Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat

Endless possibilities, for organized meal planning, delicious dishes
I bought the Kindle version and I’m completely excited about it. For awhile it will be my go to for Paleo cooking (which happens every day for me since I am gluten and dairy intolerant, and do poorly with refined sugar and too many baked things.)There are several things I love…1. DeliciousnessThe dishes I have tried so far have been delicious. Coconut Almond Green Beans, Citrus Carnitas (from pork shoulder), were amazing and I couldn’t believe they came from my kitchen. I am eager to try a lot of recipes in this book.2. VersatilityMelissa tells you how to make something basic and then lists numerous simple variations to reflect different cultures/flavors just by changing the protein choice and spices used… For example, Meat and Spinach muffins can be made Italian by using beef with pizza seasoning, Tex-Mex (Beef, chili and lime), Moroccan (lamb and spices like coriander, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg), Asian (Pork with Chinese 5 spice & coconut aminos), Indian (using lamb curry and raisins), and also Greek and Middle Eastern. Many of the recipes have these types of listed variations, so you should never get bored and have all cravings answered.3. PairingsAt the end of most recipes is a list of a few other dishes that will compliment what you are preparing.For example… a recipe for “The Best Chicken You will Ever Eat” includes a link to “Moroccan Dipping Sauce” and lets you know that the chicken goes well with “Baba Ghanoush” “Middle Eastern Cucumbers” and “El Minzah Orange Salad.” Each complimenting dish has a link to it’s own recipe.4. Recipe IndexAn index in the book that gives you all recipes that involve a certain food. Let’s say I have a big spaghetti squash in the fridge that needs to be used. I look up spaghetti squash in the index and see a recipe for Roasted Spaghetti Squash, or Pad Thai. Roasted Spaghetti squash can be tossed with coconut oil and I get a list of 4 different spice combinations that give me options to 4 distinctly different flavors.5. Learn Restaurant Type Prep for Hot Plates to save time.Paleo people know that a lot of cooking is involved, so in order to handle this amount of work in a busy life style, the author includes a chapter to teach you how to prepare for “Hot Plates”… basically a bulk prep and store of your main ingredients/dishes for the week. I tried it this last week and it worked beautifully. I was elated to be able to make meals all week with different combinations of foods and dishes tailored to my palate. Even better that all the real cooking was done and all week my time in the kitchen was based on a quick “reheat” – and very tasty.Other positives are recommendations on what to keep stocked in your fridge and pantry, and what types of kitchen gear/utensils etc will come in handy.DOWN SIDES (what might deter some from this book)1. Some recipes a lot of workFor someone not used to cooking these might be more than you want to engage in. But on the plus side, the more detailed cooking methods will educate you, better your cooking skills and knowledge, and are completely worth it in taste. I have also seen suggestions for simplifying recipes to make them quicker and easier. And- there are a lot of ways to save time and be quick shown in this book.2. There are no baked goods or sweets-Which honestly for me is another bonus. I don’t do very well with lots of added sugars or when I bake with almond meal etc. So the FRUITS section- four recipes that include Fried Apples with Bacon and Pecans, and Caramelized Coconut Chips is perfect for me. But if you are looking for “Paleo friendly” cookies, cakes, desserts etc, they are not in this book. Elena’s Pantry and Food Renegade websites are great for those, if you are interested.3. No Seafood or TurnkeyAside from one recipe I saw for salmon, and one for shrimp, there are no recipes in this book for seafood. Once I started looking at everything, this book is based around beef, pork, lamb, and chicken. I lean a lot toward fish and turkey, so I was disappointed not to see them included. I am adapting turkey into beef or chicken recipes, but the flavors aren’t the same. I’d like to see more ways to include fish, shrimp, etc. in these recipes.Definitely buy this book. After getting the Kindle version, I will be buying the paper back version as well.

Adoro questo libro. Ci sono sia ricette semplici che più elaborate, sapori esotici e rivisitazioni di sapori più quotidiani. Il formato è molto gradevole, belle le foto. Quello che ho sperimentato è riuscito perfettamente.

I am still fairly new to paleo and tend to find myself cooking the same things over and over again… This book is simply amazing – my taste buds are so grateful 🙂 I have found so many recipes with herbs and spices I would have never combined before. Quite a few ideas have found their way into my weekly menu planning. The only problem I have is that some ingredients are impossible to find in Germany, or let’s simply say, I still haven’t managed to locate them here 😉 Apart from that I fully intend to recreate every single dish in this book. The ones I have tried so far are just way too yummy!!

I’m usually a pretty confident cook but I’ve still gained heaps from this e-book. I’ve been getting a bit stuck in a rut with trying to make paleo dishes that are affordable. The sauces and spice combinations used with ‘hot plates’ have been the most useful part of the book. I haven’t had a problem with sourcing ingredients in the UK except for spaghetti squash (though I use gluten-free Tamari instead of coconut aminos as soy doesn’t seem to be much of an issue for me and you don’t need to use much at a time). The recipes are straight forward, they’ve all worked for me on the first attempt (so far!) and this book has brought back a whole lot of joy to eating nutritious, delicious food with a touch of seasoning that transforms it into something fabulous! We are what we eat, but food can still be more than just fuel!One thing to note, there is a code in the book to allow you to download it as a pdf from Melissa’s blog. This says it expired in December 2012 but still worked for me in April 2013. This is really useful if you want to print some recipes to stop your computer/kindle/tablet getting dirty in the kitchen as it’s difficult to print a kindle book (the paper version was too expensive for me in the UK).