5.0 out of 5 stars Weekend cooking

P. · 21 May 2024

Absolutely love this cookbook, I studied Macrobiotics and eat a Vegan pescatarian diet, as well as gluten and refined sugar free. I love the illustrations in the book. I find the style more suitable for weekend cooking, some recipes I prep the night before on a week day. All in all, I think people are more inclined to cook more from a book when they have a well stocked pantry. This cookbook suits the foods I like to eat and satisfies my tastebuds! I got married a month ago and my husband loves this cookbook too, he eats a Macrobiotic diet. I find it easy to change the recipe to dairy or gluten free alternatives. Thank you.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Well Being Cookbook!

A.G. · 13 November 2014

I love this book so much! I am vegetarian and passionate about whole foods and well being so this was just perfect. It's beautifully written and they are really innovative and interesting recepies, it's finally something different from other health food books, because they are actually doable. You don't need a dehydrator (thank god!) I have tried a few recepies and they are delicious, I can't wait to use the book for dinner parties!The only down side is that there isn't a picture for every recepie, but there are lots of beautiful photos throughout the book, I am a bit of a perfectionist and want to know what it should look like so I can compare my result!

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars well-deserved

C. · 27 November 2014

This is an amazing book. It's a huge read and has everything in it you will ever need to know - all the questions that have ever occurred to you. I now understand WHY it's so important to soak beans and nuts, but it had never occurred to me for a minute to soak rice and grains. I will be cooking a lot from this book. It has already inspired me to make my first ever batch of homemade almond milk - she was right - it was incredibly delicious - who knew? Well, Amy Chaplin obviously. Some of the recipes are easy-peasy; some require a lot more processes. However, just by looking at the photographs, you know it's going to be worth it and that your friends and family are going to love you forever as a consequence. Actually, many of them are no more complicated than what I am currently doing - it's just a different way of doing things which will potentially (I hope) become second nature over time because I would so like to be able to create some (if not all) of these incredibly beautiful dishes. On a different tack, the book is beautifully produced; the photography is GORGEOUS; it's very well set out and consequently much easier to use. It's a delight.

5.0 out of 5 stars this well written and beautifully photographed cookbook with its delicious recipes is an absolute ...

J.A. · 3 January 2016

If you are a foodie and into slow cooking with healthy organic foods and furthermore interested in a more sustainable lifestyle, this well written and beautifully photographed cookbook with its delicious recipes is an absolute must-have. Amy Chaplin's natural and genuine approach to food, cooking and life is truly inspiring. I recommend getting the UK edition which comes with both customary weights & measures and metric units.

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting recipes but challenging at times

c. · 1 March 2015

interesting recipes but challenging at times

5.0 out of 5 stars A well-researched book with plenty of recipes to inspire a healthier lifestyle.

R.B. · 13 July 2015

At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen is a vegan and vegetarian book, written by Amy Chaplin, the former executive chef of a respected vegan restaurant in New York. Through her book, she offers readers a very sensible and achievable approach to eating well without compromising on flavor or satisfaction. Part 1 is devoted to ‘the pantry’ – with advice on how to stock your pantry and Part 2 is recipe-focused with chapters on breakfast, soups, salads, snacks, nibbles, drinks and whole meals as well as 'mix and match' tarts and desserts. The approach is really to stock your pantry with a variety of 'healthy' staple ingredients, such as grains, legumes, oils, spices and seasonings and then use your fridge (stocked with fresh seasonal vegetables) as an extension of your pantry with a good amount of fruit thrown into your repertoire, too. All in all, a well-structured, well-written book with plenty of recipes to inspire a healthier lifestyle.

5.0 out of 5 stars loved by all

M.p.p. · 7 June 2017

Given as a gift and was very well received. It's put new life into a friends already extensive gastronomic understanding. Plus discovered this from a spanish friend who is a chef and he love the book. Comes highly recommended from all angles....including mine, as i've eaten many of the recipes and read parts of the book and found it illuminating and educational. Beautifully written and pictured.

3.0 out of 5 stars at home in 'extravagant' kitchen - some good tips for veggie people with loads of time and money

F.C. · 1 November 2015

Amy Chaplin's book is beautiful and well presented. It also teaches some basic skills for vegetarian and vegan home cooks, such as making your own almond or coconut milk. It also has got some very good new ideas, such as mixing breakfast cereals to keep vegetarian breakfast more exciting. However, be aware that you will have to spend a lot of money on ingredients if you are going to cook from this book. The first week after we received this book, we chose quite a few from it and ended up paying our highest ever post-vegetarian supermarket bill. Some recipes are not as delicious as others, after spending loads of time and money on portobello mushroom & tempeh burgers we were not pleased at all with the result and ended up throwing it away. There was simply to much tempeh in it and it dominated the taste of everything else. Finally, I wouldn't trust some of the baking recipes. I tried two baking recipes and again after spending loads of money and time I ended up throwing an entire apple & almond bake away, because the dough did not hold together and apples on top were overcooked. Play by ear, trust your instincts and rearrange the amount of ingredients if you are going to bake from this book. Overall my conclusion is that this book is on the extravagant side and there are other alternatives (such as 101 cookbooks and thug kitchen) that offer more delicious alternatives and that are also easier on your purse and require less time dedication.

Outstanding!

