I just got my copy in the mail today. I haven't made anything yet, BUT, I have enough cookbooks and cooking experience to know that these recipes look really good! First of all, the book is beautifully designed, styled, photographed and printed, with clear full-page layouts of each recipe, with full-color photos on the facing page (some shorter recipes have the recipe and photo on one page). Recipes are labeled as "Keto," "Dairy-free" or "Nut-free," and the prep time, cooking time, and special equipment needed are all noted and easy to spot because of the good, clean design. At the bottom of each page is concise nutritional information, including total calories, and grams of fat, protein, carbohydrates, and fiber, and percentage of calories from fat, protein and carbs, making it very easy to keep track of your macronutrients if you're following a ketogenic diet. But I think anyone of a paleo persuasion will find these recipes enticing, not just those who want to be strictly keto.
The book sections include introductions by Jimmy and Marie, then short chapters on:
What Is the Ketogenic Diet?
The History of Kepo
Why Going Keto Will Heal Your Body
The Nuts and Bolts of Ketogenic Nutrition
Keto and Paleo Are a Match Made in Heaven
Cooking Kept
Specialty Ingredients
Then, the bulk of the book is devoted to the luscious-looking recipes, in the following sections:
Condiments, Dressings, Broth, and Other Basics
Breakfast
Appetizers
Beef and Lamb
Pork
Poultry
Fish and Seafood
Vegetarian Dishes
Sides
Treats
Finally, there are sections on Resources, Meal Plans, Acknowledgments, a Recipe Index (with thumbnail photos!), and a general index. Yay! I love a well-organized cookbook with indexes!
And these look like recipes I will actually cook. I follow a more-or-less paleo diet and avoid most processed ingredients, but I do use whey protein, MCT oil, erythritol, etc., and I have no problem with a little cheese. I think I'll even be able to cook these for my elderly parents and they won't know they're "diet" recipes. The recipes mostly look fairly simple and straightforward, but not excessively basic, practical and real, as well as luscious. Did I mention they look luscious? And there are not a lot of excessively exotic or hard-to-find ingredients, unless you consider smoked paprika to be exotic. The "special equipment" notes at the bottom of pages simply refer to food processors, blenders, pressure canners, grills, etc.
I'm salivating as I decide which recipe to try first. I think I'll go with "Caramel apple dutch baby," as it looks wonderful and only requires a blender plus ingredients I have on hand. The caramel apple sauce calls for butter or coconut oil, powdered erythritol, unsweetened almond milk, se salt, and apple extract. OK, I don't have apple extract, but that's called for in the batter as well, so I guess I'll look for that.
OH, here's one I must try, in the appetizer section: Bacon-wrapped cheese curds! There are also bacon-wrapped onion rings. Why didn't I think of that??
The recipes are creative, not just all steak and cheese sauce. And there are vegetables! There are lots of recipes with cheese, but also dairy-free alternatives if that's a problem, and the recipe for dairy-free nacho cheese sauce looks pretty great. There's a recipe for herb-infused compound "butter" using tallow or leaf lard and such fat, if you prefer dairy-free. There are variations provided as well.
As for bread? Fear not, there are gluten-free, nut-free recipes for keto pizza crust, keto bread, and keto naan.
For those on the autoimmune protocol, these and some other recipes rely on eggs, egg whites, or egg protein powder, so be forewarned.
There are recipes using coconut milk and coconut oil, but it's not all coconuts all the time.
To sum up, this cookbook looks like a must for anyone interested in following a ketogenic diet for more than two days, paleo eaters who want some fresh, creative ideas, or anyone who loves nutrient-dense, sugar-free, low-carb delicious food. I can't wait to dive in.
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O.M.Goodness‼️ This is THE best & most beautiful KETOGENIC cookbook EVER!! 🥥 IT WORKS!
