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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise June 2021 |
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Always Home : A Daughter's Recipes & Stories by Fanny SingerA cookbook and memoir by the daughter of food activist Alice Waters shares recipe-complemented vignettes about the traditions that shaped her upbringing, her insights into her mother’s philosophies and her own culinary coming of age.
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Effortless Vegan : Delicious Plant-based Recipes With Easy Instructions, Few Ingredients and Minimal Cleanup by Sarah NevinsSatisfying Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Meals Without the Hassle
Who says preparing vegan, gluten-free meals has to be so hard? Get back to enjoying your time in and out of the kitchen with Effortless Vegan. Painless to prep, simple to cook and completely plant based and gluten free, these delicious recipes focus on full flavors, clean eating and efficiency.
Make breakfast the most important and easiest meal of the day with a filling 10-Minute Smashed Chickpea Scramble or sweet and sustaining Cinnamon-Banana Socca Pancakes. Not to worry if you’re more of a lunch or dinner person! Try one of many incredible 30-minute or less meals, like savory Sweet Potato & Black Bean Avocado-Tahini Wraps or spicy Paprika-Roasted Cauliflower Steaks. Love to cook but hate the cleanup? Give your time and taste buds the gift of a one-pot wonder, like the superb Pizza Supreme Casserole. And if dessert is your favorite port of call, you’ll fall in love with any of the delectable 5-ingredient sweets, such as the deliciously elegant Mixed Berry Crumble or guilt-free Boozy Peach-Mango Sorbet. Leave your stress behind with this collection of straightforward, no-fuss recipes that make vegan cooking so easy it’s effortless.
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Zero Proof : 90 Non-alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking by Elva Ramirez90 spirit-free cocktail recipes from leading and lauded mixologists across the countryMore than 100 years after Prohibition was enacted, bartenders are actually excited about people not drinking again. From Dry January and alcohol-free bars opening around the country to people interested in abstaining from drinking for better health, the no-proof movement is one of today's fastest-growing lifestyle choices, as consumers become more mindful and re-examine their relationship to alcohol. The no-proof drinker could be anyone, and even traditional bars have taken note with no-alcohol offerings. What do the world's most talented bartenders concoct when they can't use booze? This book answers that question with 90 lush and sophisticated recipes that take the craft to new heights. Veteran reporter Elva Ramirez interviewed the biggest names in cocktails and collected recipes for vibrant no-proof drinks from the world's top bars in Paris, London, and New York. This is the start of a new era in no-proof drinking.
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| Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa GenovaWhat it's about: the ins and outs of human memory, including the different types of memory, common misconceptions, and relevant diseases.
Read it for: the engaging writing, which makes complex scientific concepts accessible to the general reader; the overview of the dementia risk factors we can control, like exercise and sleep.
About the author: Neuroscientist Lisa Genova is best known for her novel Still Alice, which was adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore as a character with Alzheimer's Disease. |
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| Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women by Renee EngelnWhat it's about: the negative physical, mental, emotional, and financial effects that society's unrealistic beauty standards have on women and girls.
Read it for: the inspiring yet impassioned tone; the well-rounded approach, which explores the issues at hand through both scientific research and the voices of real young women.
Reviewers say: Beauty Sick is "thought-provoking and will be fascinating for all readers, especially those interested in psychology, cultural studies, media, or gender studies" (Booklist). |
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| Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane GayWhat it is: Bad Feminist author Roxane Gay's frank reflections on trauma, self-image, and her relationship with food.
Is it for you? While Gay's visceral writing is evocative, the intimacy of the topics might make Hunger a difficult read for some.
For fans of: Kiese Laymon's Heavy and Lindy West's Shrill, which both explore body image at its intersection with other social issues (race and gender respectively). |
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Empty: A Memoir by Susan BurtonWhat it is: a compelling and reflective chronicle of the author's struggles with and continued recovery from disordered eating.
Read it for: the emotionally affecting stories of family dysfunction and cycles of addiction.
About the author: journalist and documentary producer Susan Burton is a long-time editor of This American Life.
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| More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lindsay Kite PhD and Lexie Kite PhDWhat it's about: how to rebuild your relationship with your body by tuning out toxic media messages and learning to fight the socially ingrained habit of objectifying yourself and others.
About the authors: twin sisters Lexie and Lindsey Kite are the co-founders of Beauty Redefined, a nonprofit that provides research-based online education about body positivity and health literacy.
Don't miss: the discussion of how being identical twins affected the authors' relationships with their own bodies. |
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