I’m guessing that the cookbook Healthyish: A Cookbook with Seriously Satisfying, Truly Simple, Good-For-You (but Not Too Good-For-You) Recipes for Real Life byLindsay Maitland Hunt made a splash on social media when it came out in January 2019, but I missed seeing it until last month, when it was our library cookbook club’s main selection.
I must not be following enough foodies on Instagram, but I’m following Lindsay Maitland Hunt now!
Our cookbook club meeting was virtual,, so I didn’t get to taste any dishes other than the ones I made myself – which all came out great – but the photos from the other group members were mouthwatering, and the cookbook got rave reviews from everyone who used it. (Our alternate selection was The Vegetable Butcher by Cara Mangini, a topic for another post.)
Based on our discussion at the meeting, Healthyish might have been the most popular cookbook club selection of the year. A few of us want to buy our own copies, including me.. (Shh, don’t tell my husband!)
Visit the publisher’s Web site to see the beautiful layout of this book.
Healthyish doesn’t open flat except in the middle, but that’s a small quibble about an otherwise beautifully designed cookbook. There’s a full-color photo for every recipe, and several of us commented at our meeting that the food we made came out actually looking like the pictures! The Single-Serving Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie was the most-tried recipe, and it was a hit with everyone who did.
Check out the Singl e-Serving Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie recipe on Food52.
Author Lindsay Maitland Hunt packs a lot of recipes into Healthyish – all flexible and forgiving of variations for food preferences and special diets. There is even a Special Diets index that includes recipes and page numbers for the categories: “Gluten-Free”, “Dairy-Free”, “Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free”, “Gluten-Free, Dairy Free, Egg-Free”, “Vegetarian”, “Vegan”, and “Vegan, Gluten-Free”.
Lindsay Maitland Hunt is on a mission to help busy people attain balanced eating. As she says in her introduction to Healthyish:
“Healthyish recipes are about having the biggest, most delicious plate of food possible that incorporates vegetables and, yeah, some bacon. It’s a big, hearty, healthy bowl of food that doesn’t weigh you down. Food that makes you feel good, and not sad. That’s a balanced approach to eating.
I bookmarked several recipes to try, and tried almost all of them – although not all in time for the cookbook club meeting.
Bahn Mi Rice Bowls with Spicy Pork and Sriracha Mayo — Healthyish
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All the dishes you posted pictures of looked very tempting! I’m going to give the book a try.
I guess that all food is healthy if it’s not over-processed and has plenty of vegetables. Those look like delicious menu choices. Like what Pollan says as the simple way to healthy dining: eat food. not too much. mainly plants.
Your book club sounds like fun.
be well… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I will ask the library for this one. The curry and rice bowl have my attention.
Oooh, a Cookbook Club! How fun! The food pics all look fabulous and delicious! We have some dietary restrictions, so I like that you said she has some listings for those – I may have to check this one out myself!
Oh, and you mentioned my pet peeve about ALL cookbooks – they rarely lie flat! Why aren’t all cookbooks published with a spiral binding??
Thanks for the review and yummy food pics!
Sue
2021 Big Book Summer Challenge
I will look for this cookbook–I missed it too and it looks and sounds like a great one. Those coconut curry noodles are calling my name!
Everything looks good! It’s definitely a good sign when the recipes turn out like the pictures in a cookbook
Thank you – sounds like a good one to try.
I can’t remember if there are any pie recipes!