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Experience the happiest side of life through beautiful, nourishing foods.Ashley Melillo believes in enjoying a wide array of wholesome foods in order to thrive - physically, mentally, and emotionally. For her blog, Blissful Basil, she finds innovative ways to use plants for fun, flavorful dishes that keep her readers coming back. Her gorgeous debut cookbook brings brand-new recipes, plus a handful of signature dishes, from her kitchen to yours.Blissful Basil focuses on bringing out the best flavors of whole foods and features more than 100 plant-based dishes that will delight vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike. What's more, most of the recipes are free from gluten, soy, and refined sugars.Inside, you'll discover a variety of new creations and fan favorites, including:- Raw Apple-Cinnamon Breakfast Parfait with Cinnamon Soft-Serve- Burst Heirloom Tomato SuperSeed Pesto Pasta- Cosmically Fudgy Cacao-Tahini Brownies- Crispy Parmesan Brussels Sprout Chips with Lemon Aioli- Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Tangy Slaw Avocado Crema- Pile 'Em High Epic Plant-Powered NachosBlissful Basil offers a vibrant journey through vegan cooking, where delicious plant-based foods become the colorful foundation for meals that nourish the body and delight the senses.
About the Author
Ashley Melillo is a school psychologist and the writer, photographer, and recipe-creator behind Blissful Basil (www.blissfulbasil.com) , a vegan blog dedicated to unearthing the happiest side of life through wholesome, plant-based foods. With roots in both psychology and plant-based nutrition, Ashley is fascinated with the way that diet and lifestyle choices affect physical, cognitive, and emotional wellness. She incorporates a wide array of whole, plant-powered ingredients into her recipes with the hope of guiding others on their path towards improved well-being all while enjoying delicious food (read: you can have your health and eat cake too!) . She holds a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, and her recipes have been featured in Women's Health, Redbook, The Huffington Post, and Shape, among others. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Dan, and orange tabby cat, Jack.
