The Moon Juice Cookbook: Cook Cosmically for Body, Beauty, and Consciousness

first became aware of Moon juice though a blog I follow and though I am not luck enough to be close enough to the store to shop in person; have slowly but surely been trying out some of their various different potions such as beauty, brain and dream dust, made of adaptogenic herbs. So when I saw the book, I knew I had to have it. If nothing else for the fact that as the Amazon sneak peak reveals, it is loaded with simply breathtaking photography!Hopefully when you purchase this cookbook, you will be familiar with the Moon Juice brand and not be surprised by the recipes and the ingredients they feature. This is not a cookbook with which one can shop in a local grocery store, heck even Whole Foods would be a long shot for some items -though to be fair there are plenty of others that use easily sourced ingredients such as chia seeds, nuts, milks, coconut. But there are also recipes that call for Kombu strips, lucuma powder, mesquite powder and colloidal silver. I write this not to discourage potential buyers, but just so they are aware what they are getting into before a purchase. There are also more than 75 recipes so you can be sure to find things that appeal to your tastes, pantry or cooking ability.The premise of the book is food as medicine which is something I have always strongly believed in. It is plant based and begins with a story of the author, plagued by sickness as a child, given medicine as a remedy, with still no resolution. Years later, though experimenting with food and herbs learned that these can be just as much, if not more of a remedy in helping us look and feel our best. The book also, importantly, takes us away from healthy being a quick fix to more of a lifelong journey.With that we being with the 10 pillars of the moon kitchen, which include consuming good fats, enjoying cultured and fermented foods, and eating organic. There is an incredible guide to “High functioning foods” - foods that can detoxify, provide immunity, boost metabolism, brain food, Inflammation tamer – I found this fascinating and different from traditional guides. There is a kitchen guide -equipment to have, pantry staples (note, as expected a juicer and dehydrator are both suggested pieces to own).Then we go to the recipes: Juices (cucumber pineapple jalapeno was amazing, with a kick that reminded me of my favorite cocktail only far healthier); milks, Moon milks, shakes and lattes, and I really liked the simplified recipe for Golden milk which is something I currently drink nightly, albeit with a store bought powder, so this is easy and cheaper. Then broth bowls, yoghurt, cheese and Kefir; Fermented vegetables, cosmic provisions (think snacks and basics.We finish on a sweet note with the bakery section, raw of course and raw chocolate which beings with cacao paste and butter but serves as a base for so many fun recipes.As this book states, it is not an ordinary cookbook, its an alchemist cookbook, think of combining lots of sometimes unusual but high functioning foods to deliver tasty outcomes that heal. It is for the adventurous cook, someone looking beyond the basic raw cookbook and someone that want to experiment making potions that sooth, heal and target specific health functions. It’s a bit like a mad chemistry book in parts but I love the originality, the story and the stunning pictures. One for the coffee table or the kitchen!

First, this book is BEAUTIFUL. Aesthetically, the pictures are gorgeous and should inspire you to aim to recreate whatever culinary creation is highlighted, be it a moon milk or cosmic provision. In the same vein, I feel that you could buy this book for the pictures alone and be equally happy. That said, given that this is a COOKBOOK: I was pleasantly surprised by the collection and variety of recipes curated. Our family has since moved from LA, but when we lived there, we were frequent patrons of both the Venice and Silverlake locations. Now in Colorado, I continue to purchase via their online store, but am limited to (mostly) dry goods. Thus, I was extremely excited when I heard of the cookbook, and immediately pre-ordered earlier this summer. My ONLY concern was that perhaps, the ingredients called for would be too exotic or simply inaccessible. However, upon receiving the cookbook, I was delighted to discover that many of the ingredients are already in my pantry! Since receiving the book, I have recreated many of my favorite moon milks, and couldn't be happier with this purchase!Just a quick disclaimer: this cookbook is likely not intended for everyone. Albeit, I own a Vitamix, dehydrator and juicer- and keep bags of maca and lucuma stocked away in my pantry. But, I'm not a perfect eater, and I have picky toddlers, so many nights are more pizza than kelp, but that's okay! And, I think that's one demographic this book appeals to; Chantal Bacon does not scold you nor seek to create a version of perfectionism, but rather, she spends time detailing how incorporating just a little "moon juice" in your daily life can reap enormous benefits.I cannot recommend this book enough!

Great cookbook and great advice on the essentials you need in the kitchen to cook on an everyday level! I find myself experimenting in the kitchen daily and honestly viewing ourselves as alchemists in the kitchen is the best way to put it. No body is a great chef but at the same time everybody is also a great chef, it just starts with experimenting to cook anything. These recipes not only invoke the goodness of herbs & adaptogens in our diet but the recipes are also invoke creativity in the kitchen. They are all simple and attainable ingredients and I really like how Amanda also focusing on less consumption, less waste, and less plastic use which is always an important aspect. Use this book as a resource for many thing in life and in the kitchen. I also really enjoy the no coffee recipe

I was really not sure what I was going to get when I bought this, and honestly, I had buyer's remorse before I ever opened it up. Moon Juice? Cosmic beauty? Seriously, what sort of mental low point was I in that day that I actually BOUGHT this thing?! But once I started reading it, I realized what all the fuss is - this book is fun! It's like your favorite fantasy novel turned into food. I'm living some sort of fairy foodie fantasy just flipping through it, looking at all the beautiful photography, reading about how each item is going to fix my mood, alter my spiritual state, connect me to the cosmos... Do I take any of it seriously? No. I'll probably try a few recipes, and I might even like them. But am I enjoying the hell out of this book? Yep. It's my own little Rivendell cookbook on my coffee table.

