Tapping Into Your Kitchen Intuition

The big selling point of a cookbook is typically its recipes. But Kitchen Intuition by Devyn Sisson (daughter of Mark Sisson of Primal Blueprint fame) is different. It’s not that its pages aren’t packed with tasty things to eat, but they aren’t hard and fast recipes. Rather than teaspoons and cups, many ingredients are listed as dollops, spoonfuls and handfuls. Basically, we’re talking about “guessipes” rather than recipes.

And for someone like me — someone who loves playing around in the kitchen, learning about food and adapting recipes to fit my particular tastes — that is awesome.

Also awesome? The educational aspect. Much like the book I shared my thoughts on last week, Kitchen Intuition offers real-world guidance on how to find, prep, and cook food in a completely non-intimidating way. I mean, you’re instructed to get your hands dirty and give yourself permission to mess up. Sisson even shares some of her fails — because, hey, they happen!
Speaking of sharing, that’s the other really cool part of this book. In the next few weeks you’ll be able to hear our interview with Sisson on The Fit Bottomed Girls Podcast (and trust me, you’ll want to), but even within the book, her openness and vulnerability really comes through. This book wasn’t written by a know-it-all healthy foodie preaching down to us from a pedestal — it was written by a young woman who’s struggled with just what “healthy food” really means for her, and how to incorporate it into her life in a way that doesn’t lead down a path of disordered eating. She’s been there, done that, and wants to help others find the joy in food that she now enjoys every day.
Do you tend to look at food as a source of fuel or a source of joy? I’m gonna go with a little of column A, a little of column B. Oh! And stay tuned for a recipe from the book next week! —Kristen