Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
52 used & new from $13.95

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetween
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.
 
  

The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetween (Hardcover)

by Peter Berley (Author), Zoe Singer (Contributor)
Key Phrases: other heavy pot, chopped peeled fresh ginger, caramelized bits, Long Island, Spiced Red Onion Marmalade, Middle Eastern (more...)
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

List Price: $30.00
Price: $19.80 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $10.20 (34%)
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Tuesday, July 14? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
31 new from $15.50 20 used from $13.95 1 collectible from $30.00

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Buy this health and fitness product by July 31 and get a one year subscription to either Women's Health or Prevention for only $5 more. That's less than $0.51 an issue for a full year. See details.


Frequently Bought Together

The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone inBetween + The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life + The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts
Price For All Three: $51.83

Show availability and shipping details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts

The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts

by Myra Kornfeld
4.8 out of 5 stars (15)  $15.56
Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour

Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour

by Peter Berley
4.8 out of 5 stars (16)  $26.56
Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The

Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, The

by Peter Berley
4.6 out of 5 stars (31)  $17.15
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

by Mark Bittman
4.5 out of 5 stars (123)  $23.10
Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking

Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking

by Heidi Swanson
4.7 out of 5 stars (70)  $13.60
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. It's the rare cookbook that encourages the reader not just to cook differently but to think differently about food. In this stylish collection of recipes, Berley (The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen) introduces a practical approach to flexitarian—or part-time vegetarian—eating. Given the confusion most of us face when it comes to our diets, flexitarianism, with its healthful emphasis on grains, lean proteins and beans, is an appealing one. He has developed a series of "convertible" recipes, main courses that work equally well meatless or meat-full. There's delicate choice of Baked Fish or Ricotta Dumplings, either of which is served over French Lentils; a hearty Gratin of Cherry Tomatoes and White Beans can be served with sardines. Throw in two or three side dishes like a salad of Mâche, Pea Shoots with Baby Beets, or Soba with Garlicky Spinach and Sesame Oil, and it becomes a satisfying meal in which no one feels shortchanged. Organized by season, the menus are cross-cultural and appealing. The recipes, while sophisticated, require only moderate experience in the kitchen. Berley's savvy tips on technique and flavor-pairing make this an affable and informative guide for any chef—regardless of diet affiliation. (June)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Product Description
Today a single family can include staunch vegetarians as well as passionate meat lovers. When company shows up, the situation gets even more complicated. How can you satisfy them all without making two (or three) completely different meals?

In The Flexitarian Table, the award-winning author Peter Berley presents menus that are flexible, exciting, relaxing to prepare -- and that make everyone feel welcome. With The Flexitarian Table, you'll no longer treat vegetarians as afterthoughts by offering them a couple of scanty side dishes, and you'll be able to indulge meat eaters at the same time with abundant, satisfying dishes.

You'll learn how to prepare vegetarian and meat versions simultaneously without going to any extra trouble. Roast a succulent, crisp chicken with lemon and thyme -- and make a tofu version in just minutes. Put some meaty portobello mushroom caps on the grill and, for the carnivore contingent, throw on a steak, then pair them both with a zesty bread crumb salsa. Simmer white beans with carrot and celery and sauté some shrimp, drizzling each with the same rich brown butter sauce with fresh herbs.

You'll find many sumptuous vegetarian dishes as well, including cannelloni with ricotta, Parmesan, and mint or a hearty lasagna with roasted fall vegetables in a sage-scented cheese sauce. Or serve up a selection of easy little dishes and let your guests choose.

You'll get plenty of ideas for get-dinner-quick meals such as winter tomato soup with goat cheese crostini and Spanish-style fried eggs, and for luxurious weekend fare try cumin-spiced lamb croquettes and falafel, served with two traditional Middle Eastern sauces and whole wheat pita bread.

The Flexitarian Table also shows you how to cook with the seasons so you get the most flavor from your ingredients while you enjoy varied, sustainable meals year-round.


See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (June 11, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0618658653
  • ISBN-13: 978-0618658657
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #58 in  Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Cooking by Ingredient > Meat, Poultry & Seafood > Meats


What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

 

