This article was originally posted at JamieChasesButterflies.com on April 1, 2020.
Just like the rest of you I am in quarantine. I have been busy writing articles for Wellness Works NW and reading a ton of books and watching DVD’s that I got before my Library closed. One of the gems I got from my library is a new cookbook from Jamie Oliver.
Ultimate Veg is a beautiful cookbook with a lot of great pictures. Here are some key elements that I love in this cookbook:
- The focus is on vegetables. There are no meat recipes in it. I love this because I can get an idea of how to cook my vegetables and enjoy them. There are a couple of recipes for Moussaka. I love Moussaka from Alexis Restaurant, a Greek restaurant in Portland Oregon that I love. [Alexis Restaurant closed in 2016]
- I love the photographs. They are beautiful and make the food look delicious.
- The ingredients are things that I can buy in my own grocery store.
This is a vegetarian cookbook, so it doesn’t work for Vegan dieters. Although, I am sure vegan eaters can adapt the recipes well.
I have copied several recipes to try and make. This will be a fun thing to do while I am in quarantine and waiting to get some things done. I also found some great recipes to make for when I start up my infusions again and not feeling well.
Jamie’s pickle recipe to make vegetable pickles is similar to how I learned to pickle from my mom and I was excited to see that I was doing it correctly. I was doing it from memory before.
If you would like to purchase your own copy:
I found this delightful cookbook at my library, Fort Vancouver Regional Library.
Here are some links I would like to share with you:
- Alexis Restaurant to close, adding another long-time fixture to downtown dining departures by Molly Harbarger for The Oregonian
- JamieOliver.com
- Utimate Veg by Jamie Holloway for JamieChasesButterflies.com
Related Articles
Jamie Holloway is co-owner of Wellness Works NW and she is also our Research Manager and writes our Chasing Wellness with Jamie Holloway and Dear Jamie columns. Jamie is also an Independent Wellness Advocate at dōTERRA. She lives in the Portland, Oregon area. Since October 2011 she has been sharing her Journey Toward Health and Wellness with Vasculitis through her blog at JamieChasesButterflies.com. We hope you are as inspired as we are with the raw candor Jamie uses in her writing. If you would like to help support Jamie’s writing efforts please Donate now.
