Company’s coming meatless cooking
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Customer Review: Made my top 6 list.
I became vegetarian (not vegan, yet) 10 years ago, love food and cooking, and own at least 50 cookbooks. This book has become one of the 6 food-related books that I use the most. They are (not in any particular order): 1. Company’s Coming Meatless Cooking (I have the French version, so names and page numbers may differ.) I wouldn’t recommend it for vegans, but very good for a beginning vegetarian or someone looking for old favourites. Lots of good old comfort foods that I missed, such as “Roti Favori (like meatloaf) p. 82, “Boulettes Fantaisie” (Fancy ‘meatballs’?) p. 84, “Simili boulettes de Viande” (pork-style ‘meatballs’) p.86 and the delicious quiche p. 94. I was less enchanted with some of the recipes, such as “Pate au Presque-Poulet” (nearly-chicken pate) p. 76, which I found rather unflavourful, and the “Saucisses au Tofu” (Tofu sausages) p. 74 which wouldn’t hold together, but that’s ok. Maybe I should have rated it 3 instead of 4, but the recipes I like, I use all the time! Oh, and the “Dessert au Fromage et a l’Ananas” (cheese and pineapple dessert) p. 32, is marvellous! 2. The All New Purity Cookbook Not vegetarian, but good old-fashioned Canadian comfort-food which I modify to make vegetarian. I use it mostly for baking, but also for a variety of non-desserts such as the great “Savoury Beef Stew” (I use firm tofu instead). The pineapple “Upside-Down Cake” is one of my favourites. 3. Madhur Jaffrey’s “World Vegetarian” My absolute favourite so far. Though I haven’t tried the popular Moosewood or Deborah Madison books, yet, I can hardly imagine anything beating this! Wonderful, wonderful recipes from all over the world, with lots of bean recipes that I actually can’t stop myself from eating to the last bite! I find the Indian/Middle-Eastern recipes the best, here. Very much vegan-friendly. Some of my favourites are Moroccan “Chickpea Stew with 6 Vegetables”, Persian “Pilaf with Lime and Green Beans”, Chinese-American “Stir-Fried Sweet-and-Sour Potato Shreds”… I’ve tried over 40 of the recipes, many of which have become all-time favourites, most of which I’ve enjoyed, a few of which I found to be borderline ‘duds’, all of which I have learned a lot about cooking from. I’d rate this one 4.8 out of 5. 4. Thai Vegetarian Cooking by Vatcharin Bhumichitr Yummy! Have tried at least a dozen, and not one ‘dud’. Anything made with the “Red Curry Paste” p.105 has made it to my favourites list. Ingredients lists are long, but instructions are short and easy. Definitely recommended. 4.5 out of 5. 5. Becoming Vegetarian by Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis Haven’t actually tried the recipes at the back, but have found this to be the best reference book I’ve seen on nutrition. Lots of details and explanations which I crave and which many other books skip over, while remaining very reader-friendly. I would say a must for any vegetarian, and even for non-vegetarians. 6. Prevention Magazine’s Nutrition Advisor by Mark Bricklin Basically a book filled with nutrition labels for over 1000 foods. I just find it very handy because I like to read up on and compare various foods for nutritive value, but this is probably not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’. It has it’s flaws, such as giving information for items such as ‘blueberry pie’, without giving details on ingredients. It seems to me recipes must vary considerably, no? But, I haven’t found any better, yet.
Customer Review: A veggie cooks dream come true.
This book was amazing, and had some of the most delicous recipes in it. I held a dinner party and made a variety of things from it, and even the most hard core meat eater was impressed that there wasn’t any meat in it. I highly recommend it!

The Nut Gourmet
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Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World: 75 Dairy-Free Recipes for Cupcakes That Rule
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Customer Review: Amazing!
I absolutely LOVE this cookbook. Every recipe I have tried has turned out just as amazing as they sound. Even my omnivorous roommates and friends love them and were shocked when they found out they were totally vegan. You don’t need to be a vegan to enjoy this delicious and witty little book.
Customer Review: Vegan Cupcakes Have Taken Over My Kitchen!
I’m a huge fan of Vegan with a Vengeance, so it was only natural to buy this book too. It’s a cute little book with lots of recipes for fun, creative and different cupcakes that are sure to wow anyone (even my non-vegan friends and family!). So far, I have made the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cinnamon Icing and Brooklyn vs. Boston Cream Cupcakes. They are to die for. I’ve also made the Cookies and Cream variety, as well as the Chai Cupcakes - they are sooo good! The intro goes into detail about the tools and ingredients necessary for the best cupcakes, and also offers a troubleshooting guide. There are a number of photos in the book, and these photos convinced me to buy a pastry bag to try and achieve the same piped icing look! I highly recommend - vegan cupcakes are so fun and cute, and make a nice substitute for other desserts.

