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Title: Vegan Planet: 400 Irresistible Recipes With Fantastic Flavors from Home and Around the World by Robin Robertson, Neal D. Barnard ISBN: 1-55832-211-6 Publisher: Harvard Common Pr Pub. Date: February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.56 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: fantastic book with large variety of recipes!
Comment: This book is great for anyone who enjoys variety. There are many dishes to choose from and divided into categories to make it pretty easy for you. I enjoyed the curry dishes in here, the Red Bean and Sweet Potato Curry is fantastic. I did not care if it had pictures because I do not really need them. (But if you like to follow pictures of each dish this is not the book for you) Once you have been cooking for some time you like to ad lib on recipes to add your own extra flair and you can do that with these recipes. I did not think they were bland at all. You need to have great spices and fresh ingredients for any recipe to turn out in any cookbook. Most items (except for some of the oriental dishes)can be found at your local supermarket.
The majority of recipes are really easy, and there are a few more time consuming for weekend meals. I definately recommend this book to anyone who enjoys vegan cuisine, with simple ingredients and great flavor.
Rating: 5
Summary: AWESOME-Vegans CAN eat tasty and elegant meals too!
Comment: I am so glad I found this book. Robin Robertson proves that you CAN eat an elegant AND tasty vegan meal and still make it an easy meal to put together. This book is full of SO MANY recipes and every single one of them I have tried with HUGE success! I borrowed this cookbook from the library 6 times before I finally bought it - my husband told me just to spend the money and buy it for myself. Being vegan in a meat-eating, cream and cheese and fat-indulging country is not easy, so having this cookbook has been a huge lifesaver! So much useful information and tips are included. Did you know that red food coloring is mostly made from crushed beetles? I didn't until I read this book. How do you stock a vegan pantry? It's all in there. There are many global recipes in the book to help you expand your vegan horizon. Sauces, dressings, pasta, veggies, beans, grains, desserts (yes - VEGAN DESSERTS!!!!!!), grilling, saute'ing, stir frying, pizzas, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, breads, smoothies, and most importantly - THE BASICS - all included in this book! You can't go wrong. I live in a mixed household, myself being vegan, my husband a pescovegetarian, and my daughter who, unfortunately, enjoys the occassional chicken strip while dining out(most definitely NOT in the home). I have easily satisfied every one of us in the house using this cookbook. None of us ever feel as if we are missing anything at our meals. Our favorites: Maple-Pecan French Toast, Not-So-Dirty Rice, Strawberry-Topped "Cheesecake", Three-Nut Burgers and the Cajun Spice-Rubbed Tempeh. I could go on. Sorry, this book does not have pictures, but the recipes are all easy and the pictures just aren't so necessary in this book. You'll see for yourself after your first indulgence! There is just so much USEFUL INFORMATION you just can't find in most other vegan cookbooks. You can't go wrong with this cookbook.
Rating: 4
Summary: So far, a keeper!
Comment: I've only made a few recipes from this book so far: Bowties with Buttons (i eliminated the kasha as my family is picky, but it still made an interesting side dish!), the Chocolate Chip Cookies--very good and didn't require any esoteric ingredients!, and the Lasagna Primavera, which was admittedly a bit time consuming but well worth it as both my husband and 4 year old enjoyed it. I think i'll be making quite a few recipes out of this book, if only to expose my family to more ethnic flavors and dishes. I gave the book four stars just because i have had to tweak seasonings--the vegan bechamel sauce was a bit bland without some garlic and salt, and the tofu filling for the lasagna called for parsley which is fine but not very flavorful for an Italian dish. I would rather she had exact measurement for salt and pepper instead of "to taste".
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