Vegetarian Books

How wonderful that this book is helping to open our minds to a better way of taking care of our health in a fun way.
I have learned so much about alternative (and much healthier!) products by reading and preparing recipes from this book.
My 12 year old daughter thinks it's great that she can have a special diet and still prepare and enjoy fancy French treats and even share them with others.
KUDOS!!!

I just got this book in and it is fantastic. All of it sounds tempting and delicious! I have finished reading it cover to cover and passed it along to my Mother, who also suffers from Celiac, and she also likes this book. Lots of new and different ideas from the ordinary GF cookbook.

Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods by Valerie Cupillard is a creative, profusely illustrated and wonderfully presented compendium of easy, step-by-step, "kitchen cook friendly" recipes for gluten-free meals and delicious sweets. With its thoroughly "user-friendly" layout of each individual recipe, Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods dishes range from Hazelnut Cake with Almond Cream; Chestnut English Cream; and Lemon Brioche; to Quinoa Bread with Tumeric; Autumn Shortbread Cookies; and Amaranth Snow-Topped Cake. A popular addition to the cookbook shelf of anyone having to have a gluten-free diet for themselves or a loved one, Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods is very highly recommended as a simply superb collection of wholesome and flavorful desserts with a quite special, French cuisine flair.

I first bought this book in 1976, and have literally worn it out. Time for a new and updated copy. If you want to serve good, wholesome breakfasts to your family you will want this book.

My husband has never liked anything but white flour pancakes until I made the Basic Whole Wheat Pancakes. They are amazingly light even though they have wheat germ and no white flour at all--it was a very happy surprise. There's also a great table listing everything about all the different milks, nut milks, and the like to help you choose. I will be using this book a lot since I really want to learn to eat well in the mornings.

. Despite the title, this great new vegetarian cookbook by Nikki and David Goldbeck, co-authors of American Wholefoods Cuisine, is chock full of recipes for every meal of the day-especially if your toddler, who like me couldn't care less what's "appropriate" to eat at certain times. In addition to brunch and breakfast sections, there are chapters on juicing, lunchbox favorites, baked goods, and wheat, dairy and egg-free recipes and just plain fun food. There are plenty of vegan recipes, too. One addition that new vegetarian parents will find helpful is the Table of Milk Values comparing everything from almond and soy to cow's and goat's milk. Always wondered in today's day and age of ever-available produce exactly when strawberries or grapes are actually in season? They tell you. Does adding coconut to your granola actually increase the protein value-you bet! I hope you love this book as much as I do. If you get it, you must try the Chunky Apple Oatmeal Pancakes

This book is humble in appearance, not one of the snazzy cookbooks with glossy photos and "new takes on old dishes." It's not printed on great paper and doesn't even have line drawings.

However, what it does have is a double-handful of simple-but-delicious recipes that even I can't get too terribly wrong, and I've been enjoying them very much in the couple of weeks since I received this book.

My interest is Greek cookery, but this cookbook is so wonderful, I plan to chase down the other Healing Arts ethnic vegetarian cookbooks!

I'll tell you what: The book is as good as the other reviewer states.

However, if you've been cooking mediterranean food in general or greek food in general for a while and are looking to expand you collection of cookbooks on the subject or your knowledge, it won't hurt to pass on this one.
It is a very basic greek food cookbook; Rice with Cheese and Butter, Tomato Salad, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Lentil Soup, nothing you haven't seen before.

But, if you are just startting to explore the beauty that is the mediterranean food, then, by all means, this is a good book to start with!.

Happy Cooking!.

Finally a recipe for stuffed grape leaves where I didn't burst the leaves and make a big mess. I also love that there are recommendations for side dishes/dips to serve with the grape leaves. Most of the recipes have a note at the end that tells you an extra tip like this or if you can freeze it etc. There are some wonderful moussaka recipes too which we really love. We were in Greece about a year ago and these recipes definitely bring back memories. There are no photos in here but it doesn't really need it. Itr has all the classic dishes that you'd think of for Greek cooking. Both Greek and translated names of the dishes are provided.

I found it difficult to acquire the ingredients from this book on the mainland. They are either non-existant here or very expensive if they are available.

Once again Dr. Shintani gives us the benefit of his knowledge and experimentation. Hawaii Diet Cookbook takes Dr. Shintani's Eat More Weigh Less Diet into a tropical paradise and provides us with a book of wonderful Polynesian and Asian meals. Each recipe is easy to fix and very tasteful. In this book, Dr. Shintani offers testimony from people who followed this diet and decreased their blood pressure, were able to discontinue medications for diabetes and dropped weight. It is a great book for those who love to cook and eat. I have recommended this book to friends and relatives. Thank you, Dr. Shintani.

I bought both the Shintani books, though this is really not necessary because they're almost identical. The diet works so well that I was astonished when the results were almost immediate with regard to my blood sugar and my blood pressure. A type II diabetic for over five years, my blood sugar dropped into the normal range within one week allowing me to eliminate 500mg of Metformin. My blood pressure came down to low normal instead of high normal.

