Writing a cookbook has always been a dream of Emilie’s, but one she didn’t actually think would come into fruition.
But I don’t even need to think about that now. If I were ever to publish a cookbook, it’s everything I would want my cookbook to be. It truly delivers on strategies and tips and 100% lives up to it’s name, The Clever Cookbook: Get-Ahead Strategies and Timesaving Tips for Stress-Free Home Cooking.
It’s a huge help in meal planning because it teaches how to use the precious time we have in the kitchen wisely. This cookbook isn’t just a listing of recipes. When Emilie let us know she would be publishing a cookbook, we were elated, knowing if her book would be anything like her blog, we were in for a real treat.Īnd let’s make this clear. In fact, it’s the combination of all of these reasons that Emilie was featured here on FoodieCrush as one of our 5 Food Blogs I’m Following Now. We may not be Oprah (cars for evvvvveryone!) but we do share her great taste! Or to send her a virtual high five when her dad stops by to surprise her with the new issue of Oprah magazine where her recipes are featured (!). To discover what her young boys have gotten themselves into. It’s her witty banter and totally engaging writing style that keep us coming back for each and every post. Her aesthetic is natural and unfussy, and her recipes (like this Healthier Sweet and Sour Pork from her new cookbook and shared at the bottom of this post) are seasonal, colorful, healthy, and creative.īut it isn’t just her great recipes and photography that lure us to her blog and her debut cookbook. We’re captivated by her vivid images and charismatic charm, which pull us in with each post we read. Like Emilie, we find inspiration everywhere we look, but we’re particularly inspired by her blog, The Clever Carrot. This recipe for the classic Chinese sweet and sour pork is made healthier thanks to lean pork that’s sautéed instead of deep-fried, and a naturally sweetened honey balsamic stir-fry sauce.Įmilie Raffa finds inspiration of all kinds, all around her. In colors, textures, sounds, people, and travel.Įven in the form of a Hawaiian shirt. “The other day, I saw a complete stranger in a tropical t-shirt and suddenly, I was inspired to make a key lime pie (I ended up buying one at Trader Joe’s)!”