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The Real Food Cookbook: Traditional Dishes for Modern Cooks Hardcover – June 10, 2014

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

When Nina Planck toured to promote her two earlier books, Real Food and Real Food for Mother and Baby, the question she heard most was, “When are you going to write a cookbook?” At long last, The Real Food Cookbook is here.

In a dietary landscape overfull with low-carb bread and dubious advice about triglycerides, Planck is revolutionary in her complete embrace of a more old-fashioned and diverse way of eating. Aptly described by the
Washington Post as “a cross between Alice Waters and Martha Stewart,” Planck showcases traditional, real foods-produce, dairy, meat, fish, eggs-through tempting and straightforward recipes for the beginner or regular home cook.

The Real Food Cookbook takes 150 classic dishes, from starters, soups, and salads to the center of the plate, to sweets and the cheese course, and makes them anew, transforming them with Nina's signature approach: using fresh herbs, good butter, seasonal fruits and vegetables, grass-fed and pastured meats, and whole grains. With essays and tips throughout, sharing Nina's own real-food lifestyle, The Real Food Cookbook will provide inspiration for any omnivorous cook or eater. Find recipes for every occasion: a cheese plate with drinks, a family Seder, Easter egg salads, a summer barbeque.Learn how Nina stocks her pantry and where she buys real food.Whether you're preparing the meals or simply eating them, everyone will enjoy the stories, feast on one hundred gorgeous full-color photographs, and beg the family cook to make the meals Nina loves.

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“Nina Planck spreads the gospel of real food in her latest cookbook…The point is to use high integrity ingredients, put them together in pleasing combinations and let the flavors shine.” ―The New York Times Book Review

“[Planck's] capacity for humor and self-deprecation makes for good company, and her intelligence and skepticism inspire confidence.” ―Holly Brubach,
New York Times, on REAL FOOD

“An important book.” ―Hannah Wallace,
Los Angeles Times Book Review on REAL FOOD

“A cross between Alice Waters and Martha Stewart.” ―Jonathan Yardley,
Washington Post on REAL FOOD

“Compellingly smart.” ―
Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything on REAL FOOD

“The antidote to the faddists, alarmists, and kooks who all too often dominate American food discourse.” ―
David Kamp, author of The United States of Arugula, on REAL FOOD

“Persuasive and invigorating...a valuable and eye-opening book.” ―
Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, on REAL FOOD

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury USA (June 10, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1608196755
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1608196753
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.98 x 1.12 x 10.29 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Nina Planck is a farmers' daughter, food writer, farmers' market entrepreneur, local foodist, and advocate for traditional foods. She will liberate you to eat red meat, butter, raw milk, and lard. After reading Nina's books, you will eat the foods of your ancestors with pleasure and with impunity. Men and women planning to be parents will find her prenatal advice bracing and life-changing. Nina is the author of The Farmers' Market Cookbook; Real Food: What to Eat and Why; and Real Food for Mother and Baby. Her books are published in English and five other languages. The Real Food Cookbook is next.

Born at home in in Buffalo, New York in 1971, Nina was raised on an ecological family farm in Wheatland, Virginia. She grew up milking the cow, feeding the chickens, growing vegetables, and eating simple, real food. At age 9, she sold produce at roadside stands until the first proper farmers' market opened nearby in 1980, neatly turning a money-losing farm into a profitable one. In 1999, Nina opened the first modern farmers' markets in London, England and today her company runs two dozen popular year-round markets. Chef Loyd Grossman called her market in Marylebone one of the world's best. In New York City, Nina was Director of the famous Greenmarkets. In Washington, D.C., she founded (and later sold) the Mount Pleasant Farmers' Market.

Nina lives in New York City and Stockton, New Jersey with her husband Rob Kaufelt, the proprietor of Murray's Cheese, and their three children.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2017
    The cookbook that goes along with her book Real Food, What to Eat and Why. Lots of very good recipes and more information. I especially like her cream sauce recipe (she calls it fricassee and I had to look that up). She uses a lot of fresh vegetables in her cooking. She talks about her struggles to find fresh vegetables in England where she was living and how she got together with local farmers to start one. I found her interesting and full of great information and yummy recipes.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2014
    There are a lot of books out there about how we should eat... sugar free, gluten free, eat like the cavemen ate...too many to count. This book is a sensible approach to eating everything in moderation. And eating a very minimal amount of sugar. Great recipes, smart approach, enjoyable writing. I highly recommend this to anyone not interested in the latest good fad.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017
    This woman knows how to eat, and she SURE knows how to write about food. Nina Planck is the Nigella Lawson of the printed word.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017
    Excellent Recipes for anyone looking for nutritional and tasty meals.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2018
    Loved it but can’t find many if the ingredients in local stores
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018
    Completely not a traditional real food cookbook. Although this book was beautiful and I loved the simple, minimalist design I had to return it the day I bought it. One look through the book and it was full of processed foods that I try not consume. It was expected to call for grass fed, free range eggs and meats. But a lot of the recipes called for cheese, sour cream, crackers and worst of all SUGAR!! Very disappointing to say the least.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
    This book is excellent. Seasonally-minded, real food for the novice cook. Perfect.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016
    Beautiful illustration of what is called the modern Family cooking mixing traditions and comfort

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  • HonestlyAlice
    5.0 out of 5 stars Something new, something old
    Reviewed in Germany on September 25, 2017
    Beautiful pictures
    lovely text and stories
    clear, easy to follow instructions
    real, traditional foods with new and traditional ideas!
    Thank you Nina Planck
  • hugo
    3.0 out of 5 stars I always enjoyed Nina's laid back approach to food
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2015
    After reading Real Food and Real Food for Mother and Baby, this one was a deception. I always enjoyed Nina's laid back approach to food, but in this case she made it way to much: recipes are loaded with sugar, white flour and there is not much attention given to sourdough fermentation, soaking processes and raw milk. although it i a nice, good looking book i wouldn't call it THE Rel Food Cookbook.