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Say Bonjour to Green Cuisine—it’s the new French way to be healthy, happy, and stylish, bien sûr!

No one does food and lifestyle like the French! That’s why the French approach to clean, green eating adds a dash of flair—or a drizzle of decadence—to even the humblest of fruits, veggies, and legumes. In this cheerful, charming cookbook, Rebecca Leffler shows you how they do it. She introduces her “best friend foods” like sweet potatoes and chia, whirlwinds through an entire rainbow of juices and smoothies, and keeps the focus on fitness, food, and fun in equal measures.

Globally inspired, but with lots of French accents, all 150 plant-based recipes are free of gluten, soy, and refined sugar. Rebecca organizes them the natural way: by season.

Feed your body what it needs during . . .

Spring: Beet Rawvioli with Faux-mage, White Asparagus Velouté, Le “Chic” Cake
Summer: Salade Niçoise, Cabinet Curry, “Split”-Second Banana Ice Cream
Fall: Sobeautiful Soba Salad, Beauty Bourguignon, Pancrêpes, Apple Tarte Tatin
Winter: Totally Wild Stuffed Squash, Amaranth Caviar, Happy Hazelnut Quinoa Bowl.

Plus, enjoy Rebecca’s mood-boosting tips year round: natural beauty treatments, illustrated yoga poses, and positive playlists to sing along with as you peel, mince, and stir.

Having to choose between pleasure and health is so last season. It’s time to say non to unhealthy foods and oui to color, flavor, variety, and smiles!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615192519
Publisher:	The Experiment, LLC
Publication date:	04/21/2015
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Rebecca Leffler is a writer and journalist who, after a career as the France correspondent for The Hollywood Reporter, has traded the red carpets of Paris for the green streets of New York, where she hosts events and offers branded entertainment services for wellness brands.

Intro ix

The Pantry: Must-Have Basics

Ingredients You Can't Live Without xii

My Best Friend Foods xiii

Eggcellent Egg Replacers xiii

Six Rules for Healthy Eating Leo Galland xiv

A Très Green Makeunder Rose-Marie Swift xvi

The Basics: A Vegucation

Lait de Plants: Homemade Plant-Based Milks

Basic Lait de Nuts 2

"Totally Nuts" Lait de Nuts 2

Hippie-Chic Hemp Milk 2

Lait de Coconut, Two Ways 2

Beauty Recipe: Coconut Hair Treatment 3

Coconut Yogurt

La Haute Yogurture 4

Ready-to-Eat Yogurt 4

Thrift-Store Yogurt 4

Le Faux-mage: Nut Cheese, Three Ways

Fauge-mage au Naturel (Plain) 5

Herbed Faux-mage 5

Miso Faux-mage 5

Veggie Crème de la Crème

Cashew Crèmede la Crème 6

Macadamia Crème de la Crème 6

Better Butters

Miso Butter 6

Sweet Butter 6

Tasty Toppings

Hemp Sprinkle 7

Almond Crumble 7

Gomasi-oh-Ià-là! 7

Dressings and Sauces

Tahini Hollandaise 8

Parsley Pistou 8

Espagnole (Brown Sauce) 9

Béchamel Sauce 9

Velouté 9

Sauce Tomate (Tomato Sauce) 9

Mustard Vinaigrette 10

Green Chic Sauce 10

Hempesto 10

Dressing Up Your Desserts

Strawberry Coulis with Goji Berries 11

Caramel Sauce 11

Crème Anglaise 11

Purées and Flours

Nut or Seed Butter 14

Almond Flour 14

Soak Cool! Give Your Nuts, Beans, and Grains a Bath 14

The Rules of Dating 15

Beauty Bowl 16

Cooking Grains and Legumes 18

Tips for a Green, Clean, and Chic Home by Paul Scialla 19

Good Morning!

