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1,000 Vegetarian Recipes

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My mother in-law bought me this book shortly after I married her son. I think she was a little worried that he wouldn't eat well because he married a vegetarian. Our first year of marriage I used only this cookbook and a few recipes my mom had given me. I can't tell you how exciting it was to sit down, read through a section of the book, write a grocery list for the items I would need, write out a dinner menu for the whole week and then call my friends to tell them what I was fixing on each night and ask them what sounded good to them so they could join us for dinner. I did this for several months until my evenings were filled with other activities. (Eating was definitely an activity when it came to using this book.) I have enjoyed every recipe I have used from this book. And they're so easy!! Here are a few of my recommendations (I don't have page numbers in front of me): The Barbecue Red Beans, Corn and Rice; Manicotti; Fajitas; Falafel; Hummus; Black Bean Hummus; and so many more. My only problem with some of the recipes is that I'm not a big salt eater and so I changed a few of the measurements on some recipes. And also, because she uses a lot of cheese (which is my favorite food) I gained a lot of weight that year. I do love the fact that she doesn't suggest using lowfat or non-fat foods to make the recipes but use caution. This is a "must have" cookbook if you love eating really good food!!

1,000 Vegetarian Recipes got me started cooking and I haven't stopped since. The difficulty with most cookbooks is that if you are a vegetarian you must seek and sort out the recipes which don't use some sort of animal flesh product. 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes makes it simple - every single recipe is meatless - therefore appropriate for my household. Carol Gelles also has a coded system for the different types of vegetarian diets (Lacto-Ovo, Lacto, Ovo and Vegan). She even includes a review of nearly every recipe and alternative ways of making them. I've gone from being a non cooking person to being known for my great talents in the kitchen. My secret being this one book! I'm planning to make every single recipe. I also recommend it to everyone I know. It's the best thing that ever happened to our kitchen.

As a single male living alone, my average meals usually consisted of hot dogs, corn chips and soda. Then I met this girl (a vegan). I soon found myself on the web looking for vegetarian recipes when Carol Gelles's book caught my eye. I liked the idea of having 1000 possibilities to woo my lady with. I first tried Springtime Pasta (page 191) A BIG HIT! Then I tried Mexicali Stew (page 142) it was VERY EASY! For desert, I tried the Apple-Strawberry Tart (page 524). It must have worked as we will be married in the fall! Thank you Carol Gelles! I look forward to trying many other tempting recipes in the future and hope to see more books from you soon.

With 1000 recipes packed in this volume, one could never run out of ideas about what to cook. There is literally something for everyone. Some dishes are quick and easy to cook, allowing me to put a meal together on busy weekday evenings. Other dishes take more time or expertise and so become weekend meals. I have taken numerous dishes to pot luck suppers and have gotten raves from the tasters. In the teacher's cafeteria during the school year, everyone wants to know what I am eating and often remark things like "that smells good." Our family definitely has our favorite recipes and it is the book we use most often. I frequently have given this book as a gift, and the recipients often thank me over and over again. Eating vegetarian is made delicious by this award-winning book!

I own just about every vegetarian cookbook around, and this is one of the best. The recipes require just enough effort necessary to make a truly delicious meal. They're not NO FAT/NO FLAVOR, but rather a little fat, and great, great flavor. And if you like this one, you'll love Didi Emmon's Vegetarian Planet (which is slightly better!).

My husband is vegan and I am allergic to soy. Thinking of things to fix on a daily basis was not an easy task before we found this book. I must use this book at least once if not twice a week. Everything I have made-refried beans, vegetable curry, roasted red pepper tomato soup to name a few-have been wonderful.
Enjoy!!

I learned how to cook using this book and now not only do I LOVE cooking but I am also an EXCELLENT cook (just ask the anyone who I've cooked for...they always ask for seconds and are enthusiastic when i invite them to dinner). This book offers wonderful recipes that are very easy to prepare. Even a meat-eating crowd will be overly pleased with the foods made from this book. Additionally, this book teaches readers how to cook in general, which makes it a good place to not only practice but to get inspiration to start creating your own wonderful dishes. this book is absolutely ESSENTIAL to have in your life...trust me it will make it 1,0000 times yummier!

I bought this cookbook right after I was married to try to introduce my husband to vegetarian meals (Bratwurst Boy). I have been a *mostly* vegetarian for 11 years now. This cookbook has been used over and over again for the five years of our marriage, as can be seen by the stains on the pages. The recipes are easy to prepare, don't use too many ingredients, are full of flavor, and my husband LOVES them. And with so many recipes you don't have the same meal for about 6 months! There is a section showing different recipe combinations for formal/informal dinners, and a section that explains some of the more "unusual" ingredients (but can still be found in the grocery store). It's a great book--try it!! Your heart and body and taste buds will love you! And so will your husband!

Our recent new year resolution to lose weight has become a delicious reality thanx to the work of Carol Gelles book 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes. This has been a wonderful introduction to vegetarian cooking that has made us weekday vegetarians. My husband and I both take Curried Cauliflower Soup to work for lunch, brought Eggplant with Balsamic Vinegar to a party and served Spinach Avgolemono Soup at an elegant dinner party. Very delicious. The only difficulty I found was that the index is hard to use, but since everything I have made is good, it's worth the search.

This cookbook is a good staple cookbook, like _Joy_ or _Better Homes and Gardens_ are for omnivores. It has good, simple recipes for all the vegetarian classics, as well as some innovative and delicious variations and ideas. It belongs in all omnivore and vegetarian kitchens. I was rather surprised by the quality of the recipes, as I found the quantity-focused title off-putting, but I have used this book almost exclusively since recieving it as a gift four years ago. It is not tony gourmet (simpler than _The Vegetarian Epicure_) nor lowfat (thank goodness!) but yields excellent meals with great variety. The reviewer who found it a "diappointment" was clearly thinking of another book...this one doesn't have pictures, just great recipes for good meals.