Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food

Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food

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  • Create Date:2021-03-31 03:32:15
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  • Author:Julia Turshen
  • ISBN:006299333X
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Summary

Beloved New York Times bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen returns with her first collection of recipes featuring a healthier take on the simple, satisfying comfort food for which she’s known。

Julia Turshen has always been cooking。 As a kid, she skipped the Easy-Bake Oven and went straight to the real thing。 Throughout her life, cooking has remained a constant, and as fans of her popular books know, Julia’s approach to food is about so much more than putting dinner on the table—it is about love, community, connection, and nourishment of the body and soul。 

In Simply Julia, readers will find 110 foolproof recipes for more nutritious takes on the simple, comforting meals Julia cooks most often。 With practical chapters such as weeknight go-tos, make-ahead mains, vegan one-pot meals, chicken recipes, easy baked goods, and more, Simply Julia provides endlessly satisfying options comprised of accessible and affordable ingredients。 Think dishes like Stewed Chicken with Sour Cream + Chive Dumplings, Hasselback Carrots with Smoked Paprika, and Lemon Ricotta Cupcakes—the kind of flavorful yet unfussy food everyone wants to make at home。

In addition to her tried-and-true recipes, readers will find Julia’s signature elements—her “Seven Lists” (Seven Things I Learned From Being a Private Chef that Make Home Cooking Easier; Seven Ways to Use Leftover Buttermilk; Seven Ways to Use Leftover Egg Whites or Egg Yolks), menu suggestions, and helpful adaptations for dietary needs, along with personal essays and photos and gorgeous food photography。 

Like Melissa Clark’s Dinner or Ina Garten’s Modern Comfort Food, Simply Julia is sure to become an instant classic, the kind of cookbook that will inspire home cooks to create great meals for years to come。

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Reviews

Sara

Borrowed this from the library and was so excited by the interesting but totally feasible recipes in here that I ended up purchasing。 Some of the recipes that caught my attention: Sesame Rice Bowls with Tofu, Quickles and Peanut Sauce; Make-ahead Ratatouille and Ricotta Baked Pasta; and one-pot Carrot and Chickpea Korma (vegan)。 In addition to many creative and thoughtful recipes, the book also includes lists with tidbits of wisdom and best practices that Turshen has generously decided to share, Borrowed this from the library and was so excited by the interesting but totally feasible recipes in here that I ended up purchasing。 Some of the recipes that caught my attention: Sesame Rice Bowls with Tofu, Quickles and Peanut Sauce; Make-ahead Ratatouille and Ricotta Baked Pasta; and one-pot Carrot and Chickpea Korma (vegan)。 In addition to many creative and thoughtful recipes, the book also includes lists with tidbits of wisdom and best practices that Turshen has generously decided to share, such as "seven ways to use leftover buttermilk"。 Looking forward to spending some time with this friendly and accessible cookbook。 。。。more

Breanne

This is a placeholder rating until I actually cook a few dishes from the book。 But first impressions are pretty wonderful。In my ongoing quest to be more kind and loving to my body, I picked up this cookbook because I heard Turshen on the Bad on Paper podcast and a couple of things stood out to me: 1) she sounds like a delightful human, 2) her book and the way she defines "healthy food" in it seem exactly in line with the direction I want to be in, and 3) the recipes sound bomb。The stories are fu This is a placeholder rating until I actually cook a few dishes from the book。 But first impressions are pretty wonderful。In my ongoing quest to be more kind and loving to my body, I picked up this cookbook because I heard Turshen on the Bad on Paper podcast and a couple of things stood out to me: 1) she sounds like a delightful human, 2) her book and the way she defines "healthy food" in it seem exactly in line with the direction I want to be in, and 3) the recipes sound bomb。The stories are fun and personal, but what really intrigues me is how flexible the recipes seem to be and how attuned to that Turshen is。 She is a self-professed home cook and even in her introduction, she makes a point to say (I'm paraphrasing) if you can use one dish instead of two, I'm going to have you use one dish。 As somebody whose cooking skills come from using meal kits over quarantine and slowly getting more confident in the kitchen because of that, this cookbook seems like the next natural step in my food journey。 I honestly can't wait to cook from it, which is not true of all cookbooks I buy。 。。。more

Elizabeth Janicki Smith

I loved the essays in between recipes in this book! I also love that the recipes are simply with easy to come by ingredients

Leah

Simply delicious。 I'm a fan of Turshen's writing, activism and her attitude towards food and cooking。 The recipes I've tried from this book are delicious, and I plan to try many more。 Simply delicious。 I'm a fan of Turshen's writing, activism and her attitude towards food and cooking。 The recipes I've tried from this book are delicious, and I plan to try many more。 。。。more

Brianna

Reading cookbooks from start to finish is, to me, the best and most comforting reading。 This one is especially good because Turshen is a terrific writer。 The headnotes for each recipe are lovely。

Zibby Owens

I loved this book because it was a practical cookbook, but it was more personal than most cookbooks。 Sometimes, I see healthy cookbooks that are more about diets or restricted eating。 But his cookbook was all about practical homecooking。 Every recipe started with an essay where the author shared an incredibly personal story。 The author unveiled herself over every dish。 Food has so much to do with who we are and our experiences and memories。 I love how the author included family photos and beauti I loved this book because it was a practical cookbook, but it was more personal than most cookbooks。 Sometimes, I see healthy cookbooks that are more about diets or restricted eating。 But his cookbook was all about practical homecooking。 Every recipe started with an essay where the author shared an incredibly personal story。 The author unveiled herself over every dish。 Food has so much to do with who we are and our experiences and memories。 I love how the author included family photos and beautiful photography that make the book deeply personal, offering the perfect marriage between words and pictures。 And so unique, it could almost be a memoir。 Even if you're not excited to cook, this cookbook helps you feel comfortable and calm and gives you that friendly feeling of someone being in your kitchen saying, "you've got this。" This cookbook provides us with a spark to try some new recipes and routines。To listen to my Interv with the author, go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/jul。。。 。。。more

Michelle

Warm。 Fun。 Practical。 Encouraging。 Personal。 There are lots of words to describe this cookbook, and also I suspect its author。 This is my first cookbook by Turshen, and it was a delight。 Instead of feeling inferior, I felt empowered and encouraged; I especially loved the personal interludes Turshen includes about anxiety, body positivity, friendship, volunteering 。 。 。 Lovely, lovely book。

Traci at The Stacks

It’s strange to comment too much on a cookbook without having cooked anything yet。 But I did read every essay & recipe。 The book has stellar writing (essay and descriptions) but the recipes are a mixed bag。 Some sound great and some not so much。 May have to update once I cook from it!

Sara Vera

I simply love Julia。This book is perfection。 I instantly marked 20 recipes I want to make。 It is also a rare gem of a cookbook that you find yourself reading and loving all her intros and essays mixed within。 Julia Turshen is to me in my 40's what Ina Garten was to me in my 20's。She is a goddess and I would like her to be my best friend。 I simply love Julia。This book is perfection。 I instantly marked 20 recipes I want to make。 It is also a rare gem of a cookbook that you find yourself reading and loving all her intros and essays mixed within。 Julia Turshen is to me in my 40's what Ina Garten was to me in my 20's。She is a goddess and I would like her to be my best friend。 。。。more