Cook Lively!: 100 Quick and Easy Plant-Based Recipes for High Energy, Glowing Skin, and Vibrant Living-Using 10 Ingredients or Less

What a great read! Yes, just wonderful! This is more then a cook book as Laura-Jane has a beautiful way of writing. She gives simple tips. She gives both dehydrating AND oven instructions; this allows for planning ahead to dehydrate, or, using your oven in order to eat right away. I do favor raw but I also enjoy cooked foods and this book is ideal for both. Laura-Jane always delivers in flavor using (as she says) 10 ingredients or less, which I love. Also some of the ingredients she uses can be swapped out for others that are similar in texture and you will still get a scrumptious "eat". For instance, when I was making her 'Rich Chocolate Apricot Torte' (to die for by the way) I used pecans instead of walnuts and OMG, amazing! The walnuts I had on hand tasted just ok so I used some tasty pecans instead; I like to taste my ingredients ahead of time to be sure they're truly fresh. I've made quite a few of her recipes in this book and I highly recommend "Cook Lively" to anyone interested in making delectable delights to impress their carnivorous friends; they will thank you and then tell you to open a restaurant LOL! Leave it to Laura-Jane to make believers out of those who thought vegans only eat rabbit food - ha! I really wanted to try ALL of her recipes before commenting on her book, but I can tell you this, all of her soups and desserts are beyond good and oh-so-easy to make. Today I'm making her 'Home-Style Fish Sticks" and have decided to try both the 'Blended Hollandaise Sauce' and 'Catch-Me Ketchup' to go with it (I wonder which I'll like better). It's all just a wonderful tasty adventure with Laura-Jane's cookbook by my side. And her book is oh-so-easy to use which I also love; it's put together very well; thank you Laura-Jane :) Happy eating! And enjoy!

I'm super happy with this book. I've been vegan for 12 years, raw off and on for a decade. Of all the raw vegan recipe sites (and trust me when I say I've seen them all), Koers's site, The Rawtarian, is hands-down the best. Many others shy away from the savory filling recipes leaving a person to eat every hour or so to feel satiated. Well, it's only thanks to her creations that I manage to stay raw for any time longer than a month. I was excited to see she came out with a book and downloaded it without hesitation.The recipes are insanely flavorful but so easy and quick to make, which is great because I'm generally useless in the kitchen. Every recipe of hers that I've tried has been delicious and on point to resembling its cooked food counterpart. For example, the raw croutons have the legitimate texture of the stuff you pick up at the store. The curries are rich and velvety instead of being watered down and gross. Best of all... no complicated ingredients. This has been a godsend on account of living most of the year in a country that doesn't have Trader Joe's/Whole Foods (or even basic kale). So, thank you so much for sparing me the headache of shipping/buying irish moss, lucuma, za'atar, kelp noodles, and dried mulberries. Only tiny, ever-so-slight critique would be using lentils, navy beans, and groats... but there aren't many of these recipes.Wonderful book. If looking to buy something for raw vegans--especially beginners looking for good food that helps them stick to the lifestyle--this is perfect. I can rattle off a dozen other raw vegans whose recipes I've tried, and I can't think of any that are as easy yet delicious as Laura-Jane's.

I bought this book as I had borrowed it from the county library and loved it..so I wanted to have one of my own so i could write in it. The recipes are great, and the detailed descriptions on how to do things and what not to do are very helpful. The list of ingredients to get for one's pantry especially helpful. while i am not a 100% veggie, I am finding the recipes wonderful. And I LOVE that she loves sweet things!

Most of the recipes contain 5 or fewer ingredients. Some a bit "putzy" to make but still within the scope of the average Baker/cook.

Easy delicious recipes. I'm vegan but not 100% raw vegan. I love the option with each recipe to prepare the meal with an oven (not raw) or with a dehydrator (raw).

Very good raw food cookbook. Her recipes are very tasty and quick to prepare.

Outstanding book! Excellent recipes! The best raw vegan food around!!

I love this cookbook and plan to try every recipe, BUT the book binding is terrible! It literally fell apart into three chunks the first time I opened it and is now completely in pieces!!!

If you are new to raw food or a seasoned pro :) the book is perfect! I’ve followed the Rawtarian for years and have her apps. Her recipes are so simple and delicious and healthy. Bought another one for my mom for when she is at the cottage away from her dehydrator :)

I really like this book. Lots of healthy recipes. A great one to add to your repertoire!

I never feel compelled to write reviews but this book is just perfect. I have been a raw vegan for around 6 months and have bought a large number of books on the subject but this is by far the best of them all, the recipies are simple wit ingredients that you are most likely to find in your kitchen already and are utterly delicious. I love the raw cream cheese bagel and am so thrilled with the book, I cannot fault, very interesting to read Lauras journey to raw food in the introduction. Do not hesitate, buy this book, it is the best on the market for raw vegan, unpretencious and utterly inspiring, Thank you Laura!! x

Quick, simple and above all, delicious. Well written and easy to follow with beautiful photos. I am a huge fan of Laura-Jane’s. I was very excited for the release of her second book. I highly recommend this book, it will change how you look and feel.

Love this book.It is so easy,no messing with loads of ingredients that you only use once,so they are wasted.I really recommend it to anyone .