The Blender Girl

<b>The debut cookbook from the powerhouse blogger behind theblendergirl.com, featuring 100 gluten-free, vegan recipes <b>for smoothies, meals, and more</b> made quickly and easily in a blender.<br></b><br>What’s your perfect blend?<br>  <br> On her wildly popular recipe blog, Tess Masters—aka, The Blender Girl—shares easy plant-based recipes that anyone can whip up fast in a blender. Tess’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’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>  <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’s smoothies and shakes taste like dessert—<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?—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— these dishes are super forgiving, so you can’t mess them up.<br>  <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’t have to understand the science of good nutrition to run with The Blender Girl—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.