The Almost No-Fat Cookbook: Everyday Vegetarian Recipes (Paperback)

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Product Description
Try veggie roasts, dairy-free cheese substitutes, juicy veggie burgers and low-fat fries, low-fat chocolate cake with fudge frosting, and low-fat homemade ice cream-all egg-and dairy-free.

About the Author
Bryanna Clark Grogan has been a food writer and teacher for more than 30 years. Her interest in cooking began before she can remember and having her first child sparked a lifelong interest in nutrition. She is the author of Authentic Chinese Cooking, Soyfoods Cooking for A Positive Menopause, Nonna's Italian Kitchen, 20 Minutes to Dinner, The Almost No Fat Cookbook, Authentic Chinese Cuisine and The Almost No Fat Holiday Cookbook. Bryanna lives with her husband Brian on idyllic Denman Island, off the coast of Vancouver.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913990124
• ISBN-13: 978-0913990124
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142,473 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best vegan cookbooks I've ever found, October 13, 1998

By	[e-mail] (USA) - See all my reviews

This book provides a wide array of completely vegan sauces, sides, entrees, and desserts that are all extremely low in fat and all very easy and quick to prepare. Almost every one of the recipes that I've tried were excellent(and I've made almost all of them. Of special note are the baked goods and desserts that are vegan and fat-free (or very low fat) yet resemble their dairy and egg laden counterparts. Favorites include eggless French Toast, Non dairy sour cream, tofu loaf (different from any 'meatloaf' tofu recipe you've tried), Drop biscuits, vanilla cake/muffins, and cheezecake.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Basic vegan cooking? Look no further - here it is!, November 17, 2002

By	Søren Jensen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews

Hands down - Bryanna has become my all-time favourite cookbook writer, and I can recommend each and everyone of her books. Not only is this an excellent cookbook if you're new to vegan cooking - this is also a very low-fat cookbook, and you'll be surprised how tasty the results are. There's a thorough introduction to vegan basics - make your own dairy-free sour cream, yogurt, cream cheese, mayonnaise and more, plus recipes for "breast of tofu" ("tofu chicken-style") which is well worth keeping around in your fridge for quick meals, seitan "beef"-style, sauces and gravies ... starters, breakfast ideas, soups, salads, oven-baked entrees (Bryanna's lasagne is lovely!), top-of-the-stove entrees (check out her "Best-ever Tofu Burgers"!) - even low-fat desserts - you won't believe it! As with all Bryanna's cookbooks, she's bursting with ideas and variations on each side, you really get something for your money here! You should be aware that many of the recipes call for a food processor - so if you haven't already got one, get it! Many of the dinner recipes call for vegetable protein like textured soy protein, tofu, or seitan - and some vegetarians are offended by such meat alternatives. My own opinion is that if it saves the animals, if it's healthy, AND if it even tastes good - then why not? If you still object, you may want to try out Bryanna's new "Fiber For Life" cookbook instead which is much more concentrated on vegetables and grains. I find "The (Almost) No Fat Cookbook" a great cookbook for the basic vegan cuisine - buy her "Nonna's Italian Kitchen" too - this is nothing but a vegan masterpiece!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to yummy vegan recipes, February 25, 2006

By	P. Williams "yoga mom" (OCALA, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Anyone looking for a good basic introduction to vegan recipes should have this book. (Lacto-ovo vegetarians need not be scared off!) It covers a little of everything. The results are very dependable. I've made the drop biscuits, blueberry muffins, chickpea sandwich filling, eggless salad, fudgsicles, waffle iron hash browns, mock hollandaise sauce, tofu mayonnaise, worcestershire sauce and probably several others. I've always been impressed with how well the recipes turn out.