This cookbook would be worth buying for the salads alone! I was promoted by the recipes in this book to go out and buy sumac, and for that I will forever be grateful. Even if you don't eat Paleo (I don't, for the record), I would say you will find any of the recipes in here appealing.

Apparently my reviews (and Goodreads profile) are causing people to nastily tell me that I am the funniest/most-stupid person on the planet. Life is too short without humour and YOU ARE ALL MEAN GIRLS. #mikedrop

When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are in #COVID19 #socialisolation,  superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. (I have played a zillion games of scrabble, done a zillion crosswords and I AM BORED!!!)

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

100+ gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free recipes based on the popular Cook Primal Gourmet blog, fully endorsed by Whole30

Ronny Joseph Lvovski struggled with a lifetime of obesity, failed diets, and low self-esteem before discovering the paleo diet. Once he eliminated grains and dairy from his diet, his allergies, asthma, upset stomachs, headaches, back pain, lethargy, excess fat, and cravings disappeared. After losing 40 pounds, Ronny set out to create gourmet-quality meals that followed paleo guidelines and left him feeling satisfied. He shared those recipes on his Cook Primal Gourmet blog and became one of the most popular contributors to the @whole30recipes Instagram account.

Primal Gourmet, Ronny's first cookbook, is fully endorsed by Whole30. The cookbook includes more than 120 recipes, with blog fan-favourites plus all-new dishes such as Mojo Loco Chicken Wings, Short Rib Ragu, Jerk Ribs, and Moroccan Lamb Stew, proving healthy diets really can be delicious.

Once again, the gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free trend hits the book stand and library shelves. I am not sure how I feel about Primal/Caveman/Paleo diets as there is no real science behind it. It did work for this author whose Whole30 approach to food helped him lost a lot of weight. His philosophy aside, you can use these well-written recipes to get great, healthy meals: there is no processed food and it is made with ingredients vs. packages of mixed ingredients. I firmly believe that any meal can be made better with cheese and steel-cut oats are the BOMB so this is not a book for me, per se. All in all a great no-processed food cookbook if  Primal/Caveman/Paleo is your jam.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/Tik-Tok and YouTube  Millionaires/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🥘🥘🥘🥘