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'(T)here is a lot of interest in raw food and few titles...this is a good one to stock.'
--The Bookseller, February 2010
'Raw food is making a comeback, and offers high nutritional credentials, as well as eco benefits. With its range of delicious recipes, Ani Phyo's new book reveals how to reap the health rewards without sacrificing taste.'
--Country Living, April 2010
'If you are a beginner to raw food, this would make an excellent first recipe book, and even if you consider yourself an expert, you will find lots of ideas and inspiration within the 320 pages of this book.' --Funky Raw Magazine
'Ani's Raw Food Essentials is now right up the top of my list for Raw Food books that contain everything you need to know about raw food.... (I)t's fun and inspiring and can make you enjoy life a lot more by being healthier and contributing to less environmental destruction!' --Miss Eco Glam (Raw Food Blog)
'US raw-food chef Ani Phyo says raw is more than just diet, it's an environmentally friendly way of life. So why not give it a go?'
--Health and Fitness Magazine
`Ani Phyo is fast becoming the go-to girl for all things raw. This book provides over 250 recipes and tips that prove that you don't have to sacrifice flavour to reap the benefits of a raw food diet. Phyo explains that raw food is more than just a diet - it is a way of life. She teaches readers how eating fresh, organic ingredients can affect the way we look, feel and interact with the earth. If you've been thinking about going raw, this book provides easy transitional recipes and techniques to help you painlessly make the change.'
--Healthy magazine
--The Bookseller, February 2010
'Raw food is making a comeback, and offers high nutritional credentials, as well as eco benefits. With its range of delicious recipes, Ani Phyo's new book reveals how to reap the health rewards without sacrificing taste.'
--Country Living, April 2010
'If you are a beginner to raw food, this would make an excellent first recipe book, and even if you consider yourself an expert, you will find lots of ideas and inspiration within the 320 pages of this book.' --Funky Raw Magazine
'Ani's Raw Food Essentials is now right up the top of my list for Raw Food books that contain everything you need to know about raw food.... (I)t's fun and inspiring and can make you enjoy life a lot more by being healthier and contributing to less environmental destruction!' --Miss Eco Glam (Raw Food Blog)
'US raw-food chef Ani Phyo says raw is more than just diet, it's an environmentally friendly way of life. So why not give it a go?'
--Health and Fitness Magazine
`Ani Phyo is fast becoming the go-to girl for all things raw. This book provides over 250 recipes and tips that prove that you don't have to sacrifice flavour to reap the benefits of a raw food diet. Phyo explains that raw food is more than just a diet - it is a way of life. She teaches readers how eating fresh, organic ingredients can affect the way we look, feel and interact with the earth. If you've been thinking about going raw, this book provides easy transitional recipes and techniques to help you painlessly make the change.'
--Healthy magazine
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This is the next book from the author of Ani's "Raw Food Kitchen" and Ani's "Raw Food Desserts" - the go-to book for all things raw, with over 200 recipes and tips for newbies to seasoned raw foodists. Ani Phyo is back with even more delectable recipes. Want to go raw, but not sure how to start? Ani's "Raw Food Essentials" has easy transitional recipes. Think you need a dehydrator and multiple expensive tools for gourmet dishes? Ani shows you how to whip up fast and fresh recipes using what you've already got in your kitchen. Looking for innovative meals that are healthy and delicious? Ani offers everything from classic comfort foods like nachos and burgers to Reuben sandwiches and bacon, along with more gourmet dishes such as risotto, angel hair pasta and her you-won't-believe-they're-raw desserts. With 16 pages of full-colour photos and gorgeous design, Ani's "Eco-Easy Raw Foods" once again proves that you don't have to sacrifice taste to reap the benefits of raw foods, all while living a greener lifestyle. It includes recipes for: Broccoli and Cheeze Quiche; Kalamata Olive Crostini; Cashew 'Tofu' in Miso Broth; Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches; Cheeze Enchilada with Ranchero and Mole Sauce; Pad Thai; Pesto Pizza; and, much more.
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I like this book. It seems to be a good all-rounder in that it gives a good basic guide to raw foods and contains lots of simple recipes on which to build creatively on your own and then goes on to give variations on the basic recipe: so if you're new to raw foods it's a good introduction whether you are already a good cook or less confident in the kitchen but keen to learn.
I think this is a better introduction to raw food than her other books and would recommend it to anyone interested in learning the essentials (as the title suggests). It explains WHY to eat a raw food diet and HOW to get started as it runs through basic tools and equipment, basics (ie bread, sprouting) and then goes on to extensive recipes interspersed with useful information about the food we eat.
