling of indulgence is far superior to any rubbish from a packet.
The food would suit anyone following a low carbohydrate or paleo diet, or anyone who just wants to eat more healthily... or just eat heavenly tasting (and looking) food.
It has made me learn new techniques, and introduced me to fruit, vegetables and other ingredients I had either never used before, or only once. Using this book has expanded my repertoire and made me a more confident, happy cook, because I'm cooking more and more "real" food.
I don't know whether I look any better since I started using these recipes, but I think I feel a bit better - better concentration and mood levels.
So I'm now converted, would heartily recommend it. Oh, and I gave in and eventually bought some pomegranate molasses!
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2015This book is a total game-changer. It contains a large range of healthy dishes invented by the Hemsley sisters, who have a background as nutritionists. Some of the ingredients, such as coconut oil or coconut flour, are expensive when first bought, but they last forever. I didn't even really like coconut before I started using this book, and now I am obsessed with adding coconut oil to smoothies and even sandwiches.
Besides some of the costly staples, many of the ingredients in this book are affordable or will probably be in your pantry already. I can genuinely say that I have tried at least half of the recipes in the book, and apart from one or two that didn't go down a storm, they have all been amazing. Particular favorites are the Courgetti Ragu (don't knock it till you've tried it), the seeded sweet potato bread, the crackers, and the sisters' signature paradise bars. All of them have been fairly easy to make, involving relatively little chopping or other preparations (compared to the minute instructions of Ottolenghi et al) and are often also very quick to cook.
This book is ideal for anyone looking to introduce some changes into their diet, as the sisters are not preachy about it, taking the "better than" approach and encouraging the reader to make changes gradually. Although some of the recipes appear a bit faddy or unconvincing to a meat and carb lover, they successfully substitute other, less healthy ingredients. Even my boyfriend, who comes from a farming family and is used to eating meat and potatoes several times a week, alternating with spaghetti, has loved the alternatives suggested in the book, including courgetti and the cauliflower pizza.
- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2015The book combines a number of concepts, including gluten-free baking, sensible fats, food combining, some raw foods etc, and is on the whole flexitarian, with an emphasis on vegetables, and less on meat. The Hemsley sisters are certainly part of a growing trend focussing on a much broader range of ingredients, and the usefulness of this book will depend on how many other vegetarian/ flexitarian books you have... It will also depend on your budget, as a number of the ingredients are relatively expensive to source. The food is colourful, certainly enticing, but for me not as inspiring as that in Ottolenghi's Plenty More. If you already follow this kind of diet, there will be a certain familiarity with some of the recipes, but at least you'll probably already have amaranth, acai and chia in your larder.
The book is broken down into the following sections, and recipes:
10 Things to Do Today; Our Food Philosophy; Twelve Golden Rules; Stocking Your Kitchen; Cook's Essentials
Breakfast: blueberry pancakes with mango cashew cream; anytime eggs; buckwheat porridge and buckwheat cream; cinnamon and buckwheat crunch granola; muffin frittatas; coconut amaranth porridge; baked amaranth porridge; chia chai butternut breakfast pudding; acai berry breakfast bowl; buckwheat groat Bircher muesli; cranberry quinoa breakfast bars; instant blueberry chia jam; goji marmalade; mango cashew cream
Soups: watercress soup and Brazil nut cream; chicken tinola; broccoli, pea and basil soup; broccoli, ginger and white bean soup; ribollita with parsley lemon oil; roasted tomato and butternut squash soup; chilled pink beetroot soup; Vietnamese chicken pho and courgette noodles; kelp pot noodles; no-cook coconut soup
Salads: superfood salad with miso tahini dressing; paper, halloumi and watercress salad; summer lime coleslaw; Puy lentil, beetroot and apple salad; quicker-than-toast courgette salad; carrot, radish and seaweed salad with sweet miso dressing; broccoli slaw with ginger poppy seed mayonnaise; pea, peach and goats' cheese salad; roast bone marrow with watercress salad; kale Caesar salad; red cabbage, bacon and apple salad; fennel, cucumber and dill salad
Sides and Snacks: cauliflower rice and pilau-style cauliflower rice; cauliflower mash; mushroom, rosemary and arm sauté; whole roasted cauliflower; braised fennel with lemon and rosemary; baked courgette fries; cannelloni bean mash; toasted coconut green beans; garlic lemon green beans; pea, mint and broccoli mash; apple cheddar buckwheat muffins; falafel and Italian veg balls; southwestern spiced nuts; carrot and flax crackers; toasted coconut chips; chickpea crunchies; tahini bliss balls; baked broccoli fritters and spicy avocado dip; apple rings five ways
Meat and Fish: fish and celeriac chips with tartare sauce; mackerel with miso carrot dressing; steak with mustard leek sauce and watercress salad; steak with mustard leek sauce and watercress salad beef argue and courgette; sardine butter; lamb meatballs and cauliflower tabbouleh; slow-roasted lamb with anchovies; sausage and cider stew; chicken; chicken curry and cauliflower rice; roast duck with cranberry and orange jam; mum's baked trout; sea bream teriyaki; fish pie with celeriac mash salmon with Argentinian chimichurri sauce; osso bucco beef shin with oak-smoked tomatoes; Sri Lankan lamb curry; shepherd's pie; Pablo's chicken; baked chicken liver mousse; chicken adobo with broccoli rice; sesame chicken salad with cucumber noodles; duck tamarind lettuce wraps; Moroccan chicken stew; prawn laksa; cucumber maki crab rolls