My prayer was just answered; THE KETOGENIC COOKBOOK arrived!!! I am keto adapted, have been for better part of past 3 years & bored silly with my own cooking~ Enter Jimmy and Maria Emmerich with the most beautiful and comprehensive guide for keto eaters. Inspiration slathered with goodness. Get Jimmy's KETO CLARITY & understand that and this will be a HUGE blessing. When I received this, I stopped everything and went page to page and read EVERYTHING. THIS book makes it all clearly possible and tantalizing. I also love the clarity of the layout. Maria uses some ingredients that I was not familiar And immediately got them into my kitchen.I really appreciate the distinctions and education she provides by sharing details. I read this book cover-to-cover this afternoon. I think it drop shipped fr the printer.Jimmy, this is such a home run! I hope you can buy that island in the Caribe if you want because this just put you and Maria on the stratospheric best seller list!THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY (Flat) STOMACH!Folks~ I wrote this in mid-2015. Five years later, it is still my best resource. I only get Maria’s books. FYI: I guide folks in this food plan, am a nutritionist, am a Caregiver & cook for chronically disabled folks. This is the book that I use and —-> they flourish! There are some folks who are NOT cooks but ARE critics. PLEASE: Do not listen to them! This beautiful WHY, WHAT & HOW guide all you need! I am 73yo, 5’8”, 155-159#, size 12 (was an 18), Keto strong physically (lift people: NO problem) and no mental fade, no meds. Want some? GET SERIOUS! Make sure you get enough pure, unrefined coconut oil——>2x/day. TOP grade MCT oil in a morning shake and stick with it!! As Jimmy told me, years ago: YOU GOT THIS❣️This book (and Maria’s others) is 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💫!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015
Maria uses some ingredients that I was not familiar And immediately got them into my kitchen.
I really appreciate the distinctions and education she provides by sharing details. I read this book cover-to-cover this afternoon. I think it drop shipped fr the printer.
Jimmy, this is such a home run! I hope you can buy that island in the Caribe if you want because this just put you and Maria on the stratospheric best seller list!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY (Flat) STOMACH!
Folks~ I wrote this in mid-2015. Five years later, it is still my best resource. I only get Maria’s books. FYI: I guide folks in this food plan, am a nutritionist, am a Caregiver & cook for chronically disabled folks. This is the book that I use and —-> they flourish! There are some folks who are NOT cooks but ARE critics. PLEASE: Do not listen to them! This beautiful WHY, WHAT & HOW guide all you need! I am 73yo, 5’8”, 155-159#, size 12 (was an 18), Keto strong physically (lift people: NO problem) and no mental fade, no meds. Want some? GET SERIOUS! Make sure you get enough pure, unrefined coconut oil——>2x/day. TOP grade MCT oil in a morning shake and stick with it!! As Jimmy told me, years ago: YOU GOT THIS❣️
This book (and Maria’s others) is 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💫!
O.M.Goodness‼️ This is THE best & most beautiful KETOGENIC cookbook EVER!! 🥥 IT WORKS!
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015
My prayer was just answered; THE KETOGENIC COOKBOOK arrived!!! I am keto adapted, have been for better part of past 3 years & bored silly with my own cooking~ Enter Jimmy and Maria Emmerich with the most beautiful and comprehensive guide for keto eaters. Inspiration slathered with goodness. Get Jimmy's KETO CLARITY & understand that and this will be a HUGE blessing. When I received this, I stopped everything and went page to page and read EVERYTHING. THIS book makes it all clearly possible and tantalizing. I also love the clarity of the layout.Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015
Maria uses some ingredients that I was not familiar And immediately got them into my kitchen.
I really appreciate the distinctions and education she provides by sharing details. I read this book cover-to-cover this afternoon. I think it drop shipped fr the printer.
Jimmy, this is such a home run! I hope you can buy that island in the Caribe if you want because this just put you and Maria on the stratospheric best seller list!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY (Flat) STOMACH!
Folks~ I wrote this in mid-2015. Five years later, it is still my best resource. I only get Maria’s books. FYI: I guide folks in this food plan, am a nutritionist, am a Caregiver & cook for chronically disabled folks. This is the book that I use and —-> they flourish! There are some folks who are NOT cooks but ARE critics. PLEASE: Do not listen to them! This beautiful WHY, WHAT & HOW guide all you need! I am 73yo, 5’8”, 155-159#, size 12 (was an 18), Keto strong physically (lift people: NO problem) and no mental fade, no meds. Want some? GET SERIOUS! Make sure you get enough pure, unrefined coconut oil——>2x/day. TOP grade MCT oil in a morning shake and stick with it!! As Jimmy told me, years ago: YOU GOT THIS❣️
This book (and Maria’s others) is 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💫!
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