Rating: - Judge this book not by it's cover but by your tastebuds!
When this book turned up I initially thought "what is this load of rubbish?". No pictures, black and white throughout and no hype to it. For over a week it sat on the side while I read "Raw Food - Real World", a glossy, glam cookbook that I ordered at the same time. After trying recipes from that I began to see that the pictures were far more appetising than the actual recipes. This relinquished my initial reservations and plunged into Jordan's drab book. Wow! Was I surprised!
Anyone who's been raw foodist for a while knows that you'll be primarily living off of salads with a few dishes thrown in to keep you varied. Jordan gives an excellent range of salad dressings and dips which will form the mainstay of a diet. There are some ... Read More:
Rating: - Why?
Is anyone really so busy that they have to turn to raw food? It only takes a few minutes to warm-up a Findus lasagne in the microwave...
Rating: - Didnt make it easy to really implement in my life
can't say much more than that. Maybe if i had a chef at home to prepare the meals i would be more enthusiastic
Rating: - Not machine free
Very disappointed when this LITTLE book arrived. Not many of the recipes are machine free. There seemed a lot of sauces, dressings and dips rather than meals. Good luck to any busy person trying to hand whisk pineapple chunks. I would recommend "Raw food made easy" by Jennifer Cornbleet, has more recipes that do not require machines.
Rating: - Not so simple, and many recipes not machine-free!
This very slim volume includes some useful information and recipe ideas, but after reading the reviews and synopsis I was expecting something more suitable for a raw food novice like myself.
Many of the recipes do require a machine, including something called a "dehydrator" (another thing not explained in the book).
Some of the ingredients and weights & measures are American, which is not helpful or encouraging for a beginner in the UK, who doesn't necessarily know what to look for in the shops.
Probably much more useful for someone who already knows their way around the raw food world and just wants some new recipes.