Customer Reviews

Cookin' Healthy with One Foot Out the Door

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This small, humor-laden vegan cookbook has many excellent recipes, and the Mushroom Stroganoff completely surprised some non-vegetarian friends that I had over to dinner one night. They wondered aloud how I, as a vegetarian, could eat something that obviously had lots of meat and dairy in it, and were surprised to hear it had neither. They also thought I must have spent a lot of time on it, but (thanks to pre-sliced mushrooms at Whole Foods) it only took 15 minutes to prepare. I have had several requests for this recipe every time I make it.

At first I was skeptical that the dairyless sour cream could taste anything like the real thing. I was pleasantly surprised! I'm not a vegan, but now it's the only kind of "sour cream" I'll eat. Very good with Mexican food.

The only recipe I could not make successfully was the blueberry coffee cake. I followed the directions to the letter, but ended up throwing the whole thing out. I may try again someday.

Delia and Polly sound like a couple of nuts. I like that in my friends, and hope to meet them someday.

Enjoy the recipes!

This is one of my favorite vegan cookbooks! The recipes are very easy, and the book is fun to read. There is a pantry list of suggested items and a glossary to explain the more unusual ingredients. Also, there is a section of things you can make up ahead of time to use in recipes, like a baking mix or a spice mix. This small cookbook is packed with lots of good recipes and fun commentary.

I have had this book for about 10 years and I still use it on a regular basis. The recipes are quick and simple and do not use any hard-to-find ingredients. This is a great book for people who do not have a lot of time to cook but still want to have great veg*n meals.

This is the one I keep reaching for my fave cook book quick & good.
Cori

Great tasting recipes using normal ingredients. And quick to prepare

This book is easy to read and has a few good recipes. However, a tofu-lover will have a greater appreciation for it than others. . .