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Good + Simple

Good + Simple

Summary

The bestselling second cookbook from Hemsley + Hemsley, including recipes from Jasmine and Melissa's Channel 4 series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley.

Good + Simple celebrates the pleasure of delicious food that is simple to make, a joy to share and just so happens to be good for you. Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley’s principles of healthy home cooking built around gut health, whole foods and affordable ingredients show how tasty and achievable eating well can be.

The sisters have created 140 nutritious and exciting new recipes – reworked classics, prepare ahead dishes, fast suppers with leftovers for packed lunches, energising breakfasts and snacks, satisfying breads, desserts and bakes. Infused with Jasmine and Melissa’s love of cooking and eating, Good + Simple includes plenty of practical tips and down-to-earth advice to help you gain confidence in the kitchen, plan for the coming week and cook for
you and your family with ease. Enjoy real food. Look and feel amazing every day.

Reviews

  • My three most-used cookery books - Nigella, Ottolenghi and these girls [Hemsley + Hemsley]. I live on their stuff. It is JOYOUS!
    Caitlin Moran

About the authors

Jasmine Hemsley

Sisters Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley have taken the UK by storm since launching their family-run food business for people who want to live healthier, happier lives. Within two weeks of creating their blog in 2012 the girls were asked to write for Vogue.co.uk, where they are still regular contributors.

The Art of Eating Well is Jasmine and Melissa’s bestselling first cookbook; Good + Simple is their second. In 2015 the Hemsleys launched their sell-out spiralizer, which quickly became a must-have kitchen utensil.

Their 10-part television series Eating Well with Hemsley + Hemsley aired from Monday 9th May at 8pm on Channel 4.

Hemsley + Hemsley continue to cook and consult for celebrities and high-profile events around the world.
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Melissa Hemsley

Bestselling author Melissa Hemsley celebrates easy and affordable healthy food that everyone can enjoy, as well as a more accessible and sustainable way of eating for everyone. She began her food career as a private chef for actors and bands, including Take That, and has written and co-written five bestselling books, published internationally.

Melissa is a proud long term supporter of food redistribution charity The Felix Project, and volunteers with them regularly to rescue surplus food and to cook for children and the vulnerable. She is an ambassador for Mental Health Mates, the Fairtrade Food Foundation and Women Supporting Women (The Prince's Trust), among others. Over the last 5 years, Melissa has been supporting The Food Foundation and School Food Matters and working on campaigns such as Feed the Future and Free School Meals.

Melissa regularly appears on daytime TV and radio and a host of other cookery and news shows, often speaking on behalf of the charity and community projects she works with. She lives in London with her partner and baby daughter.
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