RETREAT is so much more than just a COOKBOOK, it’s an exploration and adventure that encourages you to deepen your relationship with food, cooking, community, and Mother Earth. Based on Chef Evan’s journey cooking for retreats around the world, this book offers you the knowledge and tools to bring the blessings of these experiences into your own home.
RETREAT is so much more than just a COOKBOOK, it’s an exploration and adventure that encourages you to deepen your relationship with food, cooking, community, and Mother Earth. Based on Chef Evan’s journey cooking for retreats around the world, this book offers you the knowledge and tools to bring the blessings of these experiences into your own home.
“I own a lot of cookbooks, but this one is different. Like Evan’s recipes, Retreat is loaded with love—not just for food, but for the land that provides it.”
Martin O’Toole
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Heart centered, deeply enriching, genuinely nourishing
Packed with over 30 delicious recipes, Retreat is perfect for cooking healthy meals with friends and family. Full of heart-warming stories and hand-drawn illustrations that uplift and enhance your cooking experience. Find more joy, love, and creativity in the kitchen, and pass-on healthy traditions to future generations.
Evan Rilling
Evan is an artist at heart. Inspired by his family’s love for growing and cooking food, his journey as a chef began at a young age. He is a master of health conscious farm-to-table cuisine and spent four and a half years working as a freelance chef for the actor Will Smith and his family. His love for travel has led him to design menus, create recipes, and cook for health-conscious retreat centers, health food brands, and restaurants around the world.
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"Working with Evan has changed and transformed me forever."
It transformed my relationship with food, allowing me to connect with earth in a new way.
"The course was absolutly Phenomenal."
I went from feeling very stressed and high anxiety about food, about food prep, about sourcing ingredients, and growing ingredients to spaces of peace and relaxation.
"I am down 20 pounds since the class."
All in all it was an amazing class. I am down 20 lbs since the class and am really enjoying cooking.
"Evan’s class helped me build friendships and community I never expected."
Cooking now feels supported by the meaningful relationships and connections I gained through this experience.
"Evan's course has had a ripple effect."
I’ve changed how I shop, how I prepare meals, and even how I think about food.
"The support to follow through with my goals was amazing."
Learning about new foods, approaches, and sourcing ingredients added adventure to my life.
"Working with Evan has changed and transformed me forever."
It transformed my relationship with food, allowing me to connect with earth in a new way.
"The course was absolutly Phenomenal."
I went from feeling very stressed and high anxiety about food, about food prep, about sourcing ingredients, and growing ingredients to spaces of peace and relaxation.
"I am down 20 pounds since the class."
All in all it was an amazing class. I am down 20 lbs since the class and am really enjoying cooking.
"Evan’s class helped me build friendships and community I never expected."
Cooking now feels supported by the meaningful relationships and connections I gained through this experience.
"Evan's course has had a ripple effect."
I’ve changed how I shop, how I prepare meals, and even how I think about food.
"The support to follow through with my goals was amazing."
Learning about new foods, approaches, and sourcing ingredients added adventure to my life.
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