Inspiralize Everything: An Apples-to-Zucchini Encyclopedia of Spiralizing: A Cookbook

I love this spiralizing gadget!!! and this cookbook showing me different ways to use it is very helpful! I never thought of spiralizing zoodles from a couple of these vegetables! I've found spiralized vegetables and apples kept in those glass containers also sold by Brieftons, keep longer in the refrigerator than before they were zoodled! And the recipes... the ones I've tried are easy and DE LIC ious!!!!

Ali Maffucci knows how to write a clear, easy-to-follow cookbook with healthy recipes that don't require much prep time.About 67-75% of the recipes are accompanied by a photo, so you can see what the final product looks like. Next to the header for each recipe are the nutrition facts, time for prep/cooking, servings, what other produce the recipe would work well worth, difficulty of the recipe (mostly defined by number of steps), and handy classifications like gluten-free, saves well, one pot, paleo, dairy-free, etc. At the back of the book is a master table of every recipe and how it's classified, so it's easy to see at a glance which recipes fall under what you are looking to make. Ali's writing style is very encouraging towards readers adapting recipes to suit their tastes and what is available/in season - if you can't find jicama, make the Carne Asada with zucchini, sweet potato, or kohlrabi noodles instead.There's a "how-to" section in the front, which is pretty brief but covers the basics of how to spiralize, what to spiralize, how to clean your spiralizer, and her pantry/kitchen equipment suggestions of success. This cookbook is organized similarly to her website, with the recipes categorized by spiralized ingredient, rather than by dish like her previous cookbook. Thus, each chapter has a lovely photo of the produce, a little about it's flavor and how to pick it out when purchasing, how to prepare and store it, which blade to use, the best ways to cook it.I didn't check every single recipe, but so far I haven't been able to spot any overlap between the recipes in this cookbook, her recipes online, or her previous cookbook. There are a ton of new, incredibly creative, flavorful but healthy dishes in Ali's new cookbook. We've been getting tons of kohlrabi from friend's who don't know what to do with their CSA box goodies, and I'm really excited to try Ali's Chicken Mole with Kohlrabi Rice & her General Tso's Cauliflower with Kohlrabi Rice. Both dishes take only 15-25 minutes of prep time and can be ready to eat an hour or less. Spiralizing beets and broccoli stems was a revelation for me when I first started following Ali, so I'm especially excited for the weather to cool down enough for Shrimp Tom Kha Soup with Broccoli Noodles and Green Curry Golden Beet Noodle Bowls.Since Ali's recipes are written so accessibly and rely on ingredients that most people have in their pantry already or can easily buy at the store, I was able to make myself dinner tonight right after receiving her new cookbook. Her Cabbage Buddha Bowl with Chickpea-Avocado Mash and BBQ Tahini was perfect as a no-cook, gluten-free, refreshing yet satisfying dinner in 20 minutes. As a bonus, I saved the leftovers (pre-dressing) to take for lunch tomorrow.I would argue there are some instances where needing to spiralize the produce for the dish is a little bit of a stretch - to me it seems much easier to slice apples and pears for the Ginger Pear and Apple Sangria and the Chai-Spiced Pear Oatmeal, plus I'm not certain about the difference in texture due to spiralizing zucchini for zucchini bread rather than grating it. However, they are certainly visually stunning uses of the spiralizer and I'd be willing to try making them once.If you're looking for inspiration on new ways to use your spiralizer, new healthy dishes to cook in general, or simply hoping for accessible recipes that you (and your eating companions) will enjoy - Inspiralize Everything will not disappoint.

I've been using my spiralizer and this cookbook for a couple of months now. I love the spiralizer! I was doubtful that I'd use it very often, but I use it at least every couple of days and this book has been a big help with that.It's organized by vegetable, which is unusual, but actually works very well. It give instructions and useful tips for how to spiralize each vegetable, as well as recipes for each veg.Recipes by Category table in the back - is useful to help those with time or special dietary needs know which recipes fit that need (the columns are Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegetarian, Vegan, One Pot, Saves Well, Dairy-Free/optional, Low Calorie, No Cook). It took me a little while to figure out that this table is organized in the order in which the recipes appear in the book (how hard would it have been to put that in tiny letters near the top?).Since this cookbook is organized by vegetable (a partial list: Apple, Cucumber, Jicama, Onion, Potatoes, Turnip, Zucchini), one thing that is glaringly missing is a Seasonal Table of the vegetables listed in the book. That would have been great tool to include at the beginning of the cookbook. A Seasonable Vegetable Table would make the subsequent list of of vegetables much more useful. I guess I'm going to have to make up my own list. Anyway, this is a good book, lots of useful information.

Ali Maffucci's second cookbook is structured a little differently than the first,  Inspiralized: Turn Vegetables into Healthy, Creative, Satisfying Meals , which had the recipes arranged by type (breakfasts, sandwiches, casseroles, desserts etc.). This one has chapters for all the different vegetables you can spiralize - from apples to zucchini, and each chapter has all sorts of ideas for what can be made out of these healthy ingredients.I own both Inspiralized cookbooks, and have to say that the second one is my favorite. Not only is it thicker, but I personally find it easier to navigate the recipes when they are broken down by main ingredient. We do a CSA share every year, and quite often I'll find myself staring at some of the veggies thinking what to do with them - this is where the spiralizer and Ali's books and blog have been a great help! On top of that, I feel that she has found her voice in the second book, it reads more personal and more like her blog. In the first book I missed the kinds of tips she gives on the blog - like what brand of canned tomatoes or fish sauce is her favorite, and I was happy to see more of that in the second book. The fiber content has also been added to the nutritional info for each recipe, which is great.I do have to say that the recipes in both of Ali's books are for the most part a bit more complicated and time consuming than on the blog and especially on Ali's youtube channel (which is a goldmine of healthy recipes that can be made in just ten minutes or so - perfect for the busy working family). The blog feels a little more "beginner friendly", and I really hope that one day Ali will release a book about the basics of spiralizing which could be gifted as a set with the spiralizer and some OXO tongs to people who have never heard of this awesome way to prepare vegetables and fruit. For now I will be adding Inspiralize Everything to this set, letting them know to check out the Inspiralized blog as well.PS - One small tip that I have for zucchini and cucumbers is to salt them lightly after spiralizing and lay them on paper towels for 10-30 minutes. This will release the extra moisture (which gets absorbed by the paper towels) and you won't have any annoying extra liquid in your prepared zoodles or salads!

A very good book with "inspiralized" recipes. The organization of this book is very logic, with a lot of not so comum vegetables. The site of Ali Maffucci is also a very good complement for this book (or vice-versa). Most of the recipes have photos so we can see the presentation proposal.

Love this book, everything about it is easy and well laid out. Love Ali Maffucci - have both her books, smashing recipes and really enjoy cooking them!

This book came to my device and helped me understand spiral Isi get. Interesting ideas and recipes.

My daughter uses this daily. Does more than her friends model

Great book. Use it a lot