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| How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (How to Cook Everything) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Bittman
Creator: Alan Witschonke
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 318
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1008
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8.4 x 2.1
ISBN: 0764524836
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5636
EAN: 9780764524837
ASIN: 0764524836
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
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 A must for your CSA box July 4, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a vegetarian and a cookbook lover, I always love it when these two interests cross paths. And while I usually don't really like huge cooking compendiums (no pictures! too hard to pick something to eat! gems get lost in the shuffle!) I love this cookbook.
The recipes are nicely organized. I really like that so many recipes have cute little lists after them with names like "10 things you can add to your scrambled eggs" (that kind of makes up for the fact that his scrambled egg recipe takes 40 minutes... my blood sugar doesn't have that much patience in the morning!) or suggestions of what to serve with the dish. Unlike most cookbooks, where the variations are really recipes unto themselves, Bittman's variations are usually cooking lessons unto themselves: how can you change one ingredient to make this a totally different dish? What tastes traditionally compliment eachother?
But this cookbooks REALLY came into its own when I started receiving my CSA shares this summer. Deborah Madison's "Local Flavors" cookbook should be the go-to, but I find her recipes pretty bland, and decent side-dishes but not all that filling. "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" is just esoteric and the stuff is far too hippyish for my meat-and-potatoes husband. "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian," on the other hand, has not let me down once. Very good, basic, filling recipes for every ingredient that I've have to throw at it. So hearty that the afore-mentioned meat and potatoes husband doesn't even bother to make his own meat side dishes when he sees this cookbook in the cookbook stand.
Is it absolutely perfct? No. Is it an essential cookbook to own? YES. June 30, 2008
From the interviews I've heard with Bittman he didn't intend this book to be a preachy vegetarian bible. He sees the writing on the wall that the world can ill afford to eat as much meat as we do now. With oil/feed prices going up meat will become more expensive and more and more people will include vegetarian meals as part of their diet. The book is 900+ pages and at that size it has something of everyone and perhaps something to offend nearly everyone too. It's for both long time vegetarians and those looking to include more vegetarian meals in their meat-inclusive diets. Don't like the hundreds of recipes with fats or cheese or eggs? Then use the hundreds of recipes without. Lots of vegan and non-vegan recipes as well. I particularly like that it doesn't ry to make traditional meat dishes vegetarian by using faux-meats. It's just a great collection of recipes that happen to be vegetarian. But on top of the countless recipes there are lots of charts, tables, and other resources to help you in the kitchen. Are there some mistakes? Yup. It's 900+ pages. Bound to be a few. Will it please everyone? Nope. Some people are bound to complain. But this book is an essential cookbook to have in your kitchen. It's not the only book you'll ever need but it's one you can't afford to be without.
The Only Vegetarian Cookbook You Will Ever Need June 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the quintessential vegetarian cookbook. It is in fact much more than a cookbook. Bittman provides tremendous amounts of information about all ingredients. Recipes should really be used as guides with a lot of room for substitutions and alterations - Bittman provides many suggested alternatives for every recipe.
I'm an advanced cook and bought this for a friend but ended up keeping it for myself. It's just a wealth of information and ideas. It will change the way you think about food and cooking - in a very positive way. For folks who are intimidated by cooking or feel like they just don't have the skills or know how - this book would be invaluable.
In addition to the fact that this is the best vegetarian cookbook in existence, it is a tremendous value. The book is HUGE and packed with information. You'd have to buy many, many books to even come close to the quantity of recipes, ideas and information contained in this book.
You will love this book more than you realize.
 vegetarian June 23, 2008
0 out of 22 found this review helpful
I am happy with the book........the shipping not so much.........the envelope was soiled and the paper cover of the book is torn and weathered.....looks like the shipper gave it a good ride.
Wonderful! June 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have been a vegetarian for almost 8 years, and my boyfriend, a previously meat-and-potatoes type, is now getting into vegetarianism as well. This cookbook is almost overwhelming there is so much in it. It features wonderful, simple recipes that would please anyone. They are also easy to make substitutions with, to suit your tastes or what you have on hand. In fact, the book gives tons of suggestions for substitutions and alterations to make an entirely different meal with the same basic recipe. This is definitely my new favorite cookbook.
In response to some of the negative reviews, I would have to say that this is not meant to be a "light" or vegan cookbook. No, the recipes are not necessarily low-fat or low-sodium, but a vegetarian should not imply these things anyway! Yes, a lot of the recipes do use cheese, but there a also a good number of cheese-less and vegan recipes, or recipes that aren't labeled as vegan, but could easily be made so by say, replacing the butter with oil.
Overall, this is a great cookbook with a lot of great ideas, and it is definitely going to expand my culinary boundaries. :)
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