| With an extensive introductory section on integrating a raw diet easily and successfully into a busy lifestyle, and over 150 outstanding recipes, this book is a wonderful addition to the kitchen of all those interested in raw foods, from beginners to experts.
Recipes include Red Pepper Ketchup, Thai Pumpkin Soup, Courgette Chips, Coriander Wraps, Lebanese Cauliflower Crackers, Gorgeous Goji Pudding, Banana Creme Pie, and Chocolate Brownies.
Our review:
This is Kate Wood’s second recipe book and the long-awaited follow-up to its predecessor, Eat Smart, Eat Raw, which remains a favourite of raw food fans everywhere. What people love about Wood’s recipes is that they work every time and they are as foolproof as it gets.
This book includes sections on dips, spreads, soups, salads, main courses, biscuits and crackers, puddings, cookies and sweets - among other categories. Recipe highlights include Thai Pumpkin Soup, Coriander Pesto, Goji and Macadamia Mincemeat mess and some fabulous cakes, for which the author is famous. Raw Living contains 150 recipes from the author and a further 10 contributed by other well-known raw food promoters, including Shazzie, Jill Swyers and Mike Nash.
The book also includes a comprehensive resource section, covering subjects such as stocking your kitchen with the right equipment and ingredients, a mini-guide to the non-food aspects to an optimally healthy lifestyle and sections on superfoods, sprouting and aphrodisiacs. It is a must-have resource for health-conscious parents or parents-to-be with its sections on conception and pregnancy, breastfeeding and making healthy food appetizing to children. A chapter on catering for children’s parties, and two weeks worth of sample menus complete the mix in a book that is sure to become another classic from this popular raw food author.
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