Customer Reviews

13 Reviews
5 star:
 (10)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspired Menus for Meat Eaters and Vegetarians, November 13, 2007
By Danielle McClellan (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
My neighbor Lola and I have a great thing going. She cooks for both families on Tuesdays and I cook on Wednesdays so that we each get the luxury of a good meal delivered to our door one night a week. We both rely on fresh, organic whole foods, but Lola's family is vegetarian and my family eats meat. I was first drawn to this book because Peter Berley provides easy menus that incorporate both meat and vegetarian options. Once I began cooking his amazing recipes, however, I discovered that my own family enjoyed the vegetarian dishes as much as they did the meat. Instructions are straightforward and intelligent and so far I have received nothing but rave reviews for every dish I have cooked from this book, including the Risotto-Style Fregola with Chard and Feta Cheese, the Mache and Pea Shoot Salad with Baby Beets, the Spicy Lentils with Pumpkin and Greens over Couscous, the Spicy Roasted Winter Squash, and the Toasted Millet Pilaf. Berley cooks the way we like to eat: big flavors, and lots of greens, grains, and vegetables, with cheese and dairy used in moderation to add punch to a dish. Although my kitchen shelves are packed with terrific cookbooks, these days I find myself turning to the Flexitarian Table again and again.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great cookbook!, July 11, 2007
By Shelley (Old New York) - See all my reviews
I absolutely love this book. Peter Berley cooks exactly the way I want to eat -- mostly but not totally vegetarian, using occasional meat but more like a side dish or condiment, and concentrating on what is fresh, local, and in season. It just seems like the healthiest as well as the most delicious food.

The recipes are clear and easy to follow, the photos are gorgeous, and I love the personal and informal way he writes -- it really feels like chatting with a friend while you prepare dinner together. The useful little asides with hints from his experience as a chef come just when you can use them. Great!

I can imagine this book being the perfect gift for anybody with different food preferences in their home -- makes it easy to prepare one meal for the strict vegetarians and everyone else to all enjoy together.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Options for a family, September 28, 2007
By Sandy "reader2" (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews
The Flexitarian Table is a beautiful cookbook with photos, clear directions, preparation tips and recipes grouped as menus according to seasons. With options for cooking vegetarian, with meat, or both, in one recipe, it has been easy to please the palates at my table. Approach the recipes with a sense of adventure and enjoy healthy, tasty meals.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me understand how to make a vegetarian main course
I bought this a couple months ago when I decided to eat 95% vegetarian after reading The China Study. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rachel

5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite cookbook...ever
I flat out love this cook book. Through out the fall and winter I ripped through the recipes. The "my favorite tomato soup" beyond delicious...they all are. Read more
Published 12 months ago by jpot

4.0 out of 5 stars great ideas but still ho hum
I know Peter Berley is like a rock star among vegetarian chefs, being that he's gourmet and quality has never been something one could assume of vegetarian cooking, but I think... Read more
Published 13 months ago by jumpy1

5.0 out of 5 stars Vegetarians and omnivores sit down together in peace
From quick dinners to company showpieces, award-winner Berley cooks for a mixed crowd - vegetarians and meat eaters together. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lynn Harnett

5.0 out of 5 stars Flexitarian Table
We have used this recipe book before from the local library and were delighted by the wide range of recipes, their ease of preparation and their overall taste
Published 18 months ago by Gerard Bogdon

1.0 out of 5 stars A great cook, but no writer
While I don't read cookbooks looking for intellectual stimulation, I DO expect them to be coherent. This one ain't. Read more
Published 21 months ago by John T. Lowry

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the person who doesn't like to cook alot
I didn't really find any recipes that leapt off the page at me. Frankly I had this for a couple of months and haven't even used it yet. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Kathryn J. Kelley

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic cook book for all palates
Peter Berley's new book "The Flexitarian Table" is terrific! Its the perfect cook book for those of us who struggle with satisfying both vegetarians and meat eaters at the same... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Amy Rubinger

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Berley Knows how to teach!
After being a vegetarian for 14 years I started eating meet eventually, after getting married in the past 4 years. Read more
Published 23 months ago by bianca mancini

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Peter Berley!
The mans a genious.
My whole life I have been a meat eating vegeterian. Sounds like an oxy moron, right? Let me explain. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Shane Westwood

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


   


Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Think Green and Use Hand Tools

Think Green and Use Hand Tools
If you're adopting a greener lifestyle, check out our extensive variety of hand tools. Take advantage of great pricing on our full range of hand tools, including clamps, hammers, wrenches, and more.

Shop all hand tools

 

Big Savings in Books

Bargain Books
Find great titles at fantastic prices in our Bargain Books Store.
 

Dive into Summer Reading

Summer Reading for Kids and Teens
Don't even think about hitting the beach without browsing the books in our Summer Reading Store. Discover bestsellers, paperback picks, beach reads, and more terrific titles all summer long.
 

The Strength of Welding

Shop for welders and welding equipment
Strengthen your structure by fusing your joints with a welder. Find welders and welding equipment in the Home Improvement Store.

Shop for welders now

 

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Where's My Stuff?

Shipping & Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue shopping: Top Sellers
Paranoia
Paranoia by Joseph Finder
Glenn Beck's Common Sense
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
My Soul to Lose
My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent

Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates