NOURISHED

This book is perfect for readers of memoirists who combine food, travel and the spiritual quest, such as Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist, Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott and Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner.

A noted entrepreneur, food writer, and recipe developer Lia Huber serves up an evocative adventure story of her quest for love, God, and the perfect persimmon pudding. Hunger comes to us in many forms, she writes--we long to be nourished physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Nourished invites readers on Huber's search for a sustenance that could heal her body and soul and define the trajectory of her life.

She begins her quest with an Anthony Bourdain moment in a Guatemalan village: she's slipping fresh vegetables into a communal pot of soup she's cooking up for chronically undernourished children. Village grannies look on disapprovingly ... until the kids come back for more. From there, Huber takes readers to the Greek island of Corfu, where she learns the joys of simple food and familial love; to a Costa Rican jungle (by way of an 8,000-mile road trip), where she finds hope and healing; and finally to California's wine country, where she discovers her calling to nourish others. Along the way, Huber treats readers to scrumptious meals and the necessary ingredients for "whole life" well-being.

Each chapter comes with scrumptious, place- and story-specific recipes!

Lia Huber is an entrepreneur, consultant, recipe developer and food writer (for Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Better Homes & Gardens, Eating Well, Prevention) who speaks widely about food and faith. She's the founder and CEO of Cook the Seasons, a subscription-based real food community and online menu planner, and of the website Nourish Evolution, for which she was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her web site: Nourish Evolution: http://nourishevolution.com/