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The Whey Prescription: The Healing Miracle in Milk
by Christopher VaseyAn introduction to the powerful healing properties of whey • Explains how whey acts as a powerful detoxifying agent • Reveals the effectiveness of whey against diseases affecting the heart, liver, kidneys, and intestines and in controlling obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure • Shows how this healing agent is now easily and readily available Since antiquity whey has been known as “healing water” by Greek physicians. Hippocrates and Galen both recommended whey to their patients. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, spas across Europe offered the whey cure to aristocrats and commoners alike. Modern scientific research has confirmed the curative capabilities attributed by our ancestors to this dairy product, but because it is highly perishable and must be consumed while very fresh, this cure fell out of favor in our modern urban age. Now, thanks to the availability of whey powder and granules, this highly nutritious and effective healing agent is once more within the reach of everyone. Whey is the watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in the process of making cheese. It is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins. Beyond its nutritional value, whey has powerful detoxification properties and its therapeutic action is beneficial for all the major organ centers of the body: heart, liver, kidneys, and intestines. It is especially effective in the treatment of liver ailments such as hepatitis as well as the treatment of skin problems, infections, edema, digestive disorders and gallstones, and the painful joint diseases of arthritis and rheumatism. Whey also has been shown to be a powerful treatment against obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. In addition to its ability to treat these specific illnesses, whey is a proven invigorating supplement that promotes overall good health and vitality.
The Whiskey Cookbook: Sensational Tasting Notes and Pairings for Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, and Single Malts
by Richard ThomasUnlock the secret to perfect whiskey pairings with internationally recognized whiskey expert Richard Thomas.Wine isn't the only drink that can accompany a good meal. In this cookbook, whiskey takes center stage with signature pairings and top-notch recipes. From rye with smoked salmon to bourbon with apple pie, experiment with diverse flavor profiles that pair with and improve the taste of these spirits. With hundreds of different expressions to choose from, a good bottle of whiskey is an ingenious way to bring your meals to the next level. Inside you'll find:Menus that pair well with bourbon, rye, scotch, and single maltsDetailed tasting notes for a variety of expressionsA guide to the full spectrum of whiskey flavors and aromasBalance out delectable dishes or give them a perfect punch, and bring depth and complexity to each meal with this spirited collection. This is a new way to think, drink, and appreciate the world of whiskey. Raise your glass, it's time to eat with The Whiskey Cookbook.
The Whisky Dictionary: An AZ of whisky, from history & heritage to distilling & drinking
by Ian WisniewskiThis is the drinker's guide to every aspect of whisky, from Scotch to Japanese, rye to bourbon and beyond. With hundreds of entries covering everything from history, ingredients and distilling techniques to flavour notes, cocktails and the many varieties of whisky from all around the world, renowned whisky expert Ian Wisniewski explores and unlocks the wonderful world of a drink like no other.Entries include...Ageing ProcessBourbonCraft MovementFermentationFlavour CompoundsIrish WhiskeyJapanese WhiskeyMaster DistillerOld FashionedOrganic WhiskyProhibitionTasting TechniquesWine Casks...and many more.
The Whisky Dictionary: An A–Z of whisky, from history & heritage to distilling & drinking
by Ian WisniewskiThis is the drinker's guide to every aspect of whisky, from Scotch to Japanese, rye to bourbon and beyond. With hundreds of entries covering everything from history, ingredients and distilling techniques to flavour notes, cocktails and the many varieties of whisky from all around the world, renowned whisky expert Ian Wisniewski explores and unlocks the wonderful world of a drink like no other.Entries include...Ageing ProcessBourbonCraft MovementFermentationFlavour CompoundsIrish WhiskeyJapanese WhiskeyMaster DistillerOld FashionedOrganic WhiskyProhibitionTasting TechniquesWine Casks...and many more.
The Whitaker Wellness Weight Loss Program
by Julian WhitakerThis physician-designed diet and wellness plan revs up your metabolism, resulting in permanent weight loss and overall improvement in health and well-being. Dr. Whitaker's proven holistic approach focuses on improving your health with weight loss as the inevitable result.
