Everyday Raw Express: Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less [Paperback]

Matthew Kenney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2011

Many people love the philosophy behind and benefits of eating raw, but often the recipes take hours or even a period of several days to prepare. Everyday Raw Express offers delicious soups and smoothies, pastas and wraps, entrees and desserts all prepared in 30 minutes or less.

Matthew Kenney is a chef, restaurateur, caterer, and food writer. He has appeared on the Today Show, the Food Network, and numerous morning and talk shows. Matthew splits his time between New York and Maine.

Raw food in 30 minutes or less!

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

IF YOU LOVE the philosophy behind and benefits of eating raw, but need something great to eat in a hurry, the answer is here. Everyday Raw Express gives great, simple, tasty, healthful recipes-fast! In 30 minutes or less. While raw food has captured our imaginations with its growing presence in upscale restaurants and through its beautiful, colorful imagery in cookbooks, many recipes by raw food chefs are admittedly complicated or time-consuming to make. Even many of the simpler variations still require long periods of dehydrating time and, occasionally, ingredients that are difficult to find and work with. There's no denying the effort to make these dishes is well worth the wait, but many times you need something great to eat-now.

Enter Everyday Raw Express, bursting with recipes for full-flavored, original, and vibrant raw dishes. Each recipe is made with local, seasonal ingredients to achieve the healthiest food possible.

Try elixirs such as Lemongrass Pear Tonic or Red Beet Sangria. Savor pastas like Zucchini Noodles with Sweet Corn Pesto and Mint or entrées like Spring Vegetable Couscous with Fava Beans. The book includes delicious smoothies and salads and an entire chapter dedicated to condiments. Finish off your meal with a decadent dessert such as Banana Gelato or Spiced Pineapple with Rose Water and Pistachios.

Accessible, practical, and richly flavored, these raw food recipes utilize fresh ingredients at their peak in intense combinations. Explore your local stores, farmers markets, and artisanal products to make the freshest, healthiest food available.

Embracing the plant-based lifestyle of raw food is easier and less time-consuming than ever with Everyday Raw Express.

From the Back Cover

Matthew Kenney is a chef, restaurateur, caterer, and food writer. He has appeared on the Today Show, the Food Network, and numerous morning and talk shows. He has been nominated for the James Beard Rising Star Award. Matthew has been the chef and partner of numerous successful restaurants, including Matthew's, Canteen, Commune, Mezze, and The Plant.

Matthew's passion for raw food has taken him into new realms of creativity, flavor, and healthy living. He is the author of several cookbooks, including Everyday Raw and Everyday Raw Desserts.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; Original edition (August 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423618912
• ISBN-13: 978-1423618911
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.6 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Natural Foods
  • #64 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Quick & Easy

More About the Author

Matthew is a chef, entrepeneur and author, known for his unique brand of organic and vegetarian cuisine. His company, Matthew Kenney Cuisine, is focused on the development of products, books and businesses that reflect his passion for sustainable living.

As recipient of the "Outstanding Graduate" Award from the French Culinary Institute, Matthew has always focused on creating original cuisine on the foundation of classic techniques. Throughout his career, he has written and taught a variety of Living Foods Culinary programs. At the recently launched 105degrees Academy, he has developed and will oversee the operations of a cutting-edge program, formed on classic culinary techniques and living cuisine preparation methods, for students of all skill levels and career aspirations.

Matthew has appeared on numerous morning and talk shows throughout the United States. He was named one of Food and Wine Magazine's Best new chefs, was twice nominated for the James Beard Rising Star Chef award and has received annual awards from The French Culinary Institute, University of Maine, VegNews Magazine and PBS Television. Matthew is the author of several cookbooks, including Raw Food Real World, Everyday Raw, Entertaining in the Raw and the upcoming Everyday Raw Desserts.

He has been the chef and partner of several well known restaurants and is currently involved in a number of projects, all of which blend his passion for health, environmental and culinary concerns.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for first timers! January 12, 2012

By CircleCityGirl

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I just bought the Kindle version of this book and love it!The first recipe I tried was the "Spaghetti" with "Meatballs". I bought a spiral slicer to make the spaghetti with. Also the recipe for the marinara sauce is fantastic!! My Meat loving boyfroend was amazed at how good the zuchinni noodles were and actually went back for seconds!! I am so excited to try more recipes from this book and eat healthier in 2012!!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Express is a relative word March 29, 2012

By Prettysmartideas

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

I did like this Raw Food Express, and most of the dishes can be prepared relatively quickly, but quite a few of them do require you to have made up some of the ingredients yesterday or the day before (does this count as express?) Still, this book has enough interesting recipes for me to keep it on my shelf and refer back to it from time to time.Everyday Raw Express: Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE Matthew Kenney's Books December 27, 2011

By Juicing mama

Format:Paperback

All of Matthew Kenney's "Raw Food" books are filled with delicious recipes and eye-candy photos!!! Some of his other books have more complex recipes, which are so worth the time to make, and this one is even better for us because the recipes are quick and easy.

If we are in need of taking a beautiful raw food dish somewhere, I reach for his books, and it never fails, the final dish is always beautiful and delicious. I agree, we eat with our eyes first :) Thanks for a book with a 30 minutes or less option!

Amazon wrapped this book well, it arrived undented. I appreciate books being send with cardboard and plastic wrap to keep them from being scuffed and dented. I want a new book to look new when we get it. Thank you Amazon.