Low-fat Cranberry Muffins with Apple-Peach Sauce
Muffins

2 c. whole wheat or unbleached white flour

2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1 banana

3 tablespoon tofu

1/5 c. oil

1/4-1/2 c. brown sugar or maple syrup

1 1/2 c. lowfat soy milk or rice milk

Dried cranberries

Combine dry ingredients. Blend tofu and banana together in food processor or blender

untill smooth. Combine wet ingredients. Mix wet and dry together thoroughly and stir

in cranberries. Spoon into greased muffin tin. Fill each muffin mold 3/4 full. Bake

at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Apple-Peach Sauce

3 or 4 medium-sized, ripe peaches
3 ripe apples or 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
Core and slice apples and peaches (peel if desired), and place in a saucepan

(covered) with 1 teaspoon water, on medium heat. Cook until “sauce-y”, stirring

periodically. Mash, and serve hot on muffins. If you use applesauce, add when

peaches are just beginning to become tender.

Classic Italian Cooking for the Vegetarian Gourmet
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Customer Review: Still a Hit
I’ve had this book for over 15 years, and still find it great. I use it for the occasional good home cooked meal, since a lot of the dishes can be a bit time consuming and fattening, but definitely worth the effort. One of my favorite recipes is the calzone with tomatoes and mozzarella. The book is divided into the following chapters- 1) The Italian Kitchen, 2) Antipasti, 3) Soups, 4) Sauces, 5) Pasta (make your own), 6) Cheese and Eggs, 7) Rice, Beans & Grains, Pizza & Torte, 9) Vegetables, 10) Salads, 11) Breads, 12) Desserts, and 13) Ices, Enjoy!

Baby Gourmet First Course
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Customer Review: My Child Loved It!
This was an exciting introduction to Fruits & Vegetables for my 6 month old. He especially loved the other babies exploring along with him. I would definitely recommend this to other Moms who love nursery rimes and want their child to have an understanding of food, not just toys! A MOM from Los Angeles California.

Heavens Banquet Vegetarian Cooking Lifelong Health Ayurveda Way
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Customer Review: A must-have vegetarian cookbook!
This ayurvedic cookbook covers every old and new foods from around the world yet easily available in your city’s grocery store or ethnic store. The beautiful quotes all over the book sometimes made me forget that it was not a spiritual book. It teaches about grains and tofu and panir, breads, soups and receipes for busy time-challenged people and for those days that you DO have some time to cook with a focused mind and enough time, etc. If you love to eat and feed your family and yourself a nourishing meal (simple or elaborate),than this is the book to have.
Customer Review: High Praise
An absolutely inspiring and clear, concise book of recipes for abilities ranging from novice to expert that might just change your whole outlook on food preparation. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Ayurvedic Cooking for Self-Healing
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“I Can’t Believe They’re Vegan” Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk alternative (soy, rice, oat and almond milks work)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Combine dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Mix in the liquids and beat with a whisk

or electric mixer until the batter is smooth. Measure 1/3 cup batter onto a

previously-heated, well-oiled griddle or pan. When bubbles appear on the surface of

the pancake, in about 2 minutes, flip it with a spatula. Cook it for another 2 to 3

minutes. Remove from griddle. Serve with maple syrup, jam or fruit syrup.

The Classic Vegetarian Cookbook
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The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook: 275 Hearty and Healthy Meat-Free Recipes for Burgers, Steaks, Stews, Chili’s, Casseroles, Pot Pies, Curries, Pizza, Pasta, and Other Stick-to-Your-Ribs Favorites
Anyone who thinks that they could never give up meat will find true enlightenment in The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook. Eating vegetarian does not mean giving up hearty, filling, and, most importantly, deliciously satisfying food. Vegetarian cuisine is not often associated with indulgence, but in this book food writer, chef, and cooking instructor Robin Robertson provides recipes for hearty, soul-satisfying–yet surprisingly elegant–dishes that will entice vegetarians and nonvegetarians alike. Hoisin Eggplant Balls are a rich and flavorful appetizer, replacing that old standby, the chafing dish of little meatballs. In Compari-Scented Vegetable Stew with Fennel and Orange Zest, cured olives and chickpeas provide a substantial backdrop for a heavenly mingling of the more delicate flavors, resulting in an intense and sophisticated entr?e. Ginger-Sesame-Glazed Portobello Steaks over Wasabi Mashers relies on an aromatic marinade to add complexity to these “meaty” mushrooms. Familiar comfort foods are also well represented: Mushroom Barley Soup, Flaky Potpie, Layered Vegetable Lasagne, and more. Even the most elegant recipes in the book are surprisingly easy to prepare, and each offers the many advantages of a vegetarian diet without depriving anyone of their beloved indulgences. –Robin Donovan
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Customer Review: Great recipes!
With 275 recipes, you’ll be sure to find some great ideas to add to your vegetarian (or vegan) cooking repertoire. Not all recipes are vegan, but many that aren’t can be adapted. Many vegan cookbooks contain recipes that either use unusual ingredients; this book for the most part is not like that. It’s one of the best vegetarian cookbooks I’ve come across.
Customer Review: One of my favorites
I’ve been a vegetarian forever and own a lot of veg cookbooks. This is by far one of my favorites. I just found this book at Costco last year and many of the recipes have become staples in our home. I tend to prefer homey - comfort type food and this book totally fits the bill. I don’t think I’ve made a single recipe from this book that we haven’t enjoyed. I like that she gives you the option of making things vegan (we’re not vegans, but I still like the choice of how rich I prefer a dish to be.) This is just a great cook book.

Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons: Bountiful Vegan Soups and Stews for Every Time of Year
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The Miso Book: The Art of Cooking with Miso
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Customer Review: A must for the miso beginner.
This is a great cook book! Very readable with an excellent introduction on miso and its medicinal qualities. For the miso beginner, this book is a must. I particularly enjoyed the authors’s introductory paragraphs that proceed each recipe. They offer a personal touch and often set the stage for the recipe to follow. Good stuff. I’ve used miso to treat my high cholesterol with great success, and I’m always looking for new recipes. Other miso cook books I’ve seen are full of complicated recipes with exotic ingredients not found on the average person’s shelf. The Miso Book is refreshingly diferent. Most of the ingredients can be found in any cook’s pantry. I’ve tried a few recipes, and so far, my favorites are Brother Steve’s Zesty Crimson Dressing (pg 66), and Broiled Catch of the Day with Salsa Verde (pg 166). The Salsa Verde is a knock-out punch. Excellent, with a variety of flavors that assault your taste buds in rapid succession. But, don’t limit the sauce to fish. We tried it on pasta. It was yummy. The Belleme’s have done it again. You gotta to get this book.

Randomyzer’s Sheppards Pie
This is an amazingly satisfying meal that tastes great. It is perfect for veggie

students living on their own ‘cuz it is cheap!

In a casserole dish…
1. Fry 1 large diced onion
2. Add 1 or 2 cloves garlic (diced)
Optional: add dry vegetable soup base (powder or cube)
3. Add 1 can Beans in Tomato sauce. Fry.
4. Add 1 can drained Lentils. Fry.
5. Add spices, herbs, etc…
6. Cover with 1 can drained vegetables and 1 can drained corn.
7. Cover with mashed potatoes.
8. Cover dish and bake at 400 for 10-20 minutes
Enjoy!!!!

Tassajara Cookbook: Lunches, Picnics & Appetizers
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Mollie Katzen’s Vegetable Heaven
Author of the popular vegetarian classic Moosewood Cookbook, Mollie Katzen now offers Mollie Katzen’s Vegetable Heaven, another celebration of nature’s bounty. The book (also illustrated by Katzen), presents more than 200 approachable recipes for a wide range of vegetable dishes, from openers, soups, and side dishes to pastas, condiments, and entrees. The recipes draw freely from diverse culinary styles, and cooks of all kinds should enjoy the dishes, as well as Katzen’s casual, spontaneous tone. Standout recipes include Roasted Eggplant Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette, Tomato-Fennel Consomm?, Giant Mushroom Popovers, and Frittata with Red Onions, Roasted Garlic, Greens, and Goat Cheese. The book’s “Side-by-Side” chapter, a collection of small dishes meant to be served together, features bean and grain delights like Coconut Rice with Ginger, Chilies, and Lime, Tuscan Bean and Pasta Stew, and “Don’t Knock ‘Em Till You Try ‘Em” Soyburgers. Condiments and sauces are used to enliven simple vegetable fare and Katzen accordingly offers recipes for such flavor boosters as Red Onion and Shallot Marmalade, Summer Fruit Salsa, and Chipotle Cream. There are dessert recipes, too, for old favorites like Ginger Thins and Homemade Butterscotch Pudding and “newer” enticements like Mexican Chocolate Cake, Pineapple Pomegranita, and Blueberry-Lemon Mousse Pie. With a selection of seasonal menus and useful ingredient notes, the book brims with modern vegetarian cooking ideas presented in Katzen’s much-loved style. –Arthur Boehm
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Customer Review: Inventive and Delicious!
My husband and I are not vegetarian but enjoy vegetarian cooking. We get a box of organic produce from a local farm every two weeks and look for novel dishes in which to use them. Roasted Eggplant Strata is out of this world. I’ve made Bitter Greens with Sweet Onions and Tart Cheese over pasta more times than I can count. The Coconut-Lime Rice is ravishing. The roasted red pepper and walnut paste is as good as aioli. The Stovetop Cassoulet could have had more depth of flavor for the amount of work. I had trouble today with Mollie’s coconut macaroon recipe. Luckily she makes herself available for questions on molliekatzen.com via a bulletin board.* I highly recommend this book for those who want to eat well and healthfully. *She did indeed reply; the trouble was my oven!
Customer Review: Don’t do it! Order something by Deborah Madison instead!!
I’ve never been as disgusted by a cookbook as I have been with “Vegetable Heaven”. I am a fairly experienced with respect to vegetarian cookery, yet every recipe I tried from of this cookbook was an unmitigated disappointment. Usually I ended up with bland semi-liquid muck. The “Black Beans in Mango Sauce” recipe was appallingly bland and grainy. The butterscotch pudding had absolutely NO flavor. And the mashed pea guacamole substitute, or “Guaca-Mollie”, was so pasty and nasty that eating it gave me the dry heaves. Get the original Moosewood. Or Moosewood Low Fat Favorites. Or ANYTHING by Deborah Madison. Or try the vegetarian recipies from any of Madhur Jaffrey’s cook books. But I beseech you to save your money and save yourself from this cook book.

