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Title: Cooking the Whole Foods Way: Your Complete, Everyday Guide to Healthy, Delicious Eating With 500 Recipes, Menus, Techniques, Meal Planning, Buying Tips, Wit & Wisdom by Christina Pirello, Bill Tara ISBN: 1-55788-262-2 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Just delicious & easy to follow recipes
Comment: I love this cookbook, which I have been using for about 3 weeks now, nearly everyday! The recipes are very easy for me to follow. I have been vegetarian or vegan for many years with some breaks, so many of these ingredients are familiar to me, but some are new, too. The main thing that I love about Christina's style is her sense of flavor & fun...my husband is Italian-American, & loves to cook, too, I'm Irish-American, & learned alot of Italian cooking from his family, in addition to my own vegetarian foods. This is really the first time my husband has 'fallen in love' with so many whole foods dishes. We have enjoyed nearly every recipe I've made from this book. This book is jam-packed with recipes & ideas-- it could be overwhelming, but as we love to cook, it is an adventure in pleasurable good health. I've been losing weight, which I needed to, also, without even trying. I have nearly no cravings for things I previously was tempted by which were unhealthy, because I love the food we eat at mealtimes so much. Thank you Christina!
Rating: 4
Summary: Good whole foods cookbook
Comment: This cookbook is the solution for those "health-seekers" who want to eat by the rules (more fiber, more whole grains, less refined sugar, more vegetables). Many of the recipes are delicious, and it's nice to make something that tastes good but that won't give you pangs of food-guilt later.
A few caveats: 1. This is not a pure vegetarian cookbook. She has a whole section on fish. The author does not eat fish herself, but wanted to more fully represent the macrobiotic philosophy. 2. This doesn't give a good look at the full spectrum of macrobiotics. I'm not an expert by any stretch, but from what I've read of some of the other macrobiotics founders, this seemed very incomplete. She seems to concentrate primarily on the yin-yang principle (in her next book she talks about the elements), but doesn't give a comprehensive overview of how those can affect certain conditions. Also, as another reviewer pointed out, she includes a lot of ingredients most macrobiotics shun (chocolate, garlic, etc.) She seems to bend the rules a lot when it comes to desserts. 3. Having said that, when the author thinks a rule is important, she runs with it. Don't even think of eating raw vegetables or fruits, any white flour, or certain vegetables, like tomatoes.
All in all, I thought this cookbook was a valuable addition to my collection, but I didn't think it was a very good lifestyle guideline.
Rating: 2
Summary: Whole Foods does not = Macrobiotics
Comment: Whole Foods does not = Macrobiotics as this author has decided. Whole Foods includes meat, very heartily, as it is a "whole food". I planned on a book full of recipes including snacks, which are very hard to think of, and was disappointed. The copy is trite and recipes are not very helpful regardless.
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Title: Cook Your Way to the Life You Want by Christina Pirello, Robert Pirello ISBN: 1557883211 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Glow: A Prescription for Radiant Health and Beauty by Christina Pirello ISBN: 155788370X Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Macrobiotic Way: The Complete Macrobiotic Diet & Exercise Book by Michio Kushi, John Denver, Stephen Blauer ISBN: 0895295245 Publisher: Avery Penguin Putnam Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Cancer Prevention Diet: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Blueprint for the Prevention and Relief of Disease by Michio Kushi, Alex Jack ISBN: 0312112459 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Christina Cooks: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Whole Foods but Were Afraid to Ask by Christina Pirello ISBN: 1557884234 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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