The Soy Gourmet: Improve Your Health the Natural Way with 75 Delicious Recipes [Paperback]

Robin Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1998

In 1995, Dr. James Anderson's groundbreaking study showed that just 47 grams of soy protein a day can reduce a person's levels of bad cholesterol! Soy protein-rich foods have other benefits as well--they're packed with bone-strengthening calcium, contain plant estrogens to alleviate symptoms of menopause, and may also help prevent breast cancer and osteoporosis. The Soy Gourmet offers 75 tasty and satisfying soy protein recipes that are easy to prepare and can become staples in anyone's diet. Along with the incredibly delicious recipes, practical information is included, such as:
Descriptions of soybeans, tofu, and tempeh, and other soy foods for the novice cook
Advice on menu planning to help you keep track of what you're eating
A list of breakfast, lunch and dinner menus telling you exactly how much protein you're getting
Zesty recipes such as Bananas Foster French Toast, Spicy Soy Chili, and Almost-Instant Chocolate Mousse prove that healthful meals can still taste great.
The Soy Gourmet includes an introduction by Dr. James Anderson.
The Soy Gourmet offers 75 incredible recipes from Robin Robertson's kitchen.
Each recipe contains a detailed list of the amount of calories, protein, fat, percentage of calories from fat, cholesterol, fiber, sodium, and calcium.
Growing interest in healthier eating insures a large audience for the book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Plume; First Edition edition (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452279224
• ISBN-13: 978-0452279223
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,660,024 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

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an all vegetarian soy cookbook, April 14, 2000

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Rachel Himes (Indiana, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Soy Gourmet: Improve Your Health the Natural Way with 75 Delicious Recipes (Paperback)

After ordering close to a dozen cookbooks devoted to soy products, I was disappointed to learn that many of those are not vegetarian. I had assumed that anyone concerned with better health and stronger bones would already understand the link between meat consumption and decreased health. I reserved one star from this book for 2 reasons. The first being that most of the recipes contain a moderate to somewhat lengthy list of ingredients. That could be a strong deterrant to the home cook. The second reason being that it has no photographs and little artistic content. I have seen more beautiful cookbooks. This books IS deserving of the 4 stars, however, just for the recipes. These are wonderful, creative and not too strange. Each recipes also includes a complete nutritional analysis which is important for those restricting salt, fat or cholestorol. All of the recipes are vegetarian. Many of them are low in fat. The directions are relatively easy to follow and the print is large enough that you can read while going through the steps. Few of the recipes call for exotic or hard to find ingredients. Most of them are quite "normal". This one does not give estimates on prparation times, though.

In case I've captured your interest and you're thinking of trying this one, let me list some of the recipes. . . Scrambled Tofu with Soy Sausage and Peppers; Savory Breakfast Bread Pudding; Tofrutti Bagel Spread; Tofu Miso Soup; No "egg" salad; Tempeh Reubens; No "chicken" salad; Sloppy Joes; Baked,marinated tofu; Pasta salad with tofu; Creamy Herb Dressing; Tofu Lo Mein; "Meaty" Tomato Sauce; Tempeh Cutlets with Creamy Mustard Sauce; Tofu Stroganoff; Fiesta Bake; Great Goulash; Curried Tofu; Spinach Stuffed Pasta Shells with Cream Sauce; Fruit and Nut Bread Pudding; Peanut Butter Pie; Tofu Pumpkin Pie and a variety of breakfast shakes. This book is also an excellent introduction to cooking with tempeh and TVP if you've never used either of those.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas!, February 17, 2001

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feminist reader "reading addict" (Tenerife, Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soy Gourmet: Improve Your Health the Natural Way with 75 Delicious Recipes (Paperback)

I bought copies of this for my Mom and myself and we're both experimenting with it. Not all the recipes are great but enough are to enjoy the book and use it a lot. We've probably tried half of them in the past year, as we learn how to incorporate more soy in our diets. Most ingredients are easy to find nowadays.

We especially like the soups, the sauses and some of the desserts, although French Toast, Tofu Lasagna and Tofu Stroganoff are among our favorites.