Books | Melissa's Recipes For Life

My Favorite Cookbooks of the Day

April 15, 2015
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I snapped this photo back in September of 2014, thinking these were some of my favorite cookbooks of the day--especially the top three. I love kale and the top book its funny and sexy in it's presentation of a ton of recipes all which include this wonderful nutritional powerhouse of a vegetable. True Food restaurant and the dining room at Miraval are two of the few places you can go and order anything on the menu and feel…Read more …

Forks Over Knives by Del Sroufe

September 28, 2014
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My new favorite kitchen resource—picked it up at Whole Foods market in Laguna Beach. This is an indispensable tool for anyone looking to introduce more plant-based meals into their life!Read more …

“All you need is LOVE”

–John Lennon/Paul McCartney
“Let food be thy medicine”

–Hippocrates
“Variety is the spice of life”

–American Proverb
“Time marches on…savor every moment!”
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
“Your body is your temple”

–Be good to yourself. Nourish body, mind and soul.
“Good things come to those who wait”
“Live, laugh, love”

Live every moment, Laugh every day, Love beyond words
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live. “

–Dalai Lama
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life”

–Charles Dederich
Love yourself and love the world!

–Megan Cavanaugh

When Megan was about 10 years old she hit upon this concept and created about twenty hand-printed signs with these words and taped them up on the walls all over our house. From the mouth of babes…comes wisdom!