Blue Zones Kitchen One Pot Meals: 100 Recipes to Live to 100

This is definitely not a one pot book. That being said, the recipes we have tried thus far have been easy to throw together and very delicious. Most of the ingredients can be obtained at a store like Walmart. There are a variety of breakfast, sides, soups and salads, a huge main section, desserts and condiments. The pictures are beautiful as always. There is not a photo for each recipe, but there is for many. The book has an interesting concept whereby Dan and his team used AI to search hundreds of thousands of recipes to decipher what US-Americans are craving currently and then they turned those recipes into something healthy. There are a lot of gluten-free options. This book does not skimp on oil and does use coconut milk and or coconut oil in quite a few recipes; however, I have already made some substitutions to reduce and exchange coconut for avocado oil with fine results. There are thankfully no meat or cheese analogues. A small handful of recipes use optional cow's cheese, but there are fully vegan alternatives. Unfortunately, there are no metric measurements. I think there is only one repeat from his original cookbook. The salsa macha recipe alone is worth the price of the book.

Couldn’t wait to get this cookbook but I am disappointed with recipes were not as easy to put together as I had hoped.For a more experienced home cook than me.

We cook at home a lot—about five nights a week. It’s healthier, cheaper, and we know what’s in the food. But here’s the thing: if you cook, you also have to clean. After a while, the dishes pile up, and that’s when we go on out.That’s where The Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals comes in. What if we could make a home-cooked, healthy meal—and then clean up just one pot? If that were on the table, we’d eat in more.A “Blue Zone” is a region of the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. Dan Buettner has been reporting on these places for decades. Decades. Plural. And unlike most “longevity” brands, he’s not selling you miracle powders or magic water. Buettner is a journalist. The centenarians he covers... mostly eat in.This book takes that idea, not one, but two steps further:What do the longest-lived people eat?How do they prepare it? (Recipes included.)And most importantly/selfishly: Any chance Can I do this with less cleanup?The recipes are fast, approachable, rooted in the traditions of people who have figured out the whole “living to 100” thing. And yes—they’re delicious. This isn’t a “health food” cookbook. It’s a real food cookbook—one that knows food has to be delicious if you’re going to make it again and again. Blue Zones Kitchen: One Pot Meals shows us we can have our cake and eat it too.

I received my copy of One Pot Meals today. It’s a beautiful book with beautiful photos and beautifully written. Easy to read and follow recipes. I’m looking forward to eating my way to 100!