The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy

Welcome to The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy

Feeling virtuous?  Feeling decadent? 

With my new book, The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy, you can choose the food that fits your mood!

We all have days when the angel on our shoulder guides us toward healthy, good-for-you food, and other days when that darned devil whispers cheese and chocolate cake.  Since we often flip-flip from "good" to "bad" and back again, I was inspired to create a cookbook that does, too.

The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy is your invitation to tailor your food to your mood.  From breakfast, lunch, and dinner to parties and intimate get-togethers, it's up to you to choose between a healthy recipe and an indulgent one.  Will it be Veggie Sushi or Spaghetti Carbonara?  Seared Tuna with Cucumber Cashew Salad or Thai Basil Chicken?  There's no right answer -- it's all yummy!

Introduction to the Book

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Yo-Yo

We would all like to be perfect eaters, surrounded by tofu and yogurt shakes and quinoa.  We buy fitness magazines and get inspired to think of a world when we barely blink an eye as we refuse a plate of bacon, and walk past McDonald's without being tempted by the French fries. 

But that's just a load of hooey.  Honestly, no one (well, hardly anyone) can stand to maintain that level of perfection for very long.  And why would we want to?  There's no need to vilify the lusciousness of fried chicken, the comfort of hot chocolate.  Likewise, why deny yourself the refreshment of a salad or the nourishment of a bowl of oatmeal?

Nearly every woman I know goes back and forth between the healthy and the hedonistic.  Rather than fight the flip-flop, I say embrace it.  That's where The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy comes in.  It's a cookbook for real life -- tailoring food to every mood, from virtuous to decadent.

Table of Contents

Every chapter in The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy is split in half -- half healthy recipes, and half decadent ones.  You get to choose whether to go GOOD or BAD!

CHAPTER 1: BREAKFAST

If you want to BE GOOD, flip to the Morning Glory section
And enjoy a fortifying breakfast that will refresh you for the busy day ahead, not weigh you down

If you want to BE BAD, flip to the Dreamy Brunch section
And indulge in the pancakes, eggs, and bacon of your sweetest Sunday dreams!

CHAPTER 2: LUNCH

If you want to BE GOOD, flip to the Energy Break section
And find a treasure-trove of healthy lunch options!

If you want to BE BAD, flip to the Noontime Luxury section
'Cause you deserve smoked salmon for lunch!

CHAPTER 3: DINNER

If you want to BE GOOD -- flip to the Dr. Feelgood section
For superfood suppers that boost your mood and keep you svelte!

If you want to BE BAD -- flip to the Shameless Instant Dinner section
For lightning-fast, addictive dishes in no time!

Tater Tots and Tapioca: My Video Debut!

                 

Here, I cook two recipes from my new cookbook, The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy: Food That Suits Your Mood. First, a decadent Tater Tot Bake with Spicy Marinara, and then a healthy Chai-Spiced Tapioca Pudding.  My video debut!

About the Author

Adina Steiman is a food writer and freelance editor based in New York and Philadelphia.  After receiving her Cuisine Diplome at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, she worked as a cookbook editor at a division of Random House.  Now, she writes a column on cookbooks and other food features for the New York Sun, has written for Saveur magazine, and was featured in Food Illustrated.  Her first cookbook, published April 2007 by Running Press, is called The Good, the Bad, and the Yummy.

For publicity inquiries, please contact Seta Zink at Running Press Publishers.