630744 Tue Jun 23 13:00:51 -0700 2009 10 31 Home Cooking 0 4798925 Hey! So I was wondering what people feel are the best raw food cook books out there right now, any suggestions? Tue Jun 23 13:00:51 -0700 2009 203561 Rfein 1 4799155 OK. I'm going to say it. I can't help myself. Isn't "raw food cookbook" an oxymoronic phrase? ;-) Tue Jun 23 13:49:29 -0700 2009 4798925 10532 LindaWhit 2 4801217 hahahaha very true but do you know of any good ones? Wed Jun 24 06:33:04 -0700 2009 4799155 203561 Rfein 3 4801241 I don't, I'm sorry. However, if anyone's going to potentially have what you're looking for, Jessica's Biscuit will: http://www.ecookbooks.com/ A search for "raw food" brings up lots: http://www.ecookbooks.com/search.aspx?searchterm=raw+food&x=0&y=0 They don't seem to have a rating system so you can read reviews, however. Wed Jun 24 06:44:10 -0700 2009 4801217 10532 LindaWhit 3 4803114 Some are called uncookbooks. We have several but haven't used any of them enough yet to judge them. We're not organized enough to deal with the ones that call for sprouts or dehydrating. Wed Jun 24 14:56:46 -0700 2009 4801217 169792 lgss 1 4801622 Rfein, I'd be happy to make a few recommendations but I have a few questions. Are you new to raw food prep? Do you have a food dryer? Are you able to purchase the basic essentials (ingredients) for raw food cooking. The "lifestyle" requires a few basic tools and many hard to find ingredients. Depends how "raw" you want to get. Wed Jun 24 08:29:15 -0700 2009 4798925 36312 HillJ 1 4802511 Raw by Charlie Trotter http://www.amazon.com/Raw-Charlie-Trotter/product-reviews/1580084702/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 some recipes included here: http://www.cheftalk.com/cookbook_reviews/Vegetarian/3425-Raw___Raw_Food_Real_World.html Wed Jun 24 12:19:30 -0700 2009 4798925 224238 Caralien 1 4802645 http://www.living-foods.com/bookstore/recipes.html An online raw food community is well established here; along with cookbook recs. Try a few Youtube recipe tutorials before buying a book. Enjoy! Wed Jun 24 12:56:38 -0700 2009 4798925 36312 HillJ 1 4803814 I have a few raw food books, and have had a few more out from the library, in an attempt to include a larger percentage of raw food in my diet. (I mostly do this in the summers, because it's just not as feasible all year, living in Kansas.) I can't really recommend any without knowing more about your aims, your kitchen equipment, and access to ingredients not found in the conventional grocery. Can you tell us a little more-- Are you looking to go 100% raw? How do you feel about planning and cooking ahead? Do you plan to lay in a raw pantry? Are you going to buy raw convenience products or make a lot yourself? Are you into complicated recipes or more of a salads and shakes kind of approach? Wed Jun 24 19:52:29 -0700 2009 4798925 24126 amyzan 1 4804166 I've been to Juliano's Raw in Santa Monica, California and his book 'Raw' is one option: http://www.living-foods.com/articles/rawuncook.html I have browsed through it but mainly meant to say that the things I had at the restaurant were pretty amazing. And I'm no vegan. He seems to have some real talent for flavor, and apparently for sourcing some very top-quality ingredients. Wed Jun 24 23:10:35 -0700 2009 4798925 40486 Cinnamon 2 4804435 We have his book and have made several items from it. Thu Jun 25 04:42:24 -0700 2009 4804166 169792 lgss