The Macrobiotic Community Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes from Notable Cooks in the Macrobiotic Community Paperback – November 24, 2003

I ordered this cookbook based on the reviews and have also done research on what macrobiotics is. Turns out I already knew what it was, had tried eathing that way only to quit because eating healthy is too expensive. I took a websites advice and ordered several different cookbooks so I could get new ideas. The majority of ingredients listed in this book are hard to find. The closest whole foods store to me is over 50 miles away. For example - a lasagna recipe called for mochi,tofu,and umeboshi plums. Come on, seriously? I am Italian and know how to make a healthy lasagna without those ingredients and ingredients that are easy to find. I will give her credit for one thing, she tells you in the back of the book exactly what everything ingredient is. Other than that, being healthy and eating healthy shouldnt be this difficult.

I don't find the recipes very appetizing and there is no pictures to see how the meals look. There are heaps of ingredients I never heard about.

This cookbook would be fine if you live in a place where there are lots of specialty health food stores. For the average person, though, the recipies call for too many strange and hard-to-find ingredients. A recipie I just chose completely at random to prove my point calls for, among other things, kuzu, kombu, light miso, and sesame butter. There were just too few recipies in this book for which I could have hoped to obtain all the ingredients.

A great and inventive way of looking at macrobiotics. Really exciting recipes that dont take 5 million hours.

I had been trying to follow the Macrobiotic diet, but was finding it really hard to do until I received this book. The recipes are clear, easy and the ingredients are defined. It has been extremely helpful, and it helps you to get more of the vegetables you need.

Andrea Bliss Lerman has thoroughly researched these favorite recipes from many people in the macrobiotic community. The basics are all there and the desserts are delicious. I especially like the traditional tortilla recipe from whole corn. It tastes really great made with blue corn.