Naturally Healthy Cuisine by Shonda Parker and Vickilynn Haycraft.

I have gone through this book- cover to cover and I am excited to share it with you. I mentioned before this isn’t a vegan book- though it does contain many vegan recipes. As a vegan you may be wondering why I am so excited about a book that isn’t vegan. This is a real food book. This book has something for everyone who wants to adopt a healthier diet: meat and dairy eaters, vegetarians and vegans. The recipes contain real food- fresh ground whole grains, legumes, fresh fruits and vegetables and for the meat eaters: organic grass fed beef/poultry.
There is also a section on how to have a hospitable home, opening your home to others and the final section is about losing weight on a real food diet.

Pt 1. Real Foods Make Naturally Healthy Cuisine

* The Meaning of Eating
* Kitchen Medicine: Carbs, Proteins, Fats
* Optimal Nutrient Daily Intake: Vitamins
* Optimal Nurtient Daily Intake: Minerals
* Setting Up Your Real Food Pantry
* Changes Made Easy
* Tools of the Trade
* Real Food Substutions
* Real Food Glossary

Pt 2. Real Foods for Real Life
1.Help for the Challenged Homemaker

* Convenience Foods
* Bodacious Breakfasts
* Magnificent Midday Meals
* Super Suppers
* Crock Pot Meals
* Working Smarter Not Harder- Batch Cooking

2. Pizza Pizzaz
3. Homemade Pasta
4. Surviving Summertime
5. Heritage Recipes
6. Homemade Gift Giving
7. “Putting By” For Emergencies

Pt 3. It’s a Keeper Recipes (These recipes were all tried by the women on Vickilynn’s Real Food Digest email list and deemed them to be definite keepers.
1. Bread
2. Salad
3. Soup
4. Vegetables
5. Vegetarian Main Dishes
6. Fish Main Dishes
7. Chicken Main Dishes
8. Beef Main Dishes
9. Desserts

Pt 4. The Hospitable Home.. Nourishing the Body of Christ
1. The Hospitable Home
2. Opening Doors to New Relationships
3. Being Hospitable..When Life is Challenging
4. Celebrating the Lord’s Day
5. Feeding the Body, His Bride

Pt 5. Real Weight Loss
1. Real Weight Loss
2. Real Food- Real Light

I have been cooking with Vickilynn’s recipes for years and can vouch for the fact that they are delicious!
Some of my favorite recipes in this book are:
Vickilynn’s Tried and True Pizza Crust
100% Whole Wheat Bagels
Best Lentil Sloppy Joes
Vickilynn’s Black Bean Burgers- Spicy
And many more!!

There are many veggie recipes in this book. It is not just a cookbook it is a healthy lifestyle book. It would be a welcome addition to anyone’s home library.