The Taste for Living Cookbook
When Michael Milken was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 1993, he wasted no time switching from his daily egg-and-bacon-sandwich breakfasts to a low-fat, vegetarian diet. He also founded CaP CURE, the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate. Through research supported by CaP CURE, Milken learned that cutting down on fat was not enough–that soy protein could be an important missing ingredient in his diet. He duly incorporated all of the cancer-fighting ingredients into his diet, but he missed the joy of eating.

Enter Beth Ginsberg, Culinary Institute of America (CIA) graduate and natural foods chef. When Milken hired her in 1995, she turned his medicinal soy drinks into tasty, healthy fruit smoothies, his tofu-spread sandwiches into Vegetable Reubens–with tempeh bacon! It became clear that a healthy, cancer-fighting diet need not mean an end to culinary pleasure. In the beautifully photographed The Taste for Living Cookbook, Ginsberg collects more than 75 of Milken’s favorite dishes, from Tofu Dog Casserole with a Pretzel Crust to Greek Spinach Pie in a Phyllo Nest to Devil’s “Fool” Cake with Cocoa Frosting. Colorful icons next to each recipe let you know how long a dish will take to prepare–many are under an hour from kitchen to table. Nutritional details are given at the end of each recipe, and Ginsberg notes when a substitution can be made (say, low-fat turkey in place of tempeh in a sandwich). Proceeds from the sales of The Taste for Living Cookbook will go to further CaP CURE’s research–resulting, one hopes, in even more delicious, healthful meals from chef Ginsberg. –Rebecca A. Staffel
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Alive In Five
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Fast-and-Easy Black Beans & Rice
Contributed by Jennifer Severt

1 can black beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
Celery (optional)
Onion, diced (to your liking)
Taco or chili seasoning to taste
1 package boil-in-bag brown rice

Boil rice for 10 minutes. Empty into saucepan and add tomatoes, beans, celery,

onions, and seasoning. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Serve hot. (This can also be

microwaved: Boil rice for 10 minutes in a microwave-safe bowl. Empty into pot, add

remaining ingredients, and nuke for another 5-7 minutes). Note: This also makes

GREAT burritos. Just fill heated flour tortilla with the mixture. Add cheese or soy

cheese if you like, and top as desired.

The Gluten-Free Vegan: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free, Animal-Free Recipes
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Customer Review: Meh, if you like repetitiveness…
Having gone Gluten free a couple of months ago I was ecstatic when I heard this book was coming out. It can be hard to find recipes that incorporate both gluten free and vegan aspects. This book is a disaster in my opinion. It is very basic, VERY repetitive and quite boring. For example: The vegetable section has about 4 recipes for roasted vegetables, sure a couple of changes in the veggies added in…but you sure don’t get your bang for your buck with this one. Summary: Don’t waste your money. There isn’t a lot of content in this book, definitely some better ones out there.

Soy Gourmet
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Customer Review: Good ideas!
I bought copies of this for my Mom and myself and we’re both experimenting with it. Not all the recipes are great but enough are to enjoy the book and use it a lot. We’ve probably tried half of them in the past year, as we learn how to incorporate more soy in our diets. Most ingredients are easy to find nowadays. We especially like the soups, the sauses and some of the desserts, although French Toast, Tofu Lasagna and Tofu Stroganoff are among our favorites.
Customer Review: Finally, an all vegetarian soy cookbook
After ordering close to a dozen cookbooks devoted to soy products, I was disappointed to learn that many of those are not vegetarian. I had assumed that anyone concerned with better health and stronger bones would already understand the link between meat consumption and decreased health. I reserved one star from this book for 2 reasons. The first being that most of the recipes contain a moderate to somewhat lengthy list of ingredients. That could be a strong deterrant to the home cook. The second reason being that it has no photographs and little artistic content. I have seen more beautiful cookbooks. This books IS deserving of the 4 stars, however, just for the recipes. These are wonderful, creative and not too strange. Each recipes also includes a complete nutritional analysis which is important for those restricting salt, fat or cholestorol. All of the recipes are vegetarian. Many of them are low in fat. The directions are relatively easy to follow and the print is large enough that you can read while going through the steps. Few of the recipes call for exotic or hard to find ingredients. Most of them are quite “normal”. This one does not give estimates on prparation times, though. In case I’ve captured your interest and you’re thinking of trying this one, let me list some of the recipes. . . Scrambled Tofu with Soy Sausage and Peppers; Savory Breakfast Bread Pudding; Tofrutti Bagel Spread; Tofu Miso Soup; No “egg” salad; Tempeh Reubens; No “chicken” salad; Sloppy Joes; Baked,marinated tofu; Pasta salad with tofu; Creamy Herb Dressing; Tofu Lo Mein; “Meaty” Tomato Sauce; Tempeh Cutlets with Creamy Mustard Sauce; Tofu Stroganoff; Fiesta Bake; Great Goulash; Curried Tofu; Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells with Cream Sauce; Fruit and Nut Bread Pudding; Peanut Butter Pie; Tofu Pumpkin Pie and a variety of breakfast shakes. This book is also an excellent introduction to cooking with tempeh and TVP if you’ve never used either of those.

