Plus, whats the food trend of the summer?
Yumna Jawad has the answer.
Read on for the exclusive interview.
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EatingWell:What makesThe Feel Good Foodie Cookbookunique?
EatingWell:What made you decide on the cover of the book?
Jawad:The main recipe that’s on the cover of the cookbook is Chicken Shawarma.
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EatingWell:The most rewarding recipe in the cookbook?
Jawad:I think it would be Baked Feta Pasta.
I feel like a lot of my followers found me because of Baked Feta Pasta.
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EatingWell:What recipe from the book is so easy, any beginner cook can make it?
Jawad:Two of them come to mind actually.
I think about the recipes that I keep making and the recipes that my daughter keeps making as well.
First I would say the Yogurt & Rosemary Roasted Chicken Thighs.
The other one I think that would be really fun to make is these Brownie Date Balls.
Its made with walnuts, dates, cocoa powder and chocolate chips.
So it’s four ingredients and you mix them together in a blender or food processor.
It combines together into something that literally tastes like a brownie, but no baking needed.
EatingWell:Favorite vegetable, and favorite way to prepare it?
One of them is cucumber because I eat a cucumber every day.
It’s so hydrating.
I throw it in a salad, I munch on it by itself, I dip it in hummus.
I love having it fresh, diced and sliced in different ways.
Do I put this in the book?
In the book, theres oven-roasted Sumac Sweet Potato Wedges.
It just transformed this humble potato into something more exciting.
What do you think this year’s trend will be?
Jawad:I would say using dates in recipes.
I’m so excited about how dates are having a moment.
When you break it in half, it’s just so satisfying to eat.
I want to do a lot more things with dates now.
EatingWell:Most life-changing kitchen hack you’ve ever learned?
Jawad:I measure a lot of peanut butter.
I love peanut butter so much and I use it in oatmeal all the time.
