This book is essentially about providing an easy basis for adopting a vegan lifestyle and enjoying it for a lifetime. It is about grounding oneself in book of familiar sounding "comfort" foods that are yet distinctly free of all saturated fat, cholesterol and dirty animal proteins. It is about unplugging from the mainstream of culinary knowledge with its roots in animal products, and entering a world of interrelated vegetable sourced materials that is all inclusive, with as much depth and color as anything ever created from animals. It is also about the future of our planet, humanity and ourselves, as we begin to evolve into who we really are, and what our real purpose is on this planet.
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The chief interest of this book is its sheer magnitude. With 494 pages of recipes and information, this cookbook covers everything anyone would want to know about vegan home-style cooking. Using a relatively small grocery list of vegetables, specialized substances and vegetable protein concentrates Chef Rasmussen has spun an intricate web of interrelated recipes that is both far reaching in its scope and yet self contained. Whether you are a novice or professional chef, this book has something in it for you. In a rapidly growing market for vegetarian products and information, the 'Veggie Works Vegan Cookbook' is a well spring of knowledge.
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In this cookbook I have attempted to catalogue many of my best recipes and put together a comprehensive work that covers every aspect of the craft. The recipes are home style and easily reproduced. The introductory chapters help the reader to become accustomed to the concepts and formats associated with the remainder of the work. Chapter one lists everything, from ingredients to equipment, the reader will need to prepare any of the recipes in this book. Subsequent chapters include 375 recipes and methodology in thirteen different categories. Recipes found in one chapter, such as chapter 11, "Vegan 'Meats'" may be used in another chapter such as chapter 9, "Sautes". This method creates themes and motifs that wind through the book like harmonies. There are chapters and recipe examples for every meal of the day including side dishes, appetizers and desserts. There is also a chapter on daily menu planning and banquet affairs. A section in the back of the book called !
"Home Spun Recipes" provides formatted templates to include up to ten of your own favorite recipes. A Resource Directory is also included to help you locate and purchase specialized ingredients.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Veggie Works for Me,
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Mark Rasmussen, author of the Veggie Works Vegan Cookbook, is the chef at Veggie Works Restaurant in the New Jersey shore town of Belmar. For seven years, he has been offering 150 vegan menu choices daily to not-necessarily-vegetarian customers who keep coming back for more. If the test of fool-proof vegan cuisine is whether it can pass the "omni" test, then the recipes in Veggie Works make the grade. The recipes in this cookbook are as easy to follow for a novice cook, as a painting-by-numbers kit would be for a novice painter. Once you get the formulas down, you can mix and match to create new recipes. In fact, there are forty pages in the back of the book for you to create your own "homespun recipes" for future generations to follow. Other uniques aspects of the book include a section on homemade baby food, a 54-page glossary, an Herb/Spice Table, an Herb and Spice Application Chart, a vegan food pyramid, and a Hot Pepper Chart to indicate which peppers produce the least-to-most heat. Rasmussen offers a week of meals, and a holiday and theme menu, from traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas themes, to the more exotic and adventuresome Himalayan Rim Dinner, South Pacific Feast, Cinco De Mayo, Roman Feast, and Nordic Smorgasbord, to name a few. Recipes for all of these menus are found in the book. Three hundred and fifteen more pages are devoted to recipes. The chapter on vegan meats alone is worth the price of the book. It includes step by step instructions for soy-based meats, such as tofu, tempeh, and TVP, including mouth-watering recipes for tofu crabcakes, TVP meatloaf, sausage, and Swedish Meatballs; and a basic recipe for making seitan, which is a Japanese dish using cooked wheat gluten to simulate meat. Seitan recipes include Perfect Gluten Flank Steak, New York Gluten Strip, Southern Fried Gluten Cutlet, Chicken Fried Gluten Cutlet, and Gluten Roulade which is sure to impress your company, be they omni or veg. The desserts section is far from ordinary: Banana Flambe, Bavarian Cream Pie, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake, Coconut Cream Pie, Key Lime Pie, Triple Chocolate Cake, Whipped Cream, doughnuts, and cookies makes the choice difficult. If you find yourself wanting to bridge the gap between "mixed company," Veggie Works is your answer.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Skilled or novice, there is a perfect recipe for you!,
This review is from: Veggie Works Vegan Cookbook (Paperback)
Written by the chef and owner of the New Jersey coastal restaurant, Veggie Works, this book takes the beginner and inspires the creation of culinary magic. As a person who has only been a vegetarian for a relatively short time -two and a half years-I tend to run out of ideas. I find myself fixing the same stir fries and leek soup week after week. I've also been moving my family toward more of a vegan diet and have been unsure of what direction to take. This book contains recipes for every meal of the day and menu planning for every day and special events, as well as tips for setting up a well-stocked pantry. The easy to follow recipes are built around the recommended pantry basics, with extra items printed in bold type-a great feature. There's an extensive list of desserts. Be sure to try the Brownies and the Peanut Butter Chip Brownies-instant favorites with my brownie-loving kids. Another favorite is the spicy Avocado Dressing. I love avocadoes; they are probably my favorite food ,and Mike features them in 10 of his recipes. He's even got a recipe for Ketchup-nine ingredients simply blended together. Whether you are skilled or a novice in the kitchen, there's a recipe perfect for you, one to inspire you and take you to the next level.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Vegan Cooking for People Who like to eat.,
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This review is from: Veggie Works Vegan Cookbook (Paperback)
Mark Rasmussen is the Stallion. This dude can cook. And I swear, there is nothing better than Veggieworks food. This is Vegan food that is not for wimps. I am a long time vegetarian, and I don't like to eat salad and steamed veggies. I want real food. This cookbook has real food. Food that will actually make you full. 'Meat' and Potatoes. I have a number of vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, and they all [stink]. They are made for old ladies and those skinny, little, starved-looking vegans who eat salad and sunflower seeds all day. Not for me. If you want 'real food for real people', buy this cookbook and make the vegan enchiladas or the meatloaf or a fat gluten steak. Or if you want to, take the easy way out and just go to Veggieworks and order the menu. Every real vegetarian should make a pilgrammage to Veggieworks at some point in their life. If you've never eaten Veggieworks, you've never experienced how good Vegan can be. And, the guys may like the waitresses, but ladies, just hope that you can get a look at the elusive Chef Mark. What a stud!
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