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Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Keep Everyone Happy at the Table [Paperback]

Leanne Ely
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May 29, 2007 Saving Dinner
Your mother always said to eat your vegetables–and now you can cook them into delicious, savory meals!

Certified nutritionist and author of the popular Saving Dinner cookbooks, Leanne Ely has made it her mission to ensure that meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking are all easy as pie. Over the past decade, she has inspired people to revive the family tradition of eating together around the dinner table, sharing good times and good food. Now, in her fifth book, she goes vegetarian . . . and the results are–what else?–as tasty as they are good for you!

Created for the nearly 25 million full-fledged vegetarians across the country, and for anyone who sometimes wants a menu that focuses on something besides meat, Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way shares cuisine that is as varied as it is healthy. With an array of mouthwatering dishes that even the pickiest eaters will love–including Orzo-and-Corn-filled Tomatoes, Shepherd’s Pie with Lentils, Bountiful Burritos, Broccoli Mushroom Noodle Casserole, Peppery Ziti with Fennel, Spicy Black Bean and Tofu Stew, Gingered Stir-Fry, and Cheesy Faux Soufflé–Ely gives a whole new meaning to the word “delicious.”

In addition to Ely’s trademark simple recipes, there are dinner menus (including side dishes!) for each season, categorized shopping lists to streamline your trips to the supermarket, and do-ahead tips to save kitchen time. Eating vegetarian has never been so easy or appealing!

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About the Author

Leanne Ely is considered the expert on family cooking and healthy eating. She is a syndicated newspaper columnist (“The Dinner Diva”), a certified nutritionist, and the host of SavingDinner.com. Ely has a weekly “Food for Thought” column on the ever-popular FlyLady.net website, as well as her own e-zine, Healthy Foods. She is the author of Saving Dinner, Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way, Saving Dinner for the Holidays, and Saving Dinner Basics. She lives in North Carolina with her two teenage children.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 29, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345485424
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345485427
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #615,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Leanne Ely is a certified nutritionist and the host of SavingDinner.com. Her syndicated column, 'The Dinner Diva,' appears in 250 newspapers nationwide. She writes a popular 'Food for Thought' column on the ever-popular FlyLady.net website, and hosts 'The Dinner Diva' radio show on Blog Talk Radio. Ely also writes her own e-zine, Healthy Foods and is the author of several books, including the recent Body Clutter, which was a New York Times bestseller. She lives in North Carolina with her two teenage children.

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy and fast and yummy! June 25, 2007
Format:Paperback
I've been VERY pleased with the recipes I've tried from this book. The results have been delicious. Tasty is the most important thing but there are three other things I really like--the first is that the recipes are quick to prepare; the second is that the recipes do not rely on those expensive (and to my taste-awful) fake meats from the freezer section; and the third was a pleasant surprise in that these are downright CHEAP to prepare. Always a good thing.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointingly small range of ideas and tastes March 15, 2010
Format:Paperback
Let me first say I have the original Saving Dinner and like it. It is very family friendly and doesn't spring haut cousine on kids who just want something 'normal.' My only complaint with it is it tends to be a little meat/protein-heavy for my taste. I thought this book would be great in combination with the original to get more veggies into our meals. The veggies are there, but are surprisingly bland. She can do italian spices or southwestern, but after that her spice cupboard is bare. The recipes have some odd combinations of foods, especially for a family. A beet, blue cheese and baby greens salad is not a natural fit for a 6 year old and neither is lima loaf. The recipes are overworked, with little harmony either texturally or between flavors, and they seem poorly adapted to vegetarianism. Swapping limas or lentils for the beef that used to be in the recipe with no further alteration just doeesn't cut it for me, no matter how much I like both beans in their place. I also don't believe the myth that vegetarians are starving for protein, or that protein has to be the center of most meals. Ms Ely seems to have a need to add protein to everything, even including the addition of tofu to tomato soup! The food guide pyramid and the science that backs it up recommended 2 to 3- servings of protein and 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies daily. I would have preferred more meals where veggies were in the starring role they deserve. There are some good recipes, but the menu plans which make the original book great just don't work here. There are too many oddballs to take on faith that the meals will be eaten and this ruins the time saving aspect of pre-written shopping lists and meal plans. Katzen's 'The Enchanted Broccoli Forest' is a far superior book for those who want more veggies or are living meat-free.
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars For the Non-Vegetarian Too! July 24, 2007
Format:Paperback
I got this book to help prepare more meals with a vegetable and bean empahsis. I'm not a vegetarian but I do prepare a few meatless meals a week both for budget and health reasons (add to that I'm pregnant so I'm trying to add more vegetables into my diet). After going through the book I found quite a few recipes that sounded delicious and as an added bonus they are mostly quite simple to make.

