The Defined Dish: Whole30 Endorsed, Healthy and Wholesome Weeknight Recipes

by Alex Snodgrass, Melissa Hartwig Urban (Foreword by)

Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
Healthy, easy, and delicious recipes from the Defined Dish blog—fully endorsed by Whole30

Alex Snodgrass of TheDefinedDish.com is the third author in the popular Whole30 Endorsed series. With gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free recipes that sound and look way too delicious to be healthy, this is a cookbook people can turn to after completing a Whole30, when they’re looking to reintroduce healthful ingredients like tortillas, yogurt, beans, and legumes. Recipes like Chipotle Chicken Tostadas with Pineapple Salsa or Black Pepper Chicken are easy enough to prepare even after a busy day at work. There are no esoteric ingredients in these recipes, but instead something to suit every taste, each dish clearly marked if it is Whole30 compliant, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more. Alex includes delicious variations, too, such as using lettuce wraps instead of taco shells, to ensure recipes can work for almost any diet. And for anyone looking to stick to their Whole30 for longer, at least sixty of the recipes are fully compliant.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358004417
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	12/31/2019
Series:	A Defined Dish Book
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	36,581
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Alex Snodgrass is a recipe developer, health enthusiast, and founder of the popular blog and social media outlet The Defined Dish. Her first two books, The Defined Dish and The Comfortable Kitchen, were instant New York Times bestsellers. Her recipes use better-for-you ingredients and are known for being simple, easy, and full of flavor. In 2018 she was recognized as a finalist in the prestigious Saveur magazine Blog Awards in the category of "Most Inspired Weeknight Meals.” In 2022, Alex launched her multipurpose dressing line, SideDish, to further make mealtime easier and more delicious. She lives in Dallas with her husband and two young daughters.

MELISSA URBAN is the co-founder and CEO of Whole30, and a six-time New York Times bestselling author. She is the host of the Do the Thing podcast, and is a prominent keynote speaker on social media and branding, health trends, and entrepreneurship. She lives in Salt Lake City, UT.

Editorial Reviews

09/16/2019

The Defined Dish blogger Snodgrass debuts with this collection of dozens of gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free recipes that are packed with flavor. She organizes the recipes by region—in the “Mom-Bo Italiano” chapter are modified Italian-American classics such as chicken saltimbocca roll-ups and rosemary-lemon shrimp. The “Better Than Take Out” chapter has plenty of Asian-inspired dishes, such as red curry shrimp and sweet potato noodle stir-fry, black pepper chicken, and Mongolian beef stir-fry. A Texas native, Snodgrass includes appetizing examples of Southern and Tex-Mex cooking in the “Southern Charms” and “Tacos y Mas” chapters, most notably Cajun crab cakes with remoulade, cauliflower rice jambalaya, street tacos made with steak, and crispy carnitas. Helpful notes at the top of each recipe inform whether the dish is entirely Whole30 compliant, and Snodgrass adds tips for modifying other dishes (“omit the sugar and add 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar,” she writes for her creamy tomato basil soup). Readers looking for healthy dishes that do not sacrifice flavor will find plenty to enjoy in this outing. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

Infused with grace, charm, and encouragement to cook what you love, involve the whole family, and create your own version of “balance,” The Defined Dish Wholesome Weeknights—and Alex—will quickly become as beloved in your family as they are in mine.” —from the Foreword by Melissa Urban, Whole30 co-founder “Alex and The Defined Dish are my go-to for delicious recipes that are as enjoyable to make as to eat! She approaches both food and life with a playful soulfulness that nourishes my family and my heart.” —Brené Brown, PhD, New York Times #1 best-selling author of Dare to Lead “I discovered Alex’s cooking when I was attempting to survive a Whole30 and was at a loss. Alex’s recipes are never intimidating and are always packed with flavor . . . they are guilt-free even when they taste like a guilty pleasure, and they got me excited to be a better cook.” —Erin Foster, comedian and amateur home cook “Innovative, bright, simple, absolutely delicious, and totally doable, there’s not a cookbook I’m more excited about. I can’t wait to try every last dish, especially the Better Than Takeout section—her specialty is easy swaps that transform restaurant dishes into something Whole30 and healthy. Alex teaches us how to find balance and have fun doing it.” —Teri Turner, creator of nocrumbsleft “Alex Snodgrass effortlessly strikes a delicious balance between healthy, healthy-ish, and indulgent recipes that are approachable and family-oriented. Whether you’re crushing a round of Whole30, discovering your food freedom, or searching for weeknight inspiration, The Defined Dish offers something for everyone.” —Ronny Joseph Lvovski, creator of Primal Gourmet —

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