N. · 18 November 2014

I own a few hundred cookbooks but only a dozen or so are favorites that live on my kitchen shelf. At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen has quickly earned a spot in that group. From the quality of the paper to the gorgeous photography and the fantastic recipes, I love everything about it!To me, this book is an invitation to engage in the nourishing rituals of shopping for quality ingredients (whole, seasonal, local, organic) and preparing them in a way that delivers maximum taste and health benefits. Amy Chaplin’s professional background shines through these pages: her experience as a chef, recipe developer and teacher is evident in the perfectly composed recipes and the clear, concise instructions.The first part of the book offers thoughtful, well-edited sections on ingredients, equipment, and techniques, where Amy shares a cooking philosophy that is gentle for our health and for the planet: practical strategies to reduce plastic use; methods for soaking and preparing grains, beans and nuts; etc.This is followed by more than 150 inspiring recipes that comprise a nice balance of simple, quick recipes for busy days and recipes that require more time or involve several components. Throughout the book Amy offers several suggestions for meal/menu composition and I especially enjoyed her description of “A week of meals in my kitchen.” There are also many great tips that will enhance my cooking skills; for example, Amy suggests adding an umeboshi plum instead of salt when cooking rice and the result is indeed very good.My copy of the book arrived with the cool fall weather and in the last week I have enjoyed making several comforting recipes:*Millet Cauliflower Mash*Superfood Oatmeal with Goji Berries, Chia, and Mulberries*French Lentil Soup with Rosemary, Squash, and Rainbow Chard*Greens and Grains Roll with Avocado and Carrot Dipping Sauce*Creamy Cauliflower and Celery Root Soup with Roasted Shiitakes*Chocolate Pots de CrèmeEverything was exquisite and I look forward to cooking and eating my way through this delightful book!

Une bible !

M.J. · 19 October 2015

Toutes les bases pour tout comprendre, présentées de façon claire et avec de superbes images qui donnent envie. Principes testés et approuvés. Une femme remarquable, par ailleurs. Excellent ouvrage !

Stunning book, amazing recipes that are easy to duplicate and a guide to a whole food lifestyle.

Z. · 21 February 2015

I begins with the fact that this is a beautiful book - it is large, comprehensive with detailed information, recipes and stunning photography. Though as other reviewer pointed out, is a large with a stiff binding that would make it a little tricky to use while mid recipe but it makes a beautiful coffee table book or you could just dive right and not mind the spine taking a bit of a beating if you want to use it regularly when cooking - which I do .It begins with a great foreword from the Chef, detailing her beginnings and how her journey with food evolved which is always an interesting read to me, then part one which was inspiring - "The Pantry" . It begins with a beautiful picture of a resourceful and well stocked pantry, which immediately had this' 'Type A 'neat freak searching Bolo for all manner of glass storage jars. Though my pantry is rather well stocked, my beans, grains and pulses currently reside in the plastic bags they arrived in, so now I am determined to build up a collection of storage jars so my panty looks as good as this!The pantry guide covers essentials : grains, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, super foods, oils, vinegars, seaweeds, spices and vegetables together with detailed descriptions of each item which is far more comprehensive than other books that fall in this category. The it looks at what you need in your fridge, freezer, equipment and recipes you can make from your pantry with a week's guide.Then we move on to the recipes: Breakfast, soups, salads, snacks, drinks, whole meals, and desserts . At first I was a little worried given the overall look of this book that this would be merely a true coffee table book with nothing I could attempt however I was wrong. The recipes did not call for a bunch of random ingredients that live in health food stores only, nor complex technique but was easy to duplicate. The kale slaw and red lentil soup were easy to prepare and delicious and the black rice breakfast pudding is divine (though I did cheat and use store bought nut milk).Finally there is an extras section containing my life with tea, cleansing and organics . I am a big tea fan but this takes it to a new level by indicating the health properties of various teas. The cleansing section was common sense and yes contains real food not juices and minimal calories!This book is simply excellent in terms of not only being beautiful and a comprehensive guide to many aspects of a healthy whole food diet, but also having recipes that are most importantly tasty, easy to follow and with readily available ingredients! My new favorite cook and other ideas book!

Sempre bom

L. · 31 March 2021

Gosto muito dos livros da Amy Chaplin. Receitas interessantes, poucos ingredientes. Boas informações técnicas

Sehr umfangreich, mit Liebe gemacht

J.B. · 27 March 2015

Das Buch von Amy Chaplin ist zu einem meiner meistgenutzten Kochbücher geworden. Einleitend gibt sie einen guten Überblick über ihre Grundzutaten und wie man was zubereitet. Die Rezepte sind gut verständlich und auch nicht zu kompliziert, sehr viele davon vegan und glutenfrei und auch gut in eine makrobiotische Lebensweise integrierbar, da die Autorin selbst eine Zeit lang in einem Makro-Restaurant gekocht hat. Wenn man schon länger vegan und vollwertig kocht, hat man meist alle Zutaten ohnehin zuhause, verarbeitete Produkte kommen kaum zum Einsatz (wie ja der Name schon vermuten lässt ;) Zu fast jedem Gericht gibt es ein wunderschön gestaltetes Foto, was mir persönlich bei einem Kochbuch sehr wichtig ist. Auch Tipps und ein Menüplan für eine Ausleitungskur (Detox) werden in einem kurzen Kapitel am Ende behandelt. Man merkt dass in die Entwicklung der Rezepte und des gesamten Buches sehr viel Zeit und Liebe investiert wurde. Ich würde mir das Buch sofort wieder kaufen und es an jeden empfehlen.