Reddit reviews Going Raw: Everything You Need to Start Your Own Raw Food Diet and Lifestyle Revolution at Home
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Any of these books are great for beginners. I would recommend checking out these amazon links and skimming the reviews...
Goneraw and Rawfoodtalk are good for recipes.
EDIT: Broken links
http://www.amazon.com/Going-Raw-Everything-Lifestyle-Revolution/dp/1592536859/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319642422&sr=8-1
I just got this book in the mail over the summer and it's been fantastic. I eat chia pudding with cinnamon, agave, and raspberries for breakfast almost every day now.
I also got started on the raw food thing with Natalia Rose's books. They are a little new-agey but most of the recipes are good, and she does an excellent job of describing raw food pairings, balancing out your acid intake, etc (sounds crazy but makes sense when you read it).
Checking out a raw food restaurant can also give a ton of ideas. In Austin we have Beets Cafe and Casa De Luz (not all raw but close).
http://mynewroots.blogspot.com/2011/10/heart-beet-rawvioli-with-pesto-oil.html
This blog, My New Roots, is also fantastic, and this morning she posted this recipe for "rawvioli" which I printed and plan to make.
Raw eating can actually be a little harder because you have to prep everything - no box foods being dumped into pots. But I promise it's worth it. I don't do all raw, but I was already vegetarian, and learning how to incorporate more raw foods into my diet has made me feel a hundred times better - less anxiety, better skin, weight maintenance, etc.
Miketheamazing is right about a juice and good blender. I don't have a dehydrator yet but once I acquire one, raw will become even better.
Baking vegan and raw is my favorite hobby and new acquired skill. I, too, have come across some snags with price and ingredients, but I try to find equivalents to an ingredient and look for sales. Amazon.com is my go-to headquarters for hard-to-find items at a decent price.
My first cookbook was Vegan Comfort Food by Alicia C. Simpson. Her Oatmeal Cookies have been a hit at every party I have brought them to and I keep her Sweet Potato Waffles in the freezer when I don't have time for a sit-down breakfast. The ingredients are not costly; my only gripe is the amount of sugar she uses.
I adore Judita Wignall's Going Raw. Although she uses ingredients like cashews to make flour (as an example) the cost/availability in very few of the recipes is similar to what you encountered with Isa Chandra.
Out of the two, I prefer Going Raw because natural ingredients replaces what would have been a copious amount of sugar in Alicia Simpson's book.