The Doctor’s Kitchen: Supercharge your health with 100 delicious everyday recipes Paperback – 28 Dec. 2017

This is one of the best cookbooks I've ever bought and I've got hundreds .I'd never heard of Dr Rupy until I was flicking through a supplement at the dentists last year which featured a couple of his recipes .I'm mostly vegetarian and have always hated sweet things for breakfast and the egg/mushroom combinations were getting a bit boring so the savoury recipes in the Breakfast section have been a revelation-the Breakfast Nut Roast in particular -I make it twice a week now and have it for breakfast with a fried /scrambled egg or for lunch ,delicious with beetroot ,Greek yoghurt and a tomato salad or warm it up and use it as a nut roast with veg for dinner .Dead easy to make though I find it holds together better if you add a small beaten egg to the mixture ..I sometimes like to have plain porridge for breakfast in the winter but while I like the taste I'm not keen on the texture but the Carrot and Ginger Oats recipe has solved that problem .And the Raspberry Adzuki Slices are out of this world-think brownies , lovely and gooey on the inside ( adzuki/black beans , prunes or dates and raspberries ,cocoa powder and almond flour ) with a crunchy crust on the outside with barely a grain of refined sugar to be seen.I choose new cookbooks by opening them at random three times and if the random recipes are ones I would cook I often buy the book . Inevitably there at some recipes in any cookbook which don't appeal but with the possible exception of a recipe for whole roast broccoli I shall be cooking everything in this book .Informative and well researched ( there is a 4 page section at the back with references for those who want to look into the science of healthy eating in more depth ) this book should be available on prescription , it'll save the NHS a lot of money in the long run.Informative and very well researched ( there is a 4 page reference section at the back quoting sources for those who want to go into the science of healthy eating in more depth ) this book should be available on prescription , it'll save the NHS a lot of money in the long run .

I am going to wax lyrical about this book. I read the whole introduction in one enjoyable sitting. I appreciate that it is written by a doctor and has reference to the most current research on lifestyle. His story is also authentic - having turned his own diet around while working in A&E.I was looking for a book that would introduce me to spices (I think the key to switching to less sugar is FLAVOUR), some new ingredients and recipes, new breakfast ideas, full of flavour, easy enough to make, and get me into more vegetables. This book has all of that. I wanted to wait until I had tried a few before reviewing. The recipes seem well thought out - if you follow them exactly you really do create the most delicious flavour combinations. I was worried about putting on weight but I've actually lost 7lb in a month of following the book.Favourites so far:Chestnut and thyme peas with brocolliCardamon and chia breakfastGaram lentil omeletteMexican MoleMexican Black Bean ChilliZa'atar BowlTo be honest every dish I have sat down and gone wow that tastes amazing. I can honestly say I will try 90% of these recipes, that's rarely the case with a cookbook.My only tweak has been to use less chilli, as I find it kills the other flavours, but that's personal preference.The only criticism would be that it would be helpful to have calories / fat etc. for those on weight loss diets, and it would also help to have the prep/cooking time as I've had to work that out for planning purposes. I noticed later most recipes are labelled 'Gut / Heart Health' etc. which is great.

I liked the introduction and many of the recipes are interesting, and easily adaptable.Adaptation might be desirable - I was surprised at the really high fat content of many dishes: the Doctor loves coconut oil and seems to advocate high saturated fat consumption even though the jury is still out on whether this is safe for high cholesterol/high blood pressure subjects, let alone beneficial.He contests the cautious approach of the NHS.Salt and sodium aren't even indexed though soy salt is an ingredient included without caveat as far as I can find.I don't think his own happy escape from a heart condition is guarantee enough for the rest of us, it amounts to anecdotal evidence.I'd still recommend the book if you want to try tasty mainly plant based food.

Bought this book after accidentally picking up one of the author's demos on television. Fantastic recipes - I am VERY impressed. There is a very sensible opening account of "where the author is coming from" both from background and food points of view. If he says some ingredient or a food theory is good, bad (or silly) it isn't his own theories - he give references to scientific research listed at the back of the book! The recipes make my mouth water just by reading them - healthy but delicious - and there's something for veggies and carnivores. I'm allergic to chilis but there is still plenty in the book that I can eat. In fact a lot of the recipes are so tasty that they'd survive the absence of the chili if left out. I live in a village with one small and feeble supermarket and several "proper" shops selling everything I could need to cook with this book so there's no traipsing out to the nearest town looking for specialist shops. Incidentally, although his recipes are mostly for 2 or 4 people he tells those of us who live alone (bliss!) which dishes are eat-some-today-save-some-for-later. Do give the Doctor a go.