The Ancestral Table: Traditional Recipes for a Paleo Lifestyle Author: Visit Amazon's Russ Crandall Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1628600055 | Format: PDF
The Ancestral Table: Traditional Recipes for a Paleo Lifestyle Description
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"If you're tired of boring or overly restrictive Paleo recipes, this book is for you. Russ's love of traditional and international cuisine and culinary experience shine through in his delicious and satisfying recipes."- Chris Kresser, M.S., L.AC, author of Your Personal Paleo Code and the blog ChrisKresser.com"The Ancestral Table
is a feast of lovingly crafted recipes that make the most of bold tastes and traditional cooking methods. The recipes -- a world tour of international flavors - flex the paleo template to include quality starches and some dairy, while remaining true to a well-reasoned, real food philosophy. It's clear that Russ takes good food and good health seriously - but he infuses the primal acts of cooking and eating with undeniable pleasure and joy."- Melissa Joulwan, author of the cookbooks Well Fed and Well Fed 2 and the blog The Clothes Make The Girl"I absolutely adore cookbooks that give me a sense of place, history, and flavor--along with deliciously authentic recipes. By weaving together a vibrant tapestry of words and photographs, Russ Crandall's Ancestral Table
offers all of this and more, transporting and nourishing readers in both mind and palate. Bravo!"- Michelle Tam, co-author of Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans and author of the blog Nom Nom Paleo"The Domestic Man is an absolute stand-out chef in the ancestral health community. No one combines classical cooking techniques, outstanding and broad flavors, and international flair quite like Russ. With unique and unctuous recipes, The Ancestral Table
is a book that will find a prominent place in our home: open, splattered, and next to my stove."- Stacy Toth, co-author of the cookbooks Beyond Bacon: Paleo Recipes that Respect the Whole Hog and Eat Like a Dinosaur, and the blog Paleo Parents"The Ancestral Table
contains a beautiful collection of dishes that will really get you excited in the kitchen. Russ's recipes are in the true spirit of slow food, covering the basics to the more advanced cooking techniques. If you're a foodie, this book is for you!"- Diana Rodgers, NTP, author of Paleo Lunches and Breakfasts on the Go and the blog Sustainable Dish About the Author
Russ Crandall is the talented home chef behind The Domestic Man, a leading food blog in the Paleo, gluten-free, and whole foods communities. In his 20s he suffered a number of life-threatening illnesses, was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune condition--and was sent home with a lifetime's worth of medications. Disenchanted with modern medicine, Russ started searching for his own answers and quickly discovered that eating a gluten-free, nutrient-rich diet instantly alleviated most of the medical issues that had plagued him for years.
Taking cues from his undergraduate studies in history and his travels around the world, Russ quickly discovered that traditional dishes--those that people ate just a few generations ago--inherently embody healthy principles because they were created at a time before processed foods existed. During the day he serves as a Russian translator in the U.S. Navy, and in the evening he can be found tinkering in the kitchen. He and his family live in Baltimore but consider Hawaii home.
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (February 11, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1628600055
- ISBN-13: 978-1628600056
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have been following the Perfect Health Diet for about 10 months now and have been wondering if there ever would be a cookbook to support the diet. I have a few Paleo cookbooks but, as people have noted, those recipes tend to have very few complex carbs in them.
Interestingly, I found this cookbook a few days ago as I was doing some searches around the word "tapioca". (I was getting a bit tired of only eating rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes and peas for my complex carbs, but didn't know of many tapioca recipes except for pudding.) I was sooo excited when I saw Paul Jaminet's name on the book, and noticed that there was still a day or two before it was released, so I immediately put in my order.
As others have noted, the cookbook has a beautiful presentation and photographs, with a supportive foreward by Paul Jaminet. I also loved the fact the author (Russ Crandall) wrote a bit about his personal journey towards eating well. At first I was a bit hesitant in reading it wondering if it would be "too long", and well boring, but I was pleasantly surprised. He has had some unique experiences in his life, and he does write about them in an engaging manner. Russ has an "everyday person" style to his writings which contrasts nicely to Paul's and his wife's more scientific style of writing. The Jaminet's style of writing was absolutely essential to the writing of the Perfect Health Diet as the whole point of the book was to show the diet was developed and based on scientific studies. However, there are a number of people (per comments on the Amazon reviews of the PHD book) that really struggled with some of what was written due to not being used to reading that type of book. Those individuals will probably find this book more comfortable to read.
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This is more than a cookbook. It's a labor of love.
- For over a year, I've been following the food blog of The Domestic Man (aka- author Russ Crandall), wherein he provides hearty, satiating recipes which won't leave you feeling deprived …and, now I'm beyond thrilled to have my own copy of his first cookbook! The author does more than merely present delicious meal ideas. He includes instructive sections on nutritional requirements (not the old food pyramid), modern challenges to finding healthy food options (even at the grocery store), and kitchen tools and techniques (not assuming that every reader is a seasoned chef).
- Each mouthwatering recipe is accompanied by a full-color photo -- which is the first thing I demand in any cookbook (I want to know what the finished dish is supposed to look like). It gives me confidence knowing that my finished product can look nearly like that in the cookbook, because each photo is the REAL finished product (not some plastic mock-up; not professionally arranged by a hired food designer). The photographs weren't taken by career food photographers (nope, Russ and his wife did it themselves). There are also helpful drawings included on some pages.
- The recipe instructions are clearly written, descriptive, and easy to follow -- not assuming anything of the reader. Substitutions are even included for hard-to-find foods and individual preferences.
- These are authentic dishes from a vast array of cultures and tastes, representing a number of ethnic regions. More than single item recipes, there are entire meal ideas (including sauces, sides, and desserts). My palate never gets bored!
- Author Russ Crandall takes a non-fanatical approach to what is commonly referred to as the Paleo Diet.
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