Vegetarian Celebrations: Festive Menus for Holidays & Other Special Occasions Tag: Updated Ed... (Paperback)

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Product Description

Featuring fresh seasonal produce, whole grains, and low-fat protein sources, here are menus that will appeal not only to vegetarians but to people on low-cholesterol diets, the lactose intolerant, and vegans - those vegetarians who eat no eggs or dairy products. Meals for major holidays and other festive occasions include a Southwestern brunch for New Year's Day, a vegan Valentine, a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter lunch, an Eastern European Rosh Hashanah, Irish classics for St. Patrick's Day, a Memorial Day picnic, an Independence Day barbecue, a Sephardic Seder for Passover, a family Thanksgiving, and an American Country Christmas. There are also imaginative vegetarian dishes for informal buffets and smaller celebrations, from intimate suppers to afternoon tea. This new, updated edition now features recipes modified to reduce fat content and includes a nutritional analysis for each menu. From New Year's Day to year's end, Nava Atlas's collection of healthy holiday fare is a true celebration of vegetarian delights.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; Updated edition (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316057398
• ISBN-13: 978-0316057394
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,974 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful recipes, but *NOT* updated from original version, April 5, 2002

By A Customer

Like all of Nava Atlas's books, this one is wonderful, filled with clear descriptions and phenomenal recipes with an eye toward good health. My one and only quibble is that the recipes are hardly "updated" as described on the cover ... I went through it page by page comparing it to the original version, but the only changes I could find were to delete "water" as an ingredient, and to change "margarine" to "reduced-fat margarine" -- which hardly seems worth the cost of a new book; mine is going right back to Amazon. However, if you don't already own the original version, I highly recommend this book for uniquely delicious recipes (many of them kid-pleasing, and appealing to omnivores as well as vegetarians) designed to promote good health, with as little fat and sodium as possible without sacrificing flavor. Although I own almost every vegetarian cookbook in print (no exaggeration), this is one of my all-time favorites, and most dependable ones.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book, September 3, 1999

By A Customer

Both me and my wife consider this the best of about 20 cookbooks we have. This is not your usual uncritical collection of recipes (like 99% of the other cookbooks), the author really teaches you new ways of thinking about vegetarian food, that go beyond italian, or asian, or midwestern style. Certainly a step forward in vegetarian cuisine innovation. Very handy, also, for those holidays when you still don't want animal foods, but don't quite know what to cook. Our two last Thanksgiving banquets have been vegetarian, and great successes too.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERY RECIPE IS GREAT!, November 30, 1999

By A Customer

This is the cookbook I've turned to again and again -- it has the most food stains of any cookbook in my collection, which is a good sign! I had no idea vegetarian cooking could be so tasty until I bought this. Not a single recipe has been a disappointment, and what a great idea to organize them according to traditional celebrations. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!