Healthy, delicious recipes from one of the nation’s leading nutrition experts

Looking and feeling our best has more to do with what we eat and drink than anything else. With Joy Bauer’s Superfood!, the Today show nutritionist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers 150 recipes that taste great and offer health benefits.

With a home cook’s instinct for easy, everyday meals, and a dietician’s understanding of the foods that promote longevity, Joy Bauer’s Superfood! will make readers feel their absolute best.

I received this cookbook from Abrams Books as part of the Abrams Dinner Party.  I don’t think I have been disappointed by any of their cookbooks.  Some I favor more than others, but I usually learn something from each cookbook.

I don’t watch the Today Show so I am not familiar with Joy Bauer or what she shares on television.  That said, she has put together a cookbook that I can see referring to often and using weekly.  Simple dishes that use ingredients that are easy to find and cover a wide variety of possibilities.

There are so many options and so far I have made the Lemon Thyme Chicken Paillard with Citrus Vinaigrette, Loaded Bell Pepper Nachos (great if you are Paleo or cutting carbs), and One-Skillet Enchiladas.  I even took pictures of a few but not the chicken because mine didn’t look as pretty as the picture!  So I’m sharing a picture of the dish from the book.

I never had considered using bell peppers as the “chip” for Nachos, but let me tell you, I’m not sure I’ll go back to using chips now.  I felt healthy eating these…ok so I did use ground beef vs ground turkey, but I use lean ground beef.  Since it is mixed with black beans and other things, you really don’t eat a lot of beef.  I also added green chilies to my beef mixture.  This is Texas after all, and we are all about the spice!  I also used my own homemade taco seasoning, easy to make, and keep vs buying packages of it at the store.

Guacamole is a staple in Texas and the recipe in the book is pretty much how I make it except I use white onions and never thought about adding cumin, but it added a little something extra to the flavor.

The One-Pot Enchiladas (or Enchilada Pie as I like to call it) was also simple to make.  I was glad to see Joy said it was ok to add extra cheese between the layers because cheese makes everything better.  I used corn tortillas vs a whole grain flour tortilla and I think that turned out tastier, but that is just my opinion.  I did not add in the butternut squash since I didn’t have any on hand, but it also made the dish come together faster because I didn’t have to wait for the squash to soften before the final step in the over.

The Lemon Thyme Chicken Paillard was tangy and perfect for spring and summer with its light flavors.  While I personally didn’t serve it with the lettuce mix, I did make risotto as a side dish and spooned the Lemon Vinaigrette over that too.  Took it to another level I tell you!

This cookbook would be great for anyone looking to amp up the number of superfoods in their weekly menu.  Simple dishes with a variety of flavors that should please even the pickiest eater.