Author(s): Dede Hall
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: 2001-07-01
Pages: 208
Review: This is the kind of book that a college kid might actually use to make something healthy to eat. Very practical and undemanding real food.I really enjoyed the recipes in this cookbook as they were very easy to make, as well as cheap. However, some of the portion sizes seemed to be a little off–meals for “1-2″ were pretty huge portions to eat in one sitting, so I would strongly suggest sharing or storing them as leftovers. Also, it was mentioned before, but this book would benefit greatly benefit from a nutritional analysis on each recipe, as I ended up having to calculate all of that myself from each of the ingredients. Overall, though, a good choice for vegetarians on a budget, especially when you’re craving comfort food!I’ve been vegetarian for 5 years now and have accumulated a collection of different vegetarian cookbooks over the years. Most of them make several fundamental assumptions: 1)you have plenty of money to spend on difficult-to-find spices and rare items 2) you have the time to buy and prepare these items (chopping things from hand and other meticulous work). Fact is, it ain’t so for most college students. We’re busy and we’re on a budget. Healthy food choices are limited– especially if we’re vegetarian.
I’ve never had to cook for myself until moving into my apartment, and let me tell you, this cookbook is my Culinary Bible! It’s great because it offers fast, cheap, healthy, meat-free, and yummy small-serving recipes (I recommend the Twice As Nice Stew yum…). What more could a college vegetarian want?
I give it three thumbs up. :)A nice, no nonsense book with good easy to follow recipes. Catchy illustrations might help capture the interest for the younger readers!This is a great book to cook out of when my husband is traveling and it’s just me & the kids. With kids, I need healthy, not lots of left overs, quick, and variety. My husband and I both have experience cooking, and like books like this as they give us new ideas to spring our newest creations off of. These “begginer” recipe books are also great for more experienced, creative chefs. We aren’t vegetarians, but there are recipes that meat could be added into. It is hard to come by great vegetable recipes and recipes with lots of healthy ingredients like fiber and vitamins. So this book is great health wise. I’ve found a few good veggie recipe websites, but this book is also a must! I will be ordering more for gifts. I wish the author would combine this one with the original in a binder type book, so it would be easier to leave open on the counter.
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