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Big Green Cookbook: Hundreds of Planet-Pleasing Recipes and Tips for a Luscious, Low-Carbon Lifestyle

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I have been eating local food for quite a while now. But I never had any cookbook other than some vegetarian cookbooks that were close to my way of eating. So when I saw several green-type cookbooks come out recently, it had me curious. The Big Green Cookbook was the one that I ended up picking mostly because it had so many recipes and I wanted a cookbook, not a book book. Luckily this cookbook not only had all the recipes that has already helped me cook more interesting recipes, using ingredients by season that I can find (mostly locally), it had so many tips (not sciency/texty) that were extra helpful. The 27 tips in the front of the book are great. And several I have never thought of before. I love how the tips are laid out with all the recipes too, and leaving it up to everyone to go as green as they want to go with a friendly tone. For me it's pretty green. But also the cookbook works for my boyfriend who wants a little meat from time to time even though I'm still trying to get him to give it up completely. I'm enjoying this cookbook more than expected.

I found this to be a really thoughtful and straightforward guide to a greener lifestyle. I like how the recipes are easy-to-follow and don't require a ton of ingredients and the text is printed large enough that you don't have to crank your neck to read it when you're following a recipe in your kitchen.
I also enjoyed the clever little tips throughout the book that make reading it interesting and enjoyable. Plus, leaving no stone unturned, the book was printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. I highly recommend you buy this book and see for yourself!

I absolutely LOVE Big Green Cookbook! Not only does it have tasty recipes, but it is so full of useful tips and great information. We all need to be paying closer attention to the planet and our personal carbon footprint. This cookbook is a wonderful place to start to learn how to change how we eat to be more eco-friendly. Love it!

I just purchased this cookbook a few weeks ago and couldn't be happier with my decision! Jackie Newgent's twenty-seven clever tips for low-carbon cooking are truly innovative and have helped me lower my energy bill quite significantly. I really appreciate her common-sense approach to cooking and living an eco-friendly lifestyle--plus, her recipes are delicious!!

I bought this along with four other cookbooks, looking for ways we could eat healthier, and think I might find it more useful if I had access to a large farmer's market, or a well-stocked market with a good organic produce section. But I don't. Eating locally for me means seeing what's available here and then seeking out a recipe to cook it, and I'm usually better off with my big old-fashioned cookbooks (which offer me some choices) than I am with this book.

Still, once I learned to use it, I found some recipes I'll probably try. It's divided into sections - spring, summer, autumn, winter, and any-time recipes, with each of these sections subdivided by type of recipe. Each section offers what seems to me to be way too many snacks, dips, salads, desserts, drinks, etc., for the number of soups (maybe 2) and entrees (3-5 meat fish or poultry, maybe the same number vegetarian). But that's because it doesn't fit the way my family eats - and entrees and soups are the first things I look for in a cookbook.

If you're looking for recipes for appetizers and salads and drinks and such, this book would probably be a good choice for you. But if you're seeking more recipes for entrees and soups that are good for you and not all that bad for the planet, IMHO Sandra Woodruff's The Good Carb Cookbook : Secrets of Eating Low on the Glycemic Index and the Manning & Desmond Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planet are better choices.

Jackie Newgent is a double threat; not only is a she a talented chef and writer, but she's a registered dietitian who knows a lot about good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. This cookbook is chock full of delicious, nutritious, and easy to prepare foods with an eye on how we can all eat and cook to save our health and save the planet. As a fellow RD and author/writer, I could not recommend it enough to clients, the public, and anyone who wants to eat and live well for life.

The Big Green Cookbook should be in everyone's kitchen. I have hundreds of cookbooks and this is one of my favorites! I love how the recipes are organized according to SEASONS, I love the creative cooking tips throughout the entire book, I love the nutrition analysis given with each recipe and I love the natural & simple ingredient lists. If you are looking for easy to prepare, wholesome and creative recipes - you have to buy this book!

I have had the Big Green Cookbook for a few months and I have to say that I'm happy with every recipe I've tried. They're really easy to follow. The chocolate chip cookies (they're called Happy Planet Cookies) are so good they should be marketed! You hyperbake them, which means that you use less gas or electricity. That's just the beginning. There are lots of other cool energy-saving techniques in the book and tons of helpful tips. The recipes are divided by seasons too, which is a good idea. I wish more cookbooks were arranged this way. Some of my other favorite recipes so far that I highly recommend are Berry Good Micro-Bars, Garlicky Spinach Flatbread Pizzette, Brew and Bean Chili, Star Chicken Stir Fry, Baby Arugula Orzo Salad, Grape Poppers, and Hass Avocado and Black Bean Salad. I should say that the avocado black bean salad is always a hit at parties. I love this cookbook!

Good book to teach you how to go green, little tips make going green an easy transistion