About the Book
Pastry chef Katzie Guy-Hamilton was living her dream-traveling worldwide to represent Max Brenner chocolate-but her whirlwind lifestyle began taking a toll on her health. She started down the path to wellness by eating clean, but soon realized something essential was missing . . . dessert!
Today, Katzie cooks and eats "clean enough"-a more forgiving (and fun) approach that serves up equal helpings of healthful, effortless entrées and satisfying treats, all made with natural, whole ingredients and accessible techniques. Ranging from Blistered Miso Sweet Potatoes and Green Fava Baked Eggs, to Generous Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Pan di Spagna, the 100+ recipes in Clean Enough are designed to strike a delicious balance between savory and sweet; to be enjoyed on a busy weeknight, leisurely Sunday, or in the company of friends.
Katzie's refreshing attitude toward health is a welcome reminder that there's space in every day for broccoli and bread, mango and meringue. After all, eating clean is only half of living well-and you deserve enough to thrive.
About the Author :
Katzie Guy-Hamilton is the Director of Food and Beverage at Equinox Fitness, former pastry chef and global brand ambassador for Max Brenner International, and a contestant on Season 2 of Top Chef: Just Desserts. She trained under pastry maven Sherry Yard at Wolfgang Puck's Spago Beverly Hills and at the French Culinary Institute, and received her health coach certification with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has appeared on Fox Network, Martha Stewart Radio, CBS, Food Network, Bravo TV, and internationally has appeared on Japanese, Australian, and Korean media.
Review :
"An Amazon Best Book of January—Cookbooks, Food & Wine
"By now we all know that fad diets never stick. That’s why certified health coach Katzie Guy-Hamilton’s more forgiving approach is so welcome—and realistic. Acknowledging that eating clean (defined as real food with no additives) all the time is an unattainable goal, [she] offers guidance on eating Clean Enough. By that, she means focusing on the food that makes you feel good—which includes dessert."
"If the idea of eating ‘clean’ has you thinking of bland plates of rabbit food, Clean Enough . . . feels like a revelation."
"Written by the skillful hand of a celeb pastry chef, Hamilton dishes on ‘clean’ meals, from entrees to deserts, all made of natural, whole ingredients."
"Clean Enough focuses on eating real foods and balancing a healthy diet with more indulgent items. . . . The cookbook features more than 100 recipes divided by ‘Clean’ (your bowls, toasts, greens, prepared vegetables and soups) and ‘Enough’ (cookies, cakes, pie, ice cream and more sweets)."
"Guy-Hamilton, the food director for the Equinox Fitness chain, combines her pastry chef roots (she trained at Spago) with health expertise in this solid guide to balanced healthy eating without going ‘too green and too clean’ or ‘demonizing treats’ . . . Home cooks will be bolstered by Guy-Hamilton’s accessible, non-restrictive recipes."
"Stunning, exciting, and inviting. These colorful, delicious recipes for every occasion dance off the page, offering a new approach to eating, and living, ‘clean.’ I want to jump right into this culinary adventure and enjoy a story and meal with Katzie. Clean Enough is a special gift and has changed the way I cook forever."
"Rarely do we see expertise as a chef and pastry chef, plus in the areas of fitness and nutrition, wrapped up into one person. Wellness authority Katzie Guy-Hamilton is the exception. Giving care and attention to your body and mind through conscious clean eating is her priority, but so is being okay with satisfying the sweet side of life. These detailed recipes offer streamlined yet dynamic combinations of a wide array of whole foods, and show off her impressive knowledge of the power and history of so many ingredients. I can’t wait to start living Clean Enough!"
"This is so much more than a cookbook—it’s a handbook for anyone who wants to live a balanced life, and a guide to honoring the food that nourishes us and brings us pleasure. With Clean Enough, Katzie Guy-Hamilton encourages her readers to acknowledge the realities and the demands of daily living: She teaches us to be mindful of what our bodies need and what they crave, and ultimately to be more thoughtful in the kitchen. Clean Enough is really a book for how we live and cook today: a delicious roadmap to becoming our most whole, happiest selves."
"When it comes to eating healthy, most of us are little lost sheep in a field of wolves, being devoured by one health fad after another. Katzie Guy-Hamilton’s simple yet profound reminder that we’re enough shows that balance, not perfection, can gently guide us toward having a better relationship with the food in our lives. Clean Enough is full of delicious recipes and tantalizing photos, plus deep culinary and personal insights on what it means to be truly well."
"Katzie Guy-Hamilton’s way of cooking ‘clean’ and ‘enough’ are free of judgment and fit every lifestyle. From congee to cookies, from hot water with lemon (a reminder that a little bit goes a long way) to designer cashew milk (with that luxurious hint of lavender), these recipes make me feel like a million bucks—and prove that food has the power to heal you in just the way that you need."
