I’ve collected cookbooks for years. I’m a home chef, not a professional, but I love cooking and know my way around the kitchen. In the last several years I’ve added some excellent books to my shelf and have plenty of recipes under my belt for all occasions. But this book is different… Special.
First thing, the recipes are surprisingly easy. Easy in the best way that allows the ingredients to speak for themselves.
Second thing, for me the ingredient combinations and taste profiles are what makes it shine. It’s not just your average green cookbook with predictable range of flavors. The nuances of how sweet and savory are mixed pop the bubble of average and hit your palate in surprising ways.
Third thing, loads of wholesome, healthy seasonally savvy choices from A-Z.
My wife and I homeschool our kids. My six year old, as one of her classes, is learning how to cook with me. Every Friday we create a dish, and this is the source that we use. Later this afternoon we are making the turmeric and blueberry muffins with granola on top. Awesome!
Not only is it great to have healthy choices to introduce her to, a lot of the recipes that we have tried are colorful and very fun. As finicky parents, we want her to be exposed to a range of tastes. Some challenging, some just plain delicious. This book delivers that for sure and everything we’ve tried in here is delicious! We feel it’s giving her a boost from an early age over the typical Western kids’ diet, which is generally garbage laden.
Another bonus, this not only works to introduce kids to new food, the dishes in this volume are sophisticated and masterfully thought out. Many of these dishes are elegant enough for dinner parties w/ the most discerning gourmands as well as dinner at home with the family any night of the week, all year long. It’s super versatile, which is something I’ve come to appreciate with a busy family life. Particularly when you don’t have to futz too much in preparing a good meal. Last, these recipes aren’t too fussy but give ample opportunity to branch out and explore your creativity in the kitchen. Super well done and an inspiration.
I learned about these guys from stumbling onto their YouTube channel. It doesn’t seem like they make videos anymore which is a pity because their videos are also beautiful. In any case, this is on my coffee table and I love picking it up to thumb through ideas for my family’s next meal.
Bravo.
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About the Authors
David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl are the faces behind the hugely successful blog, Green Kitchen Stories, winner of the Saveur Best Special Diets blog in 2013. Luise is the happy health freak with a passion for developing wheat-free and sugar-free recipes, and David is the photographer and design-eye behind their work. Green Kitchen at Home is their fourth book.
Spices Needed to Cook Green Kitchen at Home
The premise of Green Kitchen at Home is that recipes should be simple enough to make, deeply focused on vegetables and (usually) kid friendly. And, with stunning photography (and great taste) they will make you consider being vegetarian! The recipes are healthy, made with whole ingredients. Our favorites so far: Fridge Favorite Crepes, Turmeric Blueberry Muffins, Banana and Spinach Pancakes, Herby Green Breakfast Bowls, Shakshuka. Flatbread made great pizza dough substitutes (photo attached)—we are totally wheat-eaters, but have switched to this for Friday Pizza nights, as it get our kids extra hidden vegetables! Pros: 1. Gorgeous photography with pictures for every recipe. 3. Versatile Meals—they understand the changing opinions of kids, and give ideas on how to adapt recipes for preferences or seasons. 4. Recipes separate wet and dry ingredients—so much easier to follow! 5. Vegan alternatives. 6. “Fridge Favorites” section is simple, covers easy recipes needed to keep as staples in your fridge. These favorites are then combined later for different recipes. Many of the favorites are also available at the grocery store (think tomato sauce, pesto, hummus, flatbread…), but homemade is always better, right? 7. “At the Weekend” section includes the harder, more complicated recipes. I appreciated this separation, as a mother of two kids…this is the section I’ll use the least often, lol. 8. No refined sugar! 9. Tools section—I love seeing what people use in their kitchen. David says every vegetarian kitchen needs: spiralizer, mandolin, steaming basket, blender, scale, food processor or immersion blender, muffin tin. 10. Shakshuka! Haven’t tried it? You should + add the homemade za’atar. Cons: 1. Some recipes call for unconventional ingredients—we live in rural Maine, I’d probably have to drive 70 miles to find halloumi, puffed quinoa, za’atar, nigella (our online shop sells the hard to find spices, so hit us up if you can’t find them near you). 2. Recipe times do not include the time it takes to make the “Fridge Favorites,” so you really do need to plan ahead. Tip: Read the Fridge Favorites section first, before jumping around. Spices: To make all the recipes in this book, you will need the following spices: • Arrowroot • Bay Leaves • Basil • Cardamom • Cayenne • Chili (powder) • Chili (flakes) • Cinnamon • Coriander (ground) • Coriander (seed) • Cumin (ground) • Cumin (seed) • Curry (leaves) • Curry (powder) • Dukkah (they give you the recipe to make it) • Fennel (seed) • Ginger • Mustard (black seeds) • Nigella (seed) • Nutmeg • Oregano • Paprika (smoked) • Pepper (fresh ground) • Sea Salt • Sesame (seed) • Sumac • Thyme • Turmeric • Za’atar (they give you the recipe to make it) We've tried about two dozen recipes, and I look forward to more. I review cookbooks for the blog portion of our Gneiss Spice online shop. We started posting them on Amazon, as we thought it might be helpful to shoppers! Thanks for reading. Please let me know what questions you have. ~Beth
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