At long last, someone wonderful has come along and written the closest thing to a culinary companion guide to my own book, Primal Body-Primal Mind.  Chef Pauli Halstead has created a compendium of culinary masterpieces here that are sure to please even the most discriminating of “primal palates” with Cuisine For Whole Health: Recipes For A Sustainable Life.

There is nothing dull about the ways in which Pauli crafts even something as seemingly pedestrian as a salad.    Having sampled some of Pauli’s creations I have been struck by how awe inspiringly memorable they are, even in their relative simplicity.  I still will never forget her “Thai Salad with Spicy Dressing” made with tender chicken…or “Salmon with Haricots Verts, Eggs and Nicoise Olives” …the stuff that dreams are made of.   –Mmmmmmm……

The book itself is a feast for the eyes–gorgeously illustrated–as much as it promises to be a feast for your palate and is well designed with practical usage in mind.

The book does have one or two recipes listing ingredients I would tend to not personally be inclined to include, such as rice and natural sweeteners, as well as a few dessert offerings—There is even a snack named for Yours Truly—ironically containing potentially sweetened ingredients…but is admittedly a worthy rival to my own acclaimed Nut Ball Snackers.

Nonetheless, recipe for recipe this cook book is the best I’ve found so far for promoting both health and sustainability….including sustainability of budget.  The recipes are also easy to follow and are accessible by those having even the most basic of kitchen skills.

Pauli is an experienced gourmet chef, having owned a successful restaurant in San Francisco and an acclaimed catering company in Napa Valley.  There is nothing amateurish about her knowledge of food or her creative culinary prowess.  Pauli is an undisputed Master of natural and sustainable, healthy cuisine.

If you happen to be looking for the perfect complement to my book for someone you know who happens to be embarking on a new “primal” change of diet this holiday season you could hardly do better than “Cuisine For Whole Health” by Pauli Halstead.  “Caveman cuisine” never tasted so imaginative or inspired.  Mark my words, there is something for everyone in it’s pages and this beautifully written and illustrated book is sure to be a treasured part of your kitchen library for many years to come.  See Pauli’s web site for more, including ordering information!

http://www.cuisineforwholehealth.com/Home_Page.html

Bon Appétit!