The Healing Kitchen: Cooking with Nourishing Herbs for Health, Wellness, and Vitality

by Holly Bellebuono

Discover radiant health and promote longevity through the use of healing herbs—over 140 tasty recipes to boost the nutritional benefits of everyday foods.
 
Nourishing plants can have a profound effect on our health when incorporated into the foods we eat. By bringing herbs such as dandelion, purslane, sumac, and calendula into the kitchen—rather than limiting them to medicines or remedies—we can enjoy their flavors and reap their benefits. From Nettle Chai to Lavender Yogurt, Wild Greens Miso Paste, Lamb’s-Quarter Cavatelli, and Rose Petal Rice Pudding, the recipes here were created to please the palate and with long-term health in mind. Explore these everyday recipes to calm stress and anxiety, ease digestion, correct imbalances, build immunity, and promote overall wellness and longevity.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Health, Food, Cooking, Gardening

256 pages, Hardcover

Published August 9, 2016

About the author

Author and herbalist of 30 years Holly Bellebuono explores philosophy, natural health, entrepreneurship, and the human experience. Author of 8 nonfiction books, Holly has lectured in England, Costa Rica, Canada, and across the US from Boston to Hawaii at conferences, retreats, and universities, delivering strategies and inspiration.

Holly is a multiple award-winning small business entrepreneur who coaches business owners to develop strategies and pursue environmental and social commitments--especially women's empowerment, women's equity and self-agency.

Her documentary book Women Healers of the World: The Traditions, History & Geography of Herbal Medicine, was named The Thomas DeBaggio Book of the Year 2015 by The International Herb Association. To create the book, Holly interviewed dozens of women from around the world, sometimes requiring translators, to learn about cultural traditions and personal beliefs that inspire herbal medicine.

The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine is an official school of the American Herbalist's Guild. Her signature program, Herbal Medicine FOUNDATIONS, provides comprehensive trainings in herbal medicine for men and women of all ages. Visit https://school.hollybellebuono.com/ to learn more.

Holly is also a nonprofit leader; she holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Appalachian State University and has served as Executive, Program and Fiscal Director for human service, education, and environmental nonprofit organizations. Awards include two Small Business Owner of the Year and a Nonprofit of the Year Award. Holly’s specialty is Grant Management and she is a professional member of the Grant Professionals Association, having stewarded dozens of state and foundation grants for nonprofits making an impact.

Holly welcomes inquiries from people interested in hosting her as a speaker on sustainability, personal and business transformation. Contact her at www.HollyBellebuono.com.

Reviews

[Mary-ann Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. It has calming, energizing, iron-enriching, and immune-enhancing teas, recipes, soups, salads. If you are into exploring ayurvedic recipes and herbs this just may be the book for you.

[Janka H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting foray into cooking with herbs! The recipes are not difficult and some of them just call for my attention (namely teas and chais, sirups and yoghurts).

I would love to have photos! While the illustrations are pretty, I am the visual type and I also love to have some step-by-step photos at hand while trying the new recipes simply to know the supposed result.
Still, the book is interesting and a nice addition to my herbal cookbook collection.

[Cherie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This shouldn't be your only herb book, but it's a great one full of basic info on different herbs with a real focus on COOKING. Good stuff.