Sweet Gratitude is a cookbook with a message: raw desserts aren’t only healthier for both people and the planet, they can also be every bit as tasty–indeed, sinfully so–as their mainstream counterparts. Tiziana Tamborra and Matthew Rogers, both master dessert chefs at the pioneering San Francisco-based Café Gratitude, present a tantalizing table of after-dinner or any-occasion delights. Illustrated with gorgeous color photographs, the recipes range from simple and quick to advanced and detailed, showing how versatile commonly used fruits and nuts are for whipping up innovative and beautiful desserts. Providing authoritative information on techniques and specialty ingredients, and emphasizing the seasonal and the regional, Sweet Gratitude contains fresh takes on old favorites like pumpkin pie and tiramisu, as well as ingenious new creations like Pomegranate Fig Tart, Brazil Nut Chocolate Ganache, and Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies with Goji Berry Jam. Ideal for anyone looking for healthier dessert choices as well as a valuable resource for people with special dietary needs including those who cannot consume dairy, gluten, or refined sugar, Sweet Gratitude shows readers how to craft what may be the most elusive item in the culinary canon: the guilt-free dessert!
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“Whenever I have the opportunity to visit Café Gratitude, I am usually so overwhelmed by the joy and wonder of the dessert menu that I literally skip my meal and just have one or more of the delicious raw, organic desserts.”
—David Wolfe, author of The Sunfood Diet Success System, Naked Chocolate, and Amazing Grace and founder of Sunfood Nutrition
“The recipes in Sweet Gratitude can seem involved at first—they may entail learning to use unfamiliar ingredients such as Irish Moss (a sea vegetable) or learning to create your own liquid vanilla—but once you’ve learned the techniques, the recipes aren’t as complex as they first seemed and the results are oh so worth it. With regular desserts, you can expect only sin and guilt from your indulgence, but with these recipes you get living enzymes, protein, and healthy fats. I've been blown away by every recipe I’ve tried.”
—Spiritualitea.com
“Forget that these are the healthiest desserts you will ever eat. Matthew and Tiziana have taken their genius and put it into a collection of the most creative, delicious, purely decadent, over-the-top-amazing recipes I’ve had the pleasure to eat and admire!”
—Elaina Love, founder of Pure Joy Planet, executive chef and co-owner of Café Soulstice
“These recipe are alive with love, charm, and true passion for life!”
—David and Cynthia Briscoe, co-founders of Macrobiotic America
“The format of the book is built like a self-help book but with the comforts of food…This is truly an inspirational and educational book I enjoyed reading from cover to cover.”
—OrganicTaste
“The recipes are entirely raw, packed with nourishment, with no compromise in flavor, texture or beauty…”
—Breathe Deep Productions
“Sweet Gratitude is amazing… Many easy-to-follow recipes… they all look fab!”
—Vegan Raw Ranch
“…When I saw this festive pomegranate cheesecake in the raw recipe book Sweet Gratitude, I knew I found the perfect holiday inspired cheesecake.”
—Raw Epicurean
“[Sweet Gratitude is] an uplifting book with a holistic approach to well being and food…I do recommend this book without reservation. I think anyone interested in healthy eating should have this in their collection.”
—Eco Mama’s Guide to Living Green
—David Wolfe, author of The Sunfood Diet Success System, Naked Chocolate, and Amazing Grace and founder of Sunfood Nutrition
“The recipes in Sweet Gratitude can seem involved at first—they may entail learning to use unfamiliar ingredients such as Irish Moss (a sea vegetable) or learning to create your own liquid vanilla—but once you’ve learned the techniques, the recipes aren’t as complex as they first seemed and the results are oh so worth it. With regular desserts, you can expect only sin and guilt from your indulgence, but with these recipes you get living enzymes, protein, and healthy fats. I've been blown away by every recipe I’ve tried.”
—Spiritualitea.com
“Forget that these are the healthiest desserts you will ever eat. Matthew and Tiziana have taken their genius and put it into a collection of the most creative, delicious, purely decadent, over-the-top-amazing recipes I’ve had the pleasure to eat and admire!”
—Elaina Love, founder of Pure Joy Planet, executive chef and co-owner of Café Soulstice
“These recipe are alive with love, charm, and true passion for life!”
—David and Cynthia Briscoe, co-founders of Macrobiotic America
“The format of the book is built like a self-help book but with the comforts of food…This is truly an inspirational and educational book I enjoyed reading from cover to cover.”
—OrganicTaste
“The recipes are entirely raw, packed with nourishment, with no compromise in flavor, texture or beauty…”
—Breathe Deep Productions
“Sweet Gratitude is amazing… Many easy-to-follow recipes… they all look fab!”