La Promesse
La Promesse draws on the considerable documentary acumen of its directors, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Rosetta), to prove a revelation in narrative filmmaking. Shot on the outskirts of an industrial city in Belgium, the film follows Igor (J?r?mie R?nier), the 15-year-old son of a single parent named Roger (Olivier Gourmet) who rents squalid apartments to recently arrived immigrants, many of them illegal. As Igor struggles to hold down odd jobs while assisting his father in crooked dealings, the Dardenne brothers plunge the audience into the thick of difficult issues–immigration, cultural and racial bias, bureaucratic injustices–without overtly politicizing or diminishing any of their characters. When Igor promises to help a young African woman, he finds he must choose between loyalty to his father and his own conscience. The beauty is in how the Dardenne brothers seem to share in the viewer’s curiosity about the film’s outcome, having captured a world so charged yet unadorned you feel the surprise of each new scene alongside the directors. An extraordinary film that bears repeated viewings. –Fionn Meade
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Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipies That Rock
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Customer Review: excellent cookbook for anyone that is already comfortable in the kitchen
I absolutely love this cookbook. That being said I can see how the recipes could be a little intimidating to someone who doesn’t really cook much already as they often contain lots of ingredients and steps. But never fear! If you can get over the fear of a three page recipe you will go to vegan places you have never been before. This is the cookbook that finally, finally taught me how to prepare tofu properly, make my own seitan, and actually pair dishes to make an awesome meal. Even my omni spouse loves the things I make from this cookbook!
Customer Review: You won’t be disappointed!
This is my first of several vegan cookbooks, and it’s the one I go back to most often. The recipes are simple, easy, and don’t call for any bizzarre or pricey ingredients. The results are ALWAYS delicious!!

Vegan Smoothie
2 bananas, sliced
Handful of frozen or fresh strawberries
Rice milk or soy milk
Vanilla flavoring (optional)
Honey (optional)

Place bananas on a cookie sheet and freeze for several hours (or until completely or

almost-completely frozen). Put fruit in blender. Blend thoroughly, until creamy. Add

rice or soy milk to your liking (less for a thick, creamy frozen-yogurt type of

dessert- More for a drinkable smoothie). Vanilla and/or honey can be added to your

liking.

The American Vegetarian Cookbook: From The Fit For Life Kitchen
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Customer Review: Healthy and Tasty
This is a great book which has given me a lot of ideas for meals. The recipes are based on lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Are all vegan, tasty and good for you! I love the different salads and fresh fruit dishes.
Customer Review: For ANYONE interested in improving their diet and health
I am not a “health nut” but am interested in maintaining and improving my health. These recipes have stood the test of time as I purchased this book when it first came out. I have made so many of these recipes and have found most of them to be wonderful. If you like occasional meat, which I do, I add grilled fish, or sauteed chicken. It is not the end of the world and doesn’t blow the diet. Just combine the food properly and you are still eating healthy. Very enjoyable food and well worth a try.

Food For The Vegetarian Rvsd Ed
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Customer Review: One of the best cookbooks
I don’t own many cookbooks, though I must have read hundreds. Most don’t seem to be that authentic; they put in ingredients people want - usually lots of cheese. This book is one of the most authentic ever written, and it’s probably the finest Lebanese cookbook. The recipes are simple, and the photos are pretty minimalist, but the food is fantastic. Buy this book!
Customer Review: Excellent Cookbook for Vegetarians and Non Vegetarians Alike
This is one of our favorite cookbooks. My wife and I use it for all types of occasions and are constantly inspired by the book’s use of ingredients. We highly recommend this book to those looking to learn more about traditional Lebanese food, as well as those looking for great tasting Middle Eastern inspired vegetarian food.

21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox
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Lemon-Carrot Salad
Refreshing and light Indian dish. It?s made from grated carrots and a little tang of

lemon juice. Yogurt can be added to it but it’s great plain. Contributed by Asha

Kumar.

6 -7 medium-sized carrots- washed and grated

2 Tbs. lemon juice

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 tsp. cumin seeds

1 tsp. vegetable oil

Put grated carrots, salt and lemon juice in a medium-size serving bowl and mix well.

