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Title: Linda Mccartney's World of Vegetarian Cooking: Over 200 Meat-Free Dishes From Arnd... by Linda McCartney ISBN: 0-8212-2696-7 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 15 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Unique Recipes for the Time Challenged
Comment: When Linda McCartney's newest cookbook, World of Vegetarian Cooking, arrived in the mail at my house, I opened the package and took a deep breath. I have bookshelves lined with many really great vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, all with beautiful photos to go along with the recipes, and wonderful ideas for meal planning. But these cookbooks get taken off of the shelf only when it is time to dust, for two main reasons. The first is that most of the recipes have ingredients that I have either never heard of or I can't find in my local grocery store or even health food market. The second reason is that many of the recipes take a long time to prepare. I always think, while perusing these cookbooks in the bookstore, that I will just make the time somehow so that my family will enjoy these vegetarian delicacies. It never happens. As a busy mom, there are times in my day when I have to pause and think, "Have I eaten today?" I need quick recipes with readily available ingredients. Linda McCartney's book is chock full of both. The introduction presents vegetarianism in a way I had never considered before. Linda writes that it is anticipated that at the present rate, if people continue to convert from meat-eaters to vegetarians, by 2050 we will all be vegetarians. Also a lifetime of vegetarian eating, which I hope my son will have, results in saving 760 chickens, 5 cows, 20 pigs, 29 sheep, 46 turkeys, 7 rabbits, and over half a ton of fish. The cookbook has a whole section on nutrition, food groups, and topics such as the vegetarian pantry and alternatives to dairy products. Each recipe comes with a preparation time, so I can plan ahead and decide if I have the amount of time to make a particular entree. There is also a section of the book entitled, "Quick and Easy Meals," which is, of course, the part of the cookbook that I turned to right away! The photos of these recipes looked just as pleasing as the ones in the other sections of the book, but the preparation times for these meals were more reasonable, given my time constraints. Each recipe throughout the book also indicates which country it came from and some even have notes from Linda telling the circumstances around which she first tried the recipe. Sometimes her daughters introduced her to them, other times she ate them at friend's homes. The book ends with menu planners for such celebrations as children's parties, Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving, as well as a midsummer eve's picnic. My family is particularly fond of the festive loaf that is a sort of vegetarian meat loaf made out of veggie burgers. I have served it to non-vegetarians who liked it so much that they requested the recipe! My husband and son prefer the loaf cold and eat it for leftovers in a sandwich. The baked portobello mushrooms were a great main course served with a side of rice and steamed veggies. I love portobellos but cook them the same way every time. The recipe in Linda McCartney's cookbook was quite different from the way I typically make them; the flavors were unique. Linda also has lots of great creative salad dishes that go beyond the mixed green or mesclun type. My family likes her warm zucchini salad, which is simple to make. I nearly always have the ingredients for this dish in my house. Great finger food recipes for kids include crispy vegetable won tons, oven fries, and unique ideas for homemade pizza. There is a dessert section in the cookbook as well. Linda McCartney has left behind quite a legacy. Making her favorite foods made me feel like I was being invited into an intimate part of her life, enjoying meals that she once shared with family and friends. Linda has left all of us with a wonderful opportunity to enjoy vegetarian food from around the world. She does it in a way that requires limited effort and time. Although she is gone, her music, her animal activism, and her way of living remain with us in different forms even today. Through her recipes, the work she did in promoting the merits of a vegetarian diet continue to inspire even those of us who feel at times challenged in a culinary sense! -Reviewed by Carol Laliberte
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Title: Linda's Kitchen by Linda McCartney ISBN: 0821223933 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Linda Mccartney's Home Cooking by Linda McCartney ISBN: 1559701609 Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: 14 August, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Music of George Harrison: While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Simon Leng ISBN: 0946719500 Publisher: S A F Pub Ltd Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Once there was a way...Photographs of the Beatles by Harry Benson ISBN: 0810946432 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Dishes from the Healthiest Place Under the Sun by Donna Klein ISBN: 1557883599 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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