Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads, & Extras Review

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(More customer reviews)Like to cook? I mean, like discovering new seasonings and playing with interesting ingredients? If so, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
Don't be dismayed that the recipes are all soups and salads. Those are very broad categories!Many "salads" are more like casual meals (such as Bean Puree withSeven Savories, which is pretty much a really cool Middle Eastern-stylenachos, using toasted pita wedges instead of tortilla chips, of course).And as for soups... there are SO MANY different recipes here, no matterwhat your idea of soup may be when you open this book, it'll have expandedten-fold after you've perused these pages.
The best part is, soup andsalad are such forgiving mediums, this book is perfect for the home chefwho wants to explore. Helpful text explains unusual ingredients anddescribes why certain vegetables & seasonings were chosen to enhanceflavor and texture in each recipe. At the bottom of every recipe, theMoosewood editors were kind to include a half dozen or so dishes that wouldcompliment it nicely. Makes meal-planning a snap, and so far, they've beenright on target, every time.
I got this book for Christmas and many ofthe recipes have already become "regulars." I have no qualmsabout trying new dishes, even when serving guests, because you can trustthese recipes to need little, if any, tampering. Though I have severalMoosewood cookbooks (and I like them all), I can't recommend THIS bookenough. Really!
Oh yeah, and I wanted to also mention that Moosewood alsoincludes time estimates & nutritional informaton for every recipe.gotta love that.

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Fresh from a Vegetarian Kitchen: 450 Delicious Recipes and 75 minues for everyday festive and ethnic vegetarian meals--all low in fat and free of cholesterol, eggs and dairy Review

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(More customer reviews)Let's get this straight - DO NOT buy this cookbook if you are a new vegan/vegetarian, and are looking for tasty meals that will make you forget your longing for meat. This cookbook falls into the stereotype of vegan cooking (bland, super-healthy tasting food that desperately needs spicing up). Buy "Urban Vegan" or "Moosewood Cooks for Health" instead.
That said, this is an excellent cookbook for people following the Mcdougall or Eat-to-live weight loss programs - over 100 of the recipes are Eat-to-live compatible. Nearly every recipe is low in fat, and Mccarty focuses a lot on sea vegetables like dulse and konbu, which add depth to the dishes. This book is great for weight loss, as the endless variations allow you to go months without repeating a recipe.
One final note: Mccarthy is extraordinarily bad at naming dishes. She persists in calling tofu "bean curd", seitan "wheat meat" and pudding "pudding-gel", so that even the most appetizing recipes sound gross. "Boiled Vegetable Salad"? Really?
Buy this book for what it is - a health food book. Don't expect to entertain, or be particularly entertained yourself by this book.

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Whether the reader is a strict vegetarian or simply wants to prepare lighter, healthier meals that will satisfy the entire family, this book provides a wealth of new ideas. Includes recipes for sumptuous quiches, sautes, and other vegetable dishes, as well as fresh bean and vegetable salads.

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Tassajara Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)All the recipes seem to be very similar with minor exceptions.The book is a nice collection of condiments and spreads and will not tax your budget too much.All the cookies that I have tried have come out well, too bad the publisher messed up the end of the book and reprinted the dressings again after the cookie section.If you are interested in purchasing this book, first preview it from a library or your local bookstore.It really didn't inspire the vegetarian in me.

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Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the legendary Buddhist monastery set deep in California's Ventana Wilderness, is famous for its healthy gourmet vegetarian cuisine. Guests are known to rave about one particular Tassajara tradition: the bag lunch. Tassajara Cookbook shares these never-before-published recipes for savory sandwich spreads, pâtés and loaves, egg and tofu sandwich fillings, salads, chutneys, sauces, marinades, and butters, as well as recipes for baked goods and sweet treats.

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The Natural Foods Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a wonderful book detailing hundreds of recipes using natural foods, many recipes that are not found in the regular cookbooks.

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Kids Can Cook: Vegetarian Recipes Review

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(More customer reviews)I'll let you in on a secret- I am 29 and I love this book!I have no patience for cooking, becoming frustrated at recipes that call for too many ingredients and too many steps.That's why this book is perfect for me!The recipes are simple, no fancy ingredients, no time consuming steps, yet the results are delicious.I cooked up the Cinnamon Rolls the other day and my friend thought that they were store-bought.They were so easy to make yet so good.If you are a big kid who doesn't like cooking, check this book out.

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This is the perfect book for kids who want to try theirhand at creating their own tasty meatless dishes, and for parents whowant recipes that are nutritious and easy to prepare. Drawn fromchildren's cooking classes given by the author, these recipes arekitchen tested by kids for kids. As a bonus, Suzanne Havala, R.D.,nutrition advisor to The Vegetarian Resource Group, has written asection for parents on how to be sure their child's vegetarian diet ishealthy.

