Customer Reviews

The Modern Vegetarian: Over 120 Recipes to Wake Up Your Palate

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I have only tried two of the recipes in the book thus far. Both have been quite good. The only downside is that most of the recipes require many fresh or esoteric ingredients that will surely necessitate a trip to the grocery. Most are also a significant time commitment. These are not 30 min recipes from ingredients you have around the house, but the results are commensurate with the time.

My children have many food sensitivities and so I often turn to vegetarian recipes and books to look for tasty and natural recipes and then figure out a way to incorporate the protein. I have already made the "Tomato and Coconut Curry" and the "Coconut Basmati Rice" with a baked whitefish on top- my 7 year old and 9 year old gave them two thumbs up. The recipe instructions are very easy to follow and the combination of flavors is unbelievably delicious. It did not take me very long to prepare these recipes either. I would buy ANY cookbook that Maria Elia writes!!

Our Vegetarian daughter was moving home so I ordered this book after hearing a glowing review on NPR. I was not disappointed. The recipes are so tasty and the photos are wonderful. My husband and I are meat eaters but both of us have enjoyed the variety of foods featured in this book. We may become vegetarians yet!

We purchased this book as a gift to a vegetarian grand-daughter. We read some of the recipes and decided to try them ourselves. They are delicious and we really appreciate the way the author suggests optional ingredients. It is very easy to add animal products (meat, cheese, broth), if that is your interest, but the pure vegetarian recipes are deliciious on their own.

The best and most inspiring vegetarian cook book I have seen. The photos and the layout itself are beautiful. Even though I am not a vegetarian, I surely would be it with these delicious recipes in hand!

This book is fantastic. The recipes are delicious. This is how every vegetarian book should be. It was set the bar so high, I sigh any time I pick up another vegetarian book and remember this one. We've been eating from this book for over a year now and it never gets old. She has mastered vegetables and fusions, so amazed. Thank you.

It's so nice to find a book that doesn't compromise when it comes to vegetarian cooking. This beautiful book is a feast to page through and inspiring to cook from.

Yummm! - The Eggplant with the tart Tabouleh is a sensation and good for you

This is a beautiful book with very unique recipes. However, not all are low fat but can be adapted.

a wonderfulvisual book with numerous excellent recipies. Recipies from around the world. easily constructed and delicious