Candice Kumai

"Candice has created a guide to an ancient, common-sense and approachable way of living. In a crowded wellness space, Kintsugi Wellness truly stands out."-Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO, Girlboss The 16 Most Exciting Cookbooks Coming Out in 2018--Brit + Co Where we come from is who we are. And Candice Kumai’s Japanese heritage has guided her journey back to health at every turn. Now, in Kintsugi Wellness, Candice shares what she’s learned and guides us through her favorite Japanese traditions and practices for cultivating inner strength and living a gracious life, interwoven with dozens of recipes for healthy, Japanese-inspired cuisine. Kintsugi Wellness provides the tools we all need to reclaim the art of living well.

The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit

Kintsugi Wellness

As a former model turned chef, Candice Kumai knows that nothing is sexier than rocking a gorgeous body and enjoying your food. Now, she shows you how to dig in, ditch imitation products for the real thing, and make smart swaps to cut calories without sacrificing flavor. By packing each meal with "Foods with Benefits," Candice ensures that every enticing bite provides the key nutrients your body craves to stay healthy and look amazing. From decadent French toast and creamy butternut squash mac 'n' cheese to guilt-free burgers and crispy sweet potato fries, she proves that you can have your cake—Dark Chocolate–Orange Cake, to be exact—and eat it, too! Sharing essential tips and tricks every sexy chef should know, Candice's smart, fun advice and more than 100 irresistible recipes make Cook Yourself Sexy the ultimate guide to your hottest, healthiest self ever.

Easy Delicious Recipes for the Hottest, Most Confident You: A Cookbook

Cook Yourself Sexy

When was the last time you indulged in a sumptuous eggs benedict, an herbaceous and aromatic pasta with pesto, or a soul-satisfying cup of creamy tomato soup with a grilled cheese on the side—without a moment of guilt? The too-good-to-be-true recipes in Pretty Delicious not only look and taste great, but they are as easy on the waistline as they are on the wallet and will keep you lean, sexy, and very, very happy. The secret? Former model-turned-chef Candice Kumai skips "diet" food in favor of smart swaps and delicious real foods that keep fat and calories to a minimum while boosting flavor and plate appeal to the maximum. And by loading her dishes with FWBs (that's foods with benefits, of course!), she ensures that every enticing bite provides the key nutrients your body craves to stay healthy and look amazing. From sliders and mac' and cheese to a lightened-up veggie lasagna and guilt-free BLTs, nothing is off-limits in the Pretty Delicious kitchen. Love Cali-fresh flavors? Try Candice's 470-calorie Fabulous Fish Tacos and a soul-soothing Albóndigas Soup. Making an intimate dinner for two? Almond Pesto Fettuccine with Pan-Seared Scallops or Grilled White Pizza with Mushrooms, Artichokes, and Parm are made to order. Hosting a crowd for brunch? A breakfast burrito bar or make-your-own-mimosas spread will start the weekend off right without weighing you down. And proving that you don't need to be a millionaire to eat like royalty, Candice shares her tips for being fab and frugal, as well as ideas for making smart switches in the kitchen that will save you calories and fat grams without compromising on flavor. For entertaining, for easy weeknight meals, and for simple snacks and everyday indulgences (to be enjoyed in moderation), Candice Kumai's collection of smart, sexy, and truly irresistible recipes is proof that even the most health-conscious cook can dish it up with style and flavor!

Lean and Lovely Recipes for a Healthy, Happy New You: A Cookbook

Pretty Delicious

Kintsugi is an art form that reconstructs broken pottery, sealing the pieces together with gold to create something that is even more beautiful for all of its cracks and flaws. In KINTSUGI WELLNESS, Candice Kumai shows us how this ancient Japanese practice can be applied to our lives to achieve radiant health.The philosophy of kintsugi is not about perfection-it is about healing, becoming whole, and finding the beauty in our imperfections. Written in Candice's warm, conversational style and filled with more than seventy-five gorgeous full-color food and lifestyle photos, KINTSUGI WELLNESSoffers readers the tools to mend what ails them and to embrace and celebrate what makes them unique.

Provides recipes made with natural foods and packed with nutrients--from burgers and crispy sweet potato fries to dark chocolate rose petal cake--in a book that also includes a jumpstart plan and ideas for quick weeknight meals.

