Raw Family Signature Dishes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Essential Live-Food Recipes

by Victoria Boutenko

While the raw food diet is the fastest growing alternative approach to eating because of its health benefits, preparing raw food dishes is so new that many people don’t know where to start. With 500 color photos, this friendly, step-by-step guide gently walks readers through recipes to create amazingly delicious and nutritious meals. Victoria Boutenko and her family are known worldwide as the Raw Family, living on a raw diet and teaching classes since 1994. Throughout the years they have perfected scores of scrumptious recipes with the idea of not only spreading the gospel of the diet’s health benefits, but also making the raw foods lifestyle realistically possible and enjoyable.Mouth-watering rather than medicinal, simple rather than complicated, the recipes presented here include jams, scones, soup, crackers, nut milk, truffles, chocolate cake, mousse cake, and more. Complete, illustrated directions make it simple for both avid raw foodists and novice cooks alike to embrace the diet favored by Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Donna Karan, and other celebrities.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Health, Food, Vegan

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2009

About the author

Victoria Boutenko is an author, teacher, inventor, researcher, artist and mother of three. She teaches classes on healthy living and raw food all over the world. As a result of her research and teachings, thousands of people are drinking and sharing green smoothies.

Source: http://greensmoothiesblog.com/who-is-...

Reviews

[Max · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not a raw foodist! So, now I got that out of the way. I am always curious about health and eating habits and raw eating really interests me. I will never eat fully raw, as I think humans discovered fire for a reason, lol.

This book has some nice raw recipes. Love the salads, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. There are many steps with pictures and there's also some background information.

I give this book four stars because even though the recipes are tasty and easy, you do need some specialist equipment for some of them. I don't own a dehydrator for example, so quite a few recipes are unusable for me. Maybe I'd own one if I ate raw foods only, but I don't and my kitchen's full enough of stuff already without one. 😂

[Bear · Rating 2 out of 5]

I tend to be of the opinion that the Boutenko's are a bit too fanatical when it comes to raw food. And honestly, they don't look very "healthy" in their author photos despite all her protestations to the contrary.
Some of the recipes included are simple and easy and quite good...but I don't see any need to become an obedient minion to her philosophy that you will die if you don't eat exactly as they do.

[Stacyj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures and step by step instructions. Many recipes I will make, some I will not as I don't have a dehydrator, and I am not ready to go there yet. This cookbook gives a very good look into the ("cooking") world of a raw food lifestyle. Still doubt my kids will try many of these! I did get them to try dandelion greens in their smoothie-- they were not very receptive. :-)

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was good but unless you have a dehydrator or want to buy one, I would borrow this book at a library rather than buy it. It's a little extreme for me but would like to eat healthier and a bit more raw.

[Laurel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Step-by-step recipes for raw foods including photographs that guide you through making the dishes. Great for a raw food newbie.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not quite 'ready' for this regiment, but its amazing to see what you can make 'RAW'... All whole and healthy ingredients!

[Jen]

I just can't see this ever happening. Every dish made with the food dehydrator makes me shudder. I might be able to juice, though. Ugh.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

The definition of a step by step recipe book. Clever and nice layout!