Bacon has an audience in mind: Upscale, mostly white women into healthy and clean living. There is nothing wrong with that, and many of her recipes are really good. However, please keep in mind that many of these things won't be found in most grocery stores. That's not a problem for me since I am in many ways a lot like her audience and had many of these things already. Still, be warned if want simple and are on a budget.

Muito bom! Chegou no prazo certo e o livro é maravilhoso demais! Muito mais instrutivo e lindo do que eu poderia imaginar ! Um dos meus livros preferidos hoje em dia.

Das „ Moon Juice Cookbook“ der amerikanischen Entrepreneurin Amanda Chantal Bacon hebt sich deutlich vom typischen Kochbuch ab wie man es sonst kennt.Amanda hat ihre ganz eigene Art zu kochen und sich zu ernähren entwickelt da sie sehr krank war. Da kein Arzt ihr helfen konnte hat sie selber nach Heilmethoden gesucht und hat schließlich entdeckt, wie sie Nahrung als Medizin nutzen kann.Die daraus entwickelten 10 Grundpfeiler der Moon-Juice-Ernährung (z.B. Adaptogene, fermentierte Nahrungsmittel, hoch nährstoffreiche Nahrungsmittel…) werden vorgestellt. Die wichtigen Nahrungsmittel wie z.B. Nüsse sowie Nährstoffe wie z.B. Adaptogene werden in ihrer Wirk- und Heilweise erklärt. Diese „High functioning foods“ können z.B. beim Entgiften helfe, das Nervensystem beruhigen, den Metabolismus ankurbeln, den Hormonhaushalt ausgleichen, das Immunsystem stärken und vieles mehr.Damit man sich schnell zurechtfindet und sehen kann welche Nährstoffe persönlich vom größten Nutzen sind werden die verschiedenen Lebensmittel mit einer Art Hashtag versehen, z.B. Detoxifier, Inflammation Tamer, Brain Activator, Hormon Balancer, Beauty Food…Das Konzept der High functioning foods mit setzt sich im Rezeptteil fort. Zu jedem Rezept gilt es eine Erläuterung der Heilwirkung auf den Körper, auch die erläuterten Hashtags finden sich hier wieder. Deswegen sollte man hier auch keine typischen Menüs erwarten, keines der im Rezeptteil vorgestellten Rezepte eignet sich als Mahlzeit zum sattessen, eher als Mahlzeitergänzungen. Es gibt Rezepte zu Säften, Wellnessgetränken, fermentierten Produkten, einige Rezepte für die man ein Dörrgerät benötigt wie z.B. Rohkost“brote“ und einen rezeptteil für Süßes in Rohkostqualität.Für die meisten Rezepte benötigt man Zutaten die man nicht im Supermarkt erhält, wie die bereits genannten Adaptogene. Auch sind die verwendeten Zutaten nicht gerade günstig. Um die allererste Moon Milk herstellen zu können habe ich über 50 € an Zutaten ausgegeben da ich Dinge wie Reishi, Maca oder Rohkakao nicht auf Vorrat hatte. Hat man sich erstmal einen Grundvorrat angelegt kommt man eine Weile damit aus. Die Rezepte, die ich bisher ausprobiert habe sind alle gelungen und waren alle sehr lecker. Nach einer Moon Milk fühlt man sich definitiv sofort ausgeglichener und fitter und klarer.Ich bin sehr froh dieses Buch gekauft zu haben, allein schon, weil es sehr schön und liebevoll gestaltet ist. Die Einführung in die Ernährungsweise ist sehr übersichtlich und verständlich. Wer seine Ernährung auf natürlich Weise aufwerten und mit Lebensmitteln ergänzen möchte die einen großen, gesundheitlichen Nutzen bieten ist dieses Buch genau richtig. Wer sich in diesem Buch Rezepte erhofft die sich als vollwertige Mahlzeit eignen wird hier enttäuscht.Von mir gibt es einen Stern Abzug da die benötigten Zutaten alle sehr teuer sind und auch die Bezeichnung „Cookbook“ für dieses Buch irreleitend ist.

This book is of a very high quality, the cover is smooth but velvety to the touch may get scratch if handle roughly or not shelved properly. Would make a good Coffee table book, because to be honest it not something that I would want to put with other cookbooks in the kitchen cupboard. Inside the book it is extremely well organised and presented excellent graphics. That is to be expected of the author Amanda Chantal Bacon with her chef training and background as a food and wine editor of Los Angeles Times Magazine comes to the fore she, really knows how to set out a book. Had no issue with finding any of the ingredients, so be a little creative, in fact you don't even have to do that the description is clear just type name of the ingredient into the internet search, but check what the ingredients composition is, is it a powder is it a tonic you can purchase ingredients online etc. However, in truth you are unlikely to find some of the ingredients in the local chain supermarkets but check out their online website. Maybe you could venture into the Chinese or Asian supermarkets in your area if you have one. I think the initial outlay will be/seem expensive depending on your income, but one does not need to purchase everything all at once, just do things gradually,there in lies the key. Lastly, I think this book would be a good gift or personal purchase for those amongst us, you know who you are, who are health conscious, yet fall into regularly eating or drinking unhealthy things redeem themselves and feel like saints.

I love this book and the master chocolate recipe is something I now keep in my fridge all the time. I use it for coating cookies and popsicles and it does so perfectly. It is often difficult to make a chocolate that covers this well. A beautiful book.

Very innovative recipes. Love this and reference this when doing diet plans for hormone health clients