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The Nutritional Yeast Cookbook: Featuring Red Star's Vegetarian Support Formula Flakes

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I love the taste of nutritional yeast so I was excited to get this cookbook. Its written by Red Star, the makers of one brand one nutritional yeast, so be prepared to see their name plastered throughout the book. The recipes in here are vegan - even in recipes like the mushroom soup where tofu sour cream is used. Its really good too. There are recipes for sauces (including cheez sauces), aioli, "pate", pesto, soups, salads, sandwiches, and pasta dishes. The popcorn recipe with the yeast flakes is a real hit in our house too. Excellent book to help get a lot more use out of the yeast flakes.

Nutritional yeast is one of those few miraculous foods that all vegetarians/vegans have to be thankful for. First, nutritional yeast is grown off of blackstrap molasses. It is jam packed with fiber, protein, and tons of B vitamins, especially the highly debated B12. This cookbook makes it very easy for you to incoporate more nutritional yeast into your eating lifestyle. Be careful, Brewer's yeast is NOT nutritional yeast. This cookbook features recipes that are not suitable for substitution.

This book is a must for all vegetarian kitchens. It has a huge variety of tasty recipes. She has sections on breakfast, breads and crackers, spreads and 'butters', dips & sauces & gravy, soups, snadwhiches, entrées, and desserts. Some of my favorite recipes include: phenomenol french toast, crock cheeze, golden yam soup, messy mikes, pasta with sweet onion and pine nuts, and the quick herb and onion focaccia.

I like the cookbook more than the Unchese Cookbook because it has more variety in how to use the yeast flakes. I LOVE the macaroni and cheese! I make something from this cookbook at least once a week and haven't tried anything that I didn't like. Great way for vegans to get B vitamins.

I have not tried alot of these yet, but reading through it they are just so creative. I did try the eggless omelet and it didn't turn out so good, but I also tried the grilled cheese and it was out of this world. The grilled cheese alone makes this worthy of 5 stars, i plan on using the velvety cheese sauce in my next casserole I can't wait to try it. Being vegan is so much fun.

I can't express how much I love this book. Not only does it show you how easy it is to incorporate nutritional yeast into everyday food, but the recipes are always always delicious. My favorite is better than burger...It truly is better than any burger I have ever had...it is sooo good that I haven't been able to stop talking about it. The spaghetti and wheat ball--it was so good that my non vegetarian friends made me get the box of wheat gluten out of the trash to prove that it was meat. I mean everything is sooo good. The tofu finger or nuggets-everything...OH wait the potato and kale soup...Let me tell you, with only 5 or so ingredients you would never believe it would ever be so savory. Just too good. The cheeze recipes are good too. Like I said-everything! There are sauces, cheezes, soups-a full course meal of recipes and then some. It's worth every penny. But what I love most are that they're many "American" homestyle recipes so it's so easy to remember the ingredients...

I confess...I am not a true vegetarian...but I need to avoid dairy/meat/wheat and was desperate! This book has been a life saver! The mayo is fantastic...my son who is a real mayo fan, really likes it! The NotTuna salad that uses garbanzo beans, was very tasty. The Crock Cheez is great, and I served it at a family picnic. It disappeared, and none of them were aware it was made with tofu! (well, I did tell them after they tasted it!) I've tried several recipes for the sauces, and most have been very good (a few 'not-so', but that is just like any other cookbook/recipe collection). I also have the Uncheez Cookbook (by the same author) and the 30 day Miracle Diabetes books too (which are excellent). I have found that the addition of the yeast to other recipes has made a positive difference in the flavor. I think the Nutritional Yeast product is very versatile, and I'm very glad I read these reviews and tried this book.

Lots of very easy and healthy recipes for delicious "uncheese" sauces and other dishes using Red Star Nutritional yeast. This yeast is a great source of B-12 and Joanne gives lots of creative ways to enjoy it!

So, to be completely honest, I've had this book for several months and have only made the Nottuna. I've made plenty of mock tuna salad in my time, but the simple changes offered in this recipe really kicked it up a few notches and it's the only way I'll make it now. I also took some hints from the Carrot Salad Sandwiches recipe to enhance my carrot salad, so it really gives you some ideas for things you wouldn't have thought to add NY to. I can only assume the other recipes are just as outstanding. I'll report back when I get around to trying out some more... they all look great!

I have been vegan for 8 years and I really like nutritional yeast, but it's sometimes hard to figure out how to incorporate it into food...this is the best cookbook for it!!