


What was different for me with this book, as opposed to previous books, is that my wife was a big part of the recipe testing. I basically turned in the first draft in February 2020, so that means I had not only written all the recipes, but they had all been tested and I had written all the intros. It's been two years between when I started on it and talking about it now. In a recent excerpt from the book published by Bon Appetit, Turshen described her long-running quest to leave diet culture behind and feel good in her body, writing, "For as long as I’ve always loved food, I’ve also been as conflicted about consuming it." (Incidentally, Turshen's story inspired me to quit dieting after a lifelong battle with disordered eating, something I divulged during our call in a shameless moment of TMI that Turshen was, nonetheless, extremely gracious about.) Below, find a conversation with Turshen about Simply Julia, COVID-19, food, queerness, body peace and much more: That's why cook, writer and all-around food expert Julia Turshen's new cookbook Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food feels so revolutionary along with powerful essays, childhood memories, and love letters to her wife Grace, Turshen's book contains recipes that prioritize taste and accessibility, not weight loss. When it comes to food, the concept of "health" has become an increasingly fraught one for proof, all you need to do is look at the many eating plans that market themselves as revolutionary new ways of making you feel good about yourself, when really, they're just.diets, which have been shown to be ineffective as a long-term means of keeping off weight.
