The Joy of Soy: 75 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Nature's Miracle Food [Paperback]

Dana Jacobi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 16, 2000

Sumptuous Recipes for Today's Miracle Food!
Long a staple of vegetarian diets, soy has emerged as a food of choice for many health-conscious cooks and diners. Soy helps lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease, and ease the discomforts of menopause. At the same time, soy can also be the cornerstone of many delicious recipes. The Joy of Soy proves just how versatile—and flavorful—soyfoods can be. Expert cook Dana Jacobi breaks new ground, offering soy dishes that are delectable, international, and absolutely divine! You'll discover dozens of recipes for cooking soyfoods every meal, every day, such as:
·Chocolate Pancakes
·Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
·Red Curried Tofu
·Spinach Pesto
·Miso Mashed Potatoes
·Chocolate Silk Pie
·The Best Tofu Cheesecake in the World
·And more!
"I'm impressed with Dana Jacobi's recipes—they bring the soybean to life in mouth-watering, satisfying, delicious combinations."—Ken Hom, author of Asian Vegetarian Feast, Ken Hom's Asian Ingredients, and Ken Hom's Quick & Easy Chinese Cookery
"Dana is both a superb cook and an expert on soyfoods. You will love these creative, delicious recipes. This book is inspired."—William Shurtleff, coauthor of The Book of Tofu and founder of the Soyfoods Center

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Sumptuous Recipes for Today's Miracle Food!
Long a staple of vegetarian diets, soy has emerged as a food of choice for many health-conscious cooks and diners. Soy helps lower cholesterol, prevent heart disease, and ease the discomforts of menopause. At the same time, soy can also be the cornerstone of many delicious recipes. The Joy of Soy proves just how versatile?and flavorful?soyfoods can be. Expert cook Dana Jacobi breaks new ground, offering soy dishes that are delectable, international, and absolutely divine! You'll discover dozens of recipes for cooking soyfoods every meal, every day, such as:
·Chocolate Pancakes
·Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
·Red Curried Tofu
·Spinach Pesto
·Miso Mashed Potatoes
·Chocolate Silk Pie
·The Best Tofu Cheesecake in the World
·And more!
"I'm impressed with Dana Jacobi's recipes?they bring the soybean to life in mouth-watering, satisfying, delicious combinations."?Ken Hom, author of Asian Vegetarian Feast, Ken Hom's Asian Ingredients, and Ken Hom's Quick & Easy Chinese Cookery
"Dana is both a superb cook and an expert on soyfoods. You will love these creative, delicious recipes. This book is inspired."?William Shurtleff, coauthor of The Book of Tofu and founder of the Soyfoods Center

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; 1 edition (March 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761522964
• ISBN-13: 978-0761522966
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,611,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Soy Cookery Book, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Joy of Soy: 75 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Nature's Miracle Food (Paperback)

Joy of Soy is perhaps the best soy cookery book available today. All the recipes I have tried are utterly delicious and, very important, most of the ingredient are easy to find. Cooking with soy from this book makes you want to prepare and eat soy products, not because of the health benefits but, because the food is terrific. The book is so well written that you can actually taste the recipes as you read them and there are suggestions for variations. Some of my favourites include: Red Curried Tofu, Wild Mushroom and Tofu Ragout, Nutty Mushroom Tofu Burger (so good that I double the recipe for freezing, my kids love them), Incendiary Thai kebabs, Miso Mashed Potatoes and Apple Cranberry Crumble. I could go on and on, but basically what I am trying to say is if ever there was a book which showed the potential of soy products and how tasty and diverse they can be, this must be it!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Joy of Soy, January 26, 2001

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Bridgette "bnsthilaire" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Joy of Soy: 75 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Nature's Miracle Food (Paperback)

I found the recipes tasty, but there is no nutritional information for any of the recipes. I will probably not use this book very often because of this.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No joy in soy-ville, April 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Joy of Soy: 75 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Nature's Miracle Food (Paperback)

I'm going to have to throw in a dissenting opinion here--I can't recommend this book because most soy foods are NOT REALLY GOOD FOR YOU! The only soy foods that are truly nutritious are the properly fermented ones: tempeh, miso, natto, shoyu and tamari. (A "Joy of Soy" cookbook built around these 5 only would be great!) ALL OTHER SOYFOODS contain numerous anti-nutrients...they just aren't good for you. My advice is to contact the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org) and get a copy of "The Ploy of Soy," by Sally Fallon.