- Paperback: 262 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (Mar 15 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312117957
- ISBN-13: 978-0312117955
- Product Dimensions: 26.3 x 21.6 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 739 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,990,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Meredith McCarty comes through again, with fine, clearly written, low-fat cookbook full of helpful tips and useful information. Having sampled her superb sourdough bread, I can truly say it is my favorite recipe in its class; this alone is worth the price of the book, so the rest is a gift that can be used day in and day out." --Annemarie Colbin, CHES, author, The Natural Gourmet
"Meredit McCarty's wonderful and delicious food has been a delight in our home for years. She has taught us much about the healing power of our own bodies through these recipes. But most of all, the ingredient of love makes her book and her food very special to us." --Benjamin Spock, M.D. and Mary Morgan
"Meredit McCarty's wonderful and delicious food has been a delight in our home for years. She has taught us much about the healing power of our own bodies through these recipes. But most of all, the ingredient of love makes her book and her food very special to us." --Benjamin Spock, M.D. and Mary Morgan
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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. Natural-foods chef Meredith McCarty specializes in delicious, sensible meals that are high in fiber and complex carbohydrates--without containing high levels of fat, and without using eggs or dairy products. Recipes feature: grains, breads, and pasta dishes; sumptuous quiches, sautes, and other vegetable dishes; fresh bean and vegetable salads; vegetable and sauces and dressings; muffins, cereals, and other breakfast favorites; and cookies, fruit pies, and pastries.
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Recipes that will make you glow from the inside out.,
This review is from: 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 (Paperback)
Meridith McCarty has written a marvelous cookbook that satisfies various niches: it is a macrobiotic cookbook, but would also suit vegetarians who are not finding the peaceful energy that comes from balancing foods properly & cooking them according to methods used for thousands of years by our ancestors. How can you bake bread without yeast (which most of us are allergic to)? Read the book. How do you cook esoteric grains such as quinoa, buckwheat & amaranth? Read the book. How do you incorporate sea vegetables into your diet without scaring your family? Read... Oh, and if you enjoy "reading" cookbooks as if they were novels, you'll learn how our ancestors (recipes are from throughout the world) made homey, hearty, & ultimately nourishing meals & desserts from simple ingredients & utensils. A must for anyone trying to "get back to nature" or needing a bit of inspiration beyond the typical macrobiotic diet.
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Great Cookbook for Specific Purposes,
By J. Dock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 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 (Paperback)
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. 6 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great if you are a hppie living in Berkeley!!!,
By looknforbooks - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 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 (Paperback)
I ordered this book for my son who is one year old and has severe allergies to dairy, eggs and nuts. I thought this would be a wonderful cookbook to make him recipes with...Boy was I wrong! Most of the recipes are listed several times within the book, making the description of 450 recipes a joke! Not to mention the ingredients she lists are so far out of reach for any normal Joe living in the city or remote country area...they just aren't available in my state(trust me, I have exhausted my resources trying!) And when I was actually able to find the ingredients to MAKE the recipe...it turned out less than bland, it was gruel! I figured if I didn't even want to eat it based on the appearance alone, my son wasn't going to have anything to do with it...so I tasted it and realized the taste was just as bad if not worse. Definitely not the book for someone who is just starting on a vegetarian or restricted-diet journey. My husband recommended throwing it in the trash, but I am not about to throw away something I paid almost $20 for!!!
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