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 in 2018. 

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. 

  

Les mer

1-2 Servings (Breakfast/lunch/dinner)


  1. 3-Minute Nutella Oats

  2. Raspberry Sorbet Bowl

  3. High School Yogurt Bowl

  4. Apple Pie Zoats

  5. Best Grilled Cheese

  6. 5-Ingredient Miso Drop Soup

  7. Avocado, Egg & Feta Bowl

  8.  Microwave Birthday Cake Sweet Potato

  9. Chick-fil-A Air Fryer Bowl

  10. Asian Tuna Salad Boats

  11. Creamy Lemony Carbonara

  12. Crispy Broccoli Cheddar Tacos

  13. Air Fryer Salmon & Greek Salad

  14. Chicken Caesar Wrap

  15. Personal Pan Pizza

  16. 1-Minute Nutella Mug Cake

  17. Bananas Foster Split

  18. Chocolate Chip Cookie

  19. Blueberry Crumble

  20. Strawberry Milkshake


Beverages:


  1. PB Banana (& Cauli!) Smoothie

  2. Berry Good Smoothie Bowl

  3. Mocha Banana Milk 

  4. Orange Julius

  5. 2-Ingredient Green Smoothie 

  6. Mint Ginger Latte

  7. Speckled Lemonade


Multi-Serving Breakfast:


  1. Blueberry Oat Waffles

  2. Lazy Hollandaise Breakfast

  3. Pre-portioned Freezer Steel Cut Oats

  4. Strawberry Almond Oat Cookies

  5. Italian Egg Cups 

  6. Chocolate Chip & Walnut Zucchini Muffins

  7. Sausage, Mushroom & Swiss Frittata 

  8. 3-Ingredient Honey Biscuits


Poultry:


  1. Rotisserie Chicken Brunswick Stew 

  2. Sweet & Sour Chicken 

  3. Southwestern Chicken Salad 

  4. Air Fryer Spicy Chicken Sammies

  5. Turkey Enchiladas with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 

  6. Sesame Crusted Chicken & Wilted Spinach Salads 

  7. Instant Pot/Crockpot BBQ Chicken Thighs

  8. Greek Lemony Chicken & Rice Soup 


Red Meat:


  1. Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie 

  2. Instant Pot/Crockpot Moroccan Lamb Tagine with Couscous 

  3. Sausage, Pepper & Kale Skillet 

  4. Green Onion Pesto, Ham & Cheese Muffin Melts 

  5. Hidden Zucchini Lasagna Helper

  6. Instant Pot/Crockpot Ribs

  7. Pumpkin & Chorizo Stuffed Shells


Seafood:


  1. Tuscan Butter Salmon 

  2. Quick Tuna & Air-Fried Artichoke Salad

  3. Blackened Mahi Mahi Sandwiches with Creamy Cilantro Sauce

  4. 20-Minute Shrimp Fried Rice 

  5. Dairy-Free Chesapeake Crab Dip

  6. Dairy-Free Shrimp & Spaghetti Squash Alfredo


Veggie:


  1. Tempeh Sloppy Joe Bell Peppers

  2. Fiesta Salad Kits with BBQ Ranch

  3. Sesame Tofu, Eggplant & Coconut Rice Bowls 

  4. Charred Gazpacho with Garlic Bread

  5. Carrot, Ginger & Turmeric Soup

  6. Sweet Potato Tomato Soup

  7. Mediterranean Hummus Casserole

  8. 4 Cheese Baked Mac

  9. Plantain Nachos with Pineapple Salsa 

  10. Avocado Rice Comfort Bowl


Sides:

  1. Spinach & Fontina Orzo

  2. Cinnamon Butter-Nut Roasted Squash                                        

  3. Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

  4. Avocado Caprese Boats      

  5. Sweet Chili Roasted Green Beans

  6. Strawberry Cucumber & Goat Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

  7.  Air Fryer Worcestershire Parmesan Broccoli

  8. Asian Caesar Salad

  9. Bacon Jalapeno Creamed Corn

  10. Smoky Roasted Potatoes


Dessert:


  1. Cinnamon Vanilla Rice Pudding

  2. Chocolate Blender Mousse 

  3. Iced Cashew Cookie & Raisin Bites  

  4. Camp Cookies

  5. Raspberry and Cream Bars

  6. Edible Cookie Dough

  7. Cool Whip Dips

  8. Mini Coffee Cakes

  9. Graham Cracker Sammies

  10. 4-Ingredient Snickers Bars 

  11. Peanut Butter Banana Bread Pudding

  12. Canadian Blondies

Les mer

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

Les mer
  • The author has rebranded her own web and social media presence to promote cooking and healthy eating as a path toward healing during times of grief. 
  • Book tour events across 5+ cities including New York, Nashville, Charlottesville, Birmingham & Atlanta.
  • The author is working with her own marketing team to promote this book across all platforms and especially via social media, where it will be pushed by key influencers in the health, wellness, and cooking communities, as well as new markets in dating and relationships. 
  • Targeted review copy mailing and pitching to national epicurean magazines, including Bon Appetit (circ. 1,520,000), Cooking Light (circ. 1,800,000), Food & Wine (circ. 800,000) Fine Cooking (circ. 250,000), Vegetarian Times (circ. 155,000), Saveur (circ. 150,000), Food Network Magazine (circ. 1,750,000), and Every Day with Rachel Ray (circ. 1,720,000)
  • Targeted review copy mailing to national lifestyle magazines, including Organic Life, Naturally, Eating Well , Real Simple, (circ. 2,000,000), Martha Stewart Living (circ. 2,100,000 ), Country Living  (circ. 1,620,000), Southern Living (circ. 2,800,000), and Garden & Gun (circ. 250,000).
  • Targeted review copy mailing to Healthy Living magazines, including Health (circ. 1,368,000), Paleo (circ. 100,000), Better Nutrition (circ. 200,000), Oxygen (circ. 300,000), Naturally Savvy (circ. 100,000), Clean Eating (circ. 225,000), and VegNews (circ. 240,000)
  • Targeted review copy mailing and pitching to Women’s magazines, including Self (circ. 1,495,000), Women?s Health (circ.1,540,000), Shape (circ. 1,630,000), Redbook (circ. 2,200,000 ), Marie Claire  (circ.), Good Housekeeping (circ.4,300,000), Better Homes & Gardens  (circ. 7,600,000), Woman's Day (circ. 3,300,000) Family Circle (circ. 4,100,000), Glamour (circ. 2,300,000), and Cosmopolitan (circ. 3,000,000).
  • Large pre-sales and ongoing promotion to the author’s 106,000 Instagram followers
  • Social media promotion through LLBalanced Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest accounts.
  • Show Additional Fields

    Les mer

    Produktdetaljer

    ISBN
    9781951217464
    Publisert
    2023-08-22
    Utgiver
    Vendor
    Blue Hills Press
    Høyde
    254 mm
    Bredde
    203 mm
    Dybde
    16 mm
    Aldersnivå
    G, 01
    Språk
    Product language
    Engelsk
    Format
    Product format
    Heftet
    Antall sider
    204

    Forfatter

    Om bidragsyterne

    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.