Calabrese - Soak your nuts: Karyns conscious comfort foods: recipes for everyday life

How I wish I could sit at Karyns table everyday to be nourished sufficiently. I know that eating this way is what provides and prolongs superior health and vitality, but along with that is the fact that it tastes so good. Now I can eat like this at home. Thanks, Karyn. ANGELA BASSETT , ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE AND ACTOR Its a pleasure and valuable experience to eat at Karyns on Green. The food is healthy and fulfilling.

Every time I visit Chicago, I look forward to going! COMMON , HIP-HOP ARTIST AND ACTOR I used to think a hamburger in a Range Rover beat a salad in a Prius. Now I crave Karyns kale salad with Caesar dressing and vegan crab cakes in taxi cabs. I never thought eating vegan and raw food could taste this good, but the real addiction isnt the flavor; its the way Karyns food makes you feel. ORLANDO JONES , ACTOR AND COMEDIAN I first decided I loved being vegan when I met Karyn. The things she talked to me about and the food she cooked convinced me Im never going back to eating meat. JERMAINE DUPRI , PRODUCER, RAPPER, AND SONGWRITER I had the most extraordinary chicken dish at Karyns Chicago restaurant and it wasnt even chicken! It was a testament to the breadth of Karyns talent, the creativity she uses in presenting her food, and the depth of her commitment to superior nutrition for all of us.

Bravo! DELROY LINDO , ACTOR SOAK
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NUTS KARYNS CONSCIOUS COMFORT FOODS Karyn CalabreseBOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY Summertown, Tennessee Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Calabrese, Karyn. Soak your nuts : Karyns conscious comfort foods : recipes for everyday life / Karyn Calabrese. pages cm Includes index. ISBN 978-1-57067-275-0 (pbk.) ISBN 978-1-57067-907-0 (e-book) (print) 1. Vegan cooking. 2.

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This book is dedicated to my husband, Jerry, daughter, Nicole, son, Michael, and my grandchildren, Quinton and Emilio. I would like to acknowledge all of the wonderful customers, clients, and fellow travelers on the path to improving our planet and our bodies through including or wholly adopting a plant-based diet. I would like to acknowledge all of the wonderful customers, clients, and fellow travelers on the path to improving our planet and our bodies through including or wholly adopting a plant-based diet.

Thank you all, especially Chicagoans, for helping me to keep my vision of service alive.

To call Karyn Calabreses food healthy is beside the point. It is, but more importantly, everything she touches in the kitchen is magically delicious. Its one of the reasons I live 50 feet from one of her restaurants. My wife and I are avid fans not only of her restaurants but also of Karyns holistic approach to life. Just look at herenough said, right? To distill good nutrition and high sensuality into your cuisine is the true definition of culinary artistry.

Rundont waitto buy this book. Three cheers, Karyn. You are the best. CHARLIE TROTTER author and chef-owner, Charlie Trotters

Veganism. seems like everyone is doing it these days. elite athletes like John salley, tony gonzalez, robert cheeke, and Brendan Brazier, who once thought they could only build muscle and compete professionally by consuming large meals of steak, chicken, fish, and whey protein, are discovering that their bodies perform better and recover more quickly with a diet of greens, tofu, hempseeds, and all the other hippie foods that used to exist only on the fringes of the American diet. elite athletes like John salley, tony gonzalez, robert cheeke, and Brendan Brazier, who once thought they could only build muscle and compete professionally by consuming large meals of steak, chicken, fish, and whey protein, are discovering that their bodies perform better and recover more quickly with a diet of greens, tofu, hempseeds, and all the other hippie foods that used to exist only on the fringes of the American diet.

Even doctors are getting on board, touting the benefits of a plant-based diet for their patients. Books like The China Study and documentaries like Forks Over Knives have presented scientific proof that the human body can heal itself from illnesses both major and minor by eliminating meat, fish, chicken, and dairy products. But I could have told you that a long time agomore than forty years ago, actuallyback in the dark ages of vegetarianism and veganism when I felt like the only person on the planet juicing wheatgrass and pressing tofu. So how did I get so ahead of the curve? Well, Ive always considered myself a trendsetter (you should see my closet), but veganism found me as much as I found it. My journey started when I was in my twenties and my mother was diagnosed with cancer. She started juicing and eating a cleaner diet as part of her healing process, and I joined her for moral support.

To my surprise, I soon saw an improvement in allergies and skin conditions that had plagued me for most of my life. My mother succumbed to illness as her body became too weak to overpower the negative effects of chemotherapy, but her influence forever changed the way I treat my body. Over time, I transitioned from the standard American diet to vegetarianism to veganism and eventually to a raw vegan diet, and I felt better and better along each step of the way. On my journey, I met several influential teachers who taught me the benefits of raw vegan food and detoxification. Soon I realized that my allergies were gone, my skin was clear, my energy was through the roof, and I felt more alive and vibrant at thirty than I did at twenty. Holistic nutrition made such a huge impact on my life and health that I started sharing my knowledge with anyone who would listen.

I eventually built a business around vegan food and detoxification. I feel so fortunate to have been led down this path. Although it certainly hasnt been the path of least resistance, it has kept me out of doctors offices, hospitals, pharmacies, and drug stores for the past forty years. Now that Im in my sixties, I am witnessing my peers degenerate and develop diseases as they succumb to the effects of many years of unhealthful eating, smoking, drinking, and chemical overload. For me, aging has been a graceful process; I have gone through menopause with no symptoms, stayed away from Botox and surgery, and look and feel years younger than my age. I promise you, though, I am not special.