Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook [Hardcover]

Whether you're a vegetarian, a vegan, or simply a cook who wants to try new dishes and discover ideas for meatless menus, this book will be a mainstay in your kitchen. From appetizers to desserts, informal lunches to holiday feasts, 30-minute recipes to sure kid-pleasers, it has it all. Chapters on the vegetarian diet, nutrition, and kitchen wisdom feature interesting tips and tidbits that add flavor to the information the way cilantro and basil flavor the recipes. Sixteen full-color photographs present the food in a tantalizing and appealing way.

In addition to new ideas featuring fresh, seasonal ingredients and vegetarian staples like grains, legumes, and tofu, you'll find recipes you never thought you'd see in a vegetarian cookbook, including Breakfast Hash, Colcannon, Jambalaya, Brunswick Stew, and Sloppy Janes. Surefire family favorites include Cheddar & Chili Party Cheesecake, Total Chocolate Eclipse Cake, Mozzarella "Meatball" Heroes, and Easy Manicotti alla Romana.

You'll use this cookbook to update your cooking style, find inspiration, prepare healthier meals, and add variety to your menus. The recipes will become favorites you'll prepare often—not just because they're vegetarian, but because they're so very good.

"The new edition of the Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook beautifully updates this classic. The recipes are practical and sensitive to the seasons."
—Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

"Vegetarian Times has long been a respected presence in the world of vegetarian cooking. This impressive collection of innovative recipes ranging from homestyle to elegant will be a valuable guide to new cooks and a repertoire-refresher for the experienced cook."
—David Hirsch, Moosewood Restaurant

"From ethnic twists galore to healthy, vegetarian versions of standard dishes, and with many more recipes than it had the first time around, this new edition of the Vegetarian Times Cookbook earns the designation 'complete.' Classic subjects (main courses, baking) are joined by new chapters addressing real-world vegetarian challenges: meals that are kid-friendly, what to fix at the holidays, and more. Soy in all its forms (tofu, tempeh, 'soysage,' etc.) is given new prominence, too. With both vegan and lacto-ovo offerings, the book will please eaters, vegetarian or not, ready for fresh, interesting food. It's a cookbook likely to make many happy trips from your bookshelf to your prep counter."
—Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Passionate Vegetarian

"This book has a wealth of contemporary vegetable-based recipes, from quick and flavorful meal ideas to recipes you'll want to pull out for an elegant dinner party. Drawing influences from around the globe, the Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook features the exotic as well as vegetarian variations on comforting favorites. Lots of inspired cooking will come from this book. The Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook will be a great resource for both the novice and the experienced cook alike."
—Eric Tucker, Millennium Restaurant