Books : Raw Food/Real World: 100 Recipes to Get the Glow
|
|
In association with Amazon.com
|
by: Matthew Kenney, Sarma Melngailis
List Price: $37.50Amazon.com's Price: $24.75 You Save: $12.75 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5636
EAN: 9780060793555
ISBN: 0060793554
Label: William Morrow Cookbooks
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: July 01, 2005
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Release Date: July 05, 2005
Sales Rank: 9677
Studio: William Morrow Cookbooks
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Top New York chef and restaurateur Matthew Kenney and his partner, Sarma Melngailis, had been thinking of opening a Moroccan restaurant. But one night they were invited to a raw food restaurant -- and it changed their lives. They instead opened Pure Food and Wine, a restaurant devoted to creative, tasty raw food, and it has been drawing rave reviews. Dishes such as Zucchini and Green Zebra Tomato Lasagne, Golden Squash Pasta with Black Summer Truffles, and Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart with Vanilla Cream have given raw food a sexy new appeal.
The decision to go raw was shocking at first for these two ex-carnivorous chefs, but they soon found that preparing and eating raw food made them and their guests feel their physical best. Melngailis noticed a difference almost immediately -- 'Light, clean, natural, and alive foods make you feel light, clean, and more alive. And sexy.' This new way of life has changed their outlook on eating and cooking and connects them to the world around them. As Kenney says, 'Raw foods and the lifestyle associated with it are so compelling and complex that we will be forever learning and growing. Already it seems that we have discovered some of the magic that life offers.'
In this lushly photographed book, Kenney and Melngailis share some of that magic -- and show that preparing and eating raw does not mean bland, unsatisfying, or impossibly time-consuming meals. Using dehydrating, Vita-Mix blending, a nuanced understanding of spices, and unprecedented creativity, they explore a whole new outlook on raw food that transfers beautifully and easily from their kitchen to yours -- no matter what your present diet. And you'll immediately begin to reap the benefits of healthful, delicious, life-giving raw food.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Raw Food/Real World
I love this book! It is interesting to read about the authors persoal life and they include information on raw food and the basic supplies to buy. They have included many photos of the receipes which I Love! Very easy to follow, book is filled with vibrant color and feels exciting! I have tried several recipes so far and I have been very pleased. I am a beginner in creating with raw food and this has been the perfect beginner book for me!
Rating: - great book
This was a great book. Full of information that really gets you thinking about the things you put in your body. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Great smoothie recipes too.
Rating:  - raw food, but not the real world
This book has lots of beautiful pictures that make raw food look really tasty. However, the recipes I made never looked as beautiful as the pictures. I also had a hard time finding a recipe I could actually make. Many of the recipes in this book contain ingredients that are hard to find , and take a lot of prep time to prepare. The recipes I did make tasted good, but due to the time factor, I probably won't be making them again any time soon.
Rating: - Raw Food Unreal World
This book can't be faulted for the culinary artistry of its recipes, which are among the best I've come across compared with several previously purchased vegan cookbooks. (The Chocolate Gnosh recipe is outstanding, and if prepared with the same ingredient quantities in the book, will leave a couple with a high-end restaurant quality desert every night for a week. And, amazingly, the desert is good for you.)
The second part of the book's title "Real World" is only partly true. Its ... Read More
Rating:  - is it a cookbook or a fashion shoot?
I want to start off by saying that the recipes in here are pretty great, and I really like the pretty pictures of the fancy raw food dishes. I am not a "raw foodie"- I am simply a cook who likes to expand her horizons. I gave this cookbook four stars, because it fulfilled my expectations, and I was not disappointed with the recipes. Some are quite clever and have been well thought out.
However, I held back that fifth star for a number of reasons. First of all, the title is somewhat misleading. ... Read More
|
|
|
