paleo recipe book

Steal These Meals: The Paleo Recipe Book

One of the most common requests we receive are for Whole30-approved recipes.  While we’ve got a ton of recipeslisted on our site, sometimes it’s nice to have an actual cookbook to refer to, make notes in, bookmark for future reference.

So we’ve been on the hunt for cookbooks that meet our ridiculously high standards.  We quickly realized there are alot of Paleo cookbooks out there – many of which we like – but we recently stumbled across one that we loved so much, we decided to feature it in its very own blog post.

The Paleo Recipe Book is the creation of Sébastien Noël, and features over 370 recipe creations, the vast majority of which are Whole30-friendly.  (That’s a new meal every day for a whole year!)  The downloadable PDF also features detailed narratives designed to help you make better food choices, featuring everything from how to clarify your own (pastured, organic) butter to how to choose the best cuts of (grass-finished) steak.  Read on for our complete review.

Things We Like

The first thing that caught our attention is that almost all of the everyday meals featured here are Whole30 approved – meaning the recipes don’t call for added sugar, grains, dairy or legumes.  (He also recommends substituting chicken broth or beef stock for wine when cooking during your Whole30).   Recipes even use the generic term, “cooking fat” to allow you to make your own healthy fat choices – select butter (post-Whole30), tallow, coconut oil or something else of your choosing.

The second thing we liked is that his recipes will get people out of their cooking comfort zones and encourage them to try new foods.   While the cookbook does include some of the old Paleo stand-bys like meatloaf, chili and chicken fajitas, it also features fresh, exciting dishes like cocoa cinnamon baby back ribs, grilled curried mussels, chicken liver omelette, and mango and salmon tartare.  In addition, there are more than 40 pages dedicated to vegetables and salads – enough to get even the pickiest veggie eater excited about eating their greens. 

The Summary

The Paleo Recipe Book is one of the best Whole30-friendly cookbooks we’ve seen to date – and with over 370 recipes and all the bonus material (including a special guide to herbs and seasonings), an exceptionally good value at $34.  So if you’re in the market for a new Whole30 cookbook, click on over to read more about the Paleo Recipe Book.  Got questions about the recipes, the material or our review?  Post them to comments.