The Whitlock Workout: Get Fit and Healthy in Minutes
by Max WhitlockMax Whitlock, Team GB's double Olympic gold-medallist, has spent years developing his own fitness regime and now he wants to share his workout secrets with you.The Whitlock Workout gathers together all of Max's user-friendly core strength exercises and quick workout routines that anybody can try, from simple stretches on your sofa, to those using just a cushion or a pillow, through to more advanced total body exercises which can be taken outside to your local park. Along with nutritional tips and his favourite quick and healthy recipes to help fuel your body, Max shares the secrets of his success and teaches us how to be fit for life. QUICK WORKOUTS. HEALTHY RECIPES. TOTAL FITNESS. Max is proof that if you train hard and eat well, you really can achieve amazing results from home. Whether it's a spare 15 minutes in the morning before work, or half an hour at the weekend, The Whitlock Workout is perfect if you are looking to get fit, or want to build your core strength, but don't have the time or money to go to the gym every day.
The Whole 30: The official 30-day FULL-COLOUR guide to total health and food freedom
by Dallas Hartwig Melissa HartwigThe healthy-eating cookbook that's been on the New York Times Bestseller List for TWO YEARS! Get on the path to better health, effortless weight loss, and incredible improvements in sleep quality, energy, and mood with THE WHOLE 30.Melissa and Dallas Hartwig are the authors of New York Times bestseller IT STARTS WITH FOOD, which has taken America by storm, and the founders of the Whole 9, an online community focused on health, fitness, and sanity serving 1.5 million visitors a month.Their new book THE WHOLE 30 provides all the resources you need to reset your health. Based on Paleo diet principles, this is not a traditional diet book but a way to implement lasting change in your life by eating real food for 30 days. With the measurements and products in the book fully adapted for UK readers, with no conversions needed, it couldn't be easier to start cooking and improve your life. By following the WHOLE 30 programme, the authors argue that you can reclaim your health and transform your relationship with food in the long term. The authors' positive empowering message and the health benefits and weight loss this programme can bring make this book potentially life changing.Motivating and inspiring with just the right amount of Dallas' and Melissa's signature tough love, THE WHOLE 30 features real-life success stories, answers to common questions, detailed elimination and reintroduction guidelines, and more than 100 recipes using familiar ingredients, from simple one-pot meals to complete dinner party menus.
The Whole 9 Months: A Week-By-Week Pregnancy Nutrition Guide with Recipes for a Healthy Start
by Dana Angelo White Jennifer Lang MDWhat do you eat when you're eating for two? Get the complete guide to pregnancy nutrition.Knowing what to eat during the different stages of your pregnancy can feel daunting, but The Whole 9 Months is here to ease your worries! Written by Dr. Jennifer Lang, an OB-GYN and mother of three, and with recipes from dietician Dana Angelo White, it's a friendly, simple, resource for eating with confidence while pregnant.Get more than other pregnancy books with:A helpful overview of pregnancy nutrition—Learn why the foods you choose matter for your baby, the most essential baby-building nutrients, and suggestions for what to eat in a day.Week-by-week guidance—This pregnancy cookbook walks you through each week of your pregnancy, explains the important milestones for fetal growth, and what changes you can expect in your body.100+ nourishing recipes—Find a wide variety of ways to nourish your body and your baby, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, plus advice and tips for nausea, cravings, and other common pregnancy symptoms.A happy, healthy baby starts with a happy, healthy mom—and the smart nutritional advice found in this healthy pregnancy cookbook.
The Whole Body Cure
by Dr Corey KirshnerThe Whole Body Cure: the Simple Plan to Prevent and Reverse Disease, Eliminate Pain, and Lose Weight for Good.
The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health & a Body You'll Love at Midlife and Beyond
by Stephen Perrine AARP Heidi SkolnikStop—and even reverse!—age-related weight gain and muscle loss with the first-ever weight-loss plan specifically designed to shrink your belly, extend your life, and create your healthiest self at mid-life and beyond.You don&’t have to gain weight as you age. That&’s the simple yet revolutionary promise of The Whole Body Reset, which uncovers why standard diet and exercise advice stops working for us as we approach midlife—and reveals how simple changes to the way we eat can halt, and even reverse, age-related weight gain and muscle loss. The Whole Body Reset presents stunning new evidence about the power of &“protein timing&” for people at midlife—research that blows away current government guidelines, refutes the myth of slowing metabolisms and &“inevitable&” weight gain, and changes the way people in their mid-forties and older should think about food. The Whole Body Reset explains in simple, inspiring terms exactly how our bodies change with age, and how eating to accommodate those changes can make us respond to exercise as if we were twenty to thirty years younger. Developed by AARP, tested by a panel of more than 100 AARP employees, and approved by an international board of doctors, nutritionists, and fitness experts, The Whole Body Reset doesn&’t use diet phases, eating windows, calorie restriction, or other trendy gimmicks. Its six simple secrets and scores of recipes are easy to follow, designed for real people living in the real world. A dining guide even shows how to follow this program in popular restaurants from McDonald&’s to Starbucks to Olive Garden. And best of all: It works!
