On Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 pm, Laguna Beach Books is pleased to welcome award-winning cookbook author Sara Forte for a talk, Q&A and signing. Sara will be discussing her new cookbook, The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl & Spoon. Her husband, photographer Hugh Forte, will also be in attendance. There is no charge for this event.

The bowl is a perfect vessel in which to create simple, delicious, and healthy meals. When gathered together in a single dish, lean proteins, greens, vegetables, and whole grains nestle against each other in a unique marriage of flavor and texture. This is how Sara Forte, beloved food blogger and author of the James Beard Award–nominated book The Sprouted Kitchen, cooks every day — creating sumptuous recipes colorful enough to serve guests, simple enough to eat with a spoon while sitting on the couch, and in amounts plentiful enough to have easy leftovers for lunch the next day.

In this visually stunning collection that reflects a new and healthier approach to quick and easy cooking, Sara offers delicious, produce-forward recipes for every meal, such as Golden Quinoa and Butternut Breakfast Bowl; Spring Noodles with Artichokes, Pecorino, and Charred Lemons; Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce; and Cocoa Nib Pavlovas with Mixed Berries.

About Sara Forte:

Sara Forte discovered her love for whole foods while working on an organic farm. Soon after, she launched The Sprouted Kitchen blog with her husband, photographer Hugh Forte. She has been featured in the New York Times and O, and on the TheKitchn, Food52, and BonAppetit.com, among others. Her blog won Saveur’s Food Blog Awards for Best Food Photography and Best Original Recipes. She lives in Southern California.