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Thinking & Eating Cookbook

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Category: Book

Recipes to nourish and inspire

We know well enough that the right sort of foods can help us to be healthy. But, with equal importance, the right foods are also capable of altering our moods: they can be crucial sources of inspiration, playfulness, generosity and optimism.

This is a unique kind of recipe book about what we should eat in order to feel like our best selves – an inspired marriage of psychology and cooking, and a guide to just the sort of foods to put on our plates in order to grow a little calmer and more relaxed in ourselves, kinder to others and readier to face everyday challenges.

The book suggests the very best recipes drawn from around the world that we might prepare at any time of day, from stews to soups, curries to cakes. The approach turns cooking into an ideally therapeutic activity – by which we can recover faith in ourselves and hope in our lives.

Hardback book | 368 pages | 223mm x 172mm

Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Abigail L. ★★★★★

I picked this up expecting just another recipe book, but the way it links specific dishes to mood actually changed how I plan dinners. The section on slow-cooked meals for low-energy evenings has become my go-to on rough days.

Isabella ★★★★★

The mood-fixing angle is what sold me, and the recipes genuinely deliver on that promise—my Sunday meal prep has turned into something I actually look forward to, not just a chore. The way each dish ties back to how it can shift your emotional state makes this feel less like a typical cookbook and m

Penelope ★★★★★

I've been cooking from this for two weeks and the way each recipe pairs a mood with a meal genuinely changed how I plan my evenings. The chapter on calming dinners got me through a stressful work week, and the portions feel thoughtfully sized rather than overwhelming.