The Defined Dish by Alex Snodgrass
A labeled, weeknight focused Whole30 cookbook that suits people already eating that way.
The short version
- Home cooks doing a Whole30 or eating paleo style
- Families who want weeknight dinners with clear diet labels
- Readers moving off a Whole30 and adding foods back
- You do not follow any of the eating styles the book labels for
- You want baking or dessert recipes
- You want a general cookbook with heavy use of grains and dairy
What owners like
- Weeknight friendly recipes with bold flavors
- Chicken dishes such as the hibachi style chicken stand out
- Clear labels make it easy to find recipes for a given diet
- Photos and a personal, approachable style
Common complaints
- Most useful if you follow Whole30 or paleo style eating
- Some recipes rely on specialty items such as grain free tortillas
Based on The Google Books and Barnes and Noble listings, the Amazon listing, a review on Love This Cookbook and an interview feature in The Local Palate..
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What it does
A Whole30 endorsed weeknight cookbook from food blogger Alex Snodgrass, with recipes the publisher describes as gluten free, dairy free and grain free.
- More than 60 recipes marked as fully Whole30 compliant
- Each recipe labeled for Whole30, paleo, gluten free, dairy free and similar needs
- Variations for readers reintroducing foods such as tortillas, yogurt and beans after a Whole30
- Chapters include Tacos y Más, Better Than Takeout, Date Night Dinners and Cleaned Up Kid Food
- Part of the Whole30 Endorsed cookbook series and a New York Times bestseller
A good fit for home cooks following Whole30 or paleo style eating who want familiar dinners such as tacos, takeout style dishes and Italian food. The trade-off is that it is built around one style of eating, so cooks who use grains and dairy freely will get less from it.
How it compares
Specs
- Author
- Alex Snodgrass
- Foreword
- Melissa Urban
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication year
- 2019
- Pages
- 291
- Format
- Hardcover, also an ebook
- ISBN
- 9780358004417
Questions
Is The Defined Dish cookbook Whole30?
It is Whole30 endorsed, and more than 60 recipes are marked as fully Whole30 compliant. Others are labeled for paleo, gluten free or dairy free.
How many pages is The Defined Dish?
Google Books lists it at 291 pages.
Who wrote the foreword?
Melissa Urban, cofounder of Whole30.
Who publishes The Defined Dish?
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published it in 2019.
Sources
- Google Books: The Defined Dish
- Barnes and Noble: The Defined Dish
- Amazon.com: The Defined Dish
- Love This Cookbook: The Defined Dish
- The Local Palate: Easy going weeknight meals from The Defined Dish
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