Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the legendary Buddhist monastery set deep in California's Ventana Wilderness, is famous for its healthy gourmet vegetarian cuisine. Guests are known to rave about one particular Tassajara tradition: the bag lunch. Tassajara Cookbook shares these never-before-published recipes for savory sandwich spreads, pâtés and loaves, egg and tofu sandwich fillings, salads, chutneys, sauces, marinades, and butters, as well as recipes for baked goods and sweet treats.
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TASSAJARA COOKBOOK
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, a legendary Buddhist monastery set deep in California's Ventana Wilderness, is famous for its healthy gourmet vegetarian cuisine. Guests rave about one particular Tassajara tradition: the bag lunch. Now Tassajara Cookbook: Lunches, Picnics & Appetizers shares these never-before-published recipes for savory spreads, pâtés and loaves, sandwich fillings, granolas, salads, chutneys, sauces, and marinades, as well as baked goods and sweet treats.
A valuable resource for picnics, snacks, appetizers and small plates, Tassajara Cookbook is filled with recipes that can be prepared in advance for parties or camping and traveling. The Tassajara Cookbook is perfect for vegans and vegetarians on the go, or anyone who wants to add healthy, tasty snacks to his or her diet.
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, a legendary Buddhist monastery set deep in California's Ventana Wilderness, is famous for its healthy gourmet vegetarian cuisine. Guests rave about one particular Tassajara tradition: the bag lunch. Now Tassajara Cookbook: Lunches, Picnics & Appetizers shares these never-before-published recipes for savory spreads, pâtés and loaves, sandwich fillings, granolas, salads, chutneys, sauces, and marinades, as well as baked goods and sweet treats.
A valuable resource for picnics, snacks, appetizers and small plates, Tassajara Cookbook is filled with recipes that can be prepared in advance for parties or camping and traveling. The Tassajara Cookbook is perfect for vegans and vegetarians on the go, or anyone who wants to add healthy, tasty snacks to his or her diet.
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Savor these legendary lunch, picnic and appetizer recipes from the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center's famous Bag Lunch menu.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
All the recipes seem to be very similar with minor exceptions. The book is a nice collection of condiments and spreads and will not tax your budget too much. All the cookies that I have tried have come out well, too bad the publisher messed up the end of the book and reprinted the dressings again after the cookie section. If you are interested in purchasing this book, first preview it from a library or your local bookstore. It really didn't inspire the vegetarian in me.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By V. Beer
Format:Hardcover
I was SO disappointed in this book. As a frequent visitor to Tassajara, I was expecting a range of Tassajara recipes -- because the title of the book is Tassajara Cookbook, not Tassajara Bag Lunch Cookbook (you have to read the fine print to find that). There are no entres, no hearty soups, no breads (for which Tassajara is justly famous), and no real desserts. The photos are mouth-watering. The book itself is not what it purports to be. Tassajara deserves better, and you'd be better off with the Tassajara Recipe and Tassajara Bread books, both cheaper and in paperback.
23 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Pyewacket
Format:Hardcover
Some of the recipes are simply wonderful and the fantastic photography really makes the dishes look fantastic. As I took a closer look at the recipes, however, I noticed that some of them are not new and the pictures don't always seem to match the recipe. For instance, on p. 44-45 there's a beautiful photo of the "Persian Olive, Walnut and Pomegranate Tapenade". Yet one look at the photo it's clear that there are other ingredients thrown in that are not listed in the recipe. Even though on the inside leaf it says these are "never before published recipies", I still thought I'd do a search on it to see if I could find some other recipes that might help me to adapt it. But what I found was THE EXACT SAME RECIPIE - TO THE LETTER that had been published in the San Francisco Chronicle. It made me angry that in the photo the item had clearly been adapted, but the recipe did not show that adaptation. Overall, this book is basically adaptations of recipes that have been published elsewhere. Some recipes do credit the source of the original, and it's clear that it has been adapted. It's nice to have this as a resource, but if you're the kind of person who adapt recipes anyway, you may just want to go online, find the original recipe and adapt it yourself.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Visual feast and more
I loved this book so much when I borrowed it from the library that I decided I had to have my own copy. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Elisabeth Hallett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great & tasty food
I bought this one as a gift for some family members who loved some of the food I made from this book. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Angela Vendetti
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Cookbook
So far we have made five recipes, and they were all very good, some even outstanding.
Please do read the introduction. Read more
Please do read the introduction. Read more
Published 13 months ago by D. Farrow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Recipes
I was given this cookbook as a gift and absolutely love it. The recipes that I have tried have been delicious. Read more
Published on September 20, 2009 by A. Buttolph
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a fabulous book!
This book is a great collection of the food I had over the years at Tassjara. I have always wanted to get the recipes and here they are! Read more
Published on March 30, 2009 by Dawn Lawson
2.0 out of 5 stars
Promised more than it delivered....
This is the most poorly edited cookbook that I've ever read (and I've read many!). It's filled with numerous problems: recipe intros which refer to ingredients not listed in the... Read more
Published on December 28, 2008 by Maren
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tassajara Cookbook... an inspiring recipe/ picture book
the history and traditions of tassajara are evident in this collection of recipes inspired by the retreat centre's picnic lunches. Read more
Published on May 28, 2008 by Sara Newton
1.0 out of 5 stars
Look carefully before buying . . .
I am always seduced by cookbooks that purport to give recipes for delicious vegetarian food, especially picnic goodies. Read more
Published on December 30, 2007 by Mary Jane Sheppard
5.0 out of 5 stars
fabulous book, easy to use, great for parties, lunch, snacks for kids...
This book is really great. All the recipes are pretty easy to follow. I found it particularly nice to find vegetarian ideas for lunch, picnics, and appetizers and for kid's... Read more
Published on December 4, 2007 by Veggie Queen
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