Praise for The Cultured Cook
Science continues to demonstrate that eating a plant-based diet is the healthiest choice for your body, and Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook offers appetizing ways to get the most power from the probiotics and micronutrients found only in fermented plant foods. Try one of her vegan cheesecakes or kimchi, and youll understand why eating green is the best and most delicious choice for your body and the planet.
John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America
and president of the Food Revolution Network
In The Cultured Cook, Michelle Schoffro Cook shares why we need more fermented foods in our diet and provides tantalizing recipes to make it easy to get more culture in our lives. Fermented foods never tasted so good, with recipes like Walnut Thyme Cheese, Zucchini Pickles, and Blackberry Cheesecake. From kefir to kimchi, The Cultured Cook has you covered. Come for the health benefits stay for the great flavors.
Robin Robertson, author of Veganize It!, Vegan Planet, and other books
More and more, science is affirming what ancient medicinal systems have long known: the key to good health lies in our gut. Studies find that a healthy microbiome is tied to everything from reduced social anxiety to cancer prevention and much more. In The Cultured Cook, Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook combines fascinating, cutting-edge research about fermented food and its effects on our bodies with easy-to-make recipes designed to deliver a diverse mix of beneficial bacteria to everyday meals. Packed with nutrient-dense recipes made even more nutritious through the natural process of fermentation, this book is an easy way to add an array of health benefits to recipes you may already make at home. Featuring everything from basic sauerkrauts and fermented pickles to innovative dishes like a Cultured Nonalcoholic Bloody Mary and Cultured Spicy Peach Chutney, this inspiring collection of recipes will bring creativity and enhanced healthfulness to your kitchen.
Jessica Kellner, Editor-in-Chief, Mother Earth Living magazine
Praise for Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cooks books are my health bibles. If you want glowing, vibrant health, let brilliant Michelle be your guide.
Kris Carr, author of Crazy Sexy Diet
Also by Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM
Print Books
Be Your Own Herbalist: Essential Herbs for Health, Beauty, and Cooking
Boost Your Brain Power in 60 Seconds: The 4-Week Plan for a Sharper Mind, Better Memory, and Healthier Brain
The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan: A Program for Greater Energy, Health, and Vitality
The Probiotic Promise: Simple Steps to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out
60 Seconds to Slim: Balance Your Body Chemistry to Burn Fat Fast
The Ultimate pH Solution: Balance Your Body Chemistry to Prevent Disease and Lose Weight
Weekend Wonder Detox: Quick Cleanses to Strengthen Your Body and Enhance Your Beauty
Allergy-Proof Your Life: Natural Remedies for Allergies That Work!
Arthritis-Proof Your Life: Secrets to Pain-Free Living without Drugs
Ebooks
Acid-Alkaline Food Chart
Cancer-Proof: All-Natural Solutions for Cancer Prevention and Healing
Everything You Need to Know about Healthy Eating
Healing Recipes
The Vitality Diet: 21 Days to a Leaner, Healthier, Happier, More Energetic You
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Recipe photographs by Michelle Schoffro Cook
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cook, Michelle Schoffro, author.
Title: The cultured cook : delicious fermented foods with probiotics to knock out inflammation, boost gut health, lose weight, and extend your life / Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM.
Description: Novato, California : New World Library, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017018859 (print) | LCCN 2017027740 (ebook) | ISBN 9781608684861 (Ebook) | ISBN 9781608684854 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Probiotics. | Fermented foodsHealth aspects. | Fermented foodsRecipes.
Classification: LCC RM666.P835 (ebook) | LCC RM666.P835 C65 2017 (print) | DDC 641.3/7dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017018859
First printing, September 2017
ISBN 978-1-60868-485-4
Ebook ISBN 978-1-60868-486-1
Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper
| New World Library is proud to be a Gold Certified Environmentally Responsible Publisher. Publisher certification awarded by Green Press Initiative. www.greenpressinitiative.org |
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I dedicate this book to
my wonderful and loving husband, Curtis
(whatever souls are made of, yours and mine are the same),
and my supportive and loving parents, Michael and Deborah Schoffro.
CONTENTS
I am passionate about fermented foods. I love making them, eating them, and inventing new ones. My kitchen routinely bustles with microbial activity and new cultured creations. Ive even reserved one counter as a fermentation station. Almost daily we eat at least one kind of fermented food, from sauerkraut to cheesecake and ice cream (yes, cheesecake and ice cream, which are among my favorite fermented food innovations!). Just ask my husband, Curtis, who enjoys my sauerkraut so much Ive nicknamed him Krautis. He often comments that we share our kitchen (and sometimes our living room and dining room too, if I cant find kitchen space for my crocks!) with millions of microbes working their magic. He doesnt mind, though, because he knows that our little microbe community results in a wide variety of delicious and health-building food that we both enjoy.