The Immunity Food Fix Cookbook

by Donna Beydoun Mazzola and Sarah Steffens

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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

The Immunity Food Fix Cookbook is a resource guide with tutorials and recipes by Donna Beydoun Mazzola. Due out 28th March 2023 from Quarto on their Fair Winds imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in paperback and ebook formats. 

This is a companion volume to Immunity Food Fix by the same author which covers a lot of the theory and science behind the relationship between the foods we consume and the health of our immune system. This is a less technically demanding deep dive than the other volume, and is more layman accessible, but the author still manages to cover an impressive amount of physiology and biology in this book as well. For readers who are less interested in the "how and why" of gut health and just want recipes which will provide immune system support, there are 75 recipes included. 

The recipes are arranged thematically: snacks & appetizers, drinks & elixirs, breakfast & brunch, lunch, dinner, and desserts & treats. Recipe ingredients are given in a bullet style list in a sidebar with labels identifying dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian/vegan options, grain-free, etc. Nutritional information for each recipe is extensive and includes calories, fats, carbs, net carbs, fibre, protein, etc. Superfood ingredients are also listed in the sidebars. Recipe measurements are given in imperial (American) units with metric measurements in parentheses (yay!). 

The book is beautifully photographed throughout and the food is well styled and appetizing. Many recipes have options for making the food compliant to special dietary needs, and nutritional info for alternative preparations are listed in the recipes. 

There are a fair number of specialized ingredients which might require some substitution or access to specialty markets or specialist retailers. 

Four stars. For serious foodies or people who have a solid incentive to improve their gut and overall health. 

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