Blissful Bites

Blissful Bites

Instead of turning to calorie-restricting diets that leave you hungry and unsatisfied, try giving your body what it really needs: foods that nourish mind, body, and planet. Foods that make you experience bliss one bite at a time.

Blissful Bites sets you down the path to better eating and living by changing your diet from processed foods to those that are light and naturally delicious. These 175-plus plant-based recipes follow macrobiotic and vegan diets, while satisfying any craving. The recipes are organized by meal type and season, so under the guidance of The Blissful Chef Christy Morgan you can easily prepare seasonal dishes with what’s fresh in your backyard or at your local farmers market.

It’s time to feel good about what you eat. Christy’s delectable dishes trim your waistline and boost your energy—a blissful combination!

Asian Rice Paper Rolls

Asian Rice Paper Rolls

Land and Sea Soba Noodles

Land and Sea Soba Noodles

Festive Quinoa Salad

Fiesta Quinoa Salad

About the Author

Christy Morgan

Christy Morgan, known as The Blissful (& Fit) Chef, has been tantalizing taste buds for years as a vegan chef, cooking instructor, food writer, and cookbook author; now athlete and NASM certified personal trainer. She is the author of Blissful Bites: Plant-based Meals That Nourish Mind, Body, and Planet and the Editor-in-Chief and creator of Definition Magazine.

Learn more at theblissfulchef.com.

Featured Recipe

Curried Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

3-5 Servings | On Page 75

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Curried Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup

This soup is the perfect fall treat when the farmers markets are full of root vegetables. A great timesaver for the future is to make a double batch and freeze in the freezer.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon coconut oil or 1/2 cup water
3 cups sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
Pinch sea salt
1 tablespoon curry powder, or more to taste ½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon coriander
5 or more cups filtered water
1 tablespoon sweet white miso, dissolved in 1/4 cup water
Sea salt, to taste
Handful parsley or cilantro, for garnish

Steps

Heat oil or water in large saucepan or stockpot.

Add sweet potatoes and carrots with a pinch of sea salt and saute for three minutes. Add the spices and saute until well coated. Add water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, until vegetables are soft.

Let soup cool slightly. Puree the soup in a blender (or with immersion blender) until smooth and creamy, and then return it to pot. Dissolve miso in hot water and stir into soup. Simmer three to four minutes. Season to taste. Serve hot, garnished with chopped parsley or cilantro.

Publication Details

Blissful Bites
  • Title: Blissful Bites
  • Author: Christy Morgan
  • Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
  • Publication Date: 09/06/2011
  • Price: $ 19.95 US | $23.00 CAN
  • Format: Trade paper and ebook
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9
  • Page Count: 280 pages
  • ISBN: 978-1-941631-17-1
  • Ebook ISBN: 978-1-935618-96-6

Endorsements

Christy Morgan's deliciously divine cookbook will help you heal and soar, one blissful bite at a time.

— Kris Carr, New York Times bestselling author

Blissful Bites is everything you’ve wanted on your path to optimal health, all in one beautiful book! The recipes are a paradise for your taste buds and a treat for your body. If you want to slim down and boost your energy, or if you have any health concern—excess weight, high cholesterol, or diabetes, for example—this book will give you the tools you need.

— Neal Barnard, M.D., President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Christy Morgan’s Blissful Bites is a perfect combination of healthy and satisfying recipe ideas, both light and filling, with just the right mix of food philosophy and spiritual inspiration blended in. Highly recommended!

— Dr. Will Tuttle, Ph.D., author of the bestselling The World Peace Diet, recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award, the co-founder of Circle of Compassion, and an acclaimed pianist and composer

Blissful Bites will take you on a spiritual culinary journey. This cookbook should be a staple in everyone's kitchen.

— Kim Barnouin, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Skinny Bitch

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