The recipes in this book are downright simple, even a novice can use them. The ingredients are easily accessible from major brand name supermarkets, small stores and farmers' markets. The dishes: energy giving, body building and protecting foods are brought together to promote balanced diets so that one may eat for what the food will do to their body. The book provides recipes as well as some pictures of cooked food and ingredients, for eyes to enjoy. Feel free to experiment with the recipes even if it means tweaking them here and there to suit one. The author leaves it to would be cooks to combine dishes to make complete meals as they so wish.