New Vegetarian: Bold and Beautiful Recipes for Every Occasion [Hardcover]

Celia Brooks Brown (Author), Jane Noraika (Author), Philip Webb (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Lifts meat-free cooking out of the doldrums and gives it a new lease of life. Bold, bright and beautiful.

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About the Author

Celia Brooks Brown moved from Colorado to Britain in 1989 to work in the theater, but she soon discovered a passion for cooking and changed careers. She is now one of the talented teacher-chefs at the world-famous bookshop. Books for Cooks, in Notting Hill, London. As a food writer and consultant, Celia has contributed to several magazines and newspapers, including BBC Vegetarian Good Food and the Evening Standard. Her modern, fresh approach to vegetarian food makes Celia one of the brightest new stars around.

Philip Webb is a leading food photographer, based in London. His work appears in cookbooks and magazines, including Red and Waitrose Food Illustrated.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841721522
• ISBN-13: 978-1841721521
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #677,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, Tasty Recipes, July 25, 2001

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Alexander Zalben (Long Island City, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Vegetarian: Bold and Beautiful Recipes for Every Occasion (Hardcover)

I own a number of vegetarian cookbooks, and although all of them are good, they tend to be in the "nuts and grains" variety of cooking. Which I love, but its nice to get a different perspective sometimes, which is why this book is great. It breaks from typical veggie cookbooks in two aspects, actually: types of recipes, and the look of the book. Its simply beautiful, actually. I enjoy flipping through it and looking at the recipes. And so far, although I'm no master cook, the dishes have turned out as well as the pictures.

One downfall, I think, is the focus on mostly Asian dishes (again, I love Asian food, but it would be nice to get a few more non-Asian recipes... maybe in the sequel), and the small number of recipes in the book. I guess you can't have both huge, pretty pictures and lots of text at the same time... oh well.

However, it covers all the basics of vegetarian cooking as well as suggesting some exciting ideas. Pick up the veggie cookbook staples, and then this will make a wonderful addition to your collection!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, Delicious Vegetarian Food to impress friends, November 3, 2004

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Ivan Kramer "your aussie friend 'ivanski" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Vegetarian: Bold and Beautiful Recipes for Every Occasion (Hardcover)

I 1st borrowed this from the Library and have tried to make at least one recipe from books I borrow. I am a newbe to Vegetarian food and found this book so addictive. After making some of the recipes from this book I am totally convinced that a great vegetarian meal can be 10x tastier and better for you than a meat one. I loved this book so much that I ended up buying it as I'm now constantly using it. Why is this the best vegetarian book I have ever read;
1. Usability, it is extremely easy to understand the recipes
2. The ingredients are common and easy to make and master
3. They taste delicious
4. They look fantastic when you serve
5. Best photography I've seen in a cookbook
6. Truly will WOW all your vegetarian and non vegetarian friends
Trust me, you'll love it. This is my 1st amazon review ever and I really love this book. 10/10.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gormet Veggieness=happie hippie, July 1, 2002

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Dawnfeather "dawnfeather" (Newton, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Vegetarian: Bold and Beautiful Recipes for Every Occasion (Hardcover)

I just got this book yesterday, which happened to be my parents' 33rd anniversary, and so I made them a gormet meal, which looked gorgeous, tasted good, and was veggie. I made the mushroom and chickpea salad (mmmmmmmmm) and the rasberry roulade, which was rather complicated, but had photos of each step. it was sweet and pretty. :-D the only drawbacks of this book come from its being a gormet cookbook. the recipies take a while to make (about 3 hours for those two dishes) and some ingredients are really hard to find (such as rosewater). but her instructions are excellent, and the food tastes wonderful. For simpler and faster vegitarian dishes, The Teen's Vegetarian Cookbook
by Judy Krizmanic is excellent. It also is very savory, but it is geared toward the college student, and therefore the recipies are a little simpler and more basic. well I hope that this helped, and GO VEGGIES! hehehe

~~Samantha R, MA, age 17