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Happy Leons: Leon Happy Fast Food
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The home of healthy fast food brings you 100 new recipes that are not only quick and easy, but will do you good, too.
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From the very beginning, LEON has asked the question: why can't fast food be delicious and good for you? Well, it can - this book is packed with the quickest recipes from around the world that have been given a healthy-but-flavourful LEON spin.
From burgers to baguettes, pizza to pasta and wraps to (jack)wings, LEON Happy Fast Food offers 100 recipes organized into five sections: Breads & Buns, Salads, On the Hob, Grilled & Baked, Sides, Sauces & Rubs and Sweets & Shakes.
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Happy Leons: Leon Happy Fast Food
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Happy Leons: Leon Happy Fast Food is appreciated for its focus on healthy, yet delightful fast food options. Reviewers praise its ability to offer quick recipes that nourish the soul and body, making cooking an enjoyable and health-conscious endeavour. The book is seen as a go-to guide for those seeking to enjoy fast food without compromising on health and happiness.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781840918014
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 May 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Conran Octopus Ltd
Illustration: c.100 photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 206.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 820g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Rebecca Seal (Author)
Rebecca Seal has written about food and drink for the Financial Times, Evening Standard, the Observer, the Guardian, Red and The Sunday Times. Her cookbooks include Istanbul: Recipes from the heart of Turkey and Lisbon: Recipes from the heart of Portugal and LEON Big Salads, as well as co-authoring LEON Happy Soups, LEON Happy One-pot Cooking, LEON Fast Vegan, LEON Happy Curries, LEON Happy Fast Food and LEON Happy Guts with John Vincent and LEON Happy One-pot Vegetarian with Chantal Symons. Her first non-food book, called SOLO: How to Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind), was published in 2020. She lives in London with her husband and two small daughters.John Vincent (Author) John is co-founder of LEON, which now has 69 restaurants (including in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Oslo). He wrote LEON Naturally Fast Food with Henry Dimbleby, LEON Family & Friends with Kay Plunkett-Hogge, LEON Happy Salads and LEON Fast & Free with Jane Baxter and LEON Happy Soups, LEON Happy One-pot Cooking, LEON Fast Vegan, LEON Happy Curries and LEON Happy Fast Food with Rebecca Seal. He thinks that our relationship with food should be positive and joyous and that we need to listen more carefully to our gut, eat more good fats and less sugar.Jack Burke (Author) Jack Burke is a writer, actor and private chef. He spent many university holidays cooking in Italy and France when he should have been studying for his Classics degree. Born and based in London, he can often be heard on the radio and is the host of several video series for Leon.Also by John Vincent
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