I have been cooking up a storm lately, using recipes from Clean Slate: Cookbook and Guide ($17) by the editors of Martha Stewart Living. The dishes celebrate clean eating and are full of flavor, featuring wholes grains, fresh produce, and fresh herbs. The photographs are simply gorgeous. It's hard to peruse the cookbook and not head into the kitchen.
All the recipes I have made from this cookbook are tasty without being decadent. The coconut breakfast pudding wowed my entire family — including my not-so-fond-of-oatmeal daughters. The fish recipes have changed our dinners, too: black cod with herbs; spicy cauliflower, bok choy and shrimp stir-fry with coconut; and soba with salmon and watercress. These are dishes we all loved and left us feeling sated and good. I appreciate that the juice and smoothie section is broken down by benefits: detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, energizing, and hydrating. My favorite smoothie, so far, features strawberries, grapefruit, and ginger. There's also a great section for snack ideas and lunch recipes with many vegetarian options, too. Each recipe offers detailed nutritional information, including calories per serving. I have many pages earmarked to try — I might just cook my way through this entire book of recipes.
— Susi May, content director
