Easy Sexy Raw: 130 Raw Food Recipes, Tools, and Tips to Make You Feel Gorgeous and Satisfied - Softcover

Alt, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 030788869X ISBN 13: 9780307888693

Publisher: Clarkson Potter, 2012

Synopsis

Nearly twenty years ago, thanks to a raw food diet, Carol Alt cured a world of headaches, stomach issues, and fatigue and became healthier, more energetic, and slimmer than she’s ever been. In Easy Sexy Raw she shares how anyone can experience the benefits of the uncooked lifestyle.
           
Carol takes all of the intimidation out of going raw, providing straightforward advice, easy tips, and 130 super-simple and delicious recipes that will make the transition a snap. Useful tools—such as a swapping list of raw substitutes for favorite cooked items and a “Turn It Raw” section that shows you how to gradually convert favorite dishes to raw (even chocolate chip cookies!)—will help both new and seasoned raw eaters to build a recipe repertoire. And the dishes, including contributions by raw food authorities and chefs like Ani Phyo, Sarma Melngailis, and Raw Chef Dan, are tasty and filling—even for those who are just trying out raw for the first time:


   • Yellow Squash Fettuccine with Creamy Pine Nut Alfredo, Lemon Basil, and Green Olives
   • Good Stuff by Mom & Me’s Salad Pizza with Tomato Sauce
   • Gingery Squash and Coconut Noodle Soup
   • Indian-Style Papaya Salad
   • Abundance Burgers with Marinated Mushrooms and Jícama Fries
   • Apple Marzipan Pie
   • Triple Orange Salad with Pistachios and Mint 
   • Maya Chocolate Pie
Carol offers tips on the best equipment to use; demystifies methods like soaking, sprouting, and dehydrating; and even discusses raw dairy, good and bad fats, and which sweeteners are best for your body.

Easy Sexy Raw is the must-have primer for anyone who wants a healthier lifestyle and a natural way to feel sexier and more beautiful.

About this title

About the Author

CAROL ALT is one of the raw movement’s most recognized names and faces. In addition to gracing the covers of more than seven hundred magazines, she has been featured on calendars and posters, and has made exercise videos, all of which have sold millions of copies, and has appeared on stage, television, and in more than sixty-five movies. An accomplished spokesperson for raw food and frequent guest on talk shows, she is the author of Eating in the Raw and The Raw 50. Visit her at CarolAlt.com.

Carol Alt is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Random House Speakers Bureau at rhspeakers@randomhouse.com or 212-572-2013.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Quinoa and Pesto–Stuffed Tomatoes
 
Serves 4; makes 4 stuffed tomato halves
 
2 medium tomatoes
Sea salt
1 ½ cups sprouted quinoa
1⁄3 cup pesto
Freshly ground black pepper
Cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
4 fresh basil leaves
Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (optional)
 
Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise and scoop out the flesh. Set the shells aside. Strain the flesh through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing on the flesh to extract all the tomato juice. Reserve the juice for another use and chop the tomato flesh and set aside.
 
Rub a little salt into the insides of the tomato shells and place upside down on a paper towel–lined plate. Set aside for 30 minutes so the tomatoes soften a bit.
 
In a medium bowl, combine the tomato flesh and quinoa. Add the pesto and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon the quinoa mixture into the tomato halves and drizzle with oil. Top each one with a basil leaf and some cheese, if using.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarkson Potter
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 030788869X
• ISBN 13: 9780307888693
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256