As the mega-personality behind the much-loved blog, What’s Gaby Cooking, cookbook author and home chef Gaby Dalkin brings her love of life and food to the masses. Her first magazine with the Better Homes & Gardens brand showcases her fresh and simple approach to cooking and entertaining—nutritious and mindful during the week, a little more indulgent on the weekend. Join the energetic Gaby as she gives us an inside look at her Southern California kitchen and life and shares her love of food, creation, and celebration.
Better Homes and Gardens • MINDFUL EATING with What’s Gaby Cooking™
In My Own Words
What Mindful Eating Means to Me • I LOVE CHEESE. AND WINE. AND BROWNIES. BUT I ALSO LOVE VEGETABLES, LEAN PROTEINS, AND WHOLE GRAINS. IT’S ALL ABOUT STRIKING THAT BALANCE. ENTER MINDFUL EATING!
A Week with Gaby • BALANCE HAPPENS ONE DAY AT A TIME. I START MY WEEK OUT INTENTIONALLY, AND WHEN THE WEEKEND ARRIVES, I FEEL OK ABOUT INDULGING.
Morning Jump Start • WHAT BETTER REASON TO JUMP OUT OF BED THAN A SATISFYING BREAKFAST THAT DOES A BODY GOOD? WHETHER YOU PREFER SWEET OR SAVORY, LIGHT OR HEARTY, HOT OR COLD, OR TOAST WITH OR WITHOUT AVOCADO, THESE RECIPES ARE BOUND TO MAKE A MORNING PERSON OUT OF YOU.
Make a Grain Bowl • IF YOU’RE NEW TO THE IDEA OF MEAL PREPPING OR JUST GETTING USED TO KEEPING YOUR FRIDGE AND PANTRY STOCKED WITH LOTS OF VERSATILE MIX-AND-MATCH OPTIONS FOR THROWING TOGETHER A MEAL, CONSIDER THESE GRAIN BOWL RECIPES YOUR MASTER CLASS.
Goodbye, Boring Chicken • I AM OFFICIALLY GRANTING YOU PERMISSION TO STEP AWAY FROM THE BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS. FOR TOO LONG THIS BLAND, DRY CUT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED THE FINAL WORD IN “HEALTHY.” IT’S TIME TO EMBRACE THE REST OF THE BIRD!
Dining In | A Moroccan Adventure • A FEW YEARS AGO MY FAMILY AND I VISITED MOROCCO. THE BEST WAY TO REMEMBER A TRIP IS THROUGH ITS FOOD, SO I’M CHANNELING ALL MY FAVORITE FLAVORS INTO THE ULTIMATE MENU.
Almost One-Pan Wonders • I’M ALL FOR INVESTING IN HIGH-QUALITY KITCHEN GEAR THAT DOES A LOT OF THE HARD WORK FOR ME—ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO STREAMLINING PREP AND MINIMIZING MESS. THESE KITCHEN WORKHORSES WILL SAVE YOU SOME EFFORT AND BUILD SERIOUS FLAVOR IN THE PROCESS.
Rethink Your Salad • IT’S TIME TO REENERGIZE THE BASIC GREENS + DRESSING EQUATION BY LOADING UP ON ALL THE VEGGIES, HOMEMADE VINAIGRETTES, AND GOOD-FOR-YOU GRAINS. MY SALAD FORMULA WILL HAVE YOU LOOKING AT SALADS IN A FRESH, NEW WAY.
Soul Soup • IT’S INCREDIBLY SIMPLE TO MAKE AND IS THE ULTIMATE INSURANCE POLICY FOR WHEN YOU NEED DINNER ON THE TABLE FAST. LEFTOVERS STRETCH WEEKNIGHT DINNERS. AND IT’S PERFECT FOR STOCKING THE FREEZER. SEE? PURE MAGIC.
Pizza • WE’RE DOING IT, PEOPLE—WE’RE TAKING PIZZA OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST! ONE OF MY ALL-AROUND FAVORITE FOODS, PIZZA IS ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT STARS OF MY WEEKLY MEAL PLANS AND AN ABSOLUTE MUST IN MY (VERY SANE) APPROACH TO SELF-CARE.
Combat Hangry • BITES, NIBBLES, AND NOSHES ARE NOT JUST A FUN WAY TO BIDE THE TIME BETWEEN MEALS—THEY’RE ALSO AN ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR ANTI-HANGRY INSURANCE POLICY.
Veg Me! • AS YOU KNOW BY NOW, I’M NO STRANGER TO DECADENT, INDULGENT, AND STRAIGHT-UP NAUGHTY FOODS. BUT YOU ALSO KNOW THAT, FOR ME, THE NAME OF THE MINDFUL EATING GAME IS BALANCE. ONE EASY WAY I DO THAT IS BY INCORPORATING TONS OF SIMPLE BUT FLAVORFUL VEGETABLE DISHES INTO JUST ABOUT EVERY MEAL I EAT.
Fish • LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, WHEN IT’S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT I’M GOING TO COOK THAT DAY, MY MIND USUALLY DRIFTS TO THE OCEAN. NOT ONLY IS FISH THE GOLD STANDARD WHEN IT COMES TO FRESH AND LIGHT EATING, BUT IT ALSO TAKES ALMOST NO TIME TO COOK AND IS THE PERFECT BLANK CANVAS FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT FLAVORS.
Make a Mocktail • LISTEN—I LOVE A COCKTAIL AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GIRL. BUT SOMETIMES I WANT A...
