20 Minutes to Dinner: Quick, Low-Fat, Low-Calorie, Vegetarian Meals [Paperback]

These quick, low-fat vegetarian meals are perfect for those who don't have time to cook dinner but would like to enjoy tempting and nutritious dishes.

I would like to clarify a couple of statements made by reviewers. First of all, a reviewer referred to a "fish" recipe, which has caused some concern among vegetarians. THERE IS NO FISH OR SEAFOOD IN ANY OF MY BOOKS! The recipe referred to was a "mock fish" cake made with rice and tofu.

Secondly, in regards to the time it takes to make a recipe, and complaints that I had misled readers, read my section on p. 18 entitled "About the Length of Time Needed to Make These Recipes", which I will quote in it's entirety below. Before I do that, however, I would like to say also that I believe that it's my responsibility, as a cook making someone else's recipe, to read the entire recipe through before embarking on it. If I don't do this, I can hardly blame the writer of the recipe if I don't have the right ingredients! It is also completely unreasonable to add time for shopping into the time it takes to make a recipe! There is a whole chapter in the book on tips for the "time-challenged" cook, covering shoppping, kitchen efficiency, and equipment, in which I urge cooks to make menus ahead of time and keep a running shopping list so they don't run out of things. I do this myself, because I live on a small island. If I had to add shopping time to a recipe, it might! seem that every dish takes me over 4 hours to make!

Also, if these foods are unfamiliar to you, it's going to take you a little longer than it takes me. When you are used to vegan food items and how to cook them, then, of course, it takes less time.

I use this book often myself, and I'd like to thank all the reviewers who wrote in with positive comments.

Bryanna Clark Grogan has been a food writer and teacher for more than 30 years. Her interest in cooking began before she can remember and having her first child sparked a lifelong interest in nutrition. She is also the author of Authentic Chinese Cooking, Soyfoods Cooking for A Positive Menopause, Nonna's Italian Kitchen, The Almost No Fat Cookbook, Authentic Chinese Cuisine and The Almost No Fat Holiday Cookbook. She lives with her husband Brian on idyllic Denman Island, off the coast of Vancouver.