Energy Yoga 22

The Green Breakfast Club 24

Rise and (Truly!) Shine: Morning Beverages Citron Pressé (Lemon Detox Drink) 26

Aloe Vera Juice 27

Unbe-leaf-able Homemade Aloe Vera Juice 27

Beauty Tip: Aloe Vera Mask 27

Green Smoothies and Juices

Très Green Smoothie 29

Très Green Juice 29

Medley of Smoothies 30

Smoothies and Shakes Extraordinaire

Bunny Hoptail 32

Tropical Twist 32

Blueberry Bliss 33

Mint Chocolate Miracle Milkshake 33

Macarena Milkshake 33

Festival of Green Juices 34

Granolove

Granolove 36

Buckwheat Granolove 36

Cereal: Part of This Green Breakfast

Cookie Crisp 38

Cocoa Puffs 38

Luckier Charms 38

Crème de Chia

Crème de Chia 39

Chia Parfait 39

Enerchia 39

Chocochia 39

Le Pain Quotidien (Homemade Bread!) 40

Le Pain Perdu (French Toast) 41

Avocado Tartines

Avocado Tartine au Naturel 42

Spring

My Playlist for Coming Back to Life in Springtime 45

Detox Yoga by Mika de Brita 48

Inner Peas: Perfect Pea Purée 50

Kale Chips 52

Kale Spa Salad 52

Happy Hummus

Très ChicPea Classic Hummus 54

Red Pepper Hummus 54

Sexy Spring Salad with Mustard-Miso Vinaigrette 56

Beet Rawvioli with Faux-mage 58

Magnifique Millet with Spring Vegetables 60

Wrap Me Up! (Healthy Wrap Sandwiches)

"The Notorious G.R.E.E.N." Collard Wrap 62

"Nori by Nature" Sweet Potato Wrap 62

"Miso Elliott" Creamy Almond Wrap 64

Other Wrap Ideas 64

Savory Crêpes 64

White Asparagus Veloutè 66

Carrot Cake 68

Beauty Tips by Tata Harper 70

Beauty Recipe: Chocolate Mask 71

Beauty Recipe: Chocolate Bath 71

Mousse au Chocolove 72

Le "Chic" Cake (No-Bake Cheesecake) 74

NOtella Spread 76

Summer

Positive Playlist for a Sunny Day 79

Yoga for Self-Confidence by Elena Brower 82

Eggplant and Olive Tapenade 84

Simple Guacamousse 86

Crazy Guacamousse 86

Beauty Recipe: Green Chic Avocado Face Mask 87

Sophisticated Summer Rolls 88

Colorful Black Bean Salad with Mango Sauce 90

Green Beans with Orange and Hazelnuts 91

Summerthyme Green Soup 92

Chilled Carrot Velouté with Cashew Crème 93

Salade Niçoise 94

Le Burger 96

Root Veggie Frites 97

Cauliflower Steak Frites 97

Pretty-in-Pad Thai 98

Cabinet Curry 100

Summer Lovesagne Napoleon 102

Taco Belle 104

Socca Pizza 106

Matchra Breakfast Bowl 108

Peach Crumble, Two Ways

Baked Peach Crumble 110

Raw Peach Crumble 110

5-Ingredient Fruitwiches 112

"Split"-Second Banana Ice Cream 114

Beauty Recipe: BeautiFuel Banana 116

Rainbow Tomato Carpaccio with Raspberries and Purple Basil by Alain Passard 120

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers with Tomato-Galangal Confit by William Ledeuil 122

Zucchini Art by Christian Sinicropi 124

Zucchini Fettuccine with Creamy Pine Nut Alfredo Sauce by Sarma Melngailis 126

Summer Picnic à la Sakara Life Danielle DuBoise Whitney Tingle

On-the-Glow Cucumber-Carrot Salad with Creamy Mint Drizzle 128

Superfood Beauty Bites 128

Caramelized Onion Quiche Daphne Cheng 130

"Mandarisotto": Bean Sprout Risotto with White Foam and Truffles Thierry Marx 131

