RAW in Ten Minutes [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Bryan Au (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

Over 150 pages and 80 Raw Organic Living Recipes that are all under 10 minutes and $10. Totally innovative, new recipes That are all unique, fast, easy, modeled to look and taste just like all of your favorite "cooked""baked""deep fried" comfort and junk foods but it is Raw Living Organic Bliss! It only looks and tastes like your favorite comfort and junk foods but is an adventure into "Super Foods", high vibrational cuisine that will amplify your Yoga, Creativity, Beauty, Anti-Age You Naturally and Rejuvenate You! The all natural Fountain of Youth, to ignite your Spirit and Re-energize your Soul! Fast, quick, easy, fun all RAW IN TEN MINUTES! Health is your ultimate Wealth so share the gift of health with your friends, family and loved ones with RAW IN TEN MINUTES, with up to the minute information about nutrition, health and more!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

I am the founder and CEO of PA-RAW-DISE, an organic raw food and ecology company. Our mission is to create more access, education and awareness about the Raw Organic Gourmet Cuisine and how to protect the environment. It is a company that is meant to heal people and the Earth using traditional business models but in a entirely Raw Organic and Eco way. That is healing everything on all levels from within, using the system to heal itself and to return back to nature. I have found it is much more joyful and more success is gained from working within the system to heal and create positive change. Lets use our collective enlightenment and knowledge to manifest the true joy and peace that we know we can! We already are everyday, it has begun and is getting stronger. It all starts with each individual decision and the great transformation is already happening. I see it everyday in San Francisco, in the media and worldwide. I would like people to know about all the very real Raw Organic and Eco choices that they have and how much happiness, joy and vitality that it will add to their lives. I have seen how people blossom into natural leaders and educators, then they help spread the true knowledge and education to others so that they can all benefit. This is my healing mission and path in this life, but I also want to create opportunities for others on the same path so that we can all grow and succeed together in health, wealth and spirit!

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing; illustrated edition edition (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412050189
• ISBN-13: 978-1412050180
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Organic Cooking

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

73 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for making the transition to raw food eating, July 18, 2006

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M. Kimball (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RAW in Ten Minutes (Paperback)

Making the transition to raw foods is not always easy since most marketing of foods is geared to eating cooked, processed and packaged foods. Eating raw foods requires a whole new approach to eating and life. This book helps make the transition easier.

There are more good raw food books out there than ever before, but Raw in Ten Minutes is distinct in that the recipes truly are easy and quick to make, without the use of dehydrators. Many of the dishes taste and look as if they took a lot of time to make.

While there is some enthusiastic introductory information in this book, there is not a lot of technical explanation which is, however, available in other raw food books concerning the benefits of eating raw foods, nutritional values, combining flavors and categories of foods, etc. Bryan Au gets straight to recipes that are a sensual feast to see and taste.

One of the first recipes I tried was the Carrot Ginger Soup made with a light miso, which probably takes less than ten minutes to make. Even my children loved this and they are not quick to make the transition to raw food eating. The Spanish Lasagna tastes wonderful, and like all the other recipes is easy to make.

If you don't have too much time but appreciate gourmet meals this is a good book to have around along with the other wonderful raw food books out there.

I also recommend and have used extensively David Wolfe's Sunfood Diet (also with easy recipes); Kenney and Melngailis' Raw Food, Real World (beautiful presentation and perfected recipes); Underkoffler's Living Cuisine, (good information and delicious recipes) Juliano's Raw: The Uncook Book (fantastic, but more complicated recipes); and a wonderful book of mostly easy recipes which I still have from the 1970's by Marcia Madhuri Acciardo called Light Eating for Survival.

Bon Appetit!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars wanted to like it but returned it, December 27, 2008

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ndo355 (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raw In Ten Minutes (Paperback)

I ordered several raw food books, Raw in Ten being one of them. I returned it today after looking through all the books and realizing this is the one I'd rarely use. I had only noticed 5 recipes I might prepare. First, I must say that many recipes sound delicious and different from usual recipes (such as Macaroni and Cheese). However, I was disappointed for a few reasons.

First, the recipes are heavy in nuts; I personally don't want most of my meals nut-laden. Second, the constant reference to specific brands of products. One suggestion or mention of a product is helpful, but constant endorsement is ridiculous. Finally, (and I was surprised at how much this bothered me,) the set-up and writing style of the book made me not want to read it. I am not someone who required glossy pictures and fancy binding, don't get me wrong.

Someone in another review mentioned typos, and I'd add that it seems like the author added to much commentary or ingredient description where a regular cookbook wouldn't. I realize it isn't as clear-cut as other cookbooks. I've already packaged it up to return, otherwise I'd give better examples, sorry. I wish I'd liked this cookbook more, as the author has very creative ideas but I think I'll just check his website for posted recipes instead, as this cookbook was unpleasant to read. To be fair, if you are someone who doesn't mind nuts and coconut in many recipes, nor hunting down specific brand products, you will probably like this book.

98 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Raw mashed potatoes and gravy? Wow!, August 11, 2005

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Melanie Wilson "mongoliamel" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: RAW in Ten Minutes (Paperback)

Raw chef to the stars Bryan Au has written a new cookbook, Raw in Ten Minutes. In it, he's designed recipes that will appeal to the whole family, from the "Raweo Cookie" to "Grilled Cheese."

The concept of this book is so appealing. I love raw cuisine - when someone else prepares it! All the great raw meals I've had have taken hours, sometimes days of preparation for all the soaking and sprouting and dehydrating that goes into them. I was very excited to see a book that gives recipes for preparing raw cuisine - fast. The recipes sound great, but the author does make a lot of assumptions about what the reader already knows how to do. For example, in a recipe for Curried Humus, it calls for "2 cups soaked chickpeas," I'd like to know, how long do I soak them (there is a sentence or two about soaking in the introduction), and what amount of dry chickpeas makes two cups soaked?

Not surprisingly, the raw recipes call for some unusual ingredients that may have to be mail-ordered (Azuki-bean miso, for instance). Also, many of the tools required may not be in a conventional kitchen, like a mandolin slicer and a professional blender.

The color pictures on the front and back cover look delicious. The "mashed potatoes & gravy" and the "nuggets with BBQ sauce" are two of the must-make recipes in the book. Although it is missing two features high on my list for good cookbooks: an index and nutritional information for the recipes, Raw in 10 Minutes does have a useful resources section with books and web sites to help people with raw cooking. Because the recipes seem accessible and tasty, it's a good introduction to vegetarians interested in branching out to raw cuisine.--Amy O'Neill Houck