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Customers say
Customers find the recipes in the book great and easy to follow. They appreciate the beautiful pictures and nice balance between words and recipes. The book provides interesting information about different regions and health benefits. It’s a good reference for learning the essential fundamentals of cooking and eating a plant-based diet. Many customers find the food satisfying, flavorful, and hearty.
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Best-selling author Dan Buettner debuts his first cookbook, filled with 100 longevity recipes inspired by the Blue Zones locations around the world, where people live the longest.
Building on decades of research, longevity expert Dan Buettner has gathered 100 recipes inspired by the Blue Zones, home to the healthiest and happiest communities in the world. Each dish–for example, Sardinian Herbed Lentil Minestrone; Costa Rican Hearts of Palm Ceviche; Cornmeal Waffles from Loma Linda, California; and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes–uses ingredients and cooking methods proven to increase longevity, wellness, and mental health. Complemented by mouthwatering photography, the recipes also include lifestyle tips (including the best times to eat dinner and proper portion sizes), all gleaned from countries as far away as Japan and as near as Blue Zones project cities in Texas. Innovative, easy to follow, and delicious, these healthy living recipes make the Blue Zones lifestyle even more attainable, thereby improving your health, extending your life, and filling your kitchen with happiness.
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Publisher : National Geographic; 1st edition (December 3, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1426220138
ISBN-13 : 978-1426220135
Reading age : 1 year and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 8.3 x 1.08 x 10.27 inches
TofuMan –
Real food for people who want to live as long as my Mum (who will be 100 next year).
If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to cook like someone who can blow out 100 birthday candles without needing a nap,” then The Blue Zones Kitchen is your culinary holy grail. This book is essentially the love child of a cookbook and a life coach, showing you how to eat like the world’s longest-living people while keeping things simple, hearty, and delicious.The recipes hail from the fabled “Blue Zones”—places like Sardinia, Okinawa, and Nicoya—where people somehow outsmart death while making meals that are surprisingly low on kale but high on flavor. It’s filled with vibrant, plant-based dishes that make you realize beans are not just a side dish—they’re the main event. And it’s a feast! Chickpeas, black beans, fava beans, beans that probably haven’t even been named yet—they’re all here, ready to make you feel like a champion of longevity.The best part? The recipes aren’t preachy. You’re not required to meditate while stirring the soup or perform yoga poses between courses. It’s all about creating wholesome, satisfying food that nourishes without making you feel like you’ve been banished to a life of quinoa and sadness.And don’t worry, you’re not signing up for a monk-like existence. There’s wine (thank you, Sardinia!), there’s olive oil, there’s bread—because even centenarians know that life without bread isn’t really living.The Blue Zones Kitchen isn’t just a cookbook; it’s a passport to living longer, better, and tastier. It’s filled with mouthwatering photos and storytelling that makes you feel like you’re learning the secrets of life from your wise old Italian grandmother—except she’s also best friends with a Japanese fisherman and a Costa Rican farmer. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to add a dash of longevity to their plate without sacrificing flavor.
Adam/Traci –
Gorgeous AND Useful!!
In order to use a cookbook, you need to enjoy looking through it (otherwise, you’ll pull something up from the web and never find it again, right?). This book should be on coffee tables, it’s so beautiful! The photos from around the world and of people living happy lives makes you want to create these dishes. I also appreciate the included stories and info on communities/people.I love that the ingredients are SIMPLE. You don’t have to wander Whole Foods for an hour looking for an exotic spice you’ll never use again! The dishes are hearty, flavorful, and easy to make – very satisfying. They also give room for you to add your favorite veggies and spices if desired.I’ve even been to a Blue Zone dinner party where everyone brought a dish. We were soooo full, because everything was delicious! There’s no guilt associated with this book, only visual beauty, great health and satisfying flavor – WHY would you pass that up?!
Josie –
Amazing Quality Book with Amazing Food!
When this book first arrived, I was shocked by the wonderful quality for what I paid. What a deal! The pictures are actually quite beautiful and the back stories for recipes and regions are intriguing!I bought this book to encourage myself on my health journey and to make delicious recipes for my family to encourage them to be healthy, too. When I first saw all the veggies, I thought there was no way I could get my Midwesterner meat eating husband and fast food loving teenage sons to eat these meals, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised. The Ikarian Fennel Stew was a hit! My husband got a second bowl and one of my sons quickly scarfed it down. I personally love the falafel recipe, it makes enough food to last me all week and there are still so many recipes I look forward to trying!Since cooking from this book as a predominant method, I have lost weight without trying which has been another added bonus. Here’s to not just eating healthy, but to eating delicious foods along the way!
Beverly S –
Love the book!
THE BLUE ZONES KITCHEN offers numerous delicious recipes for cooking like those who live in areas where it is common for people to live to be over 100 years old! While I may not live that long, I am interested in eating healthier and keeping my body in better shape as I age. Photos are beautiful, and recipes look easy to follow. Details about how people live in various blue zones is included.I deducted a star since my book was sent damaged; nothing else was in the box that would have poked a hole and torn the binding.
Elizabeth Lawson –
Just what the Dr ordered!
I absolutely adore this book!On a previous visit to my Dr I asked what he recommended for weight loss.He suggested that I learn more about the Blue Zone and that he tries to follow it myself.In the past I’ve been a bit disappointed by cookbooks- some recipes haven’t always been that pleasing to my taste…This book has gorgeous pictures, also goes into details about the concepts behind following the Blue Zone lifestyle and 100 recipes.First thing I did was to review all the recipes that seemed appealing- I ended up earmarking almost every single recipe in it!I’ve only tried a handful but so far all of them have been delicious and I wouldn’t mind serving them to company! Several are so simple to make and amazingly delicious.I’ve never used tofu before but some of the recipes are very clever, from making a fantastic chocolate mousse pie to making a ricotta alternative to use with a lasagna soup!I made one of the simplest just to test the author’s claim that it satisfied him ” as much a meal that takes 20 times longer to prepare”- it actually was as simple as he claimed and very filling!I love preparing these recipes and then tossing them into my freezer so I always have a selection of healthy choices whenever I want one.This recipe book has been a game changer for me and I recommend it to everyone!I even bought a copy of it for my daughter.
Karen lee –
Good info and recipes and why they work
Sergio Rios –
Mi guía para mis comidas diarias
Rosane –
O livro e muito bom. Chegou bem embalado e em perfeito estado.
Christian T. –
Sehr zufrieden mit der Zusammenstellung und dem Buch insgesamt.
Malla –
Boken uppfyllde alla mina förväntningar. Rekommenderas.