The Spunky Coconut Cookbook: Gluten Free, Casein Free, Sugar Free
by Kelly V. Brozyna
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Author: Kelly V. BrozynaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-20
ISBN: 1439235767
Number of pages: 188
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
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Book Review: This Isn't a Cookbook -- It's a Political Pamphlet
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered the Spunky Coconut Cookbook because I was looking for low-carbohydrate recipes utilizing nut flours and free of sugar, grains and starches. First of all, I think it's important to state that if you are in search of the same thing, this book is not for you. Due to the title and the Amazon description, ("115 recipes free of gluten, dairy, sugar, peanut, corn and soy. 30+ raw inspired recipes. 65 color photographs. Natural alternatives like honey, stevia and xylitol") I expected to find recipes focusing on coconut flour and coconut ingredients. I was drastically mistaken. Other than a few desert recipes, there is very little coconut flour used in the book, and I would estimate that less than half of the recipes have any coconut ingredients at all (except perhaps coconut oil). In addition, nearly all of the recipes contain rice, tapioca, quinoa, and other grains/starches.
It is also important to note that, if one does wish to use the recipes in the book, one must first sift through the seemingly never-ending plethora of the author's political sermon. The entire introduction and many of her recipe descriptions are saturated with politically-oriented bloviation on the topics of global warming, vaccinations, 'big articifial sweetener', the importance of the EPA, and the like. She even goes so far as to suggest which political party to vote for. As a reader simply searching for healthful recipes, I was offended that the author used her cookbook as a depository for her political beliefs, and views her readers as a sort of class to whom she feels free to pontificate. Why must we bring politics into the kitchen?
Had I known the true nature of this "cookbook", I would not have purchased it. But the fact is that I didn't know, and I did purchase it, on the basis of mistaken notions due to both insuffient information on Amazon's part, and false advertising on the part of the author (via the title). I, personally, cannot eat the recipes in the book, but even if I were seeking a cookbook that uses hot cereal as a filling for lasagna, and cashews instead of tuna, I should wish the author would have been so humble as to realize that I am paying for her recipes, not her political ideology.
I'm sure many will disagree with this reviewer's opinion. However, it is also this reviewer's opinion that it is a sad day when we are willing to corrupt such a rich and communal concept as food and cooking for the sake of political advocacy.
Summary of The Spunky Coconut Cookbook: Gluten Free, Casein Free, Sugar Free
115 recipes free of gluten, dairy, sugar, peanut, corn and soy. 30+ raw inspired recipes. 65 color photographs. Natural alternatives like honey, stevia and xylitol. See the second edition on www.TheSpunkyCoconut.comDiabetic & Sugar-Free Books
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