Peanut Butter Planet: Around the World in 80 Recipes, from Starters to Main Dishes to Desserts [Paperback]

Robin Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 21, 2006

Exciting new ways to enjoy America's favorite comfort food
Americans consume nearly 800 million pounds of peanut butter each year. With new medical findings showing that this delicious and economical powerhouse is actually nutritious--and can even help reduce cholesterol--peanut butter aficionados are eager to find sophisticated new recipes that make use of this sumptuous spread.

Peanut Butter Planet introduces dozens of vibrant dishes from the world's cuisines--from the spicy peanut sauces of Southeast Asia to the hearty stews of West Africa. Unique creations such as Spicy Peanut Burgers, Linguine with Peanut Butter Pesto, and a decadent Peanut Butter Tiramisu are among the innovative recipes that veteran cookbook author and chef Robin Robertson provides. Sandwich-lovers will find not only the PB&J lunchbox classic of their childhood, but variations ranging from Elvis's banana-studded favorite to a fabulous peanut butter wrap made with shredded carrots, celery, apple, and raisins.

Peanut Butter Planet is for everyone who fell in love with peanut butter when they were kids--and love it
to this day.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (February 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579549632
• ISBN-13: 978-1579549633
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,016,067 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A longtime vegan, Robin Robertson has written nearly twenty cookbooks, including 1,000 Vegan Recipes, Vegan Planet, Vegan Fire and Spice, Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, and Quick-Fix Vegetarian. For more information about her books and for sample recipes, visit her website at www.globalvegankitchen.com and her blog at http://veganplanet.blogspot.com.

Before she began writing cookbooks, Robin was a restaurant chef and cooking teacher. When she left the restaurant business in the late 1980s, Robin became vegan for ethical reasons. Over the years, she has fine-tuned her plant-based diet into an eclectic and healthful cooking style which she thinks of as a creative adventure with an emphasis on the vibrant flavors of global cuisines and fresh ingredients. In addition to writing cookbooks, Robin writes 'The Global Vegan' column for VegNews Magazine.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peanut butter Planet serves it all from Soup to Nuts, July 8, 2007

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I. B. Kramer (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peanut Butter Planet: Around the World in 80 Recipes, from Starters to Main Dishes to Desserts (Paperback)

I discovered Robin Robertson's "Peanut butter planet" while I was hunting for cook books at my local Barnes and Nobel. As a self-proclaimed peanut butter lover and vegetarian (Robertson is a vegan herself as are all 80 receipes with optional variations to add meat), I felt as though this book had been written with me in mind. Robertson's chatty style, her easy-to-follow directions, and delicious varied receipes make this book a must have for anyone who can not bear to have the roof of their mouth be anything but sticky.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly deserves 5 stars, July 17, 2007

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This review is from: Peanut Butter Planet: Around the World in 80 Recipes, from Starters to Main Dishes to Desserts (Paperback)

First and only review ever written... because every recipe is delicious, fabulous, marvelous... and good for you, too. Simple. Very highly recommended. I have several friends who feel the same way. Thanks.

5.0 out of 5 stars More Then Just PB&J, November 30, 2011

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C. Vegan (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peanut Butter Planet: Around the World in 80 Recipes, from Starters to Main Dishes to Desserts (Paperback)

Not that PB&J isn't great in it's own right, but this book has so many uses for peanut butter then I would've ever thought possible. I have actually had this cookbook in my collection for a long time, before I was vegan, and never realized that it was the same author as so many of the vegan cookbooks in my collection. All the recipes in this book are vegetarian, but they do offer ideas on how to include meat in the recipes if you so desire, though the flavors of the dishes are so complex on their own, I really don't think meat would add anything to them. Lots of great recipes for soup and savory dishes are included, as well as an extensive dessert chapter. Personally I really love the comforting and hearty eggplant and peanut butter stew, which I'm sure sounds like an odd combination, but it does taste really delicious.