About the Author

Melissa Coleman is a home cook and baker, designer, wife, mama, and minimalist. Her popular blog, The Faux Martha, was named a Huffington Post Top 10 Food Blog and was selected as a Better Homes and Gardens Top 10 Baking Blog nominee and a Saveur Blog Awards Style & Design finalist. After spending three decades bouncing around the states, she's happily planted under the snow banks of Minneapolis, MN with her husband, Kevin, and tiny sous chef, Hallie. Melissa cooks with the rhythm of the week--simple, modern, and mostly vegetarian on weekdays and slow and classic with a heavy dose of brunch on the weekend. She is in the process of decorating The Fauxhouse, their modern, city farmhouse. The Minimalist Kitchen is her first book, publishing in April 2018. Learn more about Melissa's design aesthetic and cooking philosophy at thefauxmartha.com.

Reviews

"For years I've been in awe of Melissa's unique ability to maintain a fiercely organized, minimalist style without sacrificing warmth, welcomeness, and creativity. With The Minimalist Kitchen, we now have all of her secrets and I could not be more excited about this!" --MOLLY YEH, author of Molly on the Range

"Melissa helps you bring calm to the chaos of your kitchen. This book is a feel-good, can-do pep talk about how to keep your pantry in order, your utensils from getting out of control, and how to create delicious meals for weekdays and occasions without getting overwhelmed." --JEANINE DONOFRIO, author of The Love & Lemons Cookbook

"This book is stunning and so clever. My kitchen is the opposite of minimal so it was so inspiring to read handy tips and easy changes to make life simpler in the kitchen! I went straight out and bought food storage containers to get my cupboards in order like a woman possessed!" --MARTHA COLLISON, Great British Bake Off quarter-finalist and author of Twist

"I had the good fortune of sampling some of these recipes before the book was published, and most of our dinners were followed up with a text the next day: Hey Melissa, can you send me that recipe from the book? This book is a game-changer. It not only gives you practical recipes that you will actually make, but it also teaches you to approach cooking (and maybe life in general) with a fresh, modern perspective." --LINDSAY OSTROM, Pinch of Yum

"Melissa is the reason my pantry is now filled with tidy rows of lidded glass jars each with a pristine label. My spice drawer now brings me great joy every time I slip it open. In The Minimalist Kitchen, Melissa inspires tidiness and a pared-down kitchen with joy and creativity at the heart of it all. With less clutter we are freed up to enjoy the task of cooking and can then spend more time at the table eating with the ones we love." --ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ, Not Without Salt

"With a welcoming tone, The Minimalist Kitchen invites readers to choose quality over quantity and gently guides with efficiency. Melissa's book is gorgeous and thoughtful, with a strong focus on wholesome ingredients and simplicity that is often lacking in American kitchen culture. But, most importantly, her book contains recipes that actually make me excited about cooking dinner again." --SARAH KIEFFER, The Vanilla Bean

"As a new mom I've struggled to find time to cook for my family. I truly miss the time I used to have to make wholesome meals for the people I love. The Minimalist Kitchen is a great resource for simplifying your approach to meal planning so you're able to find the rhythm of your new routine and provide homemade meals without sacrificing quality time with your family." --KATE ARENDS, Wit & Delight

"A meal planner's dream tool...this book is for the person looking for quick, weeknight, crowd-pleasers made from ingredients you likely have in your pantry, or will have no trouble finding."--SARA FORTE, The Sprouted Kitchen

"An easy approach to organizing the kitchen and cooking....plenty will appeal to those who are on the hunt for swift, simple, palatable fare." --Publishers Weekly

"With many make-ahead and weeknight-friendly recipe options, Coleman's concept of minimalism will interest cooks who dream of a functional, organized, and stylish living space."--Library Journal

"Melissa Coleman's The Minimalist Kitchen shows home cooks how easy and affordable it is to make dinner when your kitchen is pared down to the essentials." --The Wall Street Journal

"Melissa Coleman shares easy recipes that shine with few ingredients." --Woman's Day