Have you ever been in a period of life where normal, everyday responsibilities feel overwhelming? Where even getting out of bed in the morning is a feat, let alone making a meal for yourself and your family? If so, this book is for you.
This might be a time of break-up, loss, when you’re caring for a sick loved one, or simply when a confluence of life factors that make you feel like you’re paddling to stay above water. For Chef Laura Lea, this debilitating season showed up unwelcomely after going through divorce.
Five years into her business as a holistic chef, she was under daily pressure to display healthy routines and keep up appearances. But reality left her with no appetite and lacking the motivation to even step into the kitchen.
In attempt to cope she found herself relying on fast-food, junky snacks, and lots of wine. Ultimately these choices hindered the process of healing from divorce. Instead, they contributed to her overall feelings of sadness, self-loathing, and exhaustion. She needed a way out.
Drawing upon her decade in the wellness industry and exploration into the science of grief, Laura Lea began cooking her way through the fog. In Recipes for an Aching Heart, Laura Lea presents the recipes she created, as well as the lifestyle and fitness choices that aided her on her journey out of heartache. By following Laura Lea's story, simple recipes, and advice, you can navigate your own way out of heartache and into a healthier place than ever before.
By:
Laura Lea
Imprint: Blue Hills Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781951217464
ISBN 10: 1951217462
Series: Laura Lea Balanced
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 30 November 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1-2 Servings (Breakfast/lunch/dinner) 3-Minute Nutella Oats Raspberry Sorbet Bowl High School Yogurt Bowl Apple Pie Zoats Best Grilled Cheese 5-Ingredient Miso Drop Soup Avocado, Egg & Feta Bowl Microwave Birthday Cake Sweet Potato Chick-fil-A Air Fryer Bowl Asian Tuna Salad Boats Creamy Lemony Carbonara Crispy Broccoli Cheddar Tacos Air Fryer Salmon & Greek Salad Chicken Caesar Wrap Personal Pan Pizza 1-Minute Nutella Mug Cake Bananas Foster Split Chocolate Chip Cookie Blueberry Crumble Strawberry Milkshake Beverages: PB Banana (& Cauli!) Smoothie Berry Good Smoothie Bowl Mocha Banana Milk Orange Julius 2-Ingredient Green Smoothie Mint Ginger Latte Speckled Lemonade Multi-Serving Breakfast: Blueberry Oat Waffles Lazy Hollandaise Breakfast Pre-portioned Freezer Steel Cut Oats Strawberry Almond Oat Cookies Italian Egg Cups Chocolate Chip & Walnut Zucchini Muffins Sausage, Mushroom & Swiss Frittata 3-Ingredient Honey Biscuits Poultry: Rotisserie Chicken Brunswick Stew Sweet & Sour Chicken Southwestern Chicken Salad Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Sammies Turkey Enchiladas with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Sesame Crusted Chicken & Wilted Spinach Salads Instant Pot/Crockpot BBQ Chicken Thighs Greek Lemony Chicken & Rice Soup Red Meat: Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie Instant Pot/Crockpot Moroccan Lamb Tagine with Couscous Sausage, Pepper & Kale Skillet Green Onion Pesto, Ham & Cheese Muffin Melts Hidden Zucchini Lasagna Helper Instant Pot/Crockpot Ribs Pumpkin & Chorizo Stuffed Shells Seafood: Tuscan Butter Salmon Quick Tuna & Air-Fried Artichoke Salad Blackened Mahi Mahi Sandwiches with Creamy Cilantro Sauce 20-Minute Shrimp Fried Rice Dairy-Free Chesapeake Crab Dip Dairy-Free Shrimp & Spaghetti Squash Alfredo Veggie: Tempeh Sloppy Joe Bell Peppers Fiesta Salad Kits with BBQ Ranch Sesame Tofu, Eggplant & Coconut Rice Bowls Charred Gazpacho with Garlic Bread Carrot, Ginger & Turmeric Soup Sweet Potato Tomato Soup Mediterranean Hummus Casserole 4 Cheese Baked Mac Plantain Nachos with Pineapple Salsa Avocado Rice Comfort Bowl Sides: Spinach & Fontina Orzo Cinnamon Butter-Nut Roasted Squash Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites Avocado Caprese Boats Sweet Chili Roasted Green Beans Strawberry Cucumber & Goat Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Air Fryer Worcestershire Parmesan Broccoli Asian Caesar Salad Bacon Jalapeno Creamed Corn Smoky Roasted Potatoes Dessert: Cinnamon Vanilla Rice Pudding Chocolate Blender Mousse Iced Cashew Cookie & Raisin Bites Camp Cookies Raspberry and Cream Bars Edible Cookie Dough Cool Whip Dips Mini Coffee Cakes Graham Cracker Sammies 4-Ingredient Snickers Bars Peanut Butter Banana Bread Pudding Canadian Blondies
Laura Lea is a certified holistic chef, with a decade of experience in the wellness industry living in Nashville, Tennessee. She is the author of two previous cookbooks, The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook and Simply Laura Lea, and she has taught cooking classes in-person and virtually to hundreds of students. Recently, Laura Lea has shifted her business to reflect the direction of this third book, Recipes for an Aching Heart. She has combined her years of health knowledge with theories of grief, romantic rejection and love addiction to create a revolutionary process for healing from breakups. If you’d like to learn more about Laura Lea’s courses, ebooks and private consulting, you can head to her website, llbalanced.com.
Reviews for Recipes for an Aching Heart: Healthy & Easy Meals to Help You Heal from Grief, Loss, or the Stress of Everyday Life
Praise for Laura Lea's cookbooks: The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook features more than 120 healthy, easy-to-prepare recipes for everyday, at-home occasions. Prioritizing whole foods and a balanced menu over diet fads and trends and including pantry shopping lists and serving portion recommendations the recipes manage to be nutritious and healthy while simultaneously comforting and satisfying. The perfect stocking stuffer for those resolving to eat healthier in the new year. -NBC News, BETTER A friendly and relaxed approach to healthy eating. [Laura Lea's] diverse and enticing recipes promise to make healthy eaters out of even the most reluctant. -Publishers Weekly The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook isn't your average cookbook. Laura Lea hits the mark between home-cooked nostalgia and whole food goodness with recipes that'll keep your taste buds satisfied and your belly full from dawn til dusk. -Edible Nashville I wanted to bring back a type of food that's nutrient dense but doesn't take away from what people really love, [Laura Lea] says. If anything, they can get the best of both worlds. With Simply Laura Lea, it's clear that she's done just that. -Southern Living
