Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with this book. I recently bought a Blendtec and was excited about purchasing a book that would help me create green smoothies. This text, however, is more like a manifesto of the author's views than it is a great recipe book. If you can suffer through the first 56 pages of poorly written text, then you finally arrive at the recipe section. For me, this was also a letdown. Perhaps it was my own expectations, but I was hoping for recipes that had only 3-4 ingredients. Most of these recipes have 7+ ingredients, including miner's lettuce, horsetail, chickweed, and stinging nettles (p. 76-77). I live in Southern California where we have access to incredible farmer's markets and these ingredients are still difficult to find! Although I have never written a review on Amazon before, I was so disappointed (and felt like I wasted my money) that I am compelled to share my perspective with others, especially considering the numerous 4 and 5 star reviews. I'm giving this away to the thrift store. Bummer.