It's a nice looking book, it's clear and well laid out and the author is very passionate and inspiring about her subject. I would recommend it to anyone as an excellent introduction to raw food.
I think this is a better introduction to raw food than her other books and would recommend it to anyone interested in learning the essentials (as the title suggests). It explains WHY to eat a raw food diet and HOW to get started as it runs through basic tools and equipment, basics (ie bread, sprouting) and then goes on to extensive recipes interspersed with useful information about the food we eat.
It's a nice looking book, it's clear and well laid out and the author is very passionate and inspiring about her subject. I would recommend it to anyone as an excellent introduction to raw food.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a mammoth 'uncooking' book. It has so many recipes- everything from dumplings to custard tarts and amazing-sounding main dishes. There are lots of helpful tidbits throughout the book, and recipes have little icons next to them so you know what tools you need. Even though there are recipes that require expensive equipment like dehydrators, there are still lots of alternative recipes- like the instant pizza crust recipe- that do not. To get the most out of the book you will need a food processor (for grinding down nuts etc into powder), a blender and preferably a saladacco or spirooli (gadget that creates fine noodles from vegetables), though a potato peeler will suffice.
Sounds great right? Onto the bad news...
The savoury recipes mostly use salt, oil and raw soy sauce (Nama Shoyu). The sweet recipes mostly use lots of nuts and agave syrup (a tasty vegan syrup that tastes like a cross between honey and maple syrup). The problem with agave syrup, is that it's still a sugary syrup with not much nutritional benefit. It's refined too, even when companies say it's raw.
The problem I have with a lot of the recipes in Raw Food Essentials, is that the majority of the calories in them are coming from the fat or the syrup. This means that the dishes you make aren't much different from the non-raw versions in terms of nutritional value, just more expensive to make and more time consuming. This book suffers from the same problem as Matt Amsden's RAWvolution does- too many recipes rotate around the same few ingredients and the same flavours. Why do the savoury flavours have to all come from oil, salt, garlic and soy sauce? How about mixing tomatoes, celery, carrots and dates etc?
So in all, this book is probably good for people transitioning to a raw food diet, though I would personally mix up a lot of the recipes with fresh salads and fruits. People following high carb low fat diets should steer well clear. The recipes are hard to modify to low fat without changing them completely.
Sounds great right? Onto the bad news...
The savoury recipes mostly use salt, oil and raw soy sauce (Nama Shoyu). The sweet recipes mostly use lots of nuts and agave syrup (a tasty vegan syrup that tastes like a cross between honey and maple syrup). The problem with agave syrup, is that it's still a sugary syrup with not much nutritional benefit. It's refined too, even when companies say it's raw.
The problem I have with a lot of the recipes in Raw Food Essentials, is that the majority of the calories in them are coming from the fat or the syrup. This means that the dishes you make aren't much different from the non-raw versions in terms of nutritional value, just more expensive to make and more time consuming. This book suffers from the same problem as Matt Amsden's RAWvolution does- too many recipes rotate around the same few ingredients and the same flavours. Why do the savoury flavours have to all come from oil, salt, garlic and soy sauce? How about mixing tomatoes, celery, carrots and dates etc?
So in all, this book is probably good for people transitioning to a raw food diet, though I would personally mix up a lot of the recipes with fresh salads and fruits. People following high carb low fat diets should steer well clear. The recipes are hard to modify to low fat without changing them completely.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
ive been into raw food for a few years and had many books including ani's firt book which i gave away as the recipes had too many ingredients in.
this is brilliant and from only a few flicks through ive made quite a few things ( all good)
id say its suitable for beginners to more experienced raw creators.
it has the usual things from drinks to breads to salads to sweet things , and easy to follow.
this is brilliant and from only a few flicks through ive made quite a few things ( all good)
id say its suitable for beginners to more experienced raw creators.
it has the usual things from drinks to breads to salads to sweet things , and easy to follow.
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I was disappointed with my purchase of this book, as the synopsis suggests that no expensive or specialist equipment is needed but in reality most of the recipes required a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Helvetica
Beginners experience
This book was fine as for me as an introduction into raw food as I am a beginner. It has descriptions throughout about why Ani does certain things and why it is good for our... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Sophie
nice ideas for raw food
Nice ideas for raw food. Well there are some recipes where are used ingredients that are not that easy to find in UK, but then you can probably try to find them in some Korean or... Read more
Published 12 months ago by A.B.
brilliant
I love this book. It not only gives recipes, but also explains the basis of them so you can extend. It's a big book with loads in it. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. Z. L. James
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To be honest, I haven't actually tried any of her recipes but I read the introduction and found it interesting. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rebecca Eden
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