Easy Delicious Recipes for the Hottest, Most Confident You

Go green, eat clean In Clean Green Eats, chef, health journalist, and healthy-living expert Candice Kumai offers more than 100 recipes that make clean eating easy, inspiring, and delicious. Her food philosophy is simple: Eat more plants, fewer animals, less dairy, low-sugar, low-gluten, and zero processed food. With an emphasis on eating fresh, seasonal greens, whole grains, and clean protein, Candice shows you how to create meals you can feel great about eating and sharing with your family and friends. Candice starts off with an overview of wholesome ingredients—including a guide to the most nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, whole (and gluten-free) grains, and healing herbs and spices. Next, she offers an optional two-week cleanse—which includes fresh, low-sugar juices, smoothies, and clean, green meals—to detox the body and kickstart weight loss. And then, the best part—mouthwatering recipes for every meal and every occasion: Wake up to Creamy Coconut Oatmeal, Blueberry Bliss Flax Zucchini Bread, or Clean Green Kale and Mushroom Frittatas. Reinvent your salad with Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad, Superfood Coconut Curry Salmon Salad, and Macrobiotic Hijiki- Avocado Salad. Warm up with soups like Parsnip and Leek Detox, Roasted Kabocha Squash and Quinoa, and Clean Green Barley Walnut. Snack cleaner with Wasabi-Spiced Cashews, Spicy Edamame Hummus, and Tahini Avocado Chickpea Dip. Indulge in Chipotle Salmon Burgers, Tori no Karaage Fried Chicken, Pork Ramen, and Kale-Bacon Pizza. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Vegan Dark Chocolate–Avocado Cake, Pumpkin Mochi Tea Cake, and Banana Chocolate Chip "Ice Cream." With complete instructions for DIY grocery staples such as nut milk, pasta, salad dressings, and nut butter, as well as vegan, vegetarian, low-sugar, Paleo, and gluten-free meal options, Clean Green Eats makes eating clean easier for everyone and more delicious than ever.

100+ Clean-Eating Recipes to Improve Your Whole Life

Clean Green Eats

"Candice has created a guide to an ancient, common-sense and approachable way of living. In a crowded wellness space, Kintsugi Wellness truly stands out."-Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO, Girlboss Where we come from is who we are. And Candice Kumai’s Japanese heritage has guided her journey back to health at every turn. Now, in Kintsugi Wellness, Candice shares what she’s learned and guides us through her favorite Japanese traditions and practices for cultivating inner strength and living a gracious life, interwoven with dozens of recipes for healthy, Japanese-inspired cuisine. Kintsugi Wellness provides the tools we all need to reclaim the art of living well.

Cleanse. Sculpt your body, boost your health, renew your mind, and improve your whole outlook on life. Clean Green Drinks is not just a recipe collection, but also a guide to a leaner, happier, and more fulfilled you. With more than 100 perfectly balanced, delicious drink recipes that can be made in a minute, Clean Green Drinks will help you sip away extra pounds as you sip away stress. Health journalist and chef Candice Kumai reveals the new science behind her enticing, refreshing flavors; and shows how easy it is to get fit, healthy, happy, and glowing!

100+ Cleansing Recipes to Renew & Restore Your Body and Mind

Clean Green Drinks

Clean up your diet and look and feel better than ever with this simple, beautiful cookbook featuring more than 100 recipes that make it easy and delicious to eat clean and green. We all know we should eat more green foods, but after a few variations on the same salad, juice or smoothie, it’s easy to run out of ideas that excite our taste buds. In Clean Green Eats, celebrity chef Candice Kumai offers an answer to that dilemma, offering more than 100 simple, unique and delicious recipes made from whole foods packed with of nutrients that will help you lose weight, detox, and look amazing. All of her recipes are effortlessly gluten free (no complicated ingredients required!) and while a plant-based diet is the focus, the idea of “meat as a treat”—eating high-quality, sensible portions of animal protein—is also central to her plan. Clean Green Eats kicks off with Candice’s one week cleanse, which includes juices, smoothies, and simple meals, and continues with a six-week plan to develop healthy practices that will last a lifetime. There’s no deprivation with Candice’s delicious drinks, breakfasts, snacks, soups, salads, sides, mains, and desserts. Start your day with a Coconut Almond Green Smooth or Cinnamon-Spiced Granola. For lunch, fill up on Farro, Edamame, and Pea Salad. Whip up Asian Ginger Garlic Steak Salad, Superfood Curry Salmon Salad, or Chili Lime Shrimp Tostadas for a delicious dinner. For a fabulous finale, she includes desserts like Vegan Dark-Chocolate Avocado Cake and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ‘Ice Cream.’ Banish the processed food, sugar, and carb habits that lead to fatigue, belly bloat, poor digestion, and constant cravings—let Clean Green Eats help you look and feel better than ever, no deprivation required!

Cleanse. Sculpt your body, boost your health, renew your mind, and improve your whole outlook on life. More than a collection of delicious recipes, Clean Green Drinks is a guide to a leaner, happier, and more fulfilled life. With more than 100 perfectly balanced, delicious drink recipes that can be made in a minute, the book will help anyone sip away extra pounds as they sip away stress. Health journalist and chef Candice Kumai reveals the new science behind her enticing, refreshing flavors; and she shows how easy it is to get fit, healthy, happy, and glowing!

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