An edgy, sexy, and practical guide to making and presenting raw meals that entice and satisfy any type of diet
In this lushly illustrated book, chef Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis will show readers that raw food does not mean bland, unsatisfying meals. By teaching new skills such as dehydrating, Vita-Mix blending, and a nuanced understanding of spices, this book will explore a whole new outlook on dining that transfers beautifully and easily from their acclaimed kitchen to yours. They also address the positives of eating raw food, and how you can benefit from them even if you don't plan to keep strictly to raw food, and they take us to meet some of the zany characters from the raw food universe. A more practical version of Raw, with the sexier feeling of Marco Pierre White's White Heat, Raw Food Real World is destined to become a top-shelf cookbook classic for lovers of colorful, flavorful, inventive, and healthy food.
I don't review often but I felt compelled to share my thoughts on this amazing book. I cried when I read it because Matthew and Sarma came to the same spiritually conscious, holistic, and life-embracing path as I, but their journey was initiated through a love of food, where as mine originated in animal rights. Reading their "cookbook" gives me increased hope. As for the recipes, they are divine. Yes, one must rearrange...
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I completely love good cookbooks, to be inspired to try new dishes and tempted by the photographs. This cookbook (or un-cookbook!) does not dissapoint! Throughout the book are beautifully photographed pictures of Matthew and Sarma, their restaurant and of course the food! A recipe might be great but if it has no photo, or yet even worse a bad photo then Im not usually compelled to try making it. Every picture in this book...
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I have dozens and dozens of raw recipe books and this is hands down the absolute best!!! The recipes are easy and the food is delicious! You'll find delicious chocolate macaroons, samosas, ice cream, chocolate banana shake, Zucchini and green tomato lasagne, as well as many more mouth watering recipes you and your non-raw family and friends will enjoy. In most of my raw recipe books the recipes are either extremely difficult...
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I own several books on raw foods, but this is by far my favorite. The recipes are delicious, and they do not attempt to imitate cooked food--a mistake made by so many other books. Matthew and Sarma realize that fresh, natural foods are a culinary delight in their own right and the recipes showcase the ingredients perfectly. The book does require a few pieces of equipment to get the full experience--most importantly a good...
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Hello folks, I have many raw food cookbooks, each with their share of good and bad recipes - but this one takes the cake! Matthew and Sarma have created a cookbook that is totally innovative and stands alone when compared to the rest of the raw recipe books out there. Having gone raw for a year now, I was busting at the seams, because I was becoming bored with many of my recipes. This book has enough new treats and entrees...
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