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.
"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
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