Live Raw: Raw Food Recipes for Good Health and Timeless Beauty [Paperback]

Mimi Kirk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2011

Voted PETA’s sexiest vegetarian over 50—at age 70—Mimi Kirk is uniquely positioned to share her raw food recipes and lifestyle secrets.

Everyone knows that eating well makes you feel good, but Mimi Kirk is living proof that eating well—ideally raw vegan food—can make you look amazing. She’s routinely taken to be at least twenty years younger than her age. Live Raw offers 120 recipes sprinkled with must-have advice, including such topics as:

     • Detoxifying—So Gravity Won’t Get You Down: A detoxifying program to rid your body of dangerous toxins—drop weight in the process and experience an abundance of energy.
     • What You Need to Eat Every Day, and Why: An easy-to-read chart of the foods your body needs daily, what vitamins they contain, and what part of the body they compliment and nourish.
     • Delicious Raw Food Recipes That Won’t Scare Off Non- Vegetarians: Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Basil Pesto, Pomodoro Lasagna, Lemony Cheesecake, and more.

Learn how to feel better and look better with Mimi Kirk in this engaging, one-of-a-kind guide. 100 color illustrations

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Ready your dehydrator, get set with a food processor, and proceed to first-time author Kirk’s more than 120 recipes for raw food and healthy eating.” (Booklist )

About the Author

Mimi Kirk had been voted PETA’s sexiest vegetarian over 50. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, and The Doctors; and in VegNews magazine, Purely Delicious, and PETA Prime. Her careers span the gamut from a stand-in for Mary Tyler Moore and the designer behind Valerie Harper’s wardrobe on Rhoda; to a costume jewelry designer; publisher of an environmental newspaper in Los Angeles; board game inventor; and author. She helped start the first film festival in Taos, New Mexico, and has worked with several non-profits to help raise money and awareness about health and environmental concerns. Kirk now spends her time with her boyfriend, four children, and seven grandchildren. She lives in Ramona, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition (June 22, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616082747
• ISBN-13: 978-1616082741
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 1.1 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Natural Foods

More About the Author

Throughout her life, Mimi Kirk's talents and interpersonal skills brought her into numerous jobs and careers. She had a stint as a Las Vegas showgirl, and was the stand-in for Mary Tyler Moore in the hit sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. She designed clothes and jewelry for Valerie Harper, and invented the popular scarf motif along with the "Rhoda style" for Valerie on the Rhoda television series. Her career in the film industry put her in front of the camera for over seventeen years.

Kirk left the industry to open her own national jewelry manufacturing business. Later, becoming Interested in personal growth, she sold her company and became the regional marketing director for a company that delivered self-improvement seminars. She left to study with her Guru in India. Soon after her return she became executive assistant and charity events coordinator for a private family, and sat on the board of several nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles. In 1989, Kirk was the founder, editor, and publisher of an environmental newspaper, The City Planet, in Los Angeles.

Adding to her list of many careers, in 1998 Mimi owned and operated Side Saddle, L.L.C. for ten-years where she manufactured cowgirl themed products sold around the world. She is the inventor of four board games including Cowgirls Ride The Trail of Truth, a board game for women 18-118 and authored Cowgirl Spirit. Although she sold her company in 2008, her games and products are still sold worldwide.

In August 2009 Mimi won the title of "sexiest vegetarian over 50" in a nation wide contest conducted by PETA. She was the oldest contestant at 70 and won over hundreds of other contestants. She has been interviewed on NBC, KUSI, Fox and appeared on The Doctors, a national TV show. Many newspaper and magazine articles have been written about her as well as many online blogs. She recently authored Eat Raw, Stay Hot with a release date of May 2011. Mimi is passionate about helping others to look and feel their best by eating a plant based raw food vegan diet.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

85 of 87 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious recipes! June 22, 2011

By Margaret Mitchell

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Just received the book and loving it. The recipes are delicious and easy. The downside about many raw recipes is that they have too many ingredients or are super laborious, but that is not the case with these recipes. After a trip to the market for produce, then ingredients like aminos, tahini, tamari and a few herbs, you're set to make a myriad of raw meals. Mimi also reviews tools essential for a raw kitchen (dehydrator, blender, spiralizer, etc.) so the book is great for people new to the raw path. Highly recommend!

66 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Goregous book by a GORGEOUS lady!!!! June 22, 2011

By Ellen M. Morrison

Format:Paperback

Really. I want to be like Mimi Kirk when I grow up! She's 72 and looks like she might be pushing 40. She has the bubbly personality of a teenager and a boyfriend 20 years her junior. This amazing woman shares her diet secrets and life experience with warmth and humor in this fabulous new book. The recipes are surprisingly simple and absolutely delicious. Truly a must read for all the 30 and 40 somethings out there who refuse to grow old gracefully. Mimi provides her method for looking and feeling terrific at any age. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Scrumptious June 17, 2011

By Garfan

Format:Paperback

My husband and I have only been raw foodist about 40%. But after trying some of recipes in this book, we can't wait to do more! They taste as good as they look and she has something for everyone.