The First Book of Vegetarian Cooking: More Than 300 Recipes Combining Great Taste with Good Nutrition

by Dionne Stevens

As more and more people become aware of the health risks related to a meat-based diet, many are turning to a vegetarian lifestyle. The First Book of Vegetarian Cooking is the key to a painless transition to healthier eating. An indispensable handbook for beginners, this book is also a reference tool for long-time vegetarians. Here are a few of the recipes included:Thai Rice Salad African Stew Potato Vegetable Quiche Cherries Jubilee Each recipe includes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761506241
• ISBN13: 9780761506249
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 459 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A good basic vegan cookbook for the health-conscious cook

The emphasis in this book is good nutrition with a vegan approach. The author teaches a whole type of cooking based on whole foods, dairy & egg substitutes, texturized vegetable protein (TVP), and a low-fat diet. I found the recipes simple and rewarding. This is a really good book to use as a main source of recipes for a vegan household. Each recipe provides calorie, fiber, sodium, protein, fat, and cholesterol analysis for people on restricted diets. A 20-page section at the end of the book on General Nutritional Information is useful for basic information. This is followed by a Glossary of Ingredients and Remedies which will explain some of the more exotic vegan foods to the uninitiated.