What a cute little book. Literally, it fits in the palm of your hand, such a petite book to house such a plethora of information. Who knew there were so many “super foods”?
Hayward creates the antithesis of a coffee table book in Lemons are a Girl’s Best Friend. This little book packs a big punch. She picks out sixty of the best super foods and creates two recipes each—one for the inside (yum) and one for the outside (aahhh!).
For the title’s namesake, she presents a “Lemon and Parsley Lentil Salad” for the inside and states “Eat this refreshing, alkalizing and cleansing salad for an all-over body glow.” As a companion recipe, she offers a “Lemon and Honey Facial Mask” for the outside to “Revive dry skin.”
Seriously good stuff here. I don’t know which recipes that I’m more excited about, the outside or inside ones. The “inside” recipes include lots of salads but there’s is at least one cookie recipe. The “outside” recipes are obviously beauty and skin care oriented: “Honey and Papaya Treatment for Hands and Feet,” “Black Grape Toner,” “Blueberry Exfoliator,” and “Fennel Seed Eye Comfort.”
Hayward covers all the “regular” super foods like goji berries, pomegranates, almonds, honey, and chia seeds. She also includes some pedestrian foods like cucumbers, cinnamon, coconuts and oats to praise their restorative powers.
I decided to try out one of her smoothie recipes to get my insides happy.
Almond Breakfast Smoothie
Thick and creamy…adjust with what frozen fruit you have on hand.
Ingredients
- 1 c. almond milk (I used unsweetened vanilla flavored.)
- 1 banana
- 1 c. frozen raspberries (I used strawberries.)
- 1 T. almond butter
- 1 t. honey
- 1 T. rolled oats
- ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients except the cinnamon in the blender and pulse to puree to a smooth consistency. (Hayward says to “blitz.”)
- Pour into a glass and dust the top with cinnamon.
- Serve immediately.
Yield: 1 large serving
It had been a while since I’d had the time in the morning to whip up a smoothie. Hayward’s version is creamy and delicious. The almond butter and the oats just add a little something to the texture. It is also a pretty versatile recipe. I did not have frozen raspberries but did have strawberries. I think it would also be interesting with frozen mango. (Strawberries and mangoes are listed in this book with the other super foods.)
The illustrations are adorable as well and continue that 60s almost early Andy Warhol vibe set forth with the cover. I couldn’t help but smile when I got this little gem in the mail from Blogging for Books.
(I want to mod this recipe a bit and do a PBJ twist on the recipe—swapping in peanut butter for the almond butter.)
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Blogging for Books for this review. All opinions, exclamations, gushings and rants are my own. For my other Blogging for Books reviews, click here.
I’m linking up with Novel Food (hosted by CTB co-host Simona)
and
March’s Foodies Read.
That sounds like a fun book! I am not a smoothie fan, but bet this one is delicious with all the berries and almond milk.
It will be fun to make the paired recipes.
Since I hate bananas I am never tempted by smoothies! But I do love lemons. I just heard of another book devoted tp lemons.
best … mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Hmmm. You banana haters are giving me pause. 🙂
Interesting book to check out! I agree with Mae, not a lover of bananas, nor smoothies but have a freiend who would love this. Thanks for sharing! Off to find the book…
The oatmeal really gives this smoothie a little something extra. I made another version this weekend with just sweet cherries, almond milk, and the oats. Really good!
I’m going to look out for this book – love the cover design too. Cheers
The illustrations inside are too cute as well!
Cool book. Wonderful smoothie. Winners both! 🙂
🙂
I like the concept of inside and outside uses for all the ingredients.
It is a great concept.
I agree with concept for our insides and outsides! And great cover, the books sounds like a real keeper. It reminded me of my sister, always going on her lemon fasts.
There’s way more than lemons in the book! 🙂
Love the title! And your review made me curious to peek inside. I am experimenting a bit with almond butter in the kitchen, so your recipe suggestion comes a propos. Thank you so much for contributing to Novel Food 🙂
I really want to explore this little book more. Looking forward to the next round of Novel Food.
Superfoods are the latest thing aren’t they? I am surprised which foods qualify. The book looks darling and will add it to the list
Yep, kinda like Glutton-free now, too.
Superfoods are such a big hype right now. I’ve been eating many of them for years not knowing – hope they have contributed to well being. This sounds like a treasure of a book and will have to find it somewhere.