Author: Masters, Tess

Brand: Ten Speed Press

Color: White

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• Ten Speed Press

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 256

Release Date: 30-06-2015

Details: Product Description A beautiful collection of vegan smoothies from powerhouse blogger The Blender Girl, featuring photographs, flavor boosters, and nutritional add-ons for every recipe.  The Blender Girl takes smoothies to the next level in this comprehensive guide, helping you blast your way to good health and blended bliss. These 100 creative and delicious recipes are designed to fit your every need, whether you want to detox, lose a few pounds, get energized, or guard against seasonal colds. Each smoothie has three optional boosters (like chia seeds, ginger, coconut oil, or wheat grass) that allow you to ramp up flavor, nutrient value, or both. Featuring gorgeous photography throughout, a smoothie pantry that demystifies unusual ingredients, icons to identify smoothies that fit your particular dietary needs, and strategies for achieving smoothie success, this accessible handbook makes it fun and easy to find your perfect blend. Review “Tess Masters has created the ultimate smoothie guide! Her book is my go-to resource whenever I want to try new flavor combinations or learn about health-boosting superfood ingredients.” —Angela Liddon, New York Times best-selling author of The Oh She Glows Cookbook “With The Blender Girl Smoothies, Tess Masters reigns supreme as the queen of healthy smoothies. Regardless of your dietary stripes, you’ll find plenty of inventive recipes that’ll knock your socks off!” —Michelle Tam, New York Times best-selling author of Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans “Tess Masters’s brilliant smoothie recipe book is a must-have for both rookie and seasoned blenders. I love this book and I’m confident that its pristine pages will be smoothie-stained in no time!” —Sarah Britton, author of My New Roots   "It’s just right for every taster…novice to aficionado. Included in the book is 100 gluten-free, vegan & paleo-friendlyrecipes. That might sound too healthy for some, but trust me the taste is all there, the health benefits are a bonus. In a few short pages you’ll be fashioning creations that are light and fruity, clean and green, exotic and dessert like. There is something for all palates – sweet to savory to spicy."  —Linda Kissam, Examiner About the Author Australian-born Tess Masters is a writer, actor, voiceover artist, and self-professed blendaholic. She shares her enthusiasm for healthy living at theblendergirl.com. As a presenter and recipe developer, Tess collaborates with leading food, culinary, and lifestyle brands. She has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Real Simple, Thrive, Vegetarian Times, Living Without, Allergic Living, and New Idea; and online for Today, Shape, Glamour, Food Network, Parents, and Chow, among other publications and websites. Away from the blender, Tess enjoys a diverse performance career. She has toured internationally with stage productions, worked in film and television, and lent her voice to commercial campaigns, audiobooks, and popular videogame characters. Tess and her partner, Scott Brick, live in Studio City, California, with their West Highland white terrier (and blender-cuisine maven), Cookie. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Six steps to spectacular smoothies A basic smoothie contains three essential components: liquid, base, and the chill factor (ice, frozen fruit, or chilled liquid). The Pink Cooler (page 18) is a great example of a simple smoothie with just two ingredients. In this blend, watermelon provides the liquid and frozen strawberries combine with the melon to provide the base flavor as well as the chill factor.  step 1: start with a liquid A 32-ounce (960ml; 2 servings) smoothie typically requires about 2 cups (480ml) of liquid (choose one type or a combination of types, depending on your other ingredients). If your blend contains high-water-content foods like watermelon, cucumber, orange, or other types of melon, you may need little or no liquid.  step 2:

EAN: 9781607748939

Package Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches

Languages: English