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Peruvian Power Foods
Manuel Villacorta and Jamie Shaw

HCI
Oct 1, 2013/ ISBN: 978-0-7573-1722-4
Health/Cooking
Amazon

Reviewed by Laura Hinds

When I received my review copy of this book, the first thing I did was page through it to look at the beautifully presented photographs. By the time I was through, I wanted to try many of the vegetarian recipes right away. I suspect my grocery-shopping list for the health food store will be long.

I've been aware of Super foods for some time now, and am pleased to report that I already had several of them in my pantry. For example, I have Cacao, Maca, Quinoa, and Avocado. I am so pleased with the layout of this book, the clear explanation of the health benefits of the many ingredients of which I was unfamiliar.

The recipes are clear and precise, with numbered step-by-step directions, and notations if the recipe is gluten-free, vegan, or a power star.

As the world becomes a bit smaller with more access to the Internet, it is inevitable that we will learn about foods that are new to us. "Peruvian Power Foods" is a lovely book to introduce you to some of these. There is ample information about where to buy the Super foods of Peru both online and in stores. If you only add one cookbook to your collection this year, I recommend "Peruvian Power Foods." It is also available in Kindle format, but this is one I am thrilled to have a physical copy of, and you may feel the same.

 
Reviewed 2013
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