I really liked the glossary of clean ingredients and that there were lots of recipes for all different kinds of dishes. I can't wait to try several of them. I did think a full page recipe for hot water with lemon was a little bit of overkill.

It's a bad sign for me when the first recipe in a book is for hot lemon water. This is not something that needs a full page recipe in a cookbook. I am not that poor of a cook that I need lemon water explained to me. The trend of really simple recipes continued for most of the book. I just wasn't impressed by anything in here. Everything felt like sides and nothing felt like an actual meal. There was nothing bad and what was included sounded generally good, it just felt like the section with substance fell out.

Clean Enough
By Katzie Guy-Hamilton
Wow starting off this book is unlike other cookbooks. It is a holistic guide to bettering yourself inside and out. I totally appreciate this as I struggle with anxiety/depression. I personally took more from the authors perspective on health, food, and living then I did from the recipes shared. I did not connect with many of the recipes even though I enjoy almost all the ingredients. I am a much simpler cook and baker when it comes to preparation and taste. These recipes are all full of new ideas for a more "made from scratch" cook or baker. I enjoyed reading the recipes and trying to take some ideas from them for my own recipe box but I did not like any of the recipes wholly to try alone. Here is the order of the book:
Section one: Clean:
Drinks, Harmony Bowls, Toast, Greens, Prepared Veggies, The Good Startch, Soups on, Clean Pantry;
Section two: Enough:
Cookies, Cake, Pie, Long Weekends, Ice Creams and Chilly Treats, Sweet Pantry
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The recipes and pictures in this book are gorgeous and evoke a lifestyle of peace and tranquility. However, I found it a little bit lofty in terms of a cookbook. I'm sure there is an audience out there for this book and I hope they find it, but overall I found it hard to connect with the recipes and find something I would actually be able to afford both the ingredients and time to make.

Some days good enough is good enough, and some days clean enough is clean enough. I like books like this that challenge you a touch but aren't too preachy. A good selection of recipes to choose from too.

Katzie Guy-Hamilton is both a pasty chef and a health coach and her approach to eating is to eat clean...most of the time.  And to recognize that there are times when you want a treat and that is ok.  She provides recipes for both clean, healthy, wholesome plant-based meals and tasty treats that still honor your body's need for nutrition.

I love Katzie Guy-Hamilton's approach because I think it's realistic.  I think eating whole food, plant based meals is important to get the vitamins, minerals and protein our bodies need.  But I think we all crave sweets once in a while and having some good recipes for fairly healthy sweets is imperative when those cravings hit.

My daughters and I tried the Cinnamon Carrot Lemonade and found it to be super delicious and refreshing!  I was also really excited to have an actual recipe for Gold Milk because I love ordering it in cafès but I had no idea how to make it.  Also, I am excited for a chai latte that uses rooibos instead of black tea since I don't do much caffeine!

The granola recipe looks amazing--the ingredients are on my grocery list!  And I am buying apple cider for the overnight oats!  I have made overnight oats many times with almond milk, but never thought to add apple cider and I can not wait to try it!!

There are recipes for things like sumac and gigante beans--which I have never heard of and don't know where to buy, which is kind of a turn off with cookbooks for me.  But I am excited to try both the Gentle Lentils and the Blistered Miso Sweet Potatoes.

The recipes for treats all look amazing!  I have been trying to eat vegan desserts lately and all of the recipes contain eggs and dairy, but I did earmark a couple for my daughters to try and they look delicious!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for allowing me to preview this book. This is a great cookbook and reference for those who are doing clean eating or paleo. I cannot wait to use these recipes myself. Sounds delicious!

Thank you for the free review copy, Experiment and Net Galley. Though the the recipes in this book are "clean," they're recipes anyone would enjoy. The message in the introduction encourages those following a clean eating diet to do their best and not take a perfectionist approach to their diets. I appreciate the wide variety of recipes and the recipes with options to customize the meals to one's own preferences.

There are some really great recipes in this book! I have been trying to make eating healthier less painful and I now have a lot of new recipes to try. The breakfast items really stood out for me, since I could eat breakfast foods all day long if I let myself. The Harmony Bowl and Smoothie Bowl are top on my list, along with the Tahini Banana Bee Toast. Veering away from breakfast, I also want to try the Zuchinni and Spring Pea Machine, Sweet and Sour Green Beans, Midnight Carrots and many more. I love that this book takes fresh ingredients and loads them up with lots of flavor. Eating healthy doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice flavor. Highly recommended.
I received an ARC copy of this book via netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

CLEAN ENOUGH is a beautiful book with gorgeous photos that redefines clean eating, with 100 recipes for vegetarian whole foods that nourish body and mind. Encourages readers to relinquish hard-to-follow trends and return to the basics with simple whole flavorful ingredients — and even dessert! Right now I’m heading to the kitchen to try the Green Pow Wow Smoothie, then I’m fixing Luxury Granola to snack on later, plus Charred Broccoli with Poached and Crispy Miso Sweet Potatoes for lunch. Delish! 5/5

Thanks to the The Experiment and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

Pub Date 02 Jan 2019

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Let me just preface this by saying I do not eat clean. I eat whole and green as often as I can but I would not call it clean. The recipes in this book sound both alluring and delicious but for me, they seem a little too in depth. Much of the ingredients are not things I would have on hand and therefore would need to make special trips in order to stock up.

This is by all means a book I would gift to a vegetarian or vegan friend but it misses the overall mark for my lifestyle.

This is more of a note to the editor/author: Gabby Bernstein did not write A Course in Miracles. She relies heavily on it in her teachings but it was put together by the Foundation for Inner Peace

Now, to be frank, I want to try all of the "Enough" recipes. Though I know that in the "Clean" portion there are probably plenty of tasty meal options. My sweet tooth, and the beauty of baking and desserts, is stronger and then has a much stronger pull in my brain space for the recipes that captured my attention in that category.

I appreciate the background and knowledge that Guy-Hamilton brings to each recipe. For many of the recipes she offers a brief story or experience attached--how she learned to love the item or the situation out of which it was birthed. Couple those things with the delicious looking photos-- I can think of a few people that I know that would enjoy this book.

This is a reminder for myself (I'm reviewing this on 08/02/2018 and want to remember in January 2019) you want to purchase this book for yourself. Don't question the review!

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If you're looking for a cookbook to change your approach to food, this could be a good one. However, I've seen a bunch of these, and they're all basically the same. This one does go the extra step in explaining _why_ some of the various ingredients are offered up, and talking about the 'dirty dozen' and 'clean fifteen,' and generally giving you the knowledge of why you're making these changes. Also, the pictures are yummy-looking!

Get back to basics, and save room for dessert! Fun, luscious book of recipes with clear directions and nice photographs.

Delicious sounding and looking recipes that are, apparently, ‘clean enough’. Hey, who am I to argue, Works for me.

This is my first time getting a non fiction book! I loved the way Katie writes and explains everything! I will definitely be trying most of these!

This is an interesting cookbook, that combines foods I would have not thought would be good together. I can't wait to try out some of the recipes.