Almost all recipes tried have been quite good, not at all boring. After 14 days I have lost about 8 pounds, but my main concern had been my sugar and BP, not my waist! A couple of recipes have been a bit unrealistic portion-wise ("serves 8"? Eight elves, maybe!) but one soon learns to understand better the theory behind the diet and one can do a bit of label-reading and make minor changes. And, once learned, it's just so much common sense!

Try it... You might love it. But you still have to work hard and be careful about the fat, salt and sugar. (After reading closely all labels on cans you may learn to shudder at what is being put into those cans....) And let's not forget that old hated word EXERCIZE. Also remember that one must remain on this diet forever with only an occassional juicy hamburger! Good luck!

Did you ever think what you eat could have a direct correlation to cancer? I never did until I picked up this book. Although you can never be fully safeguarded , read this book and learn what changes you can make as preventative measures against a full range of cancers. There are over 80 recipes to help you get started.

I am a Board Certified Internist who specializes in Weight Management. This book has good general advice about reducing cancer risk using a vegan diet. Although some people may not be "ready" to adopt a vegan diet, anything close to it would be helpful, especially if one is eating the typical cancer "enhancing" diet of many Americans! My advice to my patients is to reduce calorie-dense processed foods and substitute whole, real foods in or close to their natural state. This works for weight loss and for improving most other chronic medical conditions, including cancer!

This book includes lots of useful information on the benefits of vegetables and other foods in preventing cancer. They are pro vegetarianism, veganism really, to an extent that I think is excessive, even though I agree with most of what they say. However, they need to take a deeper look at the role of carbohydrates and fat in health, given recent research, in my opinion. They are very down on meat, with good reason, but lump all kinds of meat together, including fish and I believe a more sophisticated treatment of this topic is warranted. Still, I have a great deal of faith in most of their recommendations and just bought twice as many vegetable and fruit products as I normally do.

If you grew up in the northern half of India, and miss the cooking of your Mom, and the cooking of the your friends' moms, then this book is for you. Having grown up in the Bengal and Punjab states of India, I found the recipes easy to work with and able to deliver the tastes as I remember them from my childhood. This is one book I want to pass on to my children.

I've had this book for years. It is the best Indian Vegetarian cookbook I've ever had, and I've had and have several. I always go back to this one; everything I've made from this book has been delicious. Even the meat-eaters rave about the food. As this is a British publication, you may want to google the names of some of the vegetables; brinjal, for example is eggplant. The photographs are wonderful, and the step by step directions make the preparation so easy. I highly recommend it.

Finally, a book that really delivers! I have tried many other Indian cookbooks that were good, but not great. This one is great. I made the mattar panir and curried chole and both were wonderful. I also made the green beans with coconut and it was delicious. The book shows pictures of virtually every dish. Step by step explanations and a handy spice guide really help. You won't be disappointed with this book.

I bought this because my children have decided that they don't want to eat crappy processed food anymore. So I felt that I better find a book that would give them fun options. They love the recipes in this book.

Rose you have done it again!! This is a wonder little book with great BIG ideas on Raw Food desserts. You will NEVER have the need to "cook" anything for a quality dessert!!!

I had gone for many, many years and given up desserts altogether, until I found these wonderful raw food desserts.

In "Living In The Raw Desserts" culinary expert Rose Lee Calabro has assembled a series of gourmet quality recipes showcasing delicious desserts that avoid the use of wheat, sugar, dairy and eggs, while showcasing such rich sources of healthy eating as organic nuts and fruit. Designed specifically for the growing numbers of people who suffer from food allergies, the easy-to-prepare recipes range from German Mock Chocolate Cake; Heavenly Apricot Torte; Persimmon Candy; and Hazelnut Spice Cookies; to Pistachio Nut Bread; Mango Sorbet; Carob Mousse; Heavenly Rice Pudding; and Pina Colada Pie. Featuring "kitchen cook friendly" instructions, and nicely illustrated with occasional full color photographs, "Living In The Raw Desserts" is a superbly presented cookbook, especially recommended for personal and community library 'kitchen cook friendly' cookbook collections.

In Munchie Madness, Dorothy R. Bates, Bobbie Hinman, Robert Oser, and Suzanne Havala successfully collaborate to present 120 quick and easy to prepare, teen friendly vegetarian dishes that are as delicious as they are nutritious. There is something here for every dining occasion from snacks to major meals, smoothies and shakes to salads and dips, soups to puddings. Of special value is the chapter on "Vegetarian Nutrition: A Primer for Teens". Munchie Madness should be on the kitchen shelf of every family with teens -- and sent off with young adults headed for college or independent living away from home for the first time!

