Vegan Planet or 365 Slow Comfort Foods

Vegan Planet: 400 Irresistible Recipes with Fantastic Flavors from Home and around the World, The Ultimate Guide to Meat-Free, Dairy-Free, and Egg-Free Cooking that Everyone Will Enjoy

Author: Robin Robertson

This book introduces a world of delicious choices to the millions of Americans who are vegans, vegetarians looking to move away from dairy, or non-vegetarians who have food sensitivities.

Publishers Weekly

With 400 recipes, this is probably the biggest vegan (no animal products-meaning dairy- and egg-free) cookbook on the market. It's also one of the best. Robertson (The Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes Cookbook) is a likable guide to possibly unfamiliar ingredients such as flaxseeds and sea vegetables, and the recipe choices are almost overwhelming. Robertson relies on the usual trick of digging into ethnic cuisines (Thai-Style Leaf-Wrapped Appetizer Bits, Baked Sweet Potato and Green Pea Samosas are among the appetizers) for vegetarian options, but she also innovates in clever ways, as with Here's My Heart Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette with hearts of romaine, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and celery hearts. Some of the most versatile options appear in a chapter dedicated to sauces and dressings, such as Eggless Hollandaise and Vegan B chamel Sauce. Chapters on breakfast ideas, sandwiches, wraps and burgers-with six different veggie burger options-ensure that all bases are covered. Occasionally, Robertson relies on packaged products like the soy sausage and mozzarella that appear in "Sausage" and Fennel Cannelloni, but most of these recipes simply make the best of vegetables, legumes and grains. A cogent foreword by Barnard (president of the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine) reports the startling fact that Americans-apparently misled into believing that switching from red meat to white will improve their health-now eat one million chickens every hour. (Jan.) Forecast: This is a serious entry in the field, and should fare well in its target market-this country's estimated 10 million vegetarians. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

This ambitious new cookbook from the author of The Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes Cookbook offers dozens of imaginative vegan recipes inspired by a wide range of cuisines, from Five-Spiced Portobello Satays and Lebanese Fattoush (bread salad) to Cajun-Style Collards and Moroccan Fava Bean Stew. There are also vegan versions of such meat dishes as shepherd's pie and chili, as well as sandwiches like Curried Chicken-Less Salad and Seitan Reuben. Robertson's style is more down-to-earth than Crescent Dragonwagon's in Passionate Vegetarian, but Dragonwagon's book, which includes recipes made with eggs and dairy products, complements Robinson's. For most collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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365 Slow Comfort Foods: Easy Recipes for the Busy Kitchen

Author: Mary B Johnson

There's nothing like slow-cooked comfort food, from savory stews brimming with irresistible aromas to luscious desserts bursting with old-fashioned goodness.

Serving any of the 365 easy and homey recipes is sure to keep family and friends coming back for more! Pull out your slow cooker or preheat your oven, and let the flavors of our traditional favorites, international classics, and new dishes develop to their fullest.

Take your pick from mouth-watering choices like:

• Chili & Soups: Italian Sausage Chili, Spiced Winter Squash Soup, Seafood Gumbo
• Side Dishes: Tomato Gratin, Apple and Sweet Potato Casserole, Savory Corn Pudding
• Meat, Poultry & Fish: Beef Stew, Teriyaki Pork Ribs, Chicken and Tamale-Stuffed Peppers, Halibut with Ratatouille
• Vegetables, Pasta & Eggs: Creamy, Extra-Cheesy Macaroni and Cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese, Spinach and Tomato Strata
• Breads: Blueberry Muffins, Sticky Caramel Rolls, Pumpkin Spice Bread
• Desserts: Rocky Road Brownie Pudding, Ricotta Cheesecake, Coconut Custard Pie, Devil's Food Cake with Fudge Frosting, Molasses Gingerbread, Apple Brown Betty

These are the types of meals you'll want to linger over and enjoy.