Vegetarian Books

Vegetarians and other healhty eaters will love this book. There is gorgeous, mouth-watering food photography on every page, illustrating every recipe in the book. Dagmar von Cramm's background in European cuisines has resulted in a book of recipes that are strikingly original to the North American reader. This is not your run-of-the-mill vegetarian cookbook. Best of all, it contains recipes that you will actually make.

I've tried the recipes in this book on someone who doesn't really care for vegetables and I have had great success convincing them to eat more vegetables. Such a great book I've given it often to friends and they were surprised by both the great recipes and ease of preparation!

A fantastic, comprehensive guide to healthy vegetarian cuisine that teaches you to choose and prepare delicious foods and improve your health and longevity at the same time. I love it, and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to be healthier and happier!

Now in an newly expanded and thoroughly updated fourth edition, the 448-page Vegetarian Journal's Guide To Natural Foods Restaurants In The U.S. And Canada includes inns, vacation spots, and travel companies of interest to travelers wanting to frequent vegetarian eateries. Each restaurant listing includes its address, telephone number, a one-paragraph description, a list of payments accepted, what meals are served, whether service is limited or full, and whether there are vegan options. A very useful reference for the vegetarian on the go.

While I'm neither a vegetarian or a vegan, I did want to have more vegetables in my low carb high protein diet. Rose Elliot did a great job on this book. The book is well balanced with readable information, very useful quick reference charts, menus, recipes, a few encouraging testimonies along the way. She does provide vegan alternatives to the lacto-vegetarian choices. And, best of all, it is an easy inexpensive way to lose weight on a low carb diet.

Her commonsense approach to recipes means you can make them with food typically on hand and quickly. Typically, most of the prep work can be done in a few minutes. And, you can expand on them as you learn the basic techniques. As I've worked my way through the book, one of my favorite recipes is her spaghetti squash using cream cheese with spices.

It literally only takes ten minutes to steam the squash in the microwave then fold in the cheese with spices. You can use already prepared cheese with herbs and spice mixes from the store. Or, you can use Philadelphia cream cheese and have your own ethnic flavors from Mexican to Indian, to Italian Garlic-Parmesan etc. And, you can use almost any steamed vegetable that has been thin sliced. It is a nice break from tomato sauces and there are never any leftovers.

This book is definitely a keeper!

This is actually a vegan cookbook. No mention of eggs, dairy, fish or any other living creature in the recipes. Author cooks with tofu, seitan, tempeh, soy cheese products, and organics.

He also gives us a vegetarian (actually vegan) food chart, methods of cleaning produce, and food combining.

Though I do substitute some products in a few recipes, overall I haven't been disappointed with the final meal.

An excellent book! Having personally sampled the cooks efforts, I can vouch for the the receipes and the end results of following the instructions. A very useful part of the book is the different menus that allow the cook to complement the different food and flavours
This book should be an essential part of any cooking library and is for the novice as well as the advanced cook

Most vegetarian advocates are prone to selective citation of the scientific literature, quoting those studies that support their ethical beliefs, but omitting mention of the science that is contradictory. Sabate's Vegetarian Nutrition does not do this, and is a fair review of the literature. Each area of concern is addressed with a complete review. Does eating meat cause disease or do other factors in the vegetarian lifestyle than abstention from meat confer health protection? Are vegetarians and vegans at greater risk for nutritional deficiencies? Sabate explores these and other questions with thoroughness and integrity.

Paul Bergner, Adjunct Faculty in Nutrition, Naropa University

Owning a small cafe and always being on the lookout for simple food that presents well and has the essential "taste", this is one of the most usable books I have found. Being able to serve vegetarian dishes without being specifically vegetarian is a bonus. A great range of dishes and a lot of time saving tips to go with it. Vegetarian or not, this is a great book.

Canadian master herbalist, certified acupuncturist, and expert in the field of natural health, Linda Woolven has compiled the recipes and instructions for more than 350 superb vegetarian dishes that are healthy, delicious, easy to prepare, gourmet quality, and healthy. Drawn from more than fifteen different countries and regions around the world, the recipes range from snacks and breads, to dips and desserts, to salads and stews, to desserts and beverages. Of special note is the grain and bean chart, and the tips on fats. From Chinese White Bean Pate (Asia); Chilled Cucumber Soup (Morocco); Ziti Pasta (Italy); and Chickpea Loaf (North America); to Spicy Beans (Portugal); Double Stuffed Peppers (Peru); Cheese Souffle (France); and Scalloped Potato with Kale (England), "The Vegetarian Passport Cookbook: Simple Dishes From Around The World" is an impressive and recommended addition to the vegetarian cookbook shelf -- and ethnic regional cuisine collections as well.