The objective of this book is to suggest ways to adopt a well-informed approach to food and to prepare meals that are conceived for healthy living on the basis of simple tasty recipes, in order to improve health, increase energy and to transform food into an ally for achieving well-being and a perfect figure! The section dedicated to recipes will include around 80 dishes divided into starters, first courses, main courses, side dishes, desserts and sauces. The recipes will contain appropriate ingredients for a balanced diet and to create tasty appetizing dishes, making abundant use of herbs, spices and foods that improve the perception of a satisfying albeit restricted diet.
Author Biography
CINZIA TRENCHIis a naturopath and a freelance journalist and photographer specializing in food and eno-gastronomic related tours. She contributes original recipes and interpretations of typical foods for cooking courses and to books for both Italian and foreign publishers. She is a passionate cook and has worked for many years with various Italian magazines producing new versions of regional specialties, traditional recipes, macrobiotic food and natural cuisine, con-tributing with recipes and photographs as well as proposing dishes of her own creation. She is a curious traveler and likes to experiment with local traditions and recipes, and reinterpret them using her own intuition and according to her taste. Trenchi produces cookbooks that offer orig-inal and creative recipes, blending different tastes and trying out unusual combinations in her pursuit of good food and the enjoyment of the palate but also with an attentive eye for the nutri-tional characteristics of food in order to achieve greater balance at the table and greater well-being as a consequence. She lives in the Monferrato area, in Piedmont, in a house surrounded by nature. She prepares original sauces, dressings and dish decorations using flowers and herbs from her garden, guided by the seasons and her knowledge of produce. MAURIZIO CUSANIwas born in Como and he practices as an eye specialist in Milan. He is interested in the relationship between art, the psyche, nutrition and health and in order to carry out research in this field he has studied Sufism and ancient traditions in which, as a curious trav-eler, he has always been particularly interested. He teaches Enneagram and Symbolism of the human body in Naturopathy courses and in the Masters courses in Psychosomatics for doctors and psychologists at the Riza Institute. For some years, he has been interested in nutrition and its effects on health. He has written numerous papers and articles on topics linked to Nutrition and Nutriceutics, Symbolism, Sufism and ancient traditions, Psychosomatics and well-being in gen-eral for various publishers, including Riza, Red, Nuova Ipsa and Sagep-La Lontra.
