- The author, a trained holistic chef from the National Gourmet Institute in NYC, is on the cutting edge, along Gwyneth Paltrow and Jamie Oliver, of the healthy, fresh, and flavorful home-cooking movement. - The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook is based on the idea of clean eating so you don't have to choose one type of diet; it's about a balanced, healthy, and clean eating approach. Even small changes to your diet will make you feel great. - With helpful menus, shopping lists with easy to find items, and quick, delicious recipes, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook provides a bridge for people who…mehr
- The author, a trained holistic chef from the National Gourmet Institute in NYC, is on the cutting edge, along Gwyneth Paltrow and Jamie Oliver, of the healthy, fresh, and flavorful home-cooking movement. - The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook is based on the idea of clean eating so you don't have to choose one type of diet; it's about a balanced, healthy, and clean eating approach. Even small changes to your diet will make you feel great. - With helpful menus, shopping lists with easy to find items, and quick, delicious recipes, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook provides a bridge for people who still think healthy food represents hard-to-find ingredients, labor-intensive preparation, and tasteless meals. - Healthy home-cooked meals are the cornerstone for connecting with family, and friends. - No diet, no dogma, just good food for a healthier, happier life. Audience: - Cooking enthusiasts. - Anyone seeking add a healthy approach to their eating/cooking habits but don?t want to be tied to a specific diet. - Home cooks looking for tasty, healthy meals for their family. - Young, busy professionals wanting to eat healthier but don?t have a lot of time.
Laura Lea is a certified Holistic Chef, consultant, and founder/writer/photographer of the popular food website LLBalanced. After graduating from the University of Virginia, she discovered her passion for healthful cooking and nutrition while living a fast-paced corporate life in New York. She handed it all over to enroll at the Natural Gourmet Institute and headed back to her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, to launch LLBalanced where she provides readers with affordable, comforting, and make-ahead family-friendly meals that are packed with nutrients and flavor. Her dishes are often remakes of Southern-influenced comfort food, with the intention that we can have the best of both worlds. She currently consults with individuals, corporations, and restaurants on all aspects of healthy eating and nutrition while contributing articles and recipes for, among others, Nashville Lifestyles, Southern Living, Shape, and Greatist.com. Laura Lea also has a regular local cooking segment on WSMV Channel 4, where she demonstrates how to make some of her most popular dishes.