Heat a small skillet and add vegetable oil. When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and

black pepper. Fry this mixture for 1 minute and remove from heat. Blend the fried

spices thoroughly with the carrots and other ingredients and serve chilled.

Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes
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Customer Review: “Eat More, Weigh Less?” Really?
No question about it. Ornish is much better than Atkins. Especially for your heart. But can you really, as Ornish promises, “Eat More, Weigh Less”? The answer is NO. If you try to eat all you can on these recipes, as I did, I guarantee you the result: you will gain weight as I did. Even get fat! Many fat veggans in India, you know. Not to mention U.S. As the New York Times and some other places have pointed out, Dr. Ornish is not exactly slim. If you wish to achieve dramatic weight loss, shed body fat, make it stick for life, and do it in the most healthy way possible, and have a very nice life, then your best bet is The Elixxir Program. I have lost 45 pounds. And have kept it off for over three years. And it doesn’t require you to be veggan. As Ornish does. And it does not prohibit alcohol in moderation. And it does not obsess about restricting fat calories to 10% or less. Haven’t heard of it? It is known only to certain circles in the know. But you can get a copy of The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World” by Elixxir. Elixxir is known as “the only anti-aging guru who has actually stayed young.” (Investor’s Business Daily, Marilyn Much, senior reporter) But The Elixxir Program is not only anti-aging but also anti-heart disease and anti-stroke. And with more scientific studies to prove it than Ornish. So why not retard your aging and heart disease at the same time? The ImmorTalist Manifesto will tell you about The Elixxir Program on excerpt at the back. And then you can search for and go to Elixxir’s website. There you will find info about The Elixxir Program. Get the Executive Memo about The Elixxir Program. You don’t have to be veggan and abstain from fine wine and spirits for the rest of your life!
Customer Review: Abandon your senses…
Don’t eat zees. Don’t eat zat. Und don’t eat zee uzzer sing too.

Becoming Vegan: The Complete Guide to Adopting A Healthy Plant-Based Diet
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Customer Review: excellent book for everyone, not only for wannabe vegans
Whether you are considering becoming vegan or not, this book will help you understand what your body needs and where to get it best. Emotions aside (we all feel strong about our nutrition choices) , it will present a body of scientific evidence regarding factors contributing to major diseases such as cancer. You need this information to make informed choices for yourself and your children, no matter whether vegan or not. If you did make a decision to become vegan, it will tell you, nutrient by nutrient, what you will have in abundance and what you will need to pay special attention to. It will tell you sources of nutrients, and it will help you to tailor your diet to changing needs of your body and your situation(pregnant? overweight? underweight? raising a vegan child? getting older? ) It speaks to the topic of vegan diplomacy as well. I still eat meat, much less now after reading “The China study”. In this book, I finally found consize explanations to the following: - Meat protein vs plant protein - is it true that one is superior to the other (marketing campains of food industry aside) - Why some vegetarians don’t look/feel that healthy - What vitamins will I not have enough if I go vegan Read it. It is like getting a second opinion.
Customer Review: The perfect vegan resource
This book and the “Vegan Planet” cook book will give you everything you need for your transition to veganism

Wild Garlic, Gooseberries…and Me
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Delicious Jamaica: Vegetarian Cuisine
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Customer Review: Great cookbook
When I became vegetarian I worried about missing out on some of my favorite flavors like jamaican jerk. This book has a number of terrific recipes for doing jerk potatoes, jerk vegetables and even jerk tofu (I haven’t tried that yet but certainly will). It has all the classics in here - pepperpot soup, plantains, etc.I’ve only scratched the surface in terms of making my way through the recipes but so far so good.
Customer Review: A practical Jamaican Cookbook
We bought this book last year before leaving for a vacation in Jamaica. In Jamaica we had rented a house that had a cook. She was a wonderful Jamaican woman unfamiliar with vegetarian cooking. We showed her this book. She was familiar with many of the dishes in this book, but in non-vegetarian forms. With this book she was able to adapt her recipes and we had a wonderful week of home-cooked Jamaican, vegetarian meals. At the end of our vacation she was delighted when we left her our copy of this book.

Tofu Lasagna
3 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 lbs. firm tofu
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp. dried basil
2 tsp. honey
2 tsp. salt
Up to 3 cloves of garlic (depending on taste)
1/2 lb. cooked lasagna noodles
[Note: If you want to you can use half tofu and half mashed patatoes.]
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a blender or food processor, puree tofu, lemon

juice, basil, honey, salt and garlic to a fine ricotta-like texture. Make layers in

a 9″x13″ baking dish. Layer sauce, noodles, filling (tofu), sauce, noodles, filling,

noodles sauce. Bake for about 30 minutes.

21 Pounds in 21 Days: The Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox
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Gourmet Cooking for Vegetarians
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RAWvolution: Gourmet Living Cuisine
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Cafe Flora Cookbook
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Vegan “Meatloaf”
Contributed by Claudia Hill.

