Golden Door Cooks At Home

The first full-color cookbook from the renowned Golden Door spa lets cooks recreate the flavorful fresh recipes of the destination spa--dishes that are so tasty, it's almost impossible to think of them as healthy.

"Sound nutrition is the cornerstone of any healthy lifestyle," writes Michel Stroot, and he should know. As the executive chef at southern California's famed Golden Door Spa, he has perfected the art of conscious cooking and nourishment and now shares over 150 of his unique and delicious recipes in Golden Door Cooks Light and Easy. The Golden Door Spa is one of America's most exclusive holistic wellness retreats, and the celebration of food-from garden to table-is a cornerstone of the spa's "simplicity is luxury" ideology. Stroot's recipes are not only nutritionally balanced, but also imaginative, aromatic, and always delicious. In keeping with the Golden Door Spa philosophy, he aims to "provide the hurried person a cuisine of simple and enticing meals that will renew physical and mental energy," with recipes that use only fresh, healthy ingredients, allowing creativity and spirit to enhance every meal. With guidelines for creating well-balanced meal plans, advice on how to cut time in the kitchen, and ways to reduce fat while enhancing flavor, Golden Door Cooks Light and Easy surpasses so many other cookbooks that amount to nothing more than a list of exotic ingredients from a fancy kitchen. From breakfast to beverages, appetizers to sauces, salads to seafood and easy desserts, Chef Stroot shares his favorite menus as he reflects on the Golden Door belief that "it is necessary to maintain a balance between what goes into our bodies and what we can expect to get out in terms of energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment."Classically trained, Chef Michel Stroot honed his skills as the executive chef at the Golden Door Spa for more than two decades. His food has been praised by the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Gourmet, and Vogue. Stroot has been called "a kitchen genius" and his creations "tantalizing and singularly inspiring." Originally from Belgium, he lives in San Marcos, California.

The executive chef at southern California's Golden Door Spa shares 150 fresh-ingredient recipes and a range of time-saving tips, offering options for a variety of meals and advice on how to promote health and positive spiritual energy.

A cookbook offering the simple, nutritious and tasty collection of recipes created by the GOLDEN DOOR health retreat. Beautifully photographed and designed, this book elegantly embodies the Golden Door spirit and offers you a calming and inspiring approach to health & nutrition.

A pioneer in the field of healthy cooking, chef Michael Stroot brings classic French cooking techniques and a European sensibility to California's freshest foods. Illustrated with stunning full-color photos, "The Golden Door Cookbook" presents fresh flavors from a wide range of international cuisines, and selected meditations make it easy for readers to recreate the complete spa experience in their own homes. full-color photos.

The Golden Door Health Retreat has made its name by producing outstandingly delicious food without compromising principles of healthy eating; Purely Golden Door combines nutritious, creative recipes with the casual approach of our modern Australian lifestyle...

Award-winning Cal-A-Vie Health Spa has done it again! Enjoy their second cookbook, which is a larger, more colorful volume, including interesting spa information and healthy cooking tips. Healthy never tasted so good.