“I am raising funds to print 2,000 copies of Cooking With Marika – Clean Cuisine from an Estonian Farm (336 pages, 111 recipes), the English translation of my second cookbook and nutrition guide featuring gorgeous full-page photographs by Hele-Mai Alamaa,” writes Marika Blossfeldt in her Kickstarter introduction.
The book provides both information and inspiration. It promotes a sensible approach to eating, cooking and vibrant living that enables you to maintain digestive health, strengthen the immune system, cleanse the body and mind, prevent inflammation and achieve weight loss—not by counting calories or dieting, but simply by eating great-tasting, nourishing foods.
Marika Blossfeldt was born in Tallinn, Estonia, immigrated to West Germany before the age of two and grew up near Düsseldorf.
Before becoming a certified holistic health coach and yoga instructor, Marika earned an MFA in painting from the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin and was a featured soloist in the New York downtown dance scene in the 1980s and 1990s.
In 1995, she purchased a farm in her native Estonia and transformed it into an arts and wellness center. This was a childhood dream come true. Marika now spends summers there, facilitating yoga, cooking and wellness retreats. She has appeared on several Estonian TV cooking shows and was invited to do a cooking demo as VIP chef at the Paris Cookbook Fair in 2012. Reviews of her artistic and culinary skills have appeared in The New York Times, Martha Stuart Living and The Village Voice, as well as in European editions of health, lifestyle and cooking magazines. She regularly writes articles for Estonian publications and gives talks in both Europe and the US, on healthful eating and leading a vibrant, mindful, harmonious life.
Her first book, Essential Nourishment: Recipes from My Estonian Farm, was self-published in both Estonian and English. The goal of the book is to provide a fundamental education in self-care. The Estonian edition, released in 2009, became a bestseller and is now in its third printing. The first English edition, released in 2011, has sold 3,000 copies in the US. In 2012 it won an award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris and the Living Now Book Award gold medal in the United States. It was also a finalist for Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year Award.
In 2014, Marika published her second book in Estonia. She is now seeking donations through Kickstarter to publish it in English.
Europe and the U.S., on healthful eating and leading a vibrant, mindful, harmonious life.
Her first book, Essential Nourishment: Recipes from My Estonian Farm, was self-published in both Estonian and English. The goal of the book is to provide a fundamental education in self-care. The Estonian edition, released in 2009, became a bestseller and is now in its third printing. The first English edition, released in 2011, has sold 3,000 copies in the U.S. In 2012 it won an award at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris and the Living Now Book Award gold medal in the United States. It was also a finalist for Foreword Reviews’ Book of the Year Award.
In 2014, Marika published her second book in Estonia. She is now seeking donations through Kickstarter to publish it in English.
Kickstarter link is active till May 17, 2019.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marikab/cooking-with-marika
