I often get asked to recomend raw recipe books, so here’s a selection of my favourites:

Raw Food for Real People by Rod Rotondi is a new book which I like a lot, it covers everything from pizza to lasagne, hummus to falafel, the sections include crackers and bread, breakfast, appetizers, soups, entrées and deserts. Every recipes is described clearly plus variations and ideas for experimenting are given.  It also includes guest sections from Brian Clement, Robert Young and Gabriel Cousens plus general raw food prep techniques. You can read my full review of it here.

Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen is another book which looks amazing. I don’t currently own this book, but it is a book I want to get a some point, it covers all the standards including soups, raw cheeses, raw milks, lasagne, burgers,  pies, cakes, and more. More details on Amazon.

Raw Magic by Kate Magic Wood is another amazing book, again with full colour all the way through and beautiful photos. There are both sweet and savoury recipes but all of them contain superfoods. The first part of the book contains detailed information about the nutrition and uses of superfoods including maca, cacao, goji berries, purple corn, camu camu, suma, hemp and more. The recipes are divided into the following categories: dips and dressings; salads and savouries; crackers, breads and burgers; puddings & breakfasts; cakes & biscuits; sweets & spreads; chocolate; and drinks.

Raw The Uncook Book  by Juliano is an older favourite of mine, it is full colour all the way through and has some very inspiring photos of the food but the recipes can have long lists of ingredients and be a little complicated.

The book starts with “Learning to un-cook” which includes equipment, sprouting, juicing, etc. The recipes are divided into soups; salads; breads; snacks, appetizers & side dishes; sushi, pizza; main courses; desserts; drinks & smoothies; dressings, sauces, marinades & condiments; and the raw dairy (vegan).

And finally Evie’s Kitchen by Shazzie – it’s aimed at parents for making food for children, but adults seem to love it too. About half the book isinformation on raising raw chidren and the other half is recipes.

Shazzie covers everything you might need to know about consciously raising your child – natural birthing, breastfeeding, vaccinations, co-sleeping, communication and more. There is a whole chapter devoted to the nutritional needs of babies and children.