The Blender Girl

<b>The debut cookbook from the powerhouse blogger behind&#160;theblendergirl.com featuring 100 gluten-free vegan recipes <b>for smoothies meals and more</b> made&#160;quickly and easily in a blender.<br></b><br>What&#146;s your perfect blend?<br> &#160;<br> On her wildly popular recipe blog Tess Masters&#151;aka The Blender Girl&#151;shares easy plant-based recipes that anyone can whip up fast in a blender. Tess&#146;s lively down-to-earth approach has attracted legions of fans looking for quick and fun ways to prepare healthy food. In <i>The Blender Girl</i> Tess&#146;s much-anticipated debut cookbook she offers 100 whole-food recipes that are gluten-free and vegan and rely on natural flavors and sweeteners. Many are also raw and nut- soy- corn- and sugar-free. <br> &#160;<br> Smoothies soups and spreads are a given in a blender cookbook but this surprisingly versatile collection also includes appetizers salads and main dishes with a blended component like <b>Fresh Spring Rolls with</b> <b>Orange-Almond Sauce</b> <b>Twisted Caesar Pleaser</b> <b>Spicy</b> <b>Chickpea Burgers with Portobello Buns and Greens</b> and <b>I-Love-Veggies! Bake</b>. And even though many of Tess&#146;s smoothies and shakes taste like dessert&#151;<b>Apple Pie in a</b> <b>Glass</b> <b>Raspberry-Lemon Cheesecake</b> or <b>Tastes-Like-Ice-</b> <b>Cream Kale</b> anyone?&#151;her actual desserts are out-of this-world good from <b>Chocolate-Chile Banana Spilly </b>to <b>Flourless Triple-Pecan Mousse Pie </b>and <b>Chai Rice Pudding</b>. Best of all every recipe can easily be adjusted to your personal taste: add an extra squeeze of this another handful of that or leave something out altogether&#151; these dishes are super forgiving so you can&#146;t mess them up.<br> &#160;<br> Details on the benefits of soaking sprouting and dehydrating; proper food combining; and eating raw probiotic-rich and alkaline ingredients round out this nutrient-dense guide. But you don&#146;t have to understand the science of good nutrition to run with The Blender Girl&#151;all you need is a blender and a sense of adventure. So dust off your machine and get ready to find <i>your</i> perfect blend.