Lucky Greens

Adult Non-Fiction

Infused : Adventures in Tea

Henrietta Lovell

Henrietta Lovell is best known as “The Rare Tea Lady”. She is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink tea by replacing industrially produced teabags with the highest quality tea leaves. Her quest has seen her travel to the Shire Highlands of Malawi, across the foothills of the Himalayas, and to hidden gardens in the Wuyi-Shan to source the world’s most extraordinary teas. Infused invites us to discover these remarkable places, introducing us to the individual growers and household name chefs Lovell has met along the way – and reveals the true pleasures of tea. The result is a delicious infusion of travel writing, memoir, recipes, and glorious photography, all written with Lovell’s unique charm and wit.

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1000 Juices, Green Drinks, and Smoothies

Deborah Gray

An informative and appealing full-color guide for new and devoted juicers alike. 1000 Juices, Green Drinks and Smoothies is the ultimate guide to juicing, with 100 foundation juices and 900 variations. It provides all of the essential information on equipment, fruit and vegetable ingredients and their health benefits, dairy products and non-dairy alternatives, sugar substitutes, nuts and seeds, flavorings, and supplements and additives. The book contains seven chapters, with each base recipe having at least two variations. There are also handy tips, notes on health benefits and suggestions for special diets.

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Daily Greens 4-Day Cleanse: Jump start your health, reset your energy, and look and feel better than ever!

Shauna Martin

“Daily Greens is the way I start my day every day. Before I go to the gym and before I get onstage. It gives me that extra kick in the butt that I love.” – Joey Kramer, Aerosmith Are you craving junk foods? Feel sluggish and tired all the time? Fueling yourself on caffeine and sugar on a daily basis? Then it’s time reset your mind and body with the Daily Greens 4-Day Cleanse. Jump start your body and give yourself a “spring cleaning” during the week so you’re refreshed and looking amazing for the weekend. The book features four key cleanses: one for each season of the year (Spring, Summer, Fall, and New Year). The vegetables and fruits in each cleanse are selected to coincide with fresh, delicious seasonal produce so that you can juice right in your own home. Try the 4-day cleanse or if it’s right for your lifestyle, try the 7- or 10-day cleanse.

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Around the world in 120 salads : fresh, healthy, delicious

Katie Caldesi

Salads are fresh, healthy and delicious – and infinitely adaptable. Katie and Giancarlo show how salads are perfect for any time of day and occasion – Watermelon, Feta & Mint for a refreshing breakfast, meat, fish and vegetable-based mains for a complete meal plus recipes for starters and side salads where salad plays a supporting role. They even cover sweet salads such as Roast Black Fruit Salad or Raspberries & Redcurrants with Whipped Ricotta for a healthier alternative to an indulgent dessert. Featuring recipes from around the world you can enjoy Korean Roasted Duck with Five-Spice Fruit Salad or a spicy Mexican Beef Salad, sample Mediterranean flavors with Zucchini & Zucchini Flower Carpaccio and Greek Lemon Chicken or savor Middle Eastern classics such as Fattoush and Tabbouleh. With a selection of essential dressings to complement any salad, this mouthwatering collection of inspirational recipes will ensure you’ll never be stuck with a limp leaf of iceberg lettuce ever again.

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The Complete Salad Cookbook : A Fresh guide to 200+ vibrant dishes using greens, vegetables, grains, proteins, and more

America's Test Kitchen

Discover your inner salad genie with this creative cookbook. Over 230 recipes, ingredient information, and tips, make this the only cookbook you’ll ever need to make innovative, stunning, and satisfying salads. What does salad have the potential to be? An exciting mix of color, crunch, and flavor- Peaches over silken burrata; oil spiced with curry leaves on crunchy carrots flavored with lime and cilantro; Southwest Beef Salad with Cornbread Croutons. Explore the creative possibilities of salads, learn how to build and layer unique flavor combinations and embrace ingredients from barley, octopus, and miso to radiccchio, pattypan squash, and pears. These ATK dishes will be the star of the table. Our recipes feature salads like Pea Green Salad with Warm Apricot-Pistachio Vinaigrette and Tomato Salad with Steak Tips as well as Crispy Eggplant Salad, and riffs on classics- Caesar salad with grilled romaine or pasta salad with One-Pot Pasta Salad with Chicken (and tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini, green beans, arugula, feta). Sidebars highlight surprising salad ingredients such as couscous, purslane, curry powder, and radicchio. You’ll also acquire ideas and inspiration to assemble your own salads in The Architecture of a Green Salad, with great tips on mixing and matching ingredients, flavors, and textures. The Salad Bar chapter equips you with an assortment of dressings, toppings, infused oils, and spice blends like za’atar. This is the cookbook you pull out when you want inspiration for dinner and a feast for the eyes.

