Customer Reviews

Ani's Raw Food Essentials: Recipes and Techniques for Mastering the Art of Live Food

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Ani is probably one of the best raw food chefs I have heard of and I have been following on my journey to eating completely raw. But as a first timer in the whole raw food eating, I was REALLY VERY DISAPPOINTED by the fact that most of the pictures (99%) are in black and white?!
I have been on her website countless times and the fact that I see all these yummy treats in COLOR is what really motivates me and encourages me to continue onto my journey.
The book is very well organized and I am sure there is a LOT of useful information in it...but the fact that there are only 5-6 images of her delicious treats in color is really saddening :(

I have never seen a cookbook (or recipes book) that contains so little color images. It takes away the whole excitment and will to try the recipes :(

Maybe the book will grow on me despite the lack of color.... I am still a big FAN of Ani Phyo though, but this was very disappointing to me.

I found this book VERY informative.
It had lots of interesting information on food that I was not expecting.
It had quite a few pictures, but one thing I did not like was that most of them were in black and white.
It is a good starter book for those looking to get into Raw Foods..but I warn you, MOST recipes involve using a food dehydrator, So if you don't have one and are looking to not purchase one, this book may not be for you.
Overall, the recipes look simple and delicious, and I would definitely recommend buying this book for the fact that it has good info and good recipes.

Ani Phyo covers the raw food bases in this book.
i think this book would appeal to the raw food newbies and oldbies alike.
the recipes i've tried are easy to follow and delicious.
there is a good range of recipes from breakfast to dinner.
my favorites are the ones with the fewest ingredients.
the recipe for tamari almonds calls for only 2-3 hours dehydration, but if you're using soaked and sprouted
almonds, or live in a humid or cold climate, i feel they can be dehydrated up to 24 hours to get a nice crunchy finished product.
Ani included a cute section at the back about her dog, which i appreciated since i've got raw fed dogs. :)

Most recipes need a dehydrator and/or a high speed blender to make them. If you have already spent $700+ to buy this equipment, than the book will be wonderfully useful. I however only have a little blender and a food processor, and found very few recipes I can make. I'm returning the book first chance I have.

Ani makes "uncooking" easy with her raw food cookbook. Simple yet delicious recipes. I love her book and have had many successful meals!

This book by Ani is great for learning about a raw food diet, what is consists of and many recipes that are pretty simple. It is hard to follow a raw food diet in areas where organic is limited along with the selection but it does help with beginning the process and doing what you can with you surroundings. I was hooked from the first page.