Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Entrees: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Hearty & Satisfying Entrees Like Lasagna, Burgers, Wraps, Pasta, ... Cheeses, Breads, Crackers, Bars & Much More! [Paperback]

Kristen Suzanne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2008

Mounting evidence has shown that heat destroys many of the nutrients found in raw, living food, rendering it harder to digest and nutritionally diminished. Raw food is catching on! From Hollywood stars with personal chefs, to a host of chic new Manhattan restaurants, the Raw Food movement is sweeping the country as people learn about the dramatic health benefits derived by eating a vegan diet in which food is never heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit. In recent years, Raw food has evolved into a fully mature cuisine unto itself. You won't believe how satisfying and fulfilling Raw meals can be! This collection of Kristen Suzanne's most hearty, savory entrees shows just how EASY it is to take the world's healthiest cuisine to the next level -- with real meals that are super easy to prepare and sure to please and amaze you, your family, and friends. Includes recipes for Raw vegan versions of such comfort-food favorites as pizza, lasagna, burgers, wraps, pasta, ravioli, sandwiches, Mexican food, quiche, pates, cheeses, pesto, and breads. This Raw food vegan recipe book also includes a "Raw Basics" introduction to Raw food (with 6 basic "must have" recipes) for people who are new to the subject. Includes links to photographs at Kristen Suzanne's Web site, KristensRaw.com.

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About the Author

Kristen Suzanne is an accomplished Raw food chef with a passion for helping people live life to the fullest with the healthiest cuisine in the world. Through radio, television, books, and her popular blog and email newsletter, Chef Kristen Suzanne helps individuals live and love the Raw lifestyle. For more information about Chef Kristen Suzanne, please visit KristensRaw.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 138 pages
• Publisher: Green Butterfly Press (December 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981755631
• ISBN-13: 978-0981755632
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hi, I'm Kristen Suzanne, a Raw vegan chef, author and teacher with a passion for helping people succeed with the Raw vegan diet. I have been studying nutrition, fitness, and food preparation for 15 years. My passions for animals, food, health, and the environment are the driving factors behind my business' mission. I live in Arizona with my husband, daughter, and rescued dog, where we love and enjoy the constant sunshine, mountains, and palm trees.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! A great addition to any kitchen, January 24, 2009

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Christine Terlesky (Royal Oak, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Entrees: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Hearty & Satisfying Entrees Like Lasagna, Burgers, Wraps, Pasta, ... Cheeses, Breads, Crackers, Bars & Much More! (Paperback)

Kristen's Raw Vegan Entrée's is another wonderful book filled with delicious recipes.
One of the great things about this book is that it offers recipes that will appeal to everyone. She offers non fat and low fat recipes, and if you're someone like me who can't tolerate high amounts of nuts, she offers many recipes that use seeds or a combination of nuts and seeds that are not too heavy. For this reason, I found her book to be more budget friendly than some other recipe books I've purchased. Another bonus is that her recipes are typically not more than 4 servings. I usually only cook for 1 or 2 people and I found her recipes very easy to cut in half.

Of course, her recipes are always flavorful and satisfying. Her Hearty Garden Burgers are excellent and go great on top of her Famous Marinara with Pasta. I love making pizza with her Addictive Savory Mustard Bread (I also love to just eat it plain it's that good), and I always have one of her pestos or pates in the fridge. I would have to say my all time favorite raw recipe would have to be her South of the Border Burrito topped with the Cheezy Nacho Sauce. This dish never fails to amaze me and my friends and family love it. It's definitely a must have for every raw kitchen or for anyone looking to move towards a vegan or healthier lifestyle.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kristen really knows her RAW!, January 5, 2009

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SewBeIt "sewbeit" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Entrees: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Hearty & Satisfying Entrees Like Lasagna, Burgers, Wraps, Pasta, ... Cheeses, Breads, Crackers, Bars & Much More! (Paperback)

I am a collector of books on raw food, and when I saw Kristen's website and her books, I knew I just had to add them to my collection! Definitely a good decision, as her books are really excellent. She really knows her RAW! Her recipes are very easy to follow; they are easy but so delicious and gorgeous, and she has a lot of recipes that are different from other raw books. I find the variety refreshing.
The Entrees book is fabulous; the Lasagne is to LIVE FOR! There are so many choices it is hard to decide which one to make next! All of her books are like that. The Hemp book is fabulous also...and don't even get me started on the Holidays book!
I definitely give her books 5 stars. I don't think anyone could possibly be disappointed with Kristen's raw books!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Review from someone who doesn't know Kristen, July 22, 2010

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J. Lee (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Entrees: Delicious & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Hearty & Satisfying Entrees Like Lasagna, Burgers, Wraps, Pasta, ... Cheeses, Breads, Crackers, Bars & Much More! (Paperback)

I bought this book back when it had 13 reviews and all but two of them were from reviewers who gave all her books 5 stars and only reviewed her books.

I read her blog a bit beforehand and she seems quite nice. I figured well, she probably has friends and family with some integrity to be truthful. Worse comes to worse, at least I can write a review about it. So here it is. Finally.

Caveat: I'm not a raw foodist. I'm an omnivore who is interested in incorporating more vegetables in my diet in interesting dishes, and general healthy eating. I almost exclusively buy cookbooks related to healthy cooking. The exception being asian food (even then I try). This review is also based on 4 recipes. Also, when I bought this book I had two other raw food cook books:

The Raw Food Revolution Diet by Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis, and Vesanto Melina
Everyday Raw by Matthew Kenney

I made one thing from Raw Food Revolution (bought because of the seemingly overwhelming good reviews, also by suspiciously single-review persons). It was a soup. It was ok. I'm sure she has more, but I'm a visual "cook". I'm inspired by images to cook. Plus, the recipes didn't sound very appealing to me. I'll try more and write a more appropriate review for Ms. Soria's book one day.

The Everyday Raw required ingredients and a dehydrator which I didn't have so that stayed on the shelf.

So by default I ended up going for Kristen's book all the time. As I mentioned I've only made 4 recipes.
The first was the marinara. This wasn't too bad. It's a tad astringent (acidic?) for my taste buds.

I enjoyed the pesto. I made that twice. The first time was really good. The second time...maybe it went off? because for some reason the smell started to turn me away. Be warned! The odor is EXTREMELY pungent. I took it to work once and everyone stared at me :(

The turnip ravioli was also very good. I made it three times. I have to ensure the turnip slices are completely soaked to the point of transparency otherwise it still has a raw taste. It does require quite a bit of work and time.

The fourth dish was a complete miss. It was so bad I couldn't finish it and I finish everything. It was the burger. I was really really looking forward to it as it sounded like a non-raw-foodist she gave it to really liked it. And I love veggie burgers. I'm wondering what I did wrong. It was mealy in texture, sloppy, and sweet. I've never had a sweet burger so the taste was just wrong. Perhaps I don't like the dates? (I hope not or I'm hosed for a lot of raw food recipes).

That fourth dish was where I stopped. It was such a disappointment and expensive I got discouraged. In addition the other recipes haven't really inspired me or I didn't have the needed tools (dehydrator).

I would give it 3.5 stars based on the recipes I tried. It loses the other stars for there not being enough images (the book doesn't come with any but you can see them online) and it's a ridiculously thin and small book for what I paid. I was shocked when I received it.

A suggestion for the author: I think posting pictures online is a fair alternative to incorporating them in the book to keep costs down (hopefully the pdf has them incorporated). If you're going to host pictures online, why not take a picture of every recipe?