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Vegetarian Cooking for Dummies Review

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(More customer reviews)Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies is the ideal "starter" book for anyone wishing to convert to a vegetarian culinary lifestyle. Fun and easy, the recipes are enhanced with superb color photographs and instructions that are simple, straightforward, and consistently reliable. In addition to a wealth of wonderful recipes, the novice vegetarian is also treated to a "reader friendly" guide to vegetarian basics, a description of the vegetarian kitchen, the tools and techniques of vegetarian basics, and some very good "tips, tricks and techniques" for adapting recipes to a vegetarian format. There is an invaluable section offering ten reasons to cook vegetarian, ten practical vegetarian cookbooks, ten helpful websites; and ten online sources of ingredients; as well as a metric conversion guide, an index, and book registration information. From dips, spreads, and soups to salads, entrees, and side dishes, to breads, rolls and desserts, Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies is an enthusiastically recommended reference for vegetarian dining from the ordinary family meal to the extraordinary holiday event menu.

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This is the fun and easy cookbook for new vegetarians and non-vegetarians looking to cook healthful, delicious, meat-free meals. Includes 100 recipes, plus how to adapt non-vegetarian recipes, nutrition myths and realities, and tips for cooking for vegetarian and non-vegetarian families.

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The Pleasures of Cooking for One Review

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(More customer reviews)I have several other "cooking for 1" cookbooks and have found many good recipes there.But this is the cookbook I've been waiting for.Ms. Jones has shown me how to take ingredients that cannot be purchased in small quantities and re-use these imaginatively to create entirely different meals.

For example, a pork tenderloin becomes a small roast, scallopine, a gratinate, hash, and stir fry.Her examples have encouraged me to improvise myself.I can envisage a BBQ pork sandwich, a pasty with leftover pork tenderloin, skirt steak and potatoes.

She encourages playing with the recipes to create a meal exactly to your own tastes. Several of her recipes also include vegetable substitution recommendations allowing for seasonal meals.Or, if you're like me and can't stand a particular vegetable then you can swap it for something more palatable.

This cookbook creates a solid foundation for enabling a cook's creativity. Highly recommended.

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The Vegetarian Gourmet's Easy Low-Fat Favorites Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book about a year ago after I decided I wanted to be a vegetarian, but had no clue how to prepare meals w/o meat.Hinman's book is definately full of great ideas.I have used so many of the recipes that the pages of the books are stained or torn from so much use.
The book is divided into several sections including: salads and dressings, grains, pastas, stove top dishes, casseroles, breads, fruits, vegetables, soups, desserts, and beverages.Definately full of recipes that have plenty of protein w/o tons of fat or calories.It is so easy to make some of these.Most recipes can be done in under 1/2 an hour.Even my texan, meat eating family has enjoyed the cooking from this recipe book. It is a MUST BUY!

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Bobbie Hinman offers more than 300 tantalizing recipes using whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and a variety of legumes. Among the mouthwatering dishes are Pizza-Style Pasta, Grilled Portobello Sandwich, Iced Maple Coffee Float, and Fabulous Berry Party Trifle. Like all of Hinman's books, this new volume includes a detailed nutritional breakdown showing calorie, fat, fiber, sodium, and carbohydrate counts. This edition contains 20 percent new material, including special icons to indicate ovo, lacto, ovo-lacto, and vegan recipes. Each chapter also contains suggested menus.

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Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are Review

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(More customer reviews)Vegan Planet and The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook are two of my all time favorite cookbooks.I can always count on their easy to follow recipes to produce delicious results.Now, Robin Robertson does it again!I am enjoying my Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker cookbook very much.I just got it a week ago and I have already made Seitan Cacciatore, Spicy Black Bean Chili and Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup.
I went out and bought a lovely Rival Oval Programmable Stainless Steel 5.5 Quart Crock Pot.You can exactly set the cook time in half hour intervals up to 20 hours and you can set the temperature to high, low or warm.The crock-pot automatically switches to warm mode after cooking is complete so you don't have to worry about burning.The digital countdown shows you how much time is left.The lid fits perfectly on the crock-pot and doesn't let air seep out like some cheaper models.I highly recommend this sturdy and easy to use crock-pot.
Now back to the wonderful recipes!The Seitan Cacciatore was a very easy to make a hearty stew.We loved the subtle blend of flavors and the seitan was perfectly moist.I made the Spicy Black Bean Chili in less than ten minutes.The results were fabulous, dark rich spicy black bean chili with red peppers, sweet onion and diced green jalapenos, amazing for such a mind numbingly simple recipe.I am eating the Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup as I type.This soup is so wholesome and tender it simply melts in your mouth.
I am a busy vegan who absolutely loves to cook and this cookbook is a lifesaver.No longer will I have to rush home to cook, stopping at a busy grocery store on the way.Instead, I figure out what I want to make in the evening, go to the grocery store after dinner when it is not crowded at all and assemble the ingredients at my leisure.I pop the crock in the fridge until bedtime. I don't want to leave the cooker on when I am not at home, so I just turn it on before bed and when I wake up transfer the wonderful results to the fridge.They have all day to sit and get delicious (most stews are better if given time to rest) and then I reheat when I get home in the evening.It has worked out very easily and the recipes are mouthwatering.Now I can relax while cooking on busy weeknights and I look forward to going to the store rather then rushing.I think crock-pot cooking is miraculous.
This cookbook is a huge bargain with 200 recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts, soups, stews, vegetables and everything in between.All of the recipes have vegan alternatives for dairy products and most are naturally dairy free.You cannot get better results both in the minimal effort, easy ingredients and outstanding results then this.Every vegan and vegetarian should give Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson a try!

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