1 package of frozen TVP (Texturized Vegetable Protein- Ground beef imitation type

such as “GimmeLean”)

1 bell pepper, diced

1 medium onion (or according to taste)

1 egg OR equivelent in egg-replacer

Approx. 1.5 cups of bread-crumbs (Add as you feel needed)

A lot of ketchup (the more the better)

Defrost TVP. Hand-mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Put in casserole dish, mold

to dish. Add more ketchup to cover sides and top( like cake icing). Bake for 1 hour

(or until the veggies are tender). Note: When served, it may fall apart, or crumble.

This “meatloaf” is best with corn and mashed potatoes on the side!

Raw Gourmet, The
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Customer Review: There are better raw books…
My husband and I are transitioning to raw foods. We have read numerous books and were prompted to buy The Raw Gourmet because of the cover and the incredible photos inside. Truly, the pictures are stunning. Unfortunately, the recipes lack that certain something. We made a few, but there were no instructions on exactly how to get the results she got in her pics. In some recipes, the photo didn’t even show the same ingredients she lists in the recipe! I returned the book to the health food store after one week. There are better raw food books out there. See my review on Rainbow Green…
Customer Review: My favorite raw “cook” book
…This is one of the most beautiful recipe books I’ve ever seen; it doubles as a nice coffee table book! I’ve always loved cookbooks that show you what the finished recipes are supposed to look like, especially when I’m new to a certain style of cooking (or in this case not cooking). Her book is over-the-top wonderful with lovely photos on every page. Another thing that makes this book so different from other raw “cookbooks” is that Nomi shows you to find the time to prepare raw meals, sprout, etc. Extras include “Ten Raw Food Kitchen Essentials,” a sprouting chart, information about food combining, a 3-week menu plan, and so much more! The recipes are as varied and wonderful as any cooked food you’ve ever eaten, from breakfast grains to juices and salads to pies, cookies, and ice cream! Check out the table of contents to see the incredibly long list of different kinds of recipes she has included in this fabulous book. You won’t believe how much you can do with raw foods! I also liked that she includes a notation that shows you which recipes are “properly combined” for those new to food combining. If I had to choose only one of my raw foods recipe books to keep, it would be this one.

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index
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New Laurels Kitchen
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Customer Review: An old, well loved standby
In my eight years of vegetarianism, I find myself turning back to Laurel’s Kitchen again and again. It never ceases to amaze me how the deceptively simple recipes create delicious food, time and time again. I suspect that the reviewer who complained of “lackluster recipes” just skimmed through, without bothering to prepare any of them. The strength of this book lies in its minimalist recipes, letting the quality of the ingredients shine through. In this respect Laurel’s Kitchen is a welcome relief from the many vegetarian cookbooks which rely extensively on fancy techniques, ingredients, or equipment which you may not have at your fingertips. Not that I’m opposed to gourmet vegetarian cooking; but for day to day, simple, hearty food, I refer to Laurel’s Kitchen before anything else in my cookbook library. Bonus material includes guidelines for new vegetarians, wider implications of a vegetarian diet, and a slew of handy nutritional charts.
Customer Review: Amazing Nutrition Information!!
I bought this book because I was interested in the nutrition aspects of vegetarianism. This book has an amazing amount of nutrition information. It is a great resource for planning a complete vegetarian diet. I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet, but there appears to be a great variety of recipes. The book is worth having just for the nutrition information.

Vegan Delights: Gourmet Vegetarian Specialties
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Customer Review: Fabulous Assortment Of Taste Delights - This Book Is A Must!
I purchased this book a few years ago and of all the recipes I tried within, I cannot begin to describe how delicious each recipe was. The blend of spices in each recipe brings forth explosive flavor and pleasure. I would have to honestly say this book is the most used in my assortment of vegan cookbooks. The “Spring Onion Soup” is literally to die for and I could go on and on about many other recipes. It is obvious that the authors are very knowledgeable in this field of cookery and they pass along to each of us a wealth of fine dining treats which are very easy to make and rich with flavor.
Customer Review: Excellent recipes — must try them all
I’ve had this book for a couple of years now…it’s filled with easy to follow recipes and tips on healthy living. It also has sample menus using the recipes in the book. This was my first cookbook…I highly recommend it to anyone starting out. It will enhance any kitchen. *Live simply so that others may simply live*

Vegetarian Chili
Contributed by Tesha Olsen. Serves 6-8

2 1/2 cups raw kidney beans

1 cup raw bulghur

1 cup tomato juice

4 cloves garlic

1 1/2 cups chopped onion

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup chopped green pepper

2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp basil

1 tsp chili powder

Salt & pepper

3 Tbs tomato paste

3 Tbs dry red wine

Dash of cayenne

About 3 Tbs olive oil

Put kidney beans in saucepan, covered with 6 cups of water. Soak 3-4 hours. Add

extra water and 1 tsp. salt. Cook until tender (about 1 hour.) Watch water level,

and add more if necessary. Heat tomato juice to a boil. Pour over raw bulghur. Cover

and let stand at least 15 min. Saute onions and garlic in olive oil. Add carrots,

celery and spices. When veggies are almost done, add peppers. Cook until tender.

