Williams-Sonoma Eat Well: New Ways to Enjoy Foods You Love [Hardcover]

Charity Ferreira (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2009

The more we learn about how to eat for optimal energy, vitality, and well-being, the more simple and plain the message becomes. The best way to eat healthy is to eat well, savoring all the delights the table has to offer.

Discard any notions you may have of nibbling a stalk of celery or dining on grapefruit. Eating well is not an exercise in self-denial. Eating well means enjoying a balanced variety of all the foods nature gives us, as close to their natural state as possible: fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables; honest whole grains; carefully produced organic meat and dairy; and lean and flavorful seafood, all cooked simply and seasoned generously with aromatic herbs and spices.

A chef by training, author Charity Ferreira is devoted to enjoying good food, but she also knows how to bring graceful balance to the table. In her book, you'll find delightfully easy ways to prepare some of the healthiest, most naturally delicious foods nature has provided for us, from antioxidant-packed superfoods like avocado and pumpkin to protein- and fiber-rich farro wheat and cannellini beans. As you cook your way through these pages, you may be surprised to find that many of these healthy choices are foods you already love. From Chicken & Mango Salad with Chutney Vinaigrette and Pork Tenderloin with Thyme & Figs to Sesame Noodles with Peanut Sauce and Spice-Rubbed Snapper with Lime & Cilantro, the dishes on this menu prove that eating well is no penance, but simply a pleasure.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Chuck Williams, general editor, has helped to revolutionize cooking in America. He opened his first Williams-Sonoma store in the California wine country town of Sonoma in 1956, and later moved it to San Francisco. More than 250 stores are now open in the United States, and the company’s catalog has an annual circulation of more than 45 million.

Charity Ferreira is a food writer and recipe developer whose work has appeared in Gourmet, Cooking Light, Sunset, and Bon Appétit, as well as the food section of the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, she is the coauthor of Williams- Sonoma’s Essentials of Mediterranean, among other titles. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Kana Okada, originally from Tokyo, Japan, studied photography in Rochester, New York. She currently lives in New York City. Ms. Okada photographs food and still life for Food & Wine, Metropolitan Home, Self magazine, Elle Décor, and Martha Stewart, among other publications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House; 1 edition (March 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848732707
• ISBN-13: 978-0848732707
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.1 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful cookbook, March 18, 2009

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bellarina (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williams-Sonoma Eat Well: New Ways to Enjoy Foods You Love (Hardcover)

This cookbook has wonderful, simple recipes and beautiful photography. Almost all of the recipes use less than 10 ingredients and are healthy recipes. The back of the book provides a table that contains the nutritional information for each recipe. I highly recommend this cookbook!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Cookbook--even for a non-chef, October 4, 2009

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D. Bell (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Williams-Sonoma Eat Well: New Ways to Enjoy Foods You Love (Hardcover)

As someone who doesn't cook much, I am thrilled with this book! There are a reasonable number of ingredients, most of which are relatively easy to find. I have made about 10 dishes out of the book and they all turned out GREAT!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great healthy and tasty recipes!, February 12, 2010

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PS "Tricia" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Williams-Sonoma Eat Well: New Ways to Enjoy Foods You Love (Hardcover)

This is my third William-Sonoma cook book and it doesn't disappoint. I have had the chance to make a few of the recipes and have been impressed. When I received my first William-Sonoma cookbook I was leery. I thought all the ingredients would be either impossible to find or very expensive (dutch cheese, fresh lobster...), I was also afraid that the directions would be difficult and time consuming; on the contrary. They are generally easy and inexpensive to make (with some exceptions for holiday recipes). I made the 'Summer Vegetable Rolls' (VERY similar to Vietnamese Salad Rolls) for a baby shower and they were a huge hit, and easy to make. I also made the Turkey lettuce wraps (similar to a Korean wrap) and my husband LOVED the flavor of the meat.