Incredibly Delicious: The Vegan Paradigm Cookbook [Paperback]

Sky Weil (Author), Gentle World (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2000

Over 500 incredibly delicious, 100% cholesterol-free recipes. From quick, easy meals to gourmet banquets. —Extensive chapter on raw food preparation. How to sprout, grow wheatgrass, and cultivate a vegan garden. —Dogs can be vegan too!
Vegan alternative ingredients and products. —Introduction by Michael A. Klaper, M.D.
Quotes from medical and environmental authorities affirming the health and ecological benefits of a plant-based diet. Inspiring words of wisdom from great minds, such as: Gandhi, Plato, Buddha, Einstein, Socrates, Pythagoras, Schweitzer, Thoreau, G. B. Shaw, DaVinci, & Tolstoy.

Book Specs

Paper Back
Publisher: Book Publishing Company
Printed: 2003
Pages: 320

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Glossary of Ingredients
Vegan Sources of Minerals and Vitamins
Preparing to Cook
Metric Conversion Chart & U.S. Measuring Conversions
Baking Guide
Cooking Guide for Whole Grains
Cooking Guide for Beans
Bread and Breakfast
Scrumptious Salads and Soups
Dips, Dressings, Sauces & Gravies
Appetizers and Side Dishes
Entr

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Gentle World; 1 edition (March 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0929274245
• ISBN-13: 978-0929274249
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,406,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Delicious Recipes and Great Info!, May 31, 2000

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Melanie Wilson "mongoliamel" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Incredibly Delicious: The Vegan Paradigm Cookbook (Paperback)

I honestly didn't think I needed another vegan cookbook, so I was pleasantly surprised when I received Incredibly Delicious from the people at Gentle World. They make their home together on the big island of Hawaii, and there live an entirely vegan lifestyle. Sounds like an exotic dream, doesn't it? One of the products of their life and work is this thorough book, joining the ranks of their other vegan title, The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals. Noted author, Michael Klaper, M.D., who wrote Pregnancy, Children and the Vegan Diet and Vegan Nutrition: Pure and Simple wrote the introduction for this book. Most notable is the sheer number of recipes. If you ever thought of the vegan diet as limited, think again. Along with chapters devoted to Breads and Breakfast; Salads and Soups; Dips, Dressings, Salads, and Gravies; Appetizers and side Dishes; and Desserts, there is a section entitled Rawsome Recipes. You guessed it-how to "cook" everything raw, from hummus to veggie burgers, even breads and crackers (using a dehydrator). This section also includes information on `veganic' gardening, composting and sprouting. I liked the surprising addition of this information, because it allows those who are still considering a raw foods diet to experiment without having to buy a book they might end up not needing. It also presents raw food ideas in a context that might bring the issue into focus for some people who would never even pick up a raw foods book or magazine. There are so many terrific recipes-interspersed with inspiring quotes-that it would be a good buy for any type of vegetarian.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good!, April 22, 2001

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Power Tool Girl (WNY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Incredibly Delicious: The Vegan Paradigm Cookbook (Paperback)

A lot of innovative reciepts but not all are fast preparations. The author relies on the blender a bit too much (even dry items are blended together instead of stired). This is a great resource for both novice and experienced cooks or anyone that wants to wow dinner guests. There is even a section on raw food reciepts and separate sections on resources so you will never be at a loss. Definately more than a cookbook!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, June 3, 2006

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Azura (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Incredibly Delicious: The Vegan Paradigm Cookbook (Paperback)

I borrowed this book from the library and now I am buying it. I am a new vegetarian trying very hard to go vegan. I have purchased several good books but this one has so much more information.

Some reviewers criticized the use of brand names, but as a newbie, I appreciate the help. I spent two weeks wandering around a health food store trying to find "egg replacement." I couldn't find it and the clerks could not help me. They kept leading me to the real egg-white products. Finally, with the name "Ener-G" they directed me right to it.

I read this book cover to cover and found lots of great information. The Glossary of Ingredients was most helpful. Many vegan cookbooks recommend the use of Bragg's Liquid Aminos as a substitute for soy sauce. This was the only one I saw that told me Bragg's has a lighter flavor and less sodium. It also described all the various grains, their characteristics, and how to prepare them. The same with the sweeteners. I learned that Barley Malt is a thick brown syrup half as sweet as other sweeteners; that Brown Rice Syrup is a lighter color, a little sweeter, and a good substitute for honey; that Sucanat is evaporated cane juice and can be used to replace processed sugar in recipes; other acceptable substituions are date sugar, organic cane sugar, and several others.

A suggestion to replace milk or cream in recipes by blending 8 oz. of tofu with 2 cups of water is one I had not seen before. Sounds like a good idea, since basically tofu has no taste of its own. Most books recommend the use of soy milk. While I like to drink soy milk, I'm not crazy about having that taste in my cooking.

Other reviewers criticized the excessive use of Nutritional Yeast but I find that in many of the vegan cookbooks. This one however, tells me that it is a yellow powder with a "cheesy" flavor, not to be confused with Brewer's Yeast which is bitter. I have run across other recipes that told me to use Brewer's Yeast; I now know those recipes are probably incorrect.

In the back of the book are lists of cruelty-free cleaning products, companies that market only vegan products, and vegan mail order companies. Again, being new at this, I appreciate that information.