Food has always been at the heart of the Azulfit retreat experience. It was one of the many ways Jo expressed her care — through nourishment, creativity, and a deep belief in the power of food to support vitality, balance, and wellbeing.
This book was created from Jo’s lifelong passion for nutrition and her desire to empower people to take an active, joyful role in their health. It also exists because of the many guests who shared meals, conversations, and inspiration around the table — a collective energy that helped bring this offering to life.
Jo’s intention lives on in these pages.
Cooking With Care, Purpose & Joy
Inside, you’ll find over 100 nourishing vegetarian recipes, beautifully photographed and thoughtfully designed to support energy, vitality, and ease in everyday life. Alongside the recipes, Jo shares her approach to nutrition — one rooted in balance rather than restriction, curiosity rather than perfection.
The recipes make generous use of fresh, natural ingredients, offering clever and satisfying alternatives to white flour, refined sugar, butter, and highly processed foods. They are nutritionally balanced, accessible, and supportive — a creative and inspiring antidote to the modern diet and the challenges it often brings.
These recipes never sacrifice flavour. In fact, they celebrate it. Jo believed that food should be deeply satisfying — something to savour, enjoy, and look forward to. Anyone who experienced her cooking knows that mealtimes were never just about nourishment, but about delight, connection, and presence.
This book is an invitation to bring that same spirit into your own kitchen — to cook with intention, to nourish yourself and those you love, and to rediscover the joy of food made with care. May these recipes nourish you, inspire you, and carry forward the vitality, warmth, and love that Jo brought to every meal she created.
Kerriann –
It’s a joy to find sooneme who can think like that
Ruth –
I make bread all the time. I haven’t made this particular repice (yet!), but I read through it. Two comments:1. Include the amount of yeast (2 1/4 t.) along with saying 1 packet. Some of us don’t buy yeast in packets because it’s cheaper by the jar or bag.2. When dividing the dough into 16 equal portions, it would be helpful if you gave the weight. Granted a person could just weigh the whole batch and divide by 16 to get the weight, but it’s just something I’ve seen in other repices that I find helpful.I’m excited to see your book when it’s published! Maybe you could offer some signed copies through your blog. 😉
Jane B (verified owner) –
Dear All
I wanted to thank you all for a wonderful stay at Azulfit. It has given me lots of food for thought about my lifestyle and has renewed my love of yoga. I found Pilates a challenge, but Jo is the most wonderful teacher and I will be retaining some of the exercises in my routine.
Attached is a picture of one of Jo’s wonderful cakes, which I baked yesterday for the 32nd birthday of my twin boys – there was nothing left, not even a crumb. I will be making frequent use of Jo’s cookery book and have some date puree sitting in my fridge.
Thank you all again
all the very best, Jane
Charlie –
I absolutely adored the food at Azul fit so couldn’t wait for this book to come out. It didn’t disappoint! Delicious dishes and you know you are being good to yourself when you eat them.
Robert Bray –
This book is just perfect. I purchased mine 6 years ago and it comes out a few times a week. I still love the recipes as much as I did when on retreats at Azul and often impress friends with the beautiful dishes that can be made simply from the book. Not only is everything so delicious, it’s all so good for you. I love the dips, mains, soups and sweets … there is nothing not to like.
Aurélia Tacchini (verified owner) –
I absolutely love this book
Aurélia (verified owner) –
One of my favourite cook book