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In Season : cooking with vegetables and fruits

Sarah Raven

Here Sarah Raven, a leading proponent of the local foods movement, shows how to make the most of fresh produce, whether from your own garden, your local farmers’ market or the grocery. Taking us through the year in six seasonal chunks of two months each, she highlights the best vegetables, fruits, and herbs from each period, throwing in tidbits she’s learned firsthand from her own garden. The more than 250 simple and delicious recipes borrow from different cuisines and include such inventive dishes as Cranberry Bean Hummus; Squid, Pea, and Chorizo Stew; Basil Custard; Zucchini Chutney; Saute of Peas and Lettuce; Penne with Preserved Lemon and Avocado; and Pears Poached in Saffron Syrup. While some recipes are ideal for vegetarians, there are many designed to bring out the best in meat, poultry, and seafood. In Season will inspire a new appreciation of fresh produce and will be an indispensable addition to every serious cook’s shelves.

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Healthy Indian Vegetarian : Everyday veg and vegan feasts effortlessly good for you

Chetna Makan

Over 80 delicious, Indian influenced, nutritious vegetarian recipes packed with flavor Chetna’s Healthy Indian Vegetarian is a celebration of Indian food at its best; fresh, vibrant and supremely delicious. With over 80 delicious recipes that vegetarian and even the most dedicated of meateaters will enjoy, Chetna shows just how creative you can be with even the most humble vegetable. This book is packed with flavor and innovative ideas yet easy and accessible for home cooks. Recipes include: Samphire and carom seeds pakoras Red lentils and roasted cauliflower soup Whole green chilli curry in a gram flour yogurt sauce Zucchini kofta curry Coconut and chana dal stuffed parathas Cashew nut paneer rice Chocolate coconut laddos Cardamom and almond bake

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Bong Appetit : Mastering the art of cooking with weed

Elise McDonough

Based on the popular Munchies and Viceland television series Bong Appétit , this cannabis cookbook features 65 “high”-end recipes for sweet and savory dishes as well as cocktails. Inspired by the popular MUNCHIES and Viceland television series , Bong Appétit is the Joy of Cooking for a new generation interested in making serious, sophisticated food–with weed. Bong Appétit breaks down the science of infusing (oils, butters, milks, alcohol, and more) with cannabis, and offers recipes ranging from weed butter-basted chicken to weed chimichurri to weed brownie sundaes. Along the way, the book hits on marijuana politics, dosage, and pairing strains and flavors, and has tips from MUNCHIES vast network of friends and experts, including “Bong Appétit” stars Ry Prichard and Vanessa Lavorato.

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Eat Greens : seasonal recipes to enjoy in abundance

Barbara Scott-Goodman

Eat Greens includes more than 120 delicious recipes for a wide variety of dishes that use green vegetables from artichokes to zucchini to prepare healthy appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, and side dishes. More than vegetarian, the recipes include Ricotta with Broccoli Rabe, Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Walnuts, Baby Leeks Braised in Red Wine, and Zucchini Caponata. With more than 50 stunning photographs and a bright and airy design, Eat Greens is as easy to read as it is to cook from. It includes useful tips on growing, buying, and storing each green vegetable.

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The Ultimate Age-Defying Plan : the plant-based way to stay mentally sharp and physically fit

Mark Reinfeld

Discover the keys to a long life and optimal health at any age in this practical wellness guide and cookbook–with simple 7-ingredient recipes. Experts in food and medicine have been looking to a plant-based diet as the most holistic, effective, and universal path to health, especially when it comes to aging. This guide provides a comprehensive roadmap to staying vital and living a long life — using plant-based cuisine and simple daily self-care rituals that boost health and support healthy functioning in the body. Written by vegan chef Mark Reinfeld and naturopathic doctor Ashley Boudet, with expert oversight from physician and author Michael Klaper, MD, each chapter in The Ultimate Age-Defying Plan describes one aspect of the human body–including mental sharpness and neurological health, cardiovascular health, bone health, eye and vision, digestive health, and protection against major diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and certain forms of cancer. They delve into the nutrients, food, and self-care practices necessary for healing and aiding this area of the self, including a list of recipes specifically targeted toward that area. Chef Mark’s easy-to-prepare recipes are all seven ingredients or less, allowing readers to go vegan without stress.

