Earth Essence: Wholefood Comfort Food

Kirkus Review: Tying his physical and emotional state of being to the foods he consumed, Taferner noticed that he simply felt 'good' when he ate eggs, potatoes, stuffed peppers and tomatoes, rather than the 'plastic' preserved offerings of ready-made food. This outlook fuels his desire to research nutritional values and to eat more whole foods. Though he wanted to be healthy, he was hesitant to give up his love of comfort food and so set out to create healthier comfort-food experiences," though these new recipes - e.g., "Avocado Stuffed With Pear Puree," "Stuffed Peppers And Potato," "Chicken And Mushroom Pie"--Aren't for traditional meat loaf or mac 'n' cheese." The recipes are given a sturdy foundation through additional trivia found in "Earth Essence Food Tips" as well as various stories, which are placed interstitially between the recipes and tell of traveling adventures. Taferner includes a fair amount of traditional recipes - "Fresh Spring Roll," "Chicken Curry," "Pork Dumplings" - but there are a few interesting ones to shake things up. His mother's "Pancake Soup" easily wins for most creative. A hearty and savory collection with a few sweet delights thrown in." -- back cover.

• • Author: Helmut Taferner
• • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Mar 07, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 112 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1492993336
• • ISBN-13: 9781492993339