Jamie Oliver hit the food world like a bolt of lightning
just a few short years ago and he quickly became a worldwide sensation and a
massive success with his popular cooking shows and his bestselling cookbooks.
Success and acclaim gave Oliver the high profile
platform he thought he needed to launch the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and
begin to campaign against obesity and for healthier eating habits. In the
process he became the British equivalent to Michelle Obama, evangelizing
healthy eating. The impact was probably on par with the first lady; insert the
sound of crickets chirping here.
I’ll at least give Oliver credit to taking his own
advice to heart as part of what he describes as a personal journey to explore
his relationship with food, which resulted in his latest book, Everyday Super Food. Oliver’s stated
goal was to explore recipes for a healthier, happier you.
Having started out cooking at a very early age, I think
of myself as an adventurous eater and since I do the vast majority of my
families cooking, I have dragged the gang along on being willing test subjects.
While I tend to dabble in cookbooks, I have been known to stray from the exact
recipes and varying ingredients along the way. I have also become a very
visually oriented eater/cook; so my starting point is often “does this look
like something I would eat?”
Based on that, I had to dig deep into Everyday Super Food before I found
something I found visually appealing enough to try. Much of the book leans heavily
on nuts, seeds, fruits and grains, which is fine, but often the results have a
rustic, rough look. It may be my heartfelt status as a protein guy and not a
bunny rabbit. Many of these recipes take on the visual look of a deconstructed casserole,
with ingredients mixed and matched in a interesting pile on the plate.
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