Sexy Summer Salad with Rolled Butter Elenore Bendel Zahn 132

Strawberry-Hazelnut Muffins Alison Johnson/Rose Bakery 134

Vegetable Tian by Béatrice Peltre 136

Fall

My Playlist to Breathe Again in the Fall 139

Yoga for Digestion by Marc Holzman 142

Fabulous Fall Tart 144

Poivrons Farcis (Stuffed Bell Peppers with Quinoa) 146

Pasta au Gratin 148

Sobeautiful Soba Salad 150

Sweet Potato Boulettes 152

Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca 154

Champignons of Champions: Buckwheat Bowl with Mushrooms and Pistou 156

So Chic Sushi 158

Baby Dahl 160

Beauty Bourguignon 161

French Lentil Salad with Beets and Spiced Vinaigrette 162

Pancrêpes 164

Miraculous Muesli 166

Apple Tarte Tatin 168

BeautiFuel Brownies 170

Gorgeous Gâteaux 172

Granolove Bars 174

Chocolate Bonbons 176

Winter

My Playlist to Love (and Be Loved, and Love Yourself!) in Winter 179

Good Mood Yoga by Tara Stiles 182

Cinderella Soup 184

Soupe Chou-fleur: Cauliflower Soup 186

Warm Beet and Butternut Salad 188

Brussels Sprouts à la Pomme 190

Totally Wild Stuffed Squash 192

Roasted Winter Vegetables, Five Ways 194

La Haute Kaleture Salad 196

Warm Lentil Salad 196

The Greens Who Stole Christmas Amaranth Caviar 197

Faux Gras 198

EscarGREEN 198

Warming Winter Wonderbowls

Happy Hazelnut Quinoa Bowl 200

Oat là là Bowl 202

Creamy Coconut Cardamom Snow Bowl 202

Beauty Recipe: Zit-Zapper Magic Oat Cream 203

Beauty Recipe: Soap Oat-pera 203

Stylish Snowballs 204

Sablés ("Butter" Cookies) 206

Le Chocolat Chaud (Hot Chocolate) 208

Macaccino! 208

Material Tea Latté 209

Turmerilkshake 209

A Few of My Favorite Green Things 210

Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic Cheat Sheet 211

Merci Beaucoup {Thank You) 215

Index 217

About the Author 224

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Editorial Reviews

"A fantastic combination of delicious recipes, beauty tips and yoga exercises for any time of the year."

Rachel Khoo

"Rebecca Leffler’s haute approach to green cuisine and everything in between makes Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic a must-have for anyone who wants to embody the eco-friendly, green lifestyle. Her tasty and health-affirming recipes work wonders on the skin and promote optimal wellbeing. Nestled in colorful pages are hip lifestyle tips that speak to Rebecca’s expertise, style, and passion. It’s a great primer for anyone who wants to live a green and glamorous life!"

Latham Thomas

"Rebecca manages the rare feat of bringing together glamor, a playful tone, and a good appetite. Like a good friend, she shares the best of her French and American influences through tips and delicious recipes that are sure to inspire a fresh and healthy new you."

Clotilde Dusoulier

"If you were to ask Rebecca Leffler, she’d tell you that ‘having to choose between pleasure and health is so last season.’ Her book proves it with more than 150 healthy, seasonal, and plant-based recipes; DIY beauty tips; positive playlists; and fully illustrated yoga routines for everything from digestion to self-confidence. You’re guaranteed to feel good, enjoy life, and look fabulous when you start living the new French way."

The Daily Meal

"For the plant-based Francophile."

MindBodyGreen.com

"Rebecca Leffler’s book Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic is witty, and full of delicious recipes, it’s true. But! She has created so much more than a cookbook: this is truly a green, healthy, and happy lifestyle guide with fabulous beauty tips, energizing yoga postures, and even playlists to make your days shine! Her sense of humor and passion for all things wholesome will surely inspire you to put a green, French twist on just about everything. C’est magnifique!"

Sarah Britton

"This is the instruction manual for the ‘It Girl’ who wants to live a green and glamorous life. Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic is sassy and witty, and packed with beautifully designed meals that will keep a girl energized, radiant, and ready to strut her stuff! Rebecca Leffler’s book is this generation’s French Women Don’t Get Fat."

Dana James

"Rebecca Leffler is a bright light in the world of wellness—she has a lot of fun all while helping you eat and live healthier and cleaner. This book is a treat!"

Drew Ramsey

"Rebecca Leffler shares her savoir-faire for keeping healthy, with French-inspired beauty tips along with tasty salads, soups, dips, and tonics—à votre santé!"

David Lebovitz

"Making chocolate mousse with ripe avocado and replacing pizza crust with socca base (a traditional dish from Nice)? We daresay the French would be impressed. And forget crash diets and juice cleanses—the French way of detoxing is about doing something to feel healthier every day."

Metro Boston

"If you’ve ever assumed that healthy eating means bland, ‘crunchy,’ or flavorless food, think again. Rebecca Leffler has set out to prove that green cuisine—food that’s wholesome, unprocessed, and veggie-centric—can be sophisticated, fun, and—above all else—très chic. With her colorful, creative recipes, and cheery voice, Leffler marries the art of living fashionably with the art of living well."

