What's Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want: 125 Recipes for Real Life

by Gaby Dalkin, Matt Armendariz (Photographer)

Overview

What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want is “loaded with drool-inducing recipes and plenty of smart strategies for the way I want to live and eat. Most of all, Gaby’s love of food is contagious, and her joy in the kitchen is REAL” (Gail Simmons, judge, Top Chef).

Finally! A cookbook for people who have had enough with rules and restrictions and are ready for delicious food that makes them feel good. Here Gaby Dalkin reveals the secret to a happy life: balance. What’s Gaby Cooking:Eat What You Want reflects how Gaby eats in real life, and for her, balancing moderation and indulgence is everything. No deprivation, no “bad foods” list. The only rule? Enjoy your food.

Whether you are looking for lighter dishes filled with tons of fresh fruits and veggies or soul-soothing meals, Gaby has you covered with creative, delicious recipes. Don’t overthink each breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Let Gaby take you through her favorites like:

• Avocado Migas
• Cauliflower Shawarma Bowl
• Butter Chicken with Roti
• Lemony Tahini Broccolini
• Savory Dutch Baby
• Ham and Cheese Croissant Bread
• Greek Chicken Trough
• Strawberry Crispy Cobblers
• Sparkling Blackberry Lemonade Pops
• And over 100 more!

Gaby doesn’t believe in fads and diets. Her recipes show that you can eat it all and still feel good and find joy in your culinary journey. Gaby’s recipes are healthy and fresh, and, yes, sometimes decadent. Cook for a date or spouse, for a family, or for a party. Don’t worry. Gaby has you covered.

All told, What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want is an invitation/permission slip/pep rally for you to let go of all the noise around what you choose to eat. Choose joy! Choose fun! Choose no apologies or excuses. But most of all, choose whatever makes you happy.

Includes color photographs by Matt Armendariz

Also available:
What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food
What’s Gaby Cooking: Take It Easy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419742866
Publisher:	Abrams
Publication date:	04/28/2020
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	279,355
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gaby Dalkin is a cookbook author, private chef, entrepreneur, and food and lifestyle writer. Her website, What’s Gaby Cooking, founded in 2009, has established her as the go-to girl for all things California. Dalkin and her site have been profiled in national outlets such as People, Wired, Glamour, The New Yorker, Better Homes and Gardens, Williams-Sonoma, the Los Angeles Times, and more. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Thomas.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 The Most Important Meal of the Day 10

Chapter 2 All About That Snack Life 36

Entertaining: Make a Mezze 54

Chapter 3 Eat Your Greens 66

Chapter 4 Soul Mate: Carbs 96

Entertaining: Throw an Outdoor Bash 130

Chapter 5 When in Doubt… Vacation 142

Chapter 6 So Easy Even Thomas Can Do It 170

Chapter 7 Sides: The Best Part of Any Meal 190

Entertaining: Host a Taco Night 212

Chapter 8 If At First You Don't Succeed, Have Dessert 224

Chapter 9 Sauces Make the Meal 248

Acknowledgments 258

Index 260

Editorial Reviews

Gaby’s laid-back, flavor-forward recipes are always appealing, and what I especially love about this book is its approach to a good food–good life balance (which sometimes means feeding your soul what it needs!). Eat What You Want is a message we can all use.”

founder of Sprinkles and Pizzana - Candace Nelson

I’ve always loved following Gaby’s cooking adventures, but with Eat What You Want she’s officially become my soulmate. Her newest book is loaded with drool-inducing recipes and plenty of smart strategies for the way I want to live and eat. Most of all, Gaby's love of food is contagious, and her joy in the kitchen is REAL!”

food expert, TV host, and author of Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Ea - Gail Simmons

This book is FILLED with food I want to eat!! It’s colorful, fun, and straight up delicious. Gaby has done it again!

food blogger and Food Network host - Molly Yeh

This beautiful, colorful book makes food approachable and delicious. You will never have to wonder what to cook for dinner again!”

