David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen [Paperback]

David A. Gabbe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2002

From David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen is a practical cookbook loaded with delicious, easy, low-fat, and cholesterol-free recipes. Only wholefoods ingredients are used--meaning not a speck of white flour, white rice, white sugar, or other refined foods are to be found in any recipes. And all the ingredients are easy to find.

In addition to more than 200 original dishes (with over 45 tofu recipes), the book explains how much to eat of various food groups; what to eat at work, school, and on the road; how to replace animal products with pure vegetarian ingredients; and what needs to be known about whole grains, beans, soy foods, and important minerals.

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About the Author

David Gabbe is also the author of The Going Vegetarian Cookbook and Why Do Vegetarians Eat Like That?, a practicing vegetarian of over 20 years, and father of two vegetarian offspring! He has taught vegetarian cooking and nutrition and has been a speaker at numerous health symposiums, seminars, and conferences since 1990.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Evergreen Northwest; 1st edition (May 24, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971805202
• ISBN-13: 978-0971805200
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lifesaver for a new vegan, June 13, 2007

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James Balentine - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen (Paperback)

I became a vegan four months ago. The transition from eating meat to a vegan diet is difficult to pull off. I managed it initially by shopping for vegan prepared foods at up-scale grocers. I also signed up for a series of vegan cooking classes taught by the author of this book, David Gabbe, through the local community college. I was thrilled with the knowledge I gained in his classes. He taught me how to prepare affordable, simple, tasty, healthful vegan dishes that I really enjoy eating. He has fed these dishes to his family for 30 years, and it shows. This is one of the most PRACTICAL cookbooks I have ever found, vegan or not. David relies on a small set of standard, readily available ingredients that are used over and over again to prepare an astonishing array of delicious and nutritious vegan dishes. The ingredient lists are short, the preparation is simple, and the results are reliable. I highly recommend the tempeh stroganoff, the tofu 'egg fried rice', and the cashew 'cheese'. I believe that it was truly "providential" that I found David, his cooking classes, and his wonderful cookbook so early in my vegan career. I might not have succeeded without him!!! Thank you, David!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars david's pure vegetarian awesome., June 1, 2006

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M. Triant "nutrition geek" (PDX.OR.USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen (Paperback)

i took a cooking class with david at the beginning of this year, and was completely blown away by how simultaneously healthy, simple, delicious, and inventive his recipes were. unlike so many vegan adaptations of non-vegan foods, mr. gabbe never resorts to cheap attempts to imitate (which often sacrifice taste, nutritional value, or both), instead forging ahead with genuinely innovative recipes that always end up both delicious and incredibly healthy. where other vegan recipes are often pale imitations of their non-vegan counterparts, these recipes stand on their own feet, and are as a result much more tasty than many vegan dishes of comparable health value.

i recommend this book especially to anyone who is interested in healthy eating but who feels intimidated by the logistical demands of cooking with healthy whole foods. no other cookbook i have read has recipes as simple to follow as these, let alone as nutritious. and because the recipes are so simple, they are very easy to modify to suit personal tastes or experimental proclivities.

this is by far my most-used cookbook and i can't recommend it highly enough.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tasty, Easy, & Healthy, November 10, 2003

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Silent Listener (Mission Viejo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: David's Pure Vegetarian Kitchen (Paperback)

I have many, many cookbooks, but this is the one I reach for all the time! The recipes are easy to make and very tasty. For example for those of you who like rich, brown gravy, but don't want the unhealthful fat and flour, there is a recipe for Black Bean Gravy that will make you forget about "traditional" gravy!
You say you don't like tofu? That's because you have never had it prepared properly, and the recipes in this book will start you on a new relationship with this healthy food. You don't have to be a solid vegetarian to use these recipes - alternate them with your regular food preferences. Who knows- you may find you prefer the fresh, clean tastes of these foods versus frequent meat consumption! I know I do! I agree with the previous reviewer - if you can take a cooking class with David Gabbe, do it. It's a life changing event for healthy eating!!!