The Whole Bowl: Gluten-free, Dairy-free Soups & Stews
by Rebecca Wood Leda ScheintaubA compendium of delicious soup and stew recipes that just happen to be gluten- and dairy-free. From Julia Child Award-winning author Rebecca Wood and food writer Leda Scheintaub, The Whole Bowl offers soups and stews using real food ingredients both familiar and new to restore, nourish, and heal the body. The two authors share a philosophy about the deep nurturing power of real, wholesome food that translates into delicious everyday meals you'll thrive on. There's something for everyone, whether you're a die-hard meat-and-potatoes person, a vegan, or somewhere in between. Gluten-free and dairy-free cookbooks abound these days, yet there's not been a great book exclusively about soups and stews. Now, this satisfying book of recipes accompanied by gorgeous photos fills this gap. Some of the dishes have a targeted healing mission, such as Cold Quell Soup, packed with pungent mustard greens. Others are comfort food fare, such as Easy Chicken Soup and Slow-Cooker Pork Tinga. A love for Asian food is evident, with recipes including Soba in a Basket and Mulligatawny Soup. Many are complete meals in a bowl, while others can easily be expanded to feed a family. Soup accompaniments like cashew sour cream, amaranth flatbread, and cornbread complete the picture. With helpful sidebars on everything from how to cook soba noodles to the nutritional benefits of bone broth, this book is a wonderful introduction to the world of traditional foods in the form of a cozy bowl of soup.
The Whole Coconut Cookbook
by Nathalie FraiseThis beautiful and inspiring recipe collection helps you incorporate nature's perfect superfood--the coconut--into your everyday cooking. From tangy coconut yogurt for breakfast to creamy coconut curry for dinner, The Whole Coconut Cookbook showcases infinite ways to enjoy this nutrition-packed fruit. With all of their creamy goodness and adaptability, coconuts are an indispensable ingredient in many recipes, from smoothies and curries to cakes and salads. Moreover, they are an incredible superfood, providing essential nutrients and healthy fats in recipes that are naturally gluten-free and dairy-free. In The Whole Coconut Cookbook, this amazing fruit is celebrated in all its glory, from the familiar coconut water, coconut oil, and sugar, to creamy coconut milk and coconut aminos. These ingredients shine in delicious recipes like Coconut, Ginger, and Cilantro Mussels; Coconut Sesame Noodles with Baby Bok Choy and Tamarind Dressing; Spicy Coconut Chips; and Coconut Orange Cookies. With a primer on the different parts of the fruit and a guide for using fresh coconuts at home, this beautiful book is perfect for anyone looking to incorporate this nutritional powerhouse into their every day home cooking.From the Hardcover edition.
The Whole Family Cookbook
by Michelle Stern Matthew CardenThere's no better way to teach your children to eat fresh, healthy, organic food than with recipes you can cook and eat together! Written by the founder of San Francisco's premier children's cooking school and award-winning, green-parenting blogger Michelle Stern, this cookbook gives your family the resources you need to cook delicious, local food in any season including:Practical advice like how to pick the best of local and natural food without spending too much time or money.Color-coded instructions that guide kids of all ages through age-appropriate steps in every recipe.More than 75 organic, family-friendly recipes and beautiful 4-color photos that will get everyone excited about what's for dinner!Whether you're cooking Summertime Kabobs on a balmy June evening or Sweet and Savory Turnovers for a toasty winter breakfast, your family will learn to love the wholesome food - and priceless memories - you can make together.
The Whole Family Cookbook: Celebrate the goodness of locally grown foods
by Michelle SternThere's no better way to teach your children to eat fresh, healthy, organic food than with recipes you can cook and eat together! Written by the founder of San Francisco's premier children's cooking school and award-winning, green-parenting blogger Michelle Stern, this cookbook gives your family the resources you need to cook delicious, local food in any season including:Practical advice like how to pick the best of local and natural food without spending too much time or money.Color-coded instructions that guide kids of all ages through age-appropriate steps in every recipe.More than 75 organic, family-friendly recipes and beautiful 4-color photos that will get everyone excited about what's for dinner!Whether you're cooking Summertime Kabobs on a balmy June evening or Sweet and Savory Turnovers for a toasty winter breakfast, your family will learn to love the wholesome food - and priceless memories - you can make together.