Many of the recipes do call for using Tofu or other meat substitutes. That makes sense for the vegetarians as they do need to get protein from somewhere however those recipes didn't really appeal to me. It's not a big deal as I'm not using the meal plan I'm just trying to supplement our diet with some new recipes. There are also some recipes using beans that I don't particularly enjoy (such as lentils and lima beans) but I will either substitute other beans or use a different recipe.

Having grown up with three vegetarians I appreciate how easy this book is to use. It can be difficult cooking for vegetarians and this is a simple yet healthy meal plan that I think will really benefit vegetarian families. I also recommend it for the non-vegetarian trying to branch out in their eating habits. Beside the health benefits these recipes offer it can really help out your budget to cut out meat for a few meals!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Instant Success!
This title came highly recommended from a friend. After thumbing through their copy, and seeing the seasonal organization of the book (set it apart from other cookbooks), I knew I... Read more
Published 1 month ago by aclemens
5.0 out of 5 stars Help for Vegetarians
If you want to be healthier, change your diet, all the while keeping the protein at the right level this book is for you. Read more
Published 3 months ago by bstinson68
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes meal planning easy
My daughter requested this cook book for Christmas and was very pleased with it. She has used the Saving Dinner series for years.
Published 4 months ago by A. Drendel
5.0 out of 5 stars Yum!
The recipes in here are totally delicious, and I love how the author puts together shopping lists.

We are having the best time using this book - it is right up there... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Vicki L. Verburg, M.D.
5.0 out of 5 stars great ideas!
This book has given us so many new dinners to add to our favoritescollection. Everyone gets tired of the same old thing and the recipes in this book are so easy and with 4 picky... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Cynthia Phillips
2.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Wanted
For a book targeted to busy moms, I was very disappointed by how complicated many of recipes were. When I get home from work, we need dinner on the table NOW. Read more
Published on March 12, 2011 by Miranda W
2.0 out of 5 stars Great Concept & Format, Disgusting Recipes
I'll start by saying I REALLY NEEDED this book to be good. Being a stressed out and over worked stay at home mom, meal planning is a way to make dinner easier. Read more
Published on February 21, 2010 by L. Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Vegetarian Cuisine for Everyone
This is a terrific cookbook. The weekly shopping plan makes it easy to have your ingredients ready, willing and able. All of the recipes are good, and some of them are great. Read more
Published on January 27, 2010 by Lucille
4.0 out of 5 stars Food the whole family will love.
I have the original "Saving Dinner" cookbook and I think it's a great resource. The recipes are quick and ease and the family really likes them. Read more
Published on September 24, 2009 by SLH
5.0 out of 5 stars Great recipes, delicious, healthy food, saves time and money!
I love this book. We have a great, healthy meal every night. No boring repeats and no last minute rushes. Thanks for writing it!
Published on May 27, 2009 by Elizabeth Phinney
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Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way
There are no fake meats used in this book that I can see (I agree, Morningstar is great), and I have given it a pretty thorough once-over. There are recipes for lentil loaves and veggie burgers (didn't try) and rice-based fake meatballs (the kids ate them without complaint). It has two flavoring... Read more
Mar 15, 2010 by Tobin Carson |  See all 2 posts
Lots of fake meat & tofu being used?
This book uses a lot of tofu and tempeh, but not so much fake meat. The recipes, however, range from okay to dreadful. I am not a vegetarian, but I eat little meat and was delighted to see this cookbook to add more variety to my cooking. Vairety is lacking here, and this book provides no... Read more
Mar 15, 2010 by Tobin Carson |  See all 2 posts
How many ingredients?
Less than 10 -- 4-7 is probably about right. But to address the main concern, these recipes don't leave your kitchen terribly messy; they are among the least-messy meals I've cooked. The exact opposite of Martha's recipes, which are the bane of dishwashing husbands everywhere (and often not... Read more
Nov 2, 2008 by Serendipitous Journey |  See all 2 posts
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