—Vegan Raw Ranch
“…When I saw this festive pomegranate cheesecake in the raw recipe book Sweet Gratitude, I knew I found the perfect holiday inspired cheesecake.”
—Raw Epicurean
“[Sweet Gratitude is] an uplifting book with a holistic approach to well being and food…I do recommend this book without reservation. I think anyone interested in healthy eating should have this in their collection.”
—Eco Mama’s Guide to Living Green
About the Author
Matthew Rogers is a longtime food and nutrition enthusiast and chef. He has been teaching classes in how to make raw desserts since 2006. He lives in San Francisco. Award-winning chef Tiziana Alipo Tamborra has baked for the Kushi Institute, Taste of Health macrobiotic cruises, and other prestigious venues. She lives in Oakland, CA.
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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
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This is an amazing followup to their excellent 'I am Grateful' book. I have been eating raw foods for over 20 years, and live with my husband and kids who don't follow a raw food diet. We all agree these are the best desserts we have ever tasted. I have seen many raw food deserts from many books, but these set a new standard for raw chefs everywhere. Eating the tiramasu and the cheesecakes almost made time stop! I suggest you make these desserts when you have nothing pressing on your agenda, because you may just forget everything else.
40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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I have over 20 raw cookbooks, and this has risen to the top of my collection. If the house were burning down and I could only grab one raw cookbook, this would be it. This book is different from others in that it uses new ingredients and new techniques that make raw desserts that are truly set apart. Most every recipe has a wonderful accompanying picture. The cakes look amazing. I've made the chocolate/orange frosting and it was wonderful--thick, rich, pipable, and silky smooth. This is the first raw cookbook that I've seen address how to make true chocolate-covered cream-filled raw truffles. If you have a sweet tooth and follow a raw vegan diet, this book will make you very happy!
5/1/2009 update: This is STILL my very favorite raw recipe book. I'm eating German Chocolate cake--with a HUGE smile on my face. The cake has an amazing texture...just like a real cake (like a dense flourless cake). I've made the fudge and coconut cream pie...I'm just amazed at how delicious everything is.
5/1/2009 update: This is STILL my very favorite raw recipe book. I'm eating German Chocolate cake--with a HUGE smile on my face. The cake has an amazing texture...just like a real cake (like a dense flourless cake). I've made the fudge and coconut cream pie...I'm just amazed at how delicious everything is.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Can't believe there are no reviews for this book. I had pre-ordered it. This is a wonderful dessert book. The cannoli's are amazing. If you want to impress others with raw food this is the book to purchase. Even my mother in law loves the Orange Dream Milkshake. If I could only have three books this would be one of them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book
Lots of great ideas and recipes. Fun ideas to try and they've all been tested. Great pictures, too. Thank you!
Published 1 month ago by Pat Hale
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Raw Desserts
Wonderful, healthy desserts. Easy to make and very tasty. Even my non raw food friends
could not tell the difference from non raw desserts
could not tell the difference from non raw desserts
Published 2 months ago by sallyg
5.0 out of 5 stars
sweet
Sweet! I Enjoy this book. Great photo's and recipes. Looking forward to finding more raw information. This ordering is an easy process.
Published 3 months ago by Cynthia
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Gave as a gift
One of my children who eats healthy asked for this book for birthday. He was very pleased. I will probably order one for myself.
Published 4 months ago by ellie ramsey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yummy
Everything in this book is so very yummy, and healthy! No one could resist...even my carnivore husband who likes WalMart goodies. I can't wait to try every recipie in here.
Published 4 months ago by Arden L. Keck
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ahhhh This book!
I was wringing my hands waiting for this book to come in. They explain so nicely how to use Irish moss which is such a wonderful ingredient for thickening while giving the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrsnemetsky
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully presented
4 Stars becauseI wish the ingredients had been put in grams as well as ozs as USA ozs are not the same as ours
Also, I live in New Zealand and although the recipes are... Read more
Also, I live in New Zealand and although the recipes are... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Pam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book.
Love this book. Have had some desserts from this book that a friend made and they were delicious. Look forward to making them myself. And I love reading recipe books.
Published 7 months ago by JudyD
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delictable Perfection
You will not find a better dessert un-cookbook on the market. Beautifully illustrated and everything is soooooo delicious! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lady Herbalot's Noble Solutions
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Raw food is a new passion for our family and I can't wait to dive into this new recipe book. Many of the recipe's are what we have tried at various places but we haven't actually... Read more
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