The Whole Food Bible: How to Select & Prepare Safe, Healthful Foods
by Christopher S. KilhamFor people concerned with the quality and integrity of the food they eat and who want to take the guesswork out of shopping, The Whole Food Bible provides a ready source of up-to-date information on all varieties of foods. The author details the latest findings on such topics as food irradiation, pesticides, and chemical food additives, enabling consumers to minimize their exposure to the hazards existing in many foods today. The author also provides extensive information on diet and nutrition and the benefits of eating foods that are organically grown and minimally refined. • New edition of the best-seller. • First published by Addison-Wesley in 1991, with more than 35,000 copies sold. • A handy guide for both the experienced and beginning cook. • More than 100 simple, healthy, and delicious recipes and a large assortment of tips on how to select and prepare delicious whole foods.
The Whole Food Pregnancy Plan: Eat Clean & Feel Good with Complete Nutrition
by Aimee AristotelousGet both mama and baby on track for a healthy, happy, and delicious life! We all know that "you are what you eat." And once you conceive, your baby is what you eat as well—prenatal health and nutrition during pregnancy is so imperative! The US is one of only eight countries in the world where the rate of mortality for pregnant women is on the rise, and obesity is one of the primary causes of this phenomenon—half of all pregnant women are considered overweight. Widely accepted, doctor- and dietitian-prescribed nutrition guidelines actually may be contributing to the growing obesity and gestational diabetes epidemics. Newly expectant mothers receive a packet of health information from their doctors, including a nutrition pamphlet, which proscribes a daily food regimen with 100 grams of sugar per day—the amount of sugar in 10 glazed donuts! Aimee has developed a comprehensive nutrition guide that helps expecting and postpartum women achieve ideal health and weight during pregnancy and beyond. Implementing philosophies of current, highly-effective gluten-free nutrition trends that have not been fully introduced to the prenatal and postpartum populations, The Whole Pregnancy offers a detailed dietary regimen that is based on whole and unprocessed foods, low-glycemic carbohydrates, quality proteins, and essential fats. Developed by a certified nutritionist, the meal-planning system presents a variety of simple, delicious recipes to benefit mother and baby. It also provides special instruction for each stage of pregnancy, including the first, second, and third trimesters, as well as the &“fourth trimester&” of postpartum weight loss and nursing.
The Whole Foods Cookbook: 120 Delicious and Healthy Plant-Centered Recipes
by Chad Sarno John Mackey Alona Pulde Matthew Lederman Derek SarnoWhole Foods Market has long been synonymous with high-quality and healthy ingredients. Now, John Mackey, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market, has teamed up with nutritional experts and leading chefs to create a cookbook inspired by these values. They know that cooking food yourself is the secret to changing your diet and sustaining a new lifestyle, and are sharing their favorite recipes that celebrate nutrient-rich, health-promoting whole plant foods.The Whole Foods Cookbook philosophy starts with the basic tenet that the most important dietary change you can make is to eat more fruits and vegetables. To help you navigate the nebulous world of healthy eating, the authors have written a clear and friendly introductory summary of the Whole Foods Diet's principles, the essential 8 foods to eat, tips on setting up a stress-free kitchen, and more. You'll also find specific guides on cooking beans and grains, building flavors, and impressive techniques like sautéing without oil and roasting to add layers of flavor. But most tantalizing are their 120 recipes covering breakfast, smoothies, entrees, pastas, pizzas, healthy desserts, and more.The ultimate goal of THE WHOLE FOODS COOKBOOK is to change your habits around eating and preparing food. In the midst of our busy lives, the last thing most of us need is an overly complicated diet. Get the basics right, learn to cook a few meals you love, and eat plenty of them. Once you become accustomed to the whole foods, plant-based lifestyle, you'll quickly gain the confidence to create your own delicious variations.
The Whole Foods Diet: The Lifesaving Plan for Health and Longevity
by John Mackey Alona Pulde Matthew LedermanThe definitive guide to the optimum diet for health and wellness, from the founder of Whole Foods Market and the doctors of Forks Over KnivesTHE WHOLE FOODS DIET simplifies the huge body of science, research, and advice that is available today and reveals the undeniable consensus: a whole foods, plant-based diet is the optimum diet for health and longevity. Standing on the shoulders of the Whole Foods Market brand and featuring an accessible 28-day program, delicious recipes, inspirational success stories, and a guilt-free approach to plant-based eating, THE WHOLE FOODS DIET is a life-affirming invitation to become a Whole Foodie: someone who loves to eat, loves to live, and loves to nourish themselves with nature's bounty. If Whole Foods Market is "shorthand for a food revolution" (The New Yorker), then THE WHOLE FOODS DIET will give that revolution its bible - the unequivocal truth about what to eat for a long, healthy, disease-free life.
