Thank you to HCI Books and Net Galley for an e-ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. This is a unique fine...a southern cookery book that shows you how to cook items that are not only gut friendly, but helpful for inflammation (a big topic lately). The book is not only beautiful, but the recipes are easy to follow. I really enjoyed this cookbook.

I'm quite picky when it comes to cookbooks but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved this one. The author runs a popular TN restaurant that caters to people with food allergies and health issues even though it's a southern country restaurant. She knows what she's talking about (and cooking about), as she fixed her own severe health issues with this kind of cooking. She's gluten free and dairy free, but her recipes are fantastically approachable and tasty. I can see why people drive over an hour to eat at her restaurant. This is all classic comfort food made healthy and fun. And while she eats vegan almost all of the time since that keeps her health the best, she also offers recipes that use meat and seafood to keep everybody happy.

The color photos are fantastic and many of the recipes do have a picture. My one gripe is that this is yet another health-based cookbook without nutritional information. Even if you personally don't care about factors like calorie count, protein count, fiber, sodium, etc., many people need this information to manage illnesses or take control of health issues. There's no excuse for a major publishing house not to put somebody in charge of plugging in these numbers and including them at the end of recipes.

All that said, I do love this cookbook and plan to cook from it often. Also, do be sure to read all her information about healing foods and how to incorporate foods like beans into a healthy diet even with gut issues. She's been researching this for decades and has incorporated it into her own life and she has really good information that debunks a lot of common misconceptions about foods and autoimmune illness. If you're struggling to heal chronic illness for yourself or a family member, she's done a ton of the work for you.

Great book, likeable author, really fantastic read. Well recommended.

I read a digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

I just could not get into this memoir and cookbook, which was surprising since this is one of my favorite genres. The pictures were beautiful, but I just did not find the book to be compelling. The recipes looked delicious, however!

Well -written with citations for relevant research and a friendly voice giving history behind the reasons, this cookbook makes me want to detour on our drive home from Florida to Toronto to try the Pinewood Kitchen in person. The recipes are simply written and include a variety of homecooked, health-happy, hearty southern classics.

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book is a beautiful cookery book full of deliciously mouth watering meals that I can't wait to try out in 2020. I've always had an interest in southern cooking and if my meals turn out anything like the ones in this book I'm on to a winner!
The best thing about this book is its gut friendly. My family have many autoimmune illnesses and i cant wait to share some of the recipies in this book with them and try them out together.

I loved this book. For the first 1/3 of the book, we learn about why it’s important to have a healthy gut.

The rest of the book is filled with mouthwatering photos with delicious recipes that support a healthy gut. I personally plan to make the Grilled Peach Salad.