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'Vegan - over 90 mouthwatering recipes for all occasions' by Tony Weston and Yvonne Bishop. A lovely colourful book with lots of full colour pictures - fantasic array of recipes here from basics like yogurt, cream cheese and pizza bases to more exotic dishes such as crispy duckless pancakes, apricot, beetroot and cumin soup and baba ghanoush . There is a fantastic list of sandwich ideas and many recipes with a bit of a 'cheesy' fix too. Included are some of those trendy ingredients like quinoa, millet and amaranth that it's hard to know what to do with - multiple uses are suggested, both sweet and savoury. A book after our own hearts with a recipe for vegan haggis, and also chocolate features heavily in the desserts section - who could resist a chocolate mousse with a banana cake heart?

'Detox Your world' by Shazzie of www.shazzie.com - a fantastic guide to truly healthy living. There is a lot of information on non-food toxins and advice on how to lessen the effects and amounts of these in your life. Lots of wonderful ideas for eating more raw food and less cooked, including some detailed detox plans. Some very interesting 'detox helpers' are detailed such as meditation, skin brushing, laughing etc. but one stood out for us - the Tibetan Rejuvenation Rites. These are 5 simple exercises which when performed each day turn back that clock! They certainly are envigorating and it's almost worth buying the book for these alone :) There are also success stories and lots of raw recipes all presented in Shazzie's non-judgemental and often humerous way.