Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38880 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
This is not just for vegetarians - an increasing number of people are reducing the amount of meat in their diet and looking for original vegetable ideas for their everyday cooking and for special occasions. Now with stunning new colour photographs that show just how appetising and stylish vegetarian food can be, this proven best-seller offers variations on all the old favourites, plus hundreds of exciting new concepts and combinations to turn everday eating into something really special.

From the Back Cover
The ultimate cookery reference book for vegetarians, this comprehensive book is crammed with stylish recipes that will suit any mood, circumstance or occasion.

And not just for vegetarians!

There's a wonderful range of original vegetable ideas here that will open new vistas to anybody who wants exciting, appetising vegetable eating.

There are variations on all the old favourites like ratatouille and tabbouleh and the classic nut roasts and veggie burgers.

But the heart of this book lies in its hundreds of exciting new concepts and combinations. Try the sauces, spreads and dressings to turn your everyday eating into something really special.

Gingered Mushroom and Courgette Kebabs
Deep-fried Brie with Coconut
Gougére Niçoise
Citrus Fruits on Spinach and Bean Sprouts
Carrot, Orange and Pecan Cake

About the Author
Carolyn started her career at the top working as Head Chef for a restaurant but eventually switched to journalism where, in 1977, she was able to combine her love of food with her flair for words when she became Deputy Cookery Editor for Woman magazine. Over the years she has freelanced for numerous women's, parenting, education, food and lifestyle magazines as well as for PR companies specialising in food, nutrition and health. She has written over 40 books and has taught both cookery and journalism at further education level.

She has written many books for Foulsham and sold over 92,000 books in 2006 alone.

Customer Reviews

1000 recipes, how could you go wrong
The first thing I will say about this book like all the others in the classic 1000 series is there are so many recipes to choose from, most cookbooks offer probably 20 or 30 recipes and you will probably only attempt cooking a handful of them as they are either too complicated or have to many ingredients that your local shop doesnt stock or any other reason but this book offers 1000 recipes, even if you only find 3% of this book useful you still have a months worth of dinners to add to your list.
Secondly, its value for money. In my collection I have the Vegetarian recipes, the chinese recipes, the quick & easy recipes, the Pasta & Rice recipes, the Calorie-counted recipes and the classic low-fat recipes. Thats 6 books/6000 recipes if I only use 3% of that i'll have dinner for half a year planned out.
But that isnt to say its only dinners it has to offer, you get an introduction to the book giving advice and cooking tips. Then you have sections for Soups, Starters, Main meals(veg based, tofu & quorn based, pulse based, rice based, pasta based etc...)Side dishes, salads, light bites, hot desserts, cold desserts, sauces, dressings, spreads, breads, biscuits, cakes, drinks and nibbles.
In a word, Amazing

no Damascene conversions here
I'm not a vegetarian, but I bought this book in order to introduce some variety to my diet, and occasionally allow myself a 'meat purge' of a week or two. But I hardly use this book to cook - the lack of pictures is truly off-putting, the mushrooms and wine recipe is vile, and I much prefer using Delia's over-priced glam cookbook instead. This one seems to encourage the use of water and more water, insipid ingredients and anything else that will put off all but the committed veggie. Say what you like about Delia, but her recipes have bags of cheese, cream, spices and herbs - all the ingredients you need to give life to food. This book assumes you're buying only wonderfully tasty organic food from a local producer, not supermarket shopping. Even then, I'd be very surprised if the result tasted of much at all. This book is never going to encourage anyone to convert to vegetarianism!

Yuk!
I had bought this book to find some interesting new recipe's to cook for my 'vegi' friends, but was very disappointed to find that many of the recipe's include mixing lots of tinned food together! Not for the serious cook....wish I could send it back !