Vegetable Mains: mung dahl; lentil and cavolo nero stew with chermoula drizzle; mushroom quinoa nut roast with a chestnut apricot topping; roasted vegetables with white wine miso gravy; flower power pizza; courgette and aubergine curry; quinoa and roasted vegetable salad with brazil nut pesto; hot buckwheat noodle salad; caramelised garlic tart with almond crust; asparagus and pea risotto with mint and parsley oil; mushroom and stilton quinoa risotto; quinoa risotto balls; smoky baked beans; courgette puttanesca; kohlrabi dauphinoise; Malaysian lentil and squash curry; beetroot and goats' cheese terrine; buckwheat burritos; socca pizza; spring greens with blood orange dressing; feta and black bean burgers
Dressings and Dips: green goddess dressing; Thai sweet chilli sauce; turmeric avocado dressing; pomegranate molasses dressing; sun-dried tomato and jalapeño yoghurt dip; mung bean hummus; kale pesto; lemon parsley cashew dip; bagna cauda
Baking and Desserts: BB brownies; mini almond, strawberry and custard tarts; avocado lime cheesecake; sticky toffee pudding; banana bread; pear and five-spice crumble with ginger créme frâiche; chocolate molten pots chocolate fig pudding' pistachio fig and goats' cheese trifle; pineapple carpaccio with chilli. mint and lime; lemon poppy seed muffins; salted apricot caramels; gingernutsl cinnamon and raisin cookies; pean mint ice-cream or lollies with chocolate; instant berry and coconut ice-cream; banutty choice ices chocolate avocado mousse; paradise bars; dark chocolate thinks and chocolate wheels; flax sandwich bread; multitude loaf
Drinks: fennel and mint juice; broccoli ginger juice; classic green cleansing juice; carrot and cayenne boost juice; strawberry, mint and cucumber smoothies; go-to green smoothie; go-to green raw soup; papaya smoothie; chocolate, peanut butter and mac smoothie; blueberry, spinach and vanilla smooth, piña colada smoothie; beetroot mama smoothie; vanilla maltshakes with a chocolate swirl; Mexican hot chocolate; chicory latte; pep-up turmeric tea; blueberry, lime and lavender cocktail...
Basic Recipes and Methods; Sunday Cook-Off; The Menus; A Guide to Eating Out; Stockists
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- Tahi ElGatoReviewed in Australia on 27 May 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for fun, easy, healthy recipes
These books are great presents for anyone into heathly eating.
- KTasReviewed in Spain on 12 May 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Fulfilled my expectations
The book arrived promptly and completely fulfilled my expectations. VERY happy!
- Whitney Sara IReviewed in Canada on 30 August 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Eat Well for Life
This book changed my life. Their real and healthy food mantra is what I have been looking for all my life. Healthy fats, fruit and veg. No refined sugars, wholesom whole food as it was meant to be. The recepies are easy to follow, not a whole lot of fancy ingredients, good instructions.
- BBReviewed in the United States on 25 July 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
One of my favourite healthy eating books! I'm so happy that a book like this exists. I've been gluten and sugar free (processed sugar) for almost 2yrs now, and initially it was really hard to have inspiration for sweet treats, i had no idea what to do. I had found blogs that fit the bill, but almost all of those were geared towards vegans and vegetarians.
Then i found out about this book and wanted to get it straight away. I love how much info is given especially on bone broths. I also really enjoy the section at the back on how to make things such as nut milks, dips, ketchup, nut butters, yoghurt-the list is endless.
Although some of the recipes seem daunting to make, they're so delicious.
So far i've made the Anytime eggs, Quicker than toast zucchini salad, Chicken tinola, and my favourite Sesame chicken salad with cucumber noodles - I pair this with sweet potato wedges with a cajun seasoning and a squeeze of lime juice. So divine!
I also made my first ever attempt to make chocolate using the recipe in this book. My first batch wasnt that great, but i slowed down the cooking even more( i think i rushed the first time), and the more i make it the smoother and more delicious the chocolate is. I add an orange extract to mine and then once i pour the mould i grate orange zest over it.
There are so many recipes i cant wait to make, such as the paradise bars.
So armed with this cook book, and a few others, I do not feel deprived, and i really enjoy eating the meals.
If you're interested in more books similar to this yet with a bit more of family friendly approaches to eating, one baking book i have is Amber Rose Love Bake Nourish. She uses fruit, honey, and maple syrup in her cakes and they're delicious. And recently I've come across Madaline Shaw, she has some great desserts and a lovely steak salad among other savoury treats.
Yet Hemsley Hemsley is still leaps and bounds above any other I have!
- Isa1960Reviewed in France on 4 January 2016
4.0 out of 5 stars Good recipe book with interesting and innovative ideas
I bought this book as a gift for a friend who cannot eat gluten. It is a good recipe book with interesting and innovative ideas. I liked the photos and presentation.