Chili! Mouthwatering, Meatless Recipes [Paperback]

Robert Oser (Author)

Book Description

Series: Healthy World Cuisine | Publication Date: February 6, 1999

Southwest food expert Robert Oser takes you on an enthusiastic exploration of meatless American chili and inspired new chili combinations, as well as vegetarian chili- style dishes from around the world. Whether you'd rather have just a mild kick or a full-blown chile explosion, there's a chili recipe to match your every whim and passion. The healthful aspects of chilies, from their vitamin C and A content to their ability to aid digestion and purify the blood, can't be beat!

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (February 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570670706
• ISBN-13: 978-1570670701
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #503,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Oser (1948-) Born and raised in East St. Louis, Illinois, Robert began his career in the food industry at the age of 15 working for National Foods. He worked his way through college in commercial grocery stores (Tom-Boy, A&P and Kroger) and received a degree in English Education. Although he never taught English, as he had planned, he used his college teachings to write cookbooks and teach culinary classes. He was the owner of two health food markets, The Natural Habit, in Belleville and Granite City, Illinois from 1983-1986 and moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1988, where he worked at Canyon Ranch Spa as a demonstration chef and at Sierra Tucson as head of the CEAD (Center for Eating Addictions and Disorders) kitchen. He also worked as executive chef at the Oasis Vegetarian Eatery and the Conspiracy Cafe' (part of the Food Conspiracy Co-op), as well as deli manager at New Frontiers in Sedona. He also worked 10 years as department manager and part of the management team at Food Conspiracy Co-op, 4 years as grocery manager at Aqua Vita and 2 years as frozen food manager at Sunflower Farmer's Market, and as store manager for Local harvest Marketplace. Robert was co-founder of the Vegetarian Resource Group of Tucson and served as vice president of the board for several years. He is currently serving his third term on the board of the Food Conspiracy Co-op. He has written three vegetarian cookbooks (Flavors of the Southwest, Chili!, and Smoothie Power) and co-authored Munchie Madness: Vegetarian Meals for Teens. He has written hundreds of articles, recipes and restaurant reviews for magazines (Chile Pepper, Vegetarian Times) and newsletters (the VRGT's Enlightened Times, The Tucson Organic Gardeners' The Composter, the Tucson Funny Times, the Food Conspiracy Co-op Newsletter and others). He appeared in the cooking video, Good Eats, for Canyon Ranch and presented 1-minute "Cooking Tips with Chef Robert" on KXCI radio in Tucson. He has lectured and taught vegetarian gourmet culinary classes for 25+ years at health food stores (New Life, Food Conspiracy, Aqua Vita), churches (St. Francis in the Foothills, St. Mark's), culinary schools (Culinary Concepts), schools, (Khalsa Montesorri) and free-lance. He is semi-retired and does private cooking in Tucson, Arizona. He is also a musician playing at Tucson coffeehouses and small venues.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meatless can be Mouthwatering, this Book Proves it, May 24, 2010

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Captain Katie (Long Beach, CA and the Sunny Caribbean) - See all my reviews
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CHILE! MOUTHWATERING, MEATLESS RECIPES is one of ten chili books I refer to when I want to make chili differently than the two recipes I usually use. We have chili a lot in our house and both my Dad and my Mama have their favorite ways of cooking it. I grew up with their recipes and I have documented them in one of my "Amazon So You'd Like to Guides" and I hope you take a look at it. Both recipes are delicious, but when you've had them as often as I've had 'em, you sort of yearn for something a bit different. So, once a week, usually on Saturdays, I break out these ten books and search for a chili recipe I either haven't tried, or one I haven't made in a long time. Of course, like all cooks, I fudge a bit with the ingredients, but not all that much. I like to stick pretty close to the recipes, at least the first few times I make it, so I can get an idea of what the writer/recipe maker had intended.

And let me tell you, you'd be surprised at the subtleties there are in a chili recipe. As they say, no two chile recipes were created equal, but the recipes in this book have never let me down. I've got a lot of chili books, have tried a lot of recipes over the years, but the recipes here, like the recipes in my other nine fave books, have been consistently good. You can't go wrong with these mouthwatering meatless recipes.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the chili recipes, December 12, 2010

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Yvonne Brilhart "Popo" (Honolulu, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this long time a go in Amazon. I thought I wrote the review, but okay..no problem.
What I want to say, I tried almost all the recipes inside and I love them. They are easy to make and mouth watering. In some recipes I added more cayenne pepper, just because I love hot food and I'm vegetarian. So, this is really good recipe book...recommended to buy.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS RECIPES!, August 24, 2008

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JWPS "JWPS" (MA) - See all my reviews

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Very tasty and easy to make. I've made 5 of them so far and can't wait to try the rest! Very highly recommended.