Since the summer I have been transitioning to almost all raw foods, with the exception of the odd homemade soup or stew. I first started off with Ani Phyo’s “Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen” and a little while later with Cherie Soria’s “The Raw Food Revolution” and while both of these recipe books are good, I was a little discouraged with the amount of work all this “uncooking” was. Then I picked up Jennifer Cornbleet’s “Raw Food Made Easy” and I am so glad I did! Not only are the recipes simple and easy to prepare but all the dishes I’ve tried thus far are so yummy! I have tried about half of the recipes in this book. I love that Jennifer spells out everything for the newbie. Even on how to chop and use the equipment. I wish there were more entree selections, but there’s enough here to get started and then “go with” to start to create your own dishes. To note: Jennifer does use avocado, nuts and seeds, though compared to other raw cookbooks, I don’t think Jennifer’s recipe to be overly high in fat, which is good.

I am not a raw food person...I hate veggie platters, not really fond of salads, hardly eat apples, etc. But these recipes are actually really good, and a yummy way to get my servings. I recommend the ultra -decadent brownies and the key lime mousse, as well as the walnut pate, which is great with tomato slices. Very innovative and very EASY. Yum.