The Comfortable Kitchen: 105 Laid-Back, Healthy, and Wholesome Recipes

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#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

New York Times Bestseller

Its comfort foodredefined! Here are healthy meals the whole family can enjoy, night after night . . .

What does comfort mean inThe Comfortable Kitchen For Alex Snodgrass, New York Times bestselling author of The Defined Dish, bringing her family around the table to share a home-cooked meal is a favorite way to show love. Her recipes are designed to bring joy into that display of affection, from your own comfort cooking to your loved ones delight at the delicious flavors, to knowing that youre caring for your familys nutrition with each bite.

Though many of her meals are fully paleo compliant, or at the very least paleo-ish, thereare plenty of other recipes with simple, flexible ingredient swaps for a cleaner meal when desiredperfect for people who are enjoying their food freedom stage of their health journey. And for those who have dietary restrictions, Alex clearly marks each recipe as gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and paleo, as appropriate.

Alex brings back the joy of being in the kitchen for those at all levels of cooking skill and provides food for every occasion,with soups, salads, pasta, vegetarian and non-vegetarian mains, apps, and sides ranging from one-pot meals to not-so-junky junk food--and even cocktails and desserts--with recipes including:

• Cajun Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
• Green Curry Poached Halibut with Herbs
• Texas Style Brisket Tacos
• Herby Green Olive Pasta with Feta
• Sheet Pan Honey-Sesame Cauliflower
• Claytons Margarita
• 7-Ingredient Almond Butter Cookies

With 105 approachable and nutritious recipes for real, busy life,The Comfortable Kitchenis a must-have cookbook for everyone who cares about what they eat and what they make.

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The Comfortable Kitchen is your new go-to for healthy eating inspiration, with meals full of warm flavors, simply delicious ingredient combinations, and wholesome treats. Melissa Urban, Whole30 cofounder and CEO Alexs passion for food shines through in everything she does, and this book is no exception! Its packed to the brim with unfussy recipes to nourish your family, your friends, and most important, yourself. Gaby Dalkin, creator and author of What's Gaby Cooking Alex has done it againthis book is loaded with mouthwatering recipes with a modern American twang. These approachable dishes are quick to whip up even on the busiest of days. This stunning cookbook is a kitchen staple that youll be reaching for again and again! Dzung Lewis, YouTuber and author of The Honeysuckle Cookbook The Defined Dish blogger Snodgrass debuts with this collection of dozens of gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free recipes that are packed with flavor...Readers looking for healthy dishes that do not sacrifice flavor will find plenty to enjoy in this outing. Publishers Weekly on The Defined Dish Alex andThe Defined Dishare my go-to for delicious recipes that are as enjoyable to make as to eat! She approaches both food and life with a playful soulfulness that nourishes my family and my heart. Bren Brown, PhD,#1 New York Timesbest-selling author ofDare to Lead on The Defined Dish I discovered Alexs cooking when I was attempting to survive a Whole30 and was at a loss. Alexs recipes are never intimidating and are always packed with flavor . . . they are guilt-free even when they taste like a guilty pleasure, and they got me excited to be a better cook. Erin Foster, comedian and amateur home cook, on The Defined Dish Innovative, bright, simple, absolutely delicious, and totally doable, theres not a cookbook Im more excited about. I cant wait to try every last dish, especially the Better Than Takeout sectionher specialty is easy swaps that transform restaurant dishes into something Whole30 and healthy. Alex teaches us how to find balance and have fun doing it. Teri Turner, creator of nocrumbsleft, on The Defined Dish Snodgrass puts a modern spin on comfort food in this versatile collection of nourishing dishes that never fall short on flavor. . . . This is perfect for busy home cooks who want to expand their repertoire of healthy recipes. Publishers Weekly

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Alex Snodgrass is a recipe developer, food stylist, health enthusiast, and founder of the popular blog and social media outlet The Defined Dish. Her first book, The Defined Dish, was an instant New York Times bestseller. Her recipes use clean ingredients and are known for being simple, easy, and full of flavor. In 2018 she was recognized as a finalist in the prestigious Saveur magazine Blog Awards in the category of "Most Inspired Weeknight Meals." A graduate of Texas Christian University, she lives in Dallas with her husband and two young daughters.