Review of The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook

If food is medicine, then the meals that you create from this cookbook will serve as a steady healing elixir to turn your health around quickly. Whether you have an autoimmune disease, want to try an allergen free, anti-inflammatory diet, love food, need inspiration, and/or want to reach AIP Rockstar status in your very own kitchen, you’re in luck!! The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook by Mickie Trescott is a must have resource that I highly recommend to all of my patients who are just getting started on the Autoimmune Protocol as well as to all of those who love to be inspired daily with great recipes (whether they have an autoimmune disease or not!). The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook, by Mickie Trescott, NTP is officially a permanent fixture on my kitchen table. Just looking at the photos and recipes is enough to make you feel hungry and ready to cook! The design of the book is very professional and the pages stay open while you are preparing your recipes and checking for details. I appreciate that Mickie takes into account the fact that people with autoimmune conditions don’t always have the energy for cooking and preparation. To make the recipes more accessible, the difficulty level and prep time required is noted so that you can choose one-pot meals and simple recipes until you recover your strength and health. I also appreciate that there is a lot of really helpful information about how to get started by stocking your kitchen and links to resources to completely align yourself with the Autoimmune Protocol. Besides serving up delicious recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists, Mickie clues us in to the importance of nutrient density in healing autoimmune conditions and then delivers 112 recipes that contain all of the foods that are loaded with these specific healing vitamins and minerals to jumpstart gut healing and reversing autoimmune disease. Some of the recipes brought me both inspiration and relief e.g. to know that I can make chowders that are AIP compliant after avoiding dairy based chowders for many years. All of the recipes that I have tried are simple, elegant, nourishing, flavorful and easy to create. Personal faves so far: The (genius) Portbello burger (who needs a bun!), The Radish and Jicama Tabbouli, Nomato Sauce with 3 Herb Meatballs and the Chicken Liver with Raw Garlic and Thyme. You can purchase the hardcover on Amazon.