Linda's Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meat-Less Meals [Hardcover]

Linda McCartney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 1995

Linda McCartney welcomes readers into her kitchen to share more of her tasty home cooking. Linda's Kitchen contains over 200 delicious new recipes, offers a blueprint for a vegetarian way of life, and helps the thousands of people who are simply cutting down on meat for health reasons. The recipes are simple to prepare and prove that meatless meals can offer a wide variety of culinary challenges. 115 color illus.

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Amazon.com Review

Contains over 200 delicious and inspiring new recipes and offers a blueprint for a vegetarian way of life. This book is also perfect for the thousands of people who are simply cutting down on meat for health reasons. The recipes have evolved from the kind of good food Linda cooks for her family and friends. They are simple to prepare and wonderful to eat. The dishes are healthy too--nutritionally well-balanced and low in saturated fats.

From Library Journal

Goat Cheese and Dill Souffle, anyone? Here are more than 200 meatless recipes from ex-Beatle Paul's wife.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bulfinch; 1st edition (October 2, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 082122123X
• ISBN-13: 978-0821221235
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for people who want to try vegetarian cooking., December 27, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Linda's Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meat-Less Meals (Hardcover)

This is one of the best practical cookbooks for vegetarian cooking that I've read. Unlike most of its genre, this book focuses on foods that people really eat. Unlike books such as the Moosewood series that seem to insist you become accustomed to unfamiliar foods and cooking methods that will keep you in the kitchen for hours, Linda McCartney's book uses familiar tastes and preparation methods. Some of the ingredients will be difficult for some to find, however. Since the recipes center around meat-like meals, many use ingredients like TVP and prepackaged vegetarian products. The results are tasty, but be prepared to do some searching in the grocery store. The recipes are very British -- they use lots of butter, cheeses, and are not low in fat. On the other hand, these recipes will be more attractive to those who want to make a gradual transition into vegetarianism, or simply add a few meatless dishes to their weekly diet that their families will actually eat. If you want to try this book, you ought to have basic cooking skills because little is explained. Overall, a very practical book full of foods most Western families will enjoy.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring Vegetarian cookbook., July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Linda's Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meatless Meals (Paperback)

As a 10 year Vegetarian I can say that this is the best and most inspiring cookbook that I had ever read. The receipes are fast and easy. The best part is that even my nonvegetarian husband loves them too.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT book., October 17, 1999

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This review is from: Linda's Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meat-Less Meals (Hardcover)

This year I got interested in becoming a vegetarian. So, I decided to try out this book to see if I liked it. I made a couple things out of this book and I was amazed by the easy and fast recipies, and the delicious outcomes. I wish Linda was still around to put together more cookbooks like this one!