This Book is an informative resource book for teenagers who want to live a compassionate, healthy lifestyle. Teenagers will relate to the main part of the book as it contains tasty, nutritious recipes that are easily prepared. Most of the recipes are vegan, and each contains the number of servings that the recipe makes as well as the calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates for each serving. Recipes are divided into the following sections: "Smoothies & Shakes," "Breakfast," "Salads, Dressings, Spreads, & Dips," "Soups," "Main Dishes" and "Cakes, Pies, Candies, Pudding." Laura Holzapfel offers an insightful message at the beginning of the book in "Notes from a Vegetarian Teen" and Suzanne Havala, who is a vegetarian, author and consultant on food and nutrition, provides important information for teenagers (and their parents) in "Vegetarian Nutrition: A Primer for Teens." Havala effectively covers such topics as protein, calcium, iron, vitamin C, vitamin B12 and fats - to name a few. Whether you are a vegetarian teenager looking for some delicious, easy-to-make recipes, a parent wanting nutritious meals for your vegetarian child, or you are just looking for a good recipe book, Munchie Madness will not disappoint. -Reviewed by Glenn Perrett

by Molly Conway, 15
Teen Editor
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My friend Rebecca is a super-vegan. I have the utmost respect for her and her family of super-vegans because it baffles my mind as to how they do it. Whenever Rebecca and I have enough of a lull in our schedules to eat lunch together, I'm in for it if any part of my meal comes from "some poor animal." The speech usually starts with, "Did you know?" and continues with Rebecca trying desperately to prove to me that all of the world's problems are my fault because of what I'm eating. Rebecca's argument is rehearsed and usually flawless, which is why I enjoy so immensely trying to prove her wrong, but deep down I know that she is absolutely right on most points. And that's why I've eliminated red meat from my diet.

If you happen to be in the same situation as me - that is, questioning your dietary identity - you might want to pick up this book. It's not just a cookbook. It also includes solid information about vegetarianism, weighs the pros and cons, gives sources for more info, and, here's the best part, nutritional information for every recipe. Plus it's geared specifically for teens so that all of the recipes are quick and easy, and it even offers tips on talking to your relatives and friends about your dietary choices.

But even if you aren't planning on switching your diet completely over to the green side, this is still a good book to check out. After all, according to Rebecca, if we all reduce our meat consumption by 10 percent and use the surplus grain we would have fed to livestock to feed people in Third World countries, we would have solved world hunger already.

Copyright 2002, Blue Jean Media, Inc.

I enjoy this cook book because the recipes are simple and very tastey. These recipes are not tempermental and can be easily modified if necessary (diet restrictions, preference). I like to give it as gifts.

I have enjoyed this cookbook for 10+ years! My husband turned up with a poultry and beef intolerance and I needed ideas for meal w/three kids. There a few tried and true that I use over and over and have shared with friends at work. Definetly worth the purchase price.

This book suits my needs - as the main cook in a family who resists eating anything "funny," I was looking for recipes that would suit my semi-vegetarian needs AND those of the meat-lovers.

Although it was written long ago, I found mine recently on the shelves of a major book chain and trotted it home. I have used it for family dinners as well as potluck dinners, and never had a complaint!

This large size cookbook looks like it was hand-written (the old hippie style) and has recipes from Breakfast to Dessert. The recipes are divided by category.

If you are a serious vegetarian, concerned about health, you might want to pass this one up - lots of eggs, butter, cheese.

But if you're trying to fix good meals with less red meat for friends or family who think all vegetarian meals are made of kale and tofu, check this cookbook out - although it does have meals using kale and tofu (and other 'wierd' foods, to paraphrase my sons) it also has a lot of recipes that will please veggie-phobics!

Although Bryanna might have aimed this cookbook at menopausal women its content would benefit everyone - vegans and non-vegans alike.

Up-to-date health advice and suggestions are included at the front of the book but its main appeal lies in the wide range of delicious recipes that all include the wonder food, soy.

I am nowhere near menopausal age but I bought this simply because I love Bryanna's books in general. I think the title might put some people off before they check out the content, but do take more than a peek because it's definitely worth it. Bryanna Clark Grogan has come up trumps again!

(Also recommended by the same author - Nonna's Italian Kitchen)

You do not have to be put off by the title of this book. I'm neither menopausal, nor a woman, and I do find this a great cookbook, as any of Bryanna's books. This book, however, emphasizes a whole lot more of the health benefits of incorporating soy in your diet, not only for easing menopausal discomforts, but the thorough documentation should also reassure those who believe that it's impossible to get enough calcium through a vegan diet. And to those who claim not to like tofu - you obviously have never tried any of Bryanna's recipes! If you're new to vegan cooking, this is a great introduction on a daily use of soymilk, tofu, and textured soy protein, in everything from your breakfast meals, lunch, snacks, dinner entrees and desserts - I can strongly recommend you try out Bryanna's Lasagne Al Forno Bolognese if you want proof how wonderful vegan food can taste! You will not miss neither meat nor cheese in this one! Bryanna's low-fat guacamole, eggless egg salad, mac and cheese, Italian stew, pineapple sweet and sour, not to mention a fabulous soy and seitan turkey, are just a few of my favourites, there's simply something for everyone! A number of the recipes have appeared in Bryanna's other books which I can also strongly recommend you to get ...

I am always excited when a new cookbook by Bryanna is published. There is so much mis-information and hype around soy and menopause. Bryanna has done a great service to women (and their families and friends) by presenting her well-researched information in such a clear, realistic manner. The recipes make wonderful food, no surprise to anyone who has cooked from her other books. Anyone who would like to learn more about cooking with soy will benefit from this book.