Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
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Cooking in an ecological way does require some changes from old habits, and Lucid Food by Louisa Shafia can help you do it. Her recipes sound a little more elaborate than my simple cooking style, but I’m going to watch for this book in a library or friend’s house, and see if I am wrong. — Zana
Product Description
Words like “organic,” “seasonal,” and “local” are on everyone’s mind, but how do we integrate food politics into a daily practice that is convenient, affordable, and delicious?
Sustainable chef and caterer Louisa Shafia shows eco-conscious home cooks how to green their cuisine by making earth-friendly food choices, sourcing animal products ethically and responsibly, supporting local food, and reducing one’s carbon footprint through urban gardening, preserving, composting, and more.
Promoting simple, delicious meals and green lifestyle ideas, LUCID FOOD celebrates the pleasures of in-season cooking that is healthy, honest, pure, free of additives, and transparently made, from farm to table.
Lucid Food outlines eco-conscious living with so much life affirming insight, beauty, and easy to put into practice tips. This book is a real feast.
I also loved the recipes. I tried out many of them and found that the dishes are delicious. They also inspire more creativity in the kitchen along with a wonderful sense of connection to where the food came from in the first place.
As more people embrace eco-conscious lifestyles, Lucid Food shows how such a choice can be beautiful and festive as well as good for us and all life on earth.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
My assessment of “Lucid Food” is two-fold, both as a cookbook and as a book-book. As a cookbook it has some inspiring recipes and great suggestions, but recipes like “Persian Stuffed Dumpling Squash with Rose Petals” all but defeat any locavore tendencies, and have some far-fetched, hard to secure ingredients. I love any cookbook organized by season though, and am a sucker for beautiful photography, both of which “Lucid Food” offers. If you are willing to improvise, feel secure in the kitchen, and are interested in some imaginative recipes it is a good read.
As a traditional book I’m highly impressed with the depth of knowledge, clear manner in which is is conveyed, and most of all how concise the author was able to be when discussing sometimes complicated food issues. Within 2 pages Shafia is able to both shed light on some of the issues with ‘traditional’ white sugar and offer a myriad of solutions/alternatives. She is able, in only a few paragraphs, to discuss why you should seek out organic bananas, discuss their seemingly imminent demise, genetic diversity, and offer alternatives. While I used to have a very good memory for irrelevant data, like page numbers for certain information in books, I’ve all but lost that in distraction with ‘real life’. When discussing “Lucid Food” with my husband, I was able to recall page numbers for him for information that struck me – a testament to the quality of information and intriguing presentation.
If you want good food-related info, enjoy food-porn photography, or seek a new diverse set of recipes I say check “Lucid Food”.
Rating: 5 / 5
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life
What a great book! I really enjoyed the mix of recipes and eco entertaining tips. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for healthy, delicious dishes and helpful tips for having a greener kitchen (that are actually easy).
My favorite recipes include the Fall Fruit Focaccia, Fesenjan (Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce), Indian Spiced Scrambled Eggs, and Miso-Glazed Striped Bass with Shiso Cucumber Salad. The Tamarind Ketchup is a new staple condiment in my house. The gorgeous photographs bring the recipes to life and help readers to visualize the interesting combinations of ingredients suggested in the book. I have expanded my repertoire and pantry as a result. I’m looking forward to more exciting things from Lucid Food!
Rating: 5 / 5
Lucid Food: Cooking for an Eco-Conscious Life