The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure and Simple
by Lisa R. Young Lévana KirschenbaumEat your way to health! proclaims Lévana Kirschenbaum, longtime chef of Manhattan's kosher gourmet restaurant Levana. Not only can you treat ailments such as arthritis with the appropriate nutrition, but you can also achieve a healthy weight just by eating. With dishes like Iced Minted Honeydew and Kiwi Soup, Balsamic Roasted Chicken Breasts, Chinese Meatloaf, and Molten Chocolate Cake, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen makes cooking healthily both easy and delicious. This veritable volume is chock-full of more than 250 recipes, plenty of color illustrations, and advice on which foods are (or aren't) okay when powdered, canned, or frozen. Lévana promises your new superfood diet will taste so good, you won't ever go back.
The Whole Fromage: Adventures in the Delectable World of French Cheese
by Kathe LisonThe French, sans doute, love their fromages. And there's much to love: hundreds of gloriously pungent varieties--crumbly, creamy, buttery, even shot through with bottle-green mold. So many varieties, in fact, that the aspiring gourmand may wonder: How does one make sense of it all? In The Whole Fromage, Kathe Lison sets out to learn what makes French cheese so remarkable--why France is the "Cheese Mother Ship," in the words of one American expert. Her journey takes her to cheese caves tucked within the craggy volcanic rock of Auvergne, to a centuries-old monastery in the French Alps, and to the farmlands that keep cheesemaking traditions alive. She meets the dairy scientists, shepherds, and affineurs who make up the world of modern French cheese, and whose lifestyles and philosophies are as varied and flavorful as the delicacies they produce. Most delicious of all, she meets the cheeses themselves--from spruce-wrapped Mont d'Or, so gooey it's best eaten with a spoon; to luminous Beaufort, redolent of Alpine grasses and wildflowers, a single round of which can weigh as much as a Saint Bernard; to Camembert, invented in Normandy but beloved and imitated across the world. With writing as piquant and rich as a well-aged Roquefort, as charming as a tender springtime chèvre, and yet as unsentimental as a stinky Maroilles, The Whole Fromage is a tasty exploration of one of the great culinary treasures of France.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Whole Goat Handbook: Recipes, Cheese, Soap, Crafts & More
by Janet HurstLearn how to select your animal, understand the breed, and how to use the products it will supply in this book written by a goat farmer for goat farmers. Goats are the hottest animal today to raise for hobby farmers, commercial farmers, and members of both 4-H and FFA. But using the products from a goat requires special skills, handling, and recipes. Here's The Whole Goat Handbook, chock full of recipes, crafting projects, advice, and more. Cooking with goat meat requires special, adapted instructions because the meat is so strong in flavor; there's no devoted goat-meat cookbook on the market—until now! Here as well are recipes for making cheese with goat milk as well as goat-milk soap. And for those raising goats for fiber, here are hard-won recommendations on crafting, knitting, and weaving. This book shows you how to do all this—and more.
The Whole Grain Promise: More Than 100 Recipes to Jumpstart a Healthier Diet
by Robin AsbellFrom quinoa to bulgar and millet to kasha, whole grains add a hearty, healthy, and flavorful boost to any meal. In The Whole Grain Promise, Robin Asbell shares quick and easy whole grain recipes that will entice the pickiest eater and appeal to the whole family. Whether you want to improve your health or try something new for dinner, whole grains are the perfect place to start. Beginning with the basics, Robin takes you through the major types of grains, their health benefits, and how best to cook them. From there, she offers more than 100 mouthwatering recipes that will encourage everyone to embrace the whole grain diet. With everything from Grain-Crust Spinach Cauliflower Quiche to Fudgy Brownie Cupcakes, The Whole Grain Promise will tempt your family with food that's not only healthy, but delicious!