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Keto Diet: Your 30-day plan to lose weight, balance hormones, boost brain health, and reverse disease

Josh axe

From the author of the national bestseller Eat Dirt , a 30-day healthy plan — including more than 80 delicious recipes — to burn fat, fight inflammation, and reverse disease using the keto diet. Today, the ketogenic diet is the world’s fastest growing diet, and with good reason. When practiced correctly, it has been proven to burn fat, reduce inflammation, fight cancer, balance hormones and gut bacteria, improve neurological diseases, and even increase lifespan. Unfortunately, many people remain unaware of several key factors that are crucial to the diet’s success, setting them up for frustration, failure, and relapse. In Keto Diet , bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe sets the record straight, offering thorough, step-by-step guidance to achieving lifelong health. Unlike other books on the subject, Keto Diet identifies and details five different ketogenic protocols and explains why picking the right one for your body and lifestyle is fundamental to your success. Inside, you’ll find all the tools they need to say goodbye to stubborn fat and chronic disease once and for all, including: shopping lists delicious recipes exercise routines accessible explanations of the science behind keto’s powerful effects five different keto plans and a guide to choosing the one that fits you best!

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The Mexican Keto Cookbook : Authentic, big-flavor recipes for health and longevity

Torri Borrelli

Containing more than 100 low-carb, high-fat, anti-inflammatory recipes, The Mexican Keto Cookbook provides insight into the history of Mexican cuisine while also adding a flavorful, international flair to the popular keto diet. In contrast to the typical Mexican American diet–the result of busy schedules, tight budgets, and high-sugar, white flour foods of convenience– The Mexican Keto Cookbook is packed with authentic, full-flavored, health-conscious recipes designed to burn body fat. It includes the science behind keto, guides you on how to execute the diet effectively, and provides more than 100 amazing recipes. Integrative holistic nutritionist Torie Borrelli tapped into her Mexican heritage to create keto-friendly staples of Mexican cuisine such as Salsa Bandera, Nopales Salad, and Sopa de Albondigas; quick and easy weeknight dinners such as Chicken Tortilla Soup, Goat Cheese Enchiladas, and Spicy Cilantro Chicken Wings; and hearty crowd-pleasers such as Fish Tacos and Turmeric Caper Cauliflower. With this very first low-carb, anti-inflammatory, high-fat Mexican ketogenic cookbook on hand, you can enjoy all the fun and flavor of your favorite Mexican foods while reaping the many health, weight loss, and other benefits keto has to offer.

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Living Lively : 80 plant-based recipes to activate your power and feed your potential

Haile Thomas

Nominee, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work; “Thomas’s body positive, social and economic justice-oriented ethos, rich writing, beautiful photography, and accessible recipes are perfect for anyone looking for an antidote to the typical vegan evangelism that often shames people for their food choices.” – Shondal and By a superstar nineteen-year-old activist and motivational speaker, a unique cookbook and inspiring guide that combines 80 delicious, wholesome, super-powered plant-based recipes with a “7 points of power” manifesto to inspire the next generation of leaders toward self-reflection, critical thinking, and unlearning toxic ideas. Haile’s delicious, nutrition-packed vegan recipes boost brain power, calm the body, and provide energy. These tools are specifically targeted at positive resistance, growth, and joy in what Haile calls the “7 Points of Power”–wellness, world perspective, media and societal influences, thoughts and spirituality, education, relationships, and creativity and giving. Beautiful and uplifting, Living Lively empowers us to take strong, positive steps to nourish ourselves, each other, our communities, and the planet.

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Wild about Greens : 125 delectable vegan recipes for kale, collards, arugula, bok choy, and other leafy veggies everyone loves

Nava Atlas

Celebrated vegan and vegetarian cookbook author Nava Atlas serves up a comprehensive collection of scrumptious recipes, all featuring ultra-healthy, super-nutritious leafy greens. Kale, collards, spinach, Asian greens, and many more leafy greens are a breeze to grow and prepare–and these 125 recipes showcase the most commonly used varieties in a wide selection of flavorful dishes. Navas up-to-the-minute ideas range from using sturdy collard greens as wrappers for savory fillings to making luscious dips from arugula and watercress. There’s even a section on green juices and smoothies that make it easier than ever to incorporate the most nutritious foods on earth into delicious everyday fare that everyone can enjoy.

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The Better Bean Cookbook : more than 160 modern recipes for beans, chickpeas, and lentils to tempt meat-eaters and vegetarians alike

Jenny Chandler

Beans are among the healthiest, most delicious foods on earth–and The Better Bean Cookbook is the essential modern guide to preparing them. This stunning volume features an illustrated guide to all dried beans, chickpeas, and lentils, along with advice on buying and cooking them to achieve the utmost flavor and nutrition. Vegetarians and carnivores alike will enjoy the enticing dishes, from fritters and soups to mains. Recipes include : Indian Stuffed Pancakes * Californian Black Bean Burger * Green Pea and Mint Soup * Pan-seared Scallops with Chorizo and Pea Purée * Iberian Lentil Salad * Sprouting Bean and Quinoa Salad * Steamed Edamame and Broccoli with Ginger Dressing * Refritos (Refried Beans) * Pasta with Chickpeas and Lemon * Seven Vegetable Tagine * Moroccan Chickpeas and Meatballs * Cassoulet * and more!

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