Over a week ago the long-awaited, much anticipated Super Natural Every Day* from Heidi Swanson arrived at my doorstep.

(cover photo from Amazon)
As soon as Mike brought it up and laid it on the bed next to me I grabbed it up and went through it page by page. It was the only thing that could have got me to put down the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book that I was on. I've since gone through it 4 times or so. I love the feel of the pages in my hand. I pay attention to stuff like that. Always. I can't help it.
This is how many things I already have flagged (and that's only a view of the top half of the book... there are flags on the bottom half too). This baby is going to be very worn, I can promise you that!

This book was an affirmation of the way I like to eat and prepare food so it felt so comfortable and familiar. It's filled with whole grains and vegetables, and pestos using herbs and veggies, and it really is everyday food. All of the things I have flagged are doable with a hectic schedule and most of the ingredients I have in my pantry (dried beans, grains) or fridge (herbs, veggies). All of them are flexible. If there's a cilantro pesto mixed in with store-bought ravioli, you can sub out basil pesto or parsley pesto or sorrel pesto (my red-veined sorrel is growing nicely outside my front door so I'm likely to make a salsa verde with it in the mix to use over ravioli along with some chickpeas). It's very down-to-earth if you are already at home with healthy foods and many of the recipes I came across I was shaking my head in affirmation like, yep, that's right. That's good stuff. That's what I like to do... pick a sauce, whether it's a vinaigrette or pesto and use what's in your fridge and pantry. So the key is building a pantry that can work for how you want to eat and how you will realistically eat.
There's a broccoli pesto that had previously been on her website, one of my absolute favorites, and it's featured in here too. You can also make a kale pesto or spinach if you'd prefer.
Book Breakdown
The book is broken down into the following sections:
- Introduction - includes "every day pantry" ingredient information as well as "every day kitchen" useful tools to have on hand
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Dinner
- Drinks
- Treats
- Accompaniments - the whole-grain mustard caught my eye as did the roasted strawberries (definitely keeping the latter in mind when the abundance of strawberry season comes), and oven-roasted cherry tomatoes
Cooking from Super Natural Everyday
Yellow Split Peas with Greens
I had some cilantro leftover from a recent Mexican burrito night so the first recipe I tried from the book was Yellow Split Peas (with cilantro pest) with Greens.
Cilantro.

Toasting pumpkin seeds/pepitas in my cast-iron skillet.

I didn't have a serrano chile but had a jalapeno on hand so I used that instead.
A light lunch for one.

The leftover cilantro pesto since I only made a small portion for me at this sitting.

It would also be good on any grain salad or vegetable if you thinned it out with water or stock.

Millet Muffins
The head note of this recipes was spot on... sweet but not sugary, crunchy, a smidgen lemony. It was very tasty and I plan on making these again (though if you're not a fan of texture in your muffins in the way of the crunchy millet you'll want to pass on these... but I thought they were GREAT!).

I split the muffin in half horizontally and slathered it with some homemade cinnamon vanilla maple almond butter and put a layer of strawberries on top of each layer of almond butter. It was deLIscious.
I still have a long list of recipes that I want to make from this book. I'm only just getting started and there are a few that I will save for fall/winter but still plenty to cook from over the next few months. Thank you, Heidi, for another beautiful book.
If you don't already have Heidi's other books, Cook 1.0* and Super Natural Cooking*, I highly recommend both of them, as they are each wonderful in their own way.
Still on my "to cook" list from this book:
- Baked Oatmeal - Super Natural Every Day p. 44 (likely will try next week with almonds instead of walnuts)
- Ravioli Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 75 (plan on cooking this next week or the week after)
- Little Quinoa Patties - Super Natural Every Day p.121 (plan on cooking this next week)
- Broccoli Gribiche - Super Natural Every Day p. 88 (plan on cooking this next week)
- Granola - Super Natural Every Day p. 26
- Multigrain Pancakes - Super Natural Every Day p. 31
- Spinach Strata - Super Natural Every Day p. 33
- Lemon-Zested Bulgur Wheat - Super Natural Every Day p. 37
- Bran Muffins - Super Natural Every Day p. 47
- Crepes - Super Natural Every Day p. 50
- Frittata with Seasonal Produce, Shallots, & Goat Cheese - Super Natural Every Day p. 53
- Open-Faced Egg Sandwich - Super Natural Every Day p. 60
- Tortellini Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 61
- Summer Squash Soup - Super Natural Every Day p. 62
- Chickpea Wraps - Super Natural Every Day p. 57
- Mostly Not-Potato Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 66
- Chickpeas & Dandilion Greens - Super Natural Every Day p. 69
- Whole Grain Rice Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 70
- Shaved Fennel Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 72
- Panzanella - Super Natural Every Day p.79
- Kale Salad w/Toasted Coconut and sesame oil - Super Natural Every Day p. 80
- Black Bean Salad - Super Natural Every Day p. 83
- White Beans and Cabbage - Super Natural Every Day p. 86
- Broccoli Gribiche - Super Natural Every Day p. 88
- Chanterelle Tacos - Super Natural Every Day p. 93
- Orzo Salad w/broccoli pesto, lemon, avocado - Super Natural Every Day p. 95
- Avocados and Mustard Seeds - Super Natural Every Day p. 104
- White Bean Spread - Super Natural Every Day p. 110
- Spinach Chop - Super Natural Every Day p. 116
- Roasted Chickpeas - Super Natural Every Day p. 119
- Farro Soup - Super Natural Every Day p. 128
- Harissa Ravioli - Super Natural Every Day p. 131
- Pan-Fried Mung Beans and Tempeh - Super Natural Every Day p. 132
- Chickpea Stew - Super Natural Every Day p. 134
- Weeknight Curry - Super Natural Every Day p. 135
- Summer Linguine - Super Natural Every Day p. 137
- Stuffed Tomatoes - Super Natural Every Day p. 138
- Black Pepper Tempeh - Super Natural Every Day p. 141
- Mushroom Sauté - Super Natural Every Day p. 143
- Green Lentil Soup - Super Natural Every Day p. 149
- Cabbage Soup with Chickpeas, Potatoes, Garlic, Curry Powder - Super Natural Every Day p. 150
- Cauliflower Soup - Super Natural Every Day p. 152
- Wild Rice Casserole - Super Natural Every Day p. 155
- Black Sesame Otsu - Super Natural Every Day p. 156
- Miso-Curry Delicata Squash - Super Natural Every Day p. 158
- Cucumber Cooler - Super Natural Every Day p. 166
- Carnival Cookies - Super Natural Every Day p. 191
- Whole Grain Mustard - Super Natural Every Day p. 209
- Roasted Strawberries - Super Natural Every Day p. 228
- Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes - Super Natural Every Day p. 231
Updated to add
I still can't say enough about these three books and Heidi's website. It is through her site and her books that I learned so much about healthy and flavorful eating... the kind that's good for my body and soul. Heidi's were the first cookbooks I found that I felt understood how I wanted to eat and showcased those kinds of foods in thoughtful ways. I also love the photography because it uses natural light (my favorite) and feels cozy and old-world. It's pretty much a given that I will buy any book she authors from here on out.
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