Book: Raw Food Celebrations

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Nomi Shannon, raw food author, chef, and teacher from the United States, and Sheryl Duruz, raw food chef and teacher from Canada and Australia, teamed up across the continents to bring you Raw Food Celebrations: Live Food Entertaining Made Easy.

The outcome of our exciting collaboration is a unique compilation of menus, recipes, full-color photographs, and plan-ahead guides designed to make your entertaining foolproof and fun. Use the menus as they are presented, or mix and match them as you like to create your own eclectic bill of fare.

Our objective with Raw Food Celebrations is to help you enjoy entertaining in your home with ease. We have created menus that range from the traditional to the exotic, including brunch, luncheon, and cocktail party ideas. You will be able to select either innovative or time-honored flavors to serve your guests. Whether or not your guests have an interest in nutritious raw cuisine, they are sure to enjoy the food and festivities.

We believe this is the first book of its kind, devoted exclusively to healthful raw menus and recipes designed for entertaining. To help you plan ahead, we've ensured that many of the recipes can be prepared in advance, leaving you time to decorate your table and relax a bit before company arrives so you can be the finest host possible.Whether you are planning a graduation party, wedding shower, birthday celebration, or holiday gathering, we sincerely hope that Raw Food Celebrations becomes the guide you rely on year after year for all your happy occasions.

Nomi and Sheryl

From The Foreword by Mike Adams

The Health Ranger, Editor of Natural News.com

"When I picked up Nomi Shannon's first book, The Raw Gourmet, several years ago, I was immediately struck by the beauty and simplicity of it. Folded among the pages of astonishingly beautiful photographs of raw food creations were unexpectedly short, simple-to-follow, and yet rewarding recipes that used only a few basic ingredients to achieve spectacular results. I was hooked. That book still stands on my shelf as one of the milestone contributions to the world of raw food cuisine. Now, it seems Nomi has achieved the remarkable yet again, this time teaming up with Sheryl Duruz and taking us on a whirlwind tour through rich cultural food traditions and tongue-teasing tastes while somehow managing to achieve a rare balance of artfulness and simplicity at the same time.

The recipes in this book, Raw Food Celebrations, have become some of my instant favorites. Through Nomi's and Sheryl's guidance, these recipes will inspire you, humble you, and reward you with sheer delight as you munch, crunch, and lunch your way from one recipe to the next, treating yourself to the most healthful meals in the world while impressing friends and family with your newfound brilliance for creating genuine cuisine.

I'll admit I'm a crude preparer of nutritious foods. Most of what I gulp down from my morning blended superfood smoothie ritual is neither elegant nor attractive (blended sprouts and spirulina, after all, are not exactly appealing to the eye), but one afternoon, after using just three recipes from this book you're now holding, I managed to present a raw cuisine spread for family and friends that had them wondering if my body had been secretly switched with a clone who trained at an exotic culinary institute in some far-off land. Needless to say, they were impressed, and I was thrilled!

Whether you're looking to dive into a grand expression of raw food artfulness or simply fill your eager tummy with the most beautiful and nutritious foods in the world, Raw Food Celebrations may be just the book you're looking for. Nomi's and Sheryl's guidance provides exactly the direction you need to go from being a raw food novice like me to a true raw food artist respected by friends and family alike. I encourage you to dive right in, turn a few pages, get your hands drenched in lemon juice, and start discovering just how much fun it really is to eat the most healthful foods in the world!"

Mike Adams, The Health Ranger, Editor of Natural News.com

Table of Contents

• Foreword by Mike Adams
• Introduction
• Tips for a Successful Event
• Useful Equipment
• Italian Menu
• Thai Menu
• Brunch Menu
• Cocktail Hour
• Traditional Menu
• Light Luncheon Buffet
• Glossary of Ingredients
• Resources
• About the Authors
• Index

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