Mind over Batter
75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
You may not realize it, but many essential therapeutic techniques can be accessed right in your own kitchen. In Mind over Batter, licensed therapist and master baker Jack Hazan guides you through 75 simple, healing recipes that can help you tap into whatever you might be going through that day.
Inspired by the Syrian and Middle Eastern baked goods he grew up with, along with his take on classic American desserts, recipes are organized into themed chapters based on common life moments and needs.In need of connection? Make some Pesto Pull-Apart Bread to share with your loved ones.Looking for a way to release some anxiety? Knead away your stress with a Chocolate Babka Crunch.Simply in need of some self-care? Whip up a single-serving indulgence like a Devil's Food Mug Cake.Throughout each chapter are invaluable exercises and "quick sessions" that connect baking processes to the evidence-based therapy tools Jack Hazan uses in his practice every day.
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Therapist and baking enthusiast Hazan (JackBakes) offers a guide to embracing baking as therapy in this confidence-inspiring outing. According to Hazan, "you can start baking your way through tough feelings," and to that end, he organizes recipes around therapeutic goals: self-care, mindfulness, finding comfort, dealing with stress and anxiety, defusing frustration, connecting with others, and finding joy. Self-Care in a Cup Cake, a microwave mug confection, satisfies body and soul, while pumpkin donuts go a long way toward treating seasonal blues. As well, one can find comfort kneading and braiding rich dough for Jack's Famous Challah, or destress with cardamom-laced Feeling Peachy Galette. Pesto Pull-Apart Bread, meanwhile, brings people together. (Recurring sidebars offer overviews of therapeutic techniques and dispense empowering affirmations.) Perfection is not the goal, the author notes, as pleasure comes as much from the baking and sharing as the eating. Hazan's sunny disposition shines as he gives permission to bake, enjoy, and heal. Experienced and beginner bakers alike will agree with Hazan that "true joy can't be bought. It can, however, be baked."
