Beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli returns with her most indulgent cookbook yet; a collection of 100 recipes to nourish the body and the soul.
Bertinelli is the author of the number one New York Times bestsellers Enough Already, Losing It and Finding It, plus fan favorites Valerie’s Home Cooking and One Dish at a Time. She was the Emmy Award-winning host of the Food Network shows Valerie’s Home Cooking and Kids Baking Championship and has starred in TV classics One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland.
When Bertinelli turned 60, she said “Enough already!” and ended her battle with the scale for good. She stopped counting calories. She stopped thinking of certain foods as good or bad. She quit saying no and began saying yes, finally learning how to enjoy the pure pleasure of being alive-starting in the kitchen. In short, she learned how to indulge.
With this gorgeous cookbook, Bertinelli shares her secrets for indulging so you can start living your best, most fulfilling life too. Whether it’s splurging on fresh produce at the farmer’s market, cooking an extravagant steak dinner for one, or serving an ice cream sundae bar at a dinner party, this book is a reminder that indulging can take many shapes and forms. You’ll discover the delicious recipes she cooks for her friends and family, including favorites like garlic confit blt, oven “fried” okra, sausage and olive cheese bites, spaghetti al limone, salmon burgers with quick-pickled vegetables, filet mignon with béarnaise sauce, chocolate peanut butter dates and more.
Written in Bertinelli’s warmhearted and intimate style-including heartfelt essays about how to savor moments big and small-this cookbook is a permission slip to enjoy food, and more importantly, enjoy life.