Y’aaaaaaaallll.

I read a lot of cookbooks but few of them provide recipes that I can cook and eat on a regular basis.

This one, yes.

The recipes are very straighforward and don’t require advanced tools, techniques, or specialty ingredients. Most components can be prepped ahead and tucked into lunch boxes (both are key for me)

There is a ton of variety: breakfasts, salads, grain bowls, and some soups and desserts. There are beautiful photos. All the recipes are either gluten free or can easily be adapted to fit your needs. For example, lots of the breakfast meals are made with oats (I’m allergic, sadly), but I think most can be subbed with millet or brown rice. You could also easily add chicken breast or salmon filets to almost any bowl.

Now maybe you are thinking, “How hard is it to put together a grain bowl with sauce and veggies? Why would I need a cookbook for that?” And actually, it is not hard. There is even a template at the start of the book to help you plan if you want to create your own. But do you want to do that much meal planning every single week? I take about an hour on Sunday night flipping thru cookbooks; writing down meals, sides and snacks for a week; making a grocery list; figuring out how to sub out ingredients I can’t get from recipes I want to try... why would I want to prolong this process by reinventing the wheel every time?

I am very excited to purchase this book and use it on a weekly basis.