Delights of the Garden [Paperback]

Imar Hutchins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996

The co-founder of the Delights of the Garden vegetarian restaurants presents more than 100 easy recipes prepared without the nutrient-destroying effects of heat. Using no dairy products, meat, or eggs, Delights of the Garden offers healthful, flavorful recipes for everything from Veggie Tuna to Un-Pizza to Un-Pancakes.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

What this Washington, D.C., restaurateur advocates is not only clearing the diet of meat, dairy, and poultry products but also avoiding the heat of the stove, convection oven, and microwave. His rationale? Because the 120 to 140 degrees needed to cook foods essentially strip away natural nutrients and enzymes, the more than 100 recipes offered here rely on such equipment as blenders, processors, and even dehydrators. Vegetarianism at its most extreme--and, quite probably, at its most interesting. Barbara Jacobs

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Main Street Books; 1st Main Street Books ed edition (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385479654
• ISBN-13: 978-0385479653
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious raw foods recipes!, May 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Delights of the Garden (Paperback)

This un-cookbook includes several basic recipes to get you started...great for someone just beginning to explore a raw foods diet. Once you taste those, you'll want to jump into the more complex recipes, many of which are combinations of the simpler ones. My favorite is the Kenyan Quiche (veggie tuna made from carrots, sweet corn salad, and seaweed "noodles" mixed together in a sesame-raisin crust). The uncooked soups are wonderful, blending veggies with heated water for warmth. I recommend a good blender or food processor for easy creation of these tasty meals. One basic recipe used throughout the book is kush, made from cracked wheat bulgar, which is not a whole, raw grain. I make my own mixture of raw grains (wheat, rye, quinoa, amaranth) and soak them for 24 hours, then substitute it for the wheat bulgar. It has a different consistency, but tasty all the same.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, August 26, 1997

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Scot Curry ([e-mail]) (Ellettsville, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delights of the Garden (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book. It has appetizers, entrees, and of course desserts from Imar's Delights of the Garden Restaurants. My favorite, because it is simple and tastes great, it the basic Kush. It is basically soaked cracked bulgur wheat with seasoning and veggies, but the flavor is fantastic. The desserts are easy and taste great. For those concerned with fat intake, the recipes do not have a calorie tables and some do use oils. If you are vegan, some of the recipes call for honey, but you can substitute maple syrup to taste. I highly recommend this un-cook book. Included in the front matter is a well written discussion on nutrition and in the back is an essential nutrient appendix. One last note, make sure you have a good food processor for some of the dishes. We busted our cheap Regal belt-driven processor and bought a nice little Cuisinart direct-drive. Enjoy

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars delights of the garden, June 10, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Delights of the Garden (Paperback)

This is a great book for those making a gradual transition into eating raw foods. Recipes are easy to prepare and tasty, there's no raw carrot and water soup here.
Thanks Mr. Hutchins