Customer Reviews

1,000 Vegetarian Recipes

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I learned how to cook using this book and now not only do I LOVE cooking but I am also an EXCELLENT cook (just ask the anyone who I've cooked for...they always ask for seconds and are enthusiastic when i invite them to dinner). This book offers wonderful recipes that are very easy to prepare. Even a meat-eating crowd will be overly pleased with the foods made from this book. Additionally, this book teaches readers how to cook in general, which makes it a good place to not only practice but to get inspiration to start creating your own wonderful dishes. this book is absolutely ESSENTIAL to have in your life...trust me it will make it 1,0000 times yummier!

I use this book whenever I am looking for something new to make for dinner or if I want to a recipe for basic items. A lot of vegetarian cookbooks tend to focus on area. What this book reminds me of is the Joy of Cooking, except it's all vegetarian.

I LOVE THIS BOOK,, WE ARE NOT A TRUE VEGETARIAN FAMILY BUT WE DO TRY TO EAT HEALTHY.. I BOUGHT THIS BOOK BECUASE THE RECIPES ARE AWSOME AND ENTRES OR SIDE DISHES FOR MEAT ENTREES.. I HAVE NOT HAD A BAD RECIPE FROM THIS BOOK YET.. AND I HAVE MADE QUITE A FEW.. THEY ARE ALL EASY TO FOLLOW AND PRETTY EASY TO PREPARE.. I WOULD DEFINATELY RECOMMEND. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

My husband is vegan and I am allergic to soy. Thinking of things to fix on a daily basis was not an easy task before we found this book. I must use this book at least once if not twice a week. Everything I have made-refried beans, vegetable curry, roasted red pepper tomato soup to name a few-have been wonderful.
Enjoy!!

The best thing about this book is that most recipes call for ingredients that you're likely to have in the house, or if you don't happen to have, can find at the local supermarket. And for this reason, it is the cook book I use the most. The next best thing about this book is that most of the recipes are excellent. While some are only average, all you have to do is to pencil in adjustments to measurements next to the recipe ingredient list to make it more to your taste (which is true of all cookbooks and recipes). Another nice feature to many of the recipes is the ingredient substitution possibility that is included at the end of the recipe. This is the book I give as Christmas gifts to newly formed vegetarians, or friends that like to cook for vegetarians but don't understand what we eat.

I have bought a lot of other veggie cookbooks, most of which are sitting on my shelf collecting dust, but this one has got to be the BEST one I have ever used. My best friend, a chef, bought it for me one year for my birthday, and I have used it ever since. Every recipe has received rave reviews from my family and friends, and the bonus is that all of the recipes are so easy to follow. I've found with other veggie cookbooks, the recipes can get long and tedious, often involving hard to find ingredients. This cookbook has been a breath of fresh air for me as I expand my culinary horizons.

This book has become a regular staple in my kitchen. It has gotten me to add new recipes to my daily repertoire. Everything has been delicious! I love the way she introduces the recipes with a personal reference or thought. I feel like a friend is in the kitchen with me. The wide ranges of ethnicities of food is also refreshing. I that the recipes are labeled according to the type of veggie one is, i.e., V for vegan. I would have preferred more vegan recipes, but I know that most people eat dairy so, I just make a couple of substitutions and YUMMY!

I was stunned to find the inclusion of many cheeses containing animal rennet, like Jarlesberg and Roquefort. The entree section is loaded with unsatisfying and downright boring conconctions. I got the feeling that a non-vegetarian author was dinking around in a test kitchen trying to scrounge up 1000 recipes. Most of the book contains recipies one might find in any cookbook. It's not difficult to find vegetarian salads, side dishes and desserts. I bought it because it had won awards, but quite frankly, I can't imagine how this was accomplished. If you ask me, this book has a slim and unimpressive collection of recipes that are useful, and the rest is pure filler. If you really cook, don't waste your money on this book.

I bought this cookbook right after I was married to try to introduce my husband to vegetarian meals (Bratwurst Boy). I have been a *mostly* vegetarian for 11 years now. This cookbook has been used over and over again for the five years of our marriage, as can be seen by the stains on the pages. The recipes are easy to prepare, don't use too many ingredients, are full of flavor, and my husband LOVES them. And with so many recipes you don't have the same meal for about 6 months! There is a section showing different recipe combinations for formal/informal dinners, and a section that explains some of the more "unusual" ingredients (but can still be found in the grocery store). It's a great book--try it!! Your heart and body and taste buds will love you! And so will your husband!

With 1000 recipes packed in this volume, one could never run out of ideas about what to cook. There is literally something for everyone. Some dishes are quick and easy to cook, allowing me to put a meal together on busy weekday evenings. Other dishes take more time or expertise and so become weekend meals. I have taken numerous dishes to pot luck suppers and have gotten raves from the tasters. In the teacher's cafeteria during the school year, everyone wants to know what I am eating and often remark things like "that smells good." Our family definitely has our favorite recipes and it is the book we use most often. I frequently have given this book as a gift, and the recipients often thank me over and over again. Eating vegetarian is made delicious by this award-winning book!