Main-Course Vegetarian Pleasures

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Summary: wonderful cookbook
Review: I didn't buy this book...rather, I "inherited" it when a flatmate moved out and left it behind. Being someone who doesn't eat much meat and loves to cook, I kept it, reading it at times to see if any of the recipes intrigued me.

Well, I finally decided to go shopping and try this book out. I was floored and am delighted with it! Jeanne Lemlin's recipes are easy to follow, taste wonderful, and call for ingredients that require only minimal searching. Between the regular supermarket, natural foods store and Asian market I was able to get everything I needed.

So far, I've tried the Soba Soup with Tofu (delicious!), the Curried Red Lentil Soup with Vegetables (I happily ate this for about three days), the Sourdough Pancakes (heavenly with or without syrup), and just tonight I made Baked Tofu, Schezuan Style, which came out beautifully even though I had to substitute regular peanut butter instead of natural style or tahini. I must also add that the pizza dough recipe on page 132 has changed my life in the kitchen forever. Wonderful recipe that works perfectly for thin crust *and* deep-dish style pizzas. *yum*

This cookbook has gotten me to spend a little more time and thought on my meals, and has expanded my tastes a bit more in the process. Nothing too earth-shattering in the way of ingredients, but for someone who loves to cook and doesn't really know how...it is indispensable.

I can't wait to buy the rest of her books!

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Summary: Wonderful cookbook for vegetarians & non-vegetarians alike!
Review: I love Jeanne Lemlin's cookbooks. Her recipes are excellent--quick & simple to prepare using easily obtainable ingredients. More importantly, the food tastes so good. I use "Main Course Vegetarian Pleasures" and "Quick Vegetarian Pleasures" over & over again. The best cookbook I have found for vegetarian entrees.

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Summary: A good resource for both vegetarians and others.
Review: I've had this book for some years, and it is one of my favorite cookbooks. The recipes are widely varied (both in ingredients and complexity) and are generally very tasty. My only complaint (and it's a small one) is that the "Quick" recipes sometimes aren't. My husband and I made the "Corn and Scallion Spoonbread" not too long ago and it took right at 1 1/2 hours between preparation and cooking. Not really in the "quick meal" category.

Overall, though, it's an excellent resource for a wide range of vegetarian recipies.

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Summary: A great "normal" vegetarian cookbook
Review: This book is truly awesome for great recipes that don't require bizarre ingredients you'll never use again. I turn to it time and time again for yumminess!

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Summary: wonderful cookbook
Review: This cookbook is worth it just for the very delicious spinach enchiladas with almond red sauce. Then there is goat chees ravioli with ginger cream sauce, many wonderful recipes with polenta (including polenta and gorgonzola "pizza"), and several sophisticated brunch recipes. The whole cookbook, in fact, is full of sophisticated recipes, recipes that are so good that I can accept the fact that slow cooks like me sometimes need more than 30 minutes for some of the recipes.

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Summary: Very good vegetarian cookbook!
Review: This is the 2nd best cookbook I own. The 1st is Lemlin's 1st book, "Quick Vegetarian Pleasures." The recipes are fun and don't require you to go to any specialty markets to find the ingrediants. Many of the recipes are quick and are so hi-lighted in the title. My only complaint is there are no pictures, but don't let this discourage you. This is a great book!