Padma Lakshmi

The second you’re with Gaby you want to be best friends and eat what you want with her. Every single luscious recipe and image in Eat What You Want makes you feel like an aspirational California girl. Gaby is the one to watch with her approachable, yet unique cuisine and playful style. This is the cookbook for every girl wanting to eat, enjoy, and live their best life!”

author of The Smoothie Project and founder of Weelicious - Catherine McCord

I love Gaby’s approach to food, life, and relationships. Gaby doesn’t believe in crazy diets because she doesn’t have to! In Eat What You Want she shows that you can eat it all and still feel good and find joy in the journey. Gaby’s recipes are healthy, fresh, colorful, and sometimes completely decadent . . . and that’s ok because that means you can share with loved ones. This book is filled with delicious recipes for EVERYONE. Eat what you want and enjoy every single bite!”

author of Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook - Maria Lichty

If you follow Gaby Dalkin on Instagram or read her blog, you probably have a friend crush on her. I certainly did and now I get to be friends with her IRL! Between her enthusiasm and her infectious laugh, you can't help but want to be friends with her. Gaby's food is the same way. Who could look at a picture of her Ham and Cheese Croissant Bread Pudding or her Chicken Taco Salad and not want to eat it immediately? Eat what you want, and what you'll want to eat after reading this book is Gaby’s food.”

television host and author of Katie Lee’s Easy-Breezy Eats - Katie Lee

Gaby has literally taught me how to make toast, and now we are taking it up 100 notches with this book! I mean, PARMESAN PIZZA POPCORN?! HAM AND CHEESE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING?!! ARE YOU FRIGGIN’ KIDDING ME!”

comedian and actor - Heather McMahan

I’ve always loved following Gaby’s cooking adventures, but with Eat What You Want she’s officially become my soulmate. Her newest book is loaded with drool-inducing recipes and plenty of smart strategies for the way I want to live and eat. Most of all, Gaby's love of food is contagious, and her joy in the kitchen is REAL!”
—Gail Simmons, food expert, TV host, and author of Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Ea

“Gaby has literally taught me how to make toast, and now we are taking it up 100 notches with this book! I mean, PARMESAN PIZZA POPCORN?! HAM AND CHEESE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING?!! ARE YOU FRIGGIN’ KIDDING ME!”
—Heather McMahan, comedian and actor

“This beautiful, colorful book makes food approachable and delicious. You will never have to wonder what to cook for dinner again!”
—Padma Lakshmi

“If you follow Gaby Dalkin on Instagram or read her blog, you probably have a friend crush on her. I certainly did and now I get to be friends with her IRL! Between her enthusiasm and her infectious laugh, you can't help but want to be friends with her. Gaby's food is the same way. Who could look at a picture of her Ham and Cheese Croissant Bread Pudding or her Chicken Taco Salad and not want to eat it immediately? Eat what you want, and what you'll want to eat after reading this book is Gaby’s food.”
—Katie Lee, television host and author of Katie Lee’s Easy-Breezy Eats

“This book is FILLED with food I want to eat!! It’s colorful, fun, and straight up delicious. Gaby has done it again!”—Molly Yeh, food blogger and Food Network host

“I love Gaby’s approach to food, life, and relationships. Gaby doesn’t believe in crazy diets because she doesn’t have to! In Eat What You Want she shows that you can eat it all and still feel good and find joy in the journey. Gaby’s recipes are healthy, fresh, colorful, and sometimes completely decadent . . . and that’s ok because that means you can share with loved ones. This book is filled with delicious recipes for EVERYONE. Eat what you want and enjoy every single bite!”
—Maria Lichty, author of Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook

“Gaby’s laid-back, flavor-forward recipes are always appealing, and what I especially love about this book is its approach to a good food–good life balance (which sometimes means feeding your soul what it needs!). Eat What You Want is a message we can all use.”
—Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles and Pizzana

“The second you’re with Gaby you want to be best friends and eat what you want with her. Every single luscious recipe and image in Eat What You Want makes you feel like an aspirational California girl. Gaby is the one to watch with her approachable, yet unique cuisine and playful style. This is the cookbook for every girl wanting to eat, enjoy, and live their best life!”
—Catherine McCord, author of The Smoothie Project and founder of Weelicious

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