The title says it all—Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food is packed with dishes you can cook and enjoy at home with little stress.
By Caroline Jones / Washington City Paper, March 2, 2021
Read More“If you've already cooked your way through bestselling author Julia Turshen's other hits (namely Now & Again and Small Victories), you'll want to snag her latest: a collection of 110 'foolproof' recipes that are equal parts practical and nutritious. Sprinkled throughout the pages are personal essays, adaptations for dietary needs and tips you'll return to again and again (like how to use up that leftover buttermilk).
By Morgan Olsen / TimeOut, March 2, 2021
Read More. . .her latest offering, “Simply Julia,” is as close to an autobiography as a cookbook can be, from her handwritten recipe titles to the inclusion of old family snapshots, photographs of her at home, essays and a peek into her life with every dish.
By Mark Kennedy / Associated Press, March 1, 2021
Read MoreAll of this approachability and authenticity lends itself to the conceit and name of her latest cookbook for home cooks, Simply Julia (HarperWave, 2021).
By Eric Steinman / Chronogram, March 1, 2021
Read MoreAll you need are a few pantry staples to turn out this easy Sticky Chicken from the new cookbook Simply Julia by Julia Turshen.
Parade, February 26, 2021
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By Dolly Alderton / The Times, January 31, 2021
Read MoreBest-selling cookbook author Julia Turshen's new book puts a healthy twist on your favorite comfort foods. Now that we're entering year two of quarantine, comfort foods are the only type of food I'm interested in eating, so I found Simply Julia to be particularly exciting.
By Jeffery Masters / Advocate, January 2021
Read MoreVeteran cookbook author Julia Turshen channelled the current climate of political activism for this cookbook-meets-handbook. The pages include ideas for feeding crowds (like portable snacks and gumbo), essays from activists, and resources and suggestions for those looking to get involved. Famed political organizers along with chefs and authors share insights and their go-to large-format dishes.
By Laah Bhabha / Vogue, March 8, 2020
Read MoreRachael Ray, Blue Apron and Michael Pollan all tried in their own ways. But Covid-19 has done what none of them could do. At a scale not seen in over 50 years, America is cooking, a healthy move in the middle of a pandemic. . . Dozens of recipe writers and cookbook authors such as. . . .Julia Turshen are frenetically posting ideas and answering questions on Twitter and Instagram. “I feel like this virus is a conspiracy to make me learn how to cook,” Eliza Bayne, a television producer tweeted.
By Hans Taparia / The New York Times, April 18, 2020
Read More“Just as I sat down to eat it, one of my best friends FaceTimed me.”
Last week, New York and Grub Street asked some of our favorite past Grub Street Diet subjects to keep one-day diaries of what they eat while self-quarantining, which we’ll be running over the next few days. Here, author, political activist, and food-world authority Julia Turshen walks us through her Monday, March 23.
By The Editors / Grub Street, April 1, 2020
Read MoreSince the 2016 presidential election, Americans have turned out in record numbers to make their voices heard through activism, with first-time protesters working alongside seasoned organizers to find innovative ways to lead in cities across America. In the ongoing fight for social justice, even those on the front lines need to eat. Today, when people take to the streets—and phone banks and airwaves—there’s a growing movement of dedicated, volunteer-led culinary collectives right beside them offering activists a way to fuel their bodies, all while nourishing their connection to one another and the causes so deeply important to them.
By Sarah Baird / Glamour, September 7, 2018
Read MoreIn Julia Turshen's third cookbook, Now & Again (September 4; Chronicle Books), the home cook and author gives readers the tools to make not only incredible meals, but incredible meals with their leftovers.
By Michaela Bechler / Vogue, September 4, 2018
Read MoreCookbook author Julia Turshen’s newest book (Now & Again) is all about reinventing leftovers, so it seemed like a no-brainer to ask the prolific home cook about her favorite food-storage containers. But we were also curious about how she stocks her kitchen to cook for herself and her family.
By Julia Turshen as told to Maxine Builder / New York Magazine, September 4, 2018
Read MoreMore than any other book on this list, Julia Turshen’s newest book Now & Again, a follow up to her career-defining Small Victories, propelled me to the grocery store, seeking the ingredients for her chicken and roasted tomato enchiladas.
By Daniela Galarza / Eater, August 28, 2018
When it comes to addressing social injustice, food is both the message and the medium. From ingredient sourcing and labor practices to school lunch policies and professional kitchen culture, the many working parts of our food system offer entree into understanding a scope of issues affecting vulnerable communities. The food space is also where we find powerful tools for effecting change. A new wave of women working in the food world see the humble cookbook as one such tool.
By Allison Gibson / Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2017
Read MoreAfter marching in the national Women's March the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, cookbook author Julia Turshen found a need to become more active in her community.
By Joseph Hernandez / Chicago Tribune, August 3, 2017
Read MoreJulia Turshen’s 2016 book Small Victories is one of the most crowd-pleasing, reliable cookbooks you’ll find. It’s full of well-written, easy-to-follow recipes that are just one or two steps up from basic—think roast chicken with fennel and rosemary, kimchi fried rice with scallion salad, best-ever turkey meatballs. It’s the sort of book will actually teach you how to cook, with tips and variations nudging you along the way.
By Marian Bull / GQ, April 24, 2017
Read MoreSmall Victories is brought to you by Julia Turshen, writer, go-to recipe developer and co-author of best-selling cookbooks such as Gwyneth Paltrow’s It’s All Good and Mario Batali’s Spain… A Culinary Road Trip. Offering over 400 recipes for honest, home-cooked meals, Julia’s book offers down-to-earth prose and an attainable approach to food that make it a must for experienced and amateur cooks alike.
House & Home, November 4, 2016
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