Clean Paleo Comfort Food Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes That Nourish Body & Soul

by Jessica DeMay

Clean Paleo Comfort Food Cookbook enables you to have all the dishes you love without the ingredients that sabotage your weight and health. Written by Jessica DeMay, creator of the beloved blog Real Food with Jessica, these recipes will nourish and delight you. Many recipes are also Low-FODMAP and keto compliant! 

Everyone loves comfort food, but comfort food is often thought of as a cheat meal high in calories and low in nutrition. What if you could have the hearty and tasty dishes you love without the dairy, gluten, grains, and sugar? What if vegetables and seasonings could be used in creative ways to create the comfort food creaminess, heartiness, and flavor that you love? No diet, no matter how healthy, is sustainable if the only thing you can eat is plain protein with a side of green vegetables. With this cookbook, you can stick to your clean paleo diet and enjoy craveable recipes like: 

• Sheet Pan Pancakes
• Scotch Eggs
• Instant Pot Applesauce
• Broccoli and Ham Crustless Quiche
• Baked Mac and Cheese
• Bourbon Chicken
• Chicken Bacon Ranch Meatloaf
• Chili Dog Casserole
• Bolognese
• Taco Casserole
• French Onion Soup with Meatballs
• Clam Chowder
• Butternut Squash Pecan Crumble
• Cashew Butter Swirl Brownies
• Banoffee Pie

• ISBN13: 9781592339853
• Publish Date: 9 February 2021
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 22 June 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Fair Winds Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Clean Paleo Comfort Food Cookbook is a lifestyle/diet guide with lots of varied recipes for paleo friendly food developed and curated by Jessica DeMay. Released 12 Jan 2021 by Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 192 pages and is available in paperback format.

The introduction includes a very good overview over the paleo diet, what it includes (and doesn't) and some theory behind the food selections. There's also an introduction to basic cooking equipment and ingredients. This book's angle is the addition of hearty nostalgic comfort food emphasis. Everyone has those special comfort food recipes and the author has made an effort to incorporate that emotional nostalgia into the mix. There's also an emphasis on "clean" paleo... there are no non-compliant foods, and no "reintroduced" ingredients, so readers looking for strictly paleo recipes won't have to make any substitutions or adjustments to the recipes included here to be paleo.

The recipes are grouped by category: basics, breakfast, appetizers & sides, chicken turkey & pork, beef, soups, and desserts. The recipes have their ingredients listed bullet style in a sidebar. Measurements are given in US standard with metric measures in parentheses (yay!). Special tools and ingredients are also listed, along with yields and cooking directions. Most of the ingredients are easily sourced at any moderately well stocked grocery store. Nutritional information is not included. Tips and variations on each recipe are included in a text box at the end. Special dietary comments (low FODMAP, nut-free, egg-free, etc) are included in the headers.

The book also includes a short author bio and index (not included in the eARC for review, so I can't comment on those aspects of the book).

The photography is clear and attractive. Roughly 25% of the recipes include one or more photos which are easy to follow. Serving suggestions are attractive and appropriate.

Four stars. This would make a superlative selection for busy cooks wanting a simplified way to test the paleo diet and make a real effort to give it a genuine try in an accessible and logical manner. I would recommend it highly to cooks who are trying to incorporate healthier choices for their families without sacrificing taste and "family friendly" presentations.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.