So I haven’t always been a) a vegetarian b) health conscious c) a good cook. My Mom keeps telling me that out of all of the things she thought I would be passionate about in life that cooking and nutrition wouldn’t be one of them.  I can see what she means – I never really expressed an interest or desire in cooking. I wasn’t around people who talked passionately about cooking either. I did, however, have great role models. My two biggest culinary influences when I was growing up were my mom and grandmother. I grew up in a home where my mother made every meal from scratch because this is what she did. There was no Instagram or fancy social media platforms to encourage home cooks. She was a stay at home mom and cooking was one of the zillion things she did.

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Ok. I’m back again for another review (how many times does a person have to do something before it becomes a habit? I’m really starting to look forward to writing these Tuesday reviews). This week I’ll be reviewing Sarah Britton’s My New Roots: Inspired Plant-Based Recipes for Every Season. After last week’s review of Amy Chaplin’s At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, I realized that each author’s success is partly born from a particular expertise. In the case of Amy Chaplin and Emma Galloway, they’re both chefs. For Sarah Britton, she is a holistic nutritionist (among other things). One of the things I enjoy most about her writing and recipes is her unabashed enthusiasm regarding health and nutrition – even I was excited about her Revolutionary Pancakes (just read her blog post and you’ll see what I mean)! I like how she re-thinks everyday ingredients and makes them into something special — take the humble avocado. Who could believe that, in combination with cashews, it could become one of the most sinfully delicious vegan ice creams in creation? Have a gander at these Mint Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches and see if you don’t agree.

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It seems like everything is more expensive these days. From food to cookbooks, your precious kitchen scratch needs to go further. This is why (I’m going to really give it a try) each week I’ll post a review of a cookbook I enjoy using – one that I feel is definitely worth buying. Last week I posted a review for one of my all-time favourite cookbooks: My Darling Lemon Thyme by Emma Galloway. This week I’ll review another cookbook that shares the same space on my kitchen counter as My Darling – At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen: Celebrating the Art of Eating Well by Amy Chaplin.

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