Cooking with Peta: Great Vegetarian Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen [Paperback]

Peta (Author), People for the Ethical Treatment of Anim (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

PETA has been one of the foremost organizations advocating compassion for animals. One of the cornerstones of this advocacy is the use of substitutes for meat, dairy, eggs, honey, and other foods derived from animals. Cooking with PETA will show you just how easy and delicious it is to create healthful meals without imposing on the other species of the planet.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

"Animals raised for food in the United States eat one-third of the world's total grain harvest." Facts such as this one and stories about animals rescued from slaughterhouses highlight this collection of vegan recipes compiled by an organization noted for its activism in the area of animal rights. The introductory material presents all the reasons for eliminating animal products from the diet, including health and environmental concerns and provision of food for all the world's population, as well as ethical concerns about the treatment of animals used by humans for food. But the main focus is the recipes, with close to 200 recipes in 11 categories. The pages are nicely laid out, and the recipes, all of which contain nutritional information, are easy to follow. This is an excellent collection for people who want to decrease or eliminate animal products in their diets but who don't know what to do with tofu, seitan, tempeh, nutritional yeast, and other ingredients familiar to vegetarians. A glossary and list of suppliers is included along with a list of web sites. Recommended for public libraries.?Carol Cubberley, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

PETA ( People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is an international nonprofit animal protection organization with more than a half a million members dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. They work through public educaiton, research and investigations, legislation, special events, direct action, and grassroots organizing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570670447
• ISBN-13: 978-1570670442
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yum!, January 25, 2004

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S. Sims (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cooking with Peta: Great Vegetarian Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen (Paperback)

I bought this book four years ago, when I was fourteen years old and new to the world of veganism. I'd tried many vegan recipes and for the most part, they were really bad! It didn't help that I was an extremely picky eater and grossed out by tofu, even though I tried. I also didn't have much experience cooking and that didn't help any. I tried a few recipes from this book and thought they were good. To show how good this cookbook is, I'm no longer vegan, but this is the cookbook I use the most! I still make Wake 'Em Up Pancakes once a week or so because they're the best pancakes I've ever encountered. They're excellent made with any juice you have on hand, though they'll be pink if you use cranberry juice and purple if you use raspberry juice. I actually use this cookbook more now even though I'm not vegan anymore (though I eat little meat) because the recipes are great and I'm a much more experienced cook now and am no longer a picky eater. My copy is actually falling apart now. I definitely recommend this book to vegans as well as non-vegans and my other favorites are 150 VEGAN FAVORITES by Jay Solomon and NONNA'S ITALIAN KITCHEN by Bryanna Clark Grogan (this is vegan as well).

43 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 200+ Pages of Tasty Vegan Recipes, September 9, 1999

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Peter Correnty - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cooking with Peta: Great Vegetarian Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen (Paperback)

Easy-to-follow, fun recipes sorted by meal or course: breakfast, appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, main entrees, drinks, etc. Some nutritional information is provided (calories, protein, fat, carbs, calcium, fiber and sodium). I would have liked to have been given more nutritional information for each recipe. Additionally, some of the recipes are outrageously unhealthy (The "Nutty Zucchini Loaf" has 621 calories, 48 grams of fat and 449 mg of sodium per serving.) One important concern for vegans is overlooked (or perhaps intentionally not addressed to be as apolitical as possible) by this author: Some recipes call for a "greased pan." Some store-bought lards and vegetable oils are manufactured by large companies that repeatedly and unneccessarily test their products in cruel and inhumane manners on tens of thousands of animals annually. In a truly "compassionate kitchen," an informed vegan consumer probably would not purchase / use products manufactured by these companies.

Overall, the recipes themselves are excellent (5 star rating for the recipes). The book is easy-to-follow, well-organized, has a glossary of ingredients, and documents some informational resources such as web sites, other cookbooks, vegetarian groups, and more. Recommended.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome!, August 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cooking with Peta: Great Vegetarian Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen (Paperback)

This was our first vegan cookbook and we had a field day testing the recipes! My daughter loves the knishes and the vegan lasagne, and the recipes are easy to follow as well as delicious. Throughout the text are cute stories and tidbits of info for new vegans, and the introduction is a good explanation of the "basics." (Like what to do with that jiggling tofu cube, etc.) Enjoy!!