Combine all ingredients and heat together gently at a moderate heat. Optional: Serve

topped with cheese and/or parsley.

Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special: More Than 275 Recipes for Soups, Stews, Salads & Extras
Since 1973, The Moosewood Restaurant, well off the beaten path in Ithaca, NY, has been demonstrating how exciting vegetarian cooking can be. Their excellent use of seasonings and the variety of their multiethnic menus have influenced chefs all over the U.S. Customers come from all over the world to dine at this shrine to natural foods at their best. The collective running the restaurant, whose members put together The Moosewood Restaurant Daily Special–their eight cookbook–spread meatless inspiration to home cooks, too.

At the restaurant, everything on the menu changes every day, except the daily special, which consists of a bowl of soup, a salad, and a hearty slab of bread. Here, in more than 275 recipes, you can have comfortable, easily prepared ethnic adventures inspired by places in every corner of the globe, from Tibet to Cuba. Beginning in the east, there’s Asian Bean Curd Soup, based on a rich broth, and fanciful Balinese Rice Salad, made with brown rice and a zippy, chutney-spiked dressing. Moving west, you find briskly chilled Golden Gazpacho, made using mid-summer’s sunny, yellow tomatoes, and Alabama Hot Slaw, a classic cabbage salad doused in a warmed-up dressing. For accompaniments, there are cloud-light buttermilk biscuits, vibrant curried croutons for enlivening soups and salads, and nine of the restaurant’s most popular salad dressings.

Every recipe is accompanied by information-packed notes about its ingredients, a nutritional analysis, suggested accompaniments, and alternatives, such as adding grated cheese, rice, or shrimp to Pepperpot Soup, a stew of greens, sweet peppers, tomatoes and potatoes, spiced with a Caribbean blend of thyme, cinnamon and chiles.

This book is a perfect way to get pleasantly acquainted with a wide variety of grains and vegetables, from millet and South American quinoa to daikon radish and tomatillos. A useful gift for students, beginning cooks, budget watchers (many of the soups require only water, not stock), newlyweds, and everyone who wants to eat well and healthfully, this sweetly illustrated book could live happily in any household. It includes some recipes using fish, as well as a good selection of vegan choices. –Dana Jacobi
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Customer Review: Simply delicious!
The recipes are reliable and easy to follow. Personal favorites: Butternut squash soup with sizzled sage, Jamaican tomato soup, Spicy carrot peanut soup, Black bean and chipotle soup, Tortilla soup, Corn chowder, Cream of mushroom, and Creamy herbed potato. There’s a large chapter on salads. Try the Asparagus and fennel pasta salad, Caesar salad, Chef salad a la Moosewood, Tomato flowers and the Tostada salad. At the end of each page it will give menu ideas as to which salads go with which soups. Very helpful. Their salad dressings are very good but my all time favorite which I make once a week is the Moosewood house dressing. A delicious combination of canola oil, cider vinegar, honey, spinach leaves, basil leaves, dijon mustard, a little salt, fresh ground black pepper and buttermilk. All whirled together in a blender and tossed on fresh greens. It will keep in the fridge for about a week. Very easy directions. Lovely.
Customer Review: Excellent cookbook for soup lovers
This book is about soup, salad and sides. The soups in this cookbook are imaginative and delicious! Being a vegetarian and loving soup I always get bummed because nearly all soup in restaurants is made with Chicken or Beef stock, with this book I can have soup as much as I want! I have made some of the salads, which were good and several salad dressings which were very good. There are several deterrants from purchasing this book 1. You absolutely need to have a cupboard full of exotic spices 2. You can’t be intimidated by long ingredient lists 3. Everything seems to be pureed (best advice-get a hand mixer-cuts time, work and clean-up) 4. Many recipes call for expensive cheese (not good for budget or vegans). If none of this seems daunting then again this is a fantastic soup book. Plus, if you make a big batch it lasts for several days-no cooking! Everything i have made has been oustanding!

Congorama
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Snap! World Cuisine: Vegetarian
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Fresh At Home Cookbook
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Customer Review: Fresh at Home full of fresh ideas
This cookbook documents recipes for some of the best dishes served up at the Fresh by Juice for Life restaurants in Toronto. These recipes turn salads and rice bowls from boring fare to company fare. It’s fast and easy. Their recipes for accompanying sauces and dressings are keepers. This book is for anyone on a limited diet or seeking healthy but interesting food to live by. Great wheat-free, dairy free options here.

Mexican Bean Spread/Dip
1 can cannelini or pinto beans

3/4 cup salsa

2 tablespoons of finely chopped cilantro

Rinse the beans, and blend all ingredients together in a food processor until

creamy. Serve on pita, bread, as a vegetable dip.