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Summary: 10 Out of 10 for Making Vegetarian Cooking a Delight!
Review: I am neither Vegetarian nor Vegan and am used to eating delightful meals in delightful restaurants world-wide. When I met my Vegan boyfriend I was in despair as to what to cook for him. Everything I tried tasted the same (to me). But Lorna Sass has saved me! Her meals are superb! Subtle yet zesty! Those that grumble about too many ingredients are churlish. Each recipe is worth whatever effort it takes to track down what is required. These are meals of the finest order. Yes, they take time! But the end result is well worth it. It has turned Vegan cooking into a pleasure, rather than a chore. The recipes with fish I will reserve for myself. For the rest, Vegan boyfriend is eternally grateful, and so am I. The spinach/dill soup would be a rave even in Paris!
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Summary: Great author, but difficult-to-read and not all vegetarian
Review: I have always been pleased with Lorna Sass's recipes, and anticipate enjoying these as well ... She has an excellent style of writing which provides all necessary information, and specifies which _TYPE_ of miso, tofu, or whatever will be best for a given dish.However, I was very annoyed to find that this book contains shrimp, mussels, codfish, clams, et cetera. With rare exception, most people who eschew meat, poultry, and dairy products are vegans who also avoid seafood. (In other words, she is unquestionably entitled to write a non-vegetarian cookbook ... However, since her last books have been vegan, and this title uses ingredients most common in vegan kitchens, I think that it should have been made clear that not all of these recipes are vegetarian.) I was also disappointed with the presentation. Although very attractive, many of the pages are colored -- and reading not-too-dark-black-print- on-blue-paper, et cetera, isn't much fun. Although bearable for th! ! ose of us with excellent vision, it is nowhere near as relaxing on the eyes as would be plain old black-on-white -- and would prove out of the question for anyone with vision problems. However, I have greatly enjoyed the recipes in Ms. Sass's other cookbooks, and expect to enjoy these as well. Coupled with her clear presentation, I am very pleased with this purchase.
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Summary: Recipes for entertaining, not for everyday use
Review: I thought that the final results of many of the recipes were tasty and aesthetically pleasing. However, many are also quite time-consuming, and use hard-to-find and/or expensive ingredients (lemongrass, Herbs de Provence, fermented black beans, chipotles in adobe, etc.) Some recipes use another recipe as one of the ingredients, making the dish a afternoon-long project. I can see how someone just beginning a vegetarian lifestyle would be very intimidated by this book. I wasn't thrilled with the presentation. There aren't as many photographs as the review led me to believe, and the lists of ingredients are very hard to read. It's strange that the measurements are in bold type (1 TABLESPOON!) and the ingredients are in small, fine print (olive oil). I was also disappointed to find a total of only forty-two recipes in the book, several of which include seafood. I will refer to this book for holidays or Sunday dinners, and I'll keep looking for an "everyday" soy cookbook.
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Summary: Not For Practical Use
Review: If you are keen on entertaining your vegetarian friends, go for this book, but if you are looking for a handy helper for every day use, forget it. (Instead, reach for Deborah Madison.)
THE NEW SOY COOKBOOK should be billed as gourmet fare; nothing wrong with same, but again, this one will not help the everyday family cook who is trying to add the benefits of soy to the family diet.
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Summary: Not For Practical Use
Review: If you are keen on entertaining your vegetarian friends, go for this book, but if you are looking for a handy helper for every day use, forget it. (Instead, reach for Deborah Madison.)
THE NEW SOY COOKBOOK should be billed as gourmet fare; nothing wrong with same, but again, this one will not help the everyday family cook who is trying to add the benefits of soy to the family diet.
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Summary: A fresh, imaginative look at soy, beautifully presented.
Review: Lorna Sass continues to delight her fans. The New Soy Cookbook is chock full of deliciously unexpected uses for a variety of soy products. Of particular interest are the seafood recipes. The Shrimps, Mussels and Tofu in Lemongrass-Miso Broth recipe is outstanding. Ms. Sass has definitely taken a whole new look at soy. The entire format of the book is bold, exciting and most inviting.
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