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Title: The Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas ISBN: 0-394-71784-8 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 May, 1972 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (22 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: So you want to make your veggies happy?
Comment: It's definitely a cookbook of its time. The illustrations have a homespun look, and the introduction even makes mention of passing around a joint before dinner "to sharpen gustatory perception". I missed the seventies, personally, but the cheerful hippieness of this book is irresistable.
But what about the darn food?
It's good stuff. Not low-fat, really, but if you compare the olive oil, butter, and eggs called for in these recipes a meal would still balance favorably with the average meat-including diet. My favorite section is the one on curries--having had a lot of real Indian it's not QUITE the same, but it's reasonably close. Given that it was written when supermarkets were less global, I can forgive a few shortcomings in authenticity. She gets the basics across with readily-available ingredients. And every one of the curries is delicious on its own merits. There are sweeter ones, spicier ones, sides, a couple of desserts, and it's impossible to go wrong with any combination of recipes in this section.
Most of her soups and stews are also excellent. The ratatouille in particular is fantastic. However, in place of her potato peel broth or garlic broth I recommend saving a lot of time and effort by starting off with plain water and adding extra seasoning, or by the quick & dirty expedience of a veggie bouillion cube or two. It's okay to cheat.
Perhaps the best thing to bear in mind when using this book is that with a lot of the recipes you'll need either a fair amount of time or a liberal dose of common sense when it comes to cutting corners. The author had a lot of time on her hands, to make broth, clarify butter, and let things simmer for an hour. You probably don't, and neither do I. Use the butter plain. Heck, use margarine. Simmer for 30 minutes. Spice a little more heavily. And use that darn veggie bouillion.
It would be nice if we could all be so relaxed and agrarian about our cooking as the author is. Just reading the book is like taking a deep breath. But alas, most of have day jobs and time constraints. Rest assured that you can still use these recipes and enjoy some absolutely succulent grub.
Rating: 4
Summary: A classic in vegetarian cooking
Comment: I bought this cookbook over 20 years ago, and I still cook from my tattered copy. Many of the recipes are heavy with fat, eggs and/or cheese, but I still love them. The first Indian food that I ever ate, was a recipe from this book -- Anna Thomas opened my eyes to spices and cuisines that I'd never imagined. Today, you can get most (if not all) of the ingredients in any large supermarket.
I recommend this cookbook as a classic for vegetarians. My carnivorous husband also has enjoyed everything I've ever cooked from it.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Vegetarian Celebration
Comment: This was my first cookbook when i became a vegetarian 25 years ago and it is still one of the best around today. A true classic.
Try the stuffed peppers and the dolmades (stuffed grapevine leaves.) There's a section on curries and of course sweets. My favorites I always make are Spicy sweet potato pie,torta di ricotta, summer fruit tart, and apple crisp. She gives lots of menu ideas and her recipes are easy.
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Title: The New Vegetarian Epicure : Menus--with 325 all-new recipes--for family and friends by ANNA THOMAS ISBN: 0679765883 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 21 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking (Paperback)) by Mollie Katzen ISBN: 1580081304 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The New Vegetarian Epicure, Plain and Fancy: Menus for Family & Friends. by Anna Thomas, Rodica Prato ISBN: 0679427147 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Tassajara Recipe Book by EDWARD ESPE BROWN ISBN: 1570625808 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 26 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking (Paperback)) by Mollie Katzen ISBN: 1580081266 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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