The Whole Health Diet
by Mark MincollaIn his first book Whole Health, award-winning author and natural health practitioner Dr. Mark Mincolla introduced the world to his holistic methodology--the Whole Health Healing System--a unique plan combining energy medicine, food energy, and Chinese holistic medicine.In his follow-up work--The Whole Health Diet--Dr. Mincolla tailors the Whole Health Healing System to focus on the problems of obesity and food-related poor health. The Whole Health Diet is the anti-dieting diet plan. It's not just about state-of-the-art, optimal nutrition, but it's also about arriving at your ideal weight as the natural result of attaining and maintaining your holistic balance. The Whole Health Diet escorts readers through a profound shift in consciousness. By connecting all the dots--metabolic, dietary, nutritional, physiological, and spiritual--this bookprovides the reader with a path to attain true holistic balance and wellness. In so doing, The Whole Health Diet provides a true solution to the problem of obesity--you fix the mind and spirit, and you in turn fix the body. Among so much more, this book contains:-Deep insights into the why of overeating-Powerful affirmations for simple mindset shifts-Holistic, clear, and transformational steps to take towards weight loss-Delicious recipesFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
The Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook: Over 300 Delicious Whole Foods Recipes, Including Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, and Egg-Free Dishes
by Tom Malterre Alissa SegerstenFood is powerful medicine and whole foods, or foods in their natural unrefined forms, offer us vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that prevent diseases and create a state of balance and health within us. Nutritionist Tom Malterre and Chef Alissa Segersten understand that food can be both healing and delicious and in THE WHOLE LIFE NUTRITION COOKBOOK they provide information on the importance of living a whole foods lifestyle, and how to transition into one. Readers will learn to prepare foods that promote optimal health, prevent disease, and energize the body. With over 300 delicious, nourishing recipes, readers will discover amazing, new ways to cook whole grains, fish, poultry, meat and veggies. THE WHOLE LIFE NUTRITION COOKBOOK includes: Evidence-based information on whole foods Gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and soy-free recipes A complete guide to stocking your whole foods pantry The whole story on the current diet trends and how to adapt them to best serve your individual needs The real story behind toxicity in food and avoiding PCBs GMOs and non-organics Recipes that any vegan, vegetarian, carnivore or omnivore will loveWhether serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks or desserts, readers will enjoy their food while healing their immune system, decreasing the inflammation that causes disease, balancing hormones and promoting better overall health.
The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration
by Chris Smith2020 James Beard Award WinnerWith recipes for gumbos and stews—plus okra pickles, tofu, marshmallow, paper, and more!&“A love song long overdue. It is anything and everything you wanted to know about this hallmark ingredient.&”—Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking GeneChris Smith&’s first encounter with okra was of the worst kind: slimy fried okra at a greasy-spoon diner. Despite that dismal introduction, Smith developed a fascination with okra, and as he researched the plant and began to experiment with it in his own kitchen, he discovered an amazing range of delicious ways to cook and eat it, along with ingenious and surprising ways to process the plant from tip-to-tail: pods, leaves, flowers, seeds, and stalks. Smith talked okra with chefs, food historians, university researchers, farmers, homesteaders, and gardeners. The summation of his experimentation and research comes together in The Whole Okra, a lighthearted but information-rich collection of okra history, lore, recipes, craft projects, growing advice, and more.The Whole Okra includes classic recipes such as fried okra pods as well as unexpected delights including okra seed pancakes and okra flower vodka. Some of the South&’s best-known chefs shared okra recipes with Smith: Okra Soup by culinary historian Michael Twitty, Limpin&’ Susan by chef BJ Dennis, Bhindi Masala by chef Meherwan Irani, and Okra Fries by chef Vivian Howard.Okra has practical uses beyond the edible, and Smith also researched the history of okra as a fiber crop for making paper and the uses of okra mucilage (slime) as a preservative, a hydrating face mask, and a primary ingredient in herbalist Katrina Blair&’s recipe for Okra Marshmallow Delight.The Whole Okra is foremost a foodie&’s book, but Smith also provides practical tips and techniques for home and market gardeners. He gives directions for saving seed for replanting, for a breeding project, or for a stockpile of seed for making okra oil, okra flour, okra tempeh, and more. Smith has grown over 75 varieties of okra, and he describes the nuanced differences in flavor, texture, and color; the best-tasting varieties; and his personal favorites. Smith&’s wry humor and seed-to-stem enthusiasm for his subject infuse every chapter with just the right mix of fabulous recipes and culinary tips, unique projects, and fun facts about this vagabond vegetable with enormous potential.&“If you are an okra lover, this book is an affirmation, filled with interesting stories and great ideas for using pods, flowers, and more. If you are not yet an okra lover, Chris Smith&’s enthusiasm may well convert you.&”—Sandor Ellix Katz, author of The Art of Fermentation