Vegetarian Comfort Food: Meals Like Mom Makes, Without the Meat (Paperback)

~ Jennifer Warren (Author)

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Product Description

Vegetarian cookbooks often conjure up images of bland and unsatisfying food. No longer! Vegetarian Comfort Food features all of your favourite comfort foods, just like Mom used to make. Need some warmth on a cold winter day? Try the vegetarian version of stew -- so tasty, warm and filling you'll forget what's missing. Perfect for anybody who's just beginning to embrace vegetarianism or is seeking meat-free alternatives, Vegetarian Comfort Food is filled with delicious variations of your favourite childhood meals.

From the Publisher

Who said you can’t have shepherd’s pie if you’re vegetarian – meatless shepard’s pie that is. Vegetarian Comfort Food brings back all the favourite comfort foods your mother used to make.

You will find Cabbage Rolls, Toad in the Hole, Chili and even Spaghetti “Bolognese.” There are unusual dishes such as Sweet Potato Ravioli and The Colonel’s Tofu as well as a wide range of soups, salads, side dishes, sandwiches and desserts.

This is the perfect book for anybody who is beginning to embrace vegetarianism or seeking meat-free alternatives for their diets. Complete with a glossary of ingredients and cooking terms to help the beginner vegetarian chef, Vegetarian Comfort Food lets you enjoy all those favourite childhood meals you’d hate to miss.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Whitecap Books (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155285261X
• ISBN-13: 978-1552852613
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,206,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOORAY!, April 18, 2002

By	B. J Murray "rumplestimpskin" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally, a book that makes some of my old favourites available to me again. I despaired for years of ever finding a good vegetarian substitute for German cabbage rolls, and here it is. The Penne Alla Vodka in this book is also to DIE for. Anyone who grew up in a carbohydrate-laden environment as a child is going to adore this book, full of noodles, potatoes, hearty soups, puddings, upside down cakes... this book is subtitled "meals like mom makes, without the meat". I'd agree, except I'm a better cook than mom ever was, and I'm not going to collapse from saturated fat ingestion from these wonderful recipes, either. Kudos to Jennifer Warren for this excellent volume. I look forward to future endeavours.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple yet Delicious Recipes, October 2, 2004

By	ARW (Toronto) - See all my reviews

I bought this book a few weeks ago and have tried several recipes already, as most of them are rather simple to follow and they don't require a lot of fancy ingredients. I've just finished eating the French toast, which was DELICIOUS and prepared so quickly. I would also recommend the Colonel's Tofu--so Good! Even my veggie-suspicious cousin liked it. I definitely would endorse this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness!, October 29, 2001

By	T. McKenzie (Toronto, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

This certainly is a hearty book. Not only have I now added some DELICIOUS soups to my winter repertoire, but I feel like I've been cooking with a new friend. Warren's personal memories of each recipe and her down-home approach have made me feel truly welcomed into her culinary family. I never knew that I could learn to work quite easily with TVP, or to make a guilt-free vegan cake. I feel as if all my insecurities about vegetarian cooking have been addressed and solved by an intelligent and thorough author. Try this book--it's a feast!