Gena Hamshaw

A different twist on joie de vivre.”—Publishers Weekly

“Making chocolate mousse with ripe avocado and replacing pizza crust with socca base (a traditional dish from Nice)? We daresay the French would be impressed. And forget crash diets and juice cleanses—the French way of detoxing is about doing something to feel healthier every day.”—Metro Boston

“If you were to ask Rebecca Leffler, she’d tell you that ‘having to choose between pleasure and health is so last season.’ Her book proves it with more than 150 healthy, seasonal, and plant-based recipes; DIY beauty tips; positive playlists; and fully illustrated yoga routines for everything from digestion to self-confidence. You’re guaranteed to feel good, enjoy life, and look fabulous when you start living the new French way.”—The Daily Meal

“For the plant-based Francophile.”—MindBodyGreen.com

“Rebecca Leffler shares her savoir-faire for keeping healthy, with French-inspired beauty tips along with tasty salads, soups, dips, and tonics—à votre santé!”
—David Lebovitz, author of My Paris Kitchen

“Rebecca manages the rare feat of bringing together glamor, a playful tone, and a good appetite. Like a good friend, she shares the best of her French and American influences through tips and delicious recipes that are sure to inspire a fresh and healthy new you.”
—Clotilde Dusoulier, author of The French Market Cookbook and Edible French

“Rebecca Leffler is a bright light in the world of wellness—she has a lot of fun all while helping you eat and live healthier and cleaner. This book is a treat!”
—Drew Ramsey, MD, author of Fifty Shades of Kale

“If you’ve ever assumed that healthy eating means bland, “crunchy,” or flavorless food, think again. Rebecca Leffler has set out to prove that green cuisine—food that’s wholesome, unprocessed, and veggie-centric—can be sophisticated, fun, and—above all else—très chic. With her colorful, creative recipes, and cheery voice, Leffler marries the art of living fashionably with the art of living well.”
—Gena Hamshaw, certified clinical nutritionist and author of Choosing Raw

“A fantastic combination of delicious recipes, beauty tips and yoga exercises for any time of the year.”
—Rachel Khoo, author of The Little Paris Kitchen and My Little French Kitchen

“Rebecca Leffler’s book Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic is witty, and full of delicious recipes, it’s true. But! She has created so much more than a cookbook: this is truly a green, healthy, and happy lifestyle guide with fabulous beauty tips, energizing yoga postures, and even playlists to make your days shine! Her sense of humor and passion for all things wholesome will surely inspire you to put a green, French twist on just about everything. C’est magnifique!”
—Sarah Britton, author of My New Roots

“This is the instruction manual for the ‘It Girl’ who wants to live a green and glamorous life. Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic is sassy and witty, and packed with beautifully designed meals that will keep a girl energized, radiant, and ready to strut her stuff! Rebecca Leffler’s book is this generation’s French Women Don’t Get Fat.”
—Dana James, MS, CNS, CDN, BANT, AADP, founder and director of Food Coach NYC

“Rebecca Leffler’s haute approach to green cuisine and everything in between makes Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic a must-have for anyone who wants to embody the eco-friendly, green lifestyle. Her tasty and health-affirming recipes work wonders on the skin and promote optimal wellbeing. Nestled in colorful pages are hip lifestyle tips that speak to Rebecca’s expertise, style, and passion. It’s a great primer for anyone who wants to live a green and glamorous life!”
—Latham Thomas, maternity wellness expert and author of Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy; www.mamaglow.com

From the Publisher

06/15/2015
After living and working in France, Leffler learned a few important lessons about the French approach to food: take your time, enjoy every bite, consume in moderation, and eat food that's in season. She puts a healthy spin on those ideas to create a book of vegan recipes that are free of gluten, soy, and refined sugar. Features such as yoga poses, music playlists, and food-based beauty products demonstrate her philosophy that food can be combined with other aspects of life to promote overall wellness. Taking center stage, however, are Leffler's easy, flavorful recipes that are accompanied by colorful photos and nutritional profiles of ingredients. Readers who don't have access to the occasional specialty ingredient will be glad for the concluding resource section. VERDICT This work joins the great recent cookbooks that focus on healthy vegan eating and food sensitivities, such as Gena Hamshaw's Choosing Raw, Heather Crosby's YumUniverse, and Lindsay Nixon's "Happy Herbivore" series. With so many choices, cooks who gravitate to Leffler will do so because of her unconventional blend of recipes and informational text that's peppered with puns, French phrases, and fun.—Jude Baldwin, Coll. of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA

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Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic: Eat (and Live!) the New French Way with Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Season

Très Green, Très Clean, Très Chic: Eat (and Live!) the New French Way with Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Season

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