Product Description

Explore all the mouth-watering possibilities of meat-free cooking with The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook. Highly acclaimed chef, food writer, broadcaster and teacher, Sarah Brown has used her 20 years of vegetarian expertise to write this comprehensive guide to vegetarian food. Drawing inspiration from all over the world, the 250 delicious, healthy recipes incorporate a wide range of flavours and ingredients, from which you are sure to find ideas to inspire you. Why not try the avocado gazpacho soup as a starter, or the herb souffle for a light meal, or the grilled peaches with ginger cream for a tempting desert? From quick, on-the-go breakfasts and leisurely weekend brunches, to speedy after-work suppers and indulgent dinner parties, there's something here for every occasion. Packed with masses of practical information on nutrition, ingredients, techniques and equipment, this book adopts a user-friendly and pragmatic approach to cooking. It also includes a guide to entertaining, which offers menu planning advice together with a timetable of preparation - an invaluable aid for every dinner party! Whether you are a vegetarian or you simply enjoy the occasional meal without meat or fish, this is a book which you will turn to again and again for inspiration and advice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12910 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

About the Author
Sarah Brown wrote and presented the popular television series, Vegetarian Kitchen, with its accompanying book. She has since written a number of other best-selling titles and is published throughout Europe, as well as in Australasia, Canada and America. In 1988 Sarah won the prestigious Glenfiddich award for her cookery writing. Sarah has wide-ranging knowledge of vegetarian and wholefood cooking and specialises in researching new ingredients. She ran a wholefood shop and restaurant in North Yorkshire which won an Egon Ronay Cellnet award. Under the auspices of the Vegetarian Society she set up the Cordon Vert diploma course which covers all aspects of vegetarian cuisine.

Customer Reviews

A true bible for the kitchen!
This cookbook is absolutely fantastic- filled with a mixture of classic veggie recipes such as moussakas, nut roasts etc, but also bursting with opportunities to experiment and be inventive!

There is a section for basics- how to make pasta, pizza and so on, as well as a great range of sauces and condiments to bring dishes to life.

Divided into breakfasts, light meals, main meals, sauces and salds, baking and desserts, the cookbook caters for all levels of cooks- from first-timers in the kitchen, to advanced cooks catering for a dinner party!

All of the recipes are clear and easy to follow, with useful tiips for interesting variations to some dishes. The wide range of vegan recipes are clearly marked, and a great deal more are quite easily adaptable.

Aside from the diverse and interested recipes, the book is filled with pages of information about vegetarianism, cooking, and a hugely comprehensive directory of ingredients, including vegetables, nuts, fruits, spices, grains, pulses, seeds, herbs and more!

Beautifully illustrated, this concise, varied and wide-ranging cookbook is the only one you'll need for a long time!

The best vegetarian cook on the planet!
I have been a big fan of Sarah Brown for over 20 years - even though I am not a vegetarian! The reason for this is that I enjoy food and cookery and her love of these is so clear in all her cookery books. This particular book is marvellous for both vegetarians and non-vegatarians who like a change as it covers a huge range of meal types and tastes. Her books are all easy to follow and usually without a lot of fuss or finicky ingredients. Be aware that this book is the same as "Vegetarian Bible" (which is basically the US version), but buy this version for UK. It is essential to your kitchen.

Fabulous, couldn't give it up!
I've ordered quite a few veggie cookbooks lately and now that I've got this one - I won't give it up!! It's packed full of recipes and has great colour shots (helpful to see what your cooking is supposed to look like). The first 125 pages or so is all about nutrition and the different food groups. Every recipe has a breakdown - calories, protein, fat and carbohydrates.

There is such a huge variety of recipes and all of the additional information you get with this book is priceless!!