A Vegan Taste of the Caribbean (Vegan Cookbooks) (Paperback)

by Linda Majzlik (Author)

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Product Description
This cookbook includes recipes for appetizers, soups and stews, curries, main courses, rice, vegetables, salads, chutneys, salsas and sauces, desserts, baking, and drinks. It offers more than 100 original recipes that are all free of animal products, as well as advice on maintaining a Caribbean pantry.

About the Author
Linda Majzlik is the author of a series of vegan and vegetarian cookbooks: Party Food for Vegetarians, Vegan Dinner Parties, and Vegan Barbecues.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Jon Carpenter Publishing (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189776670X
• ISBN-13: 978-1897766705
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #684,173 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars whole series terrible, November 9, 2004

By	A Reader - See all my reviews

I ordered four vegan cookbooks from this author (Italian, Mexican, Indian, Caribbean). I hate them all. First off, they are small and contain few recipes. Half the recipes they contain are for items I either wouldn't cook from scratch (tortilla's) or are so basic they are found in every other cookbook on my shelf (tomato sauce).
Next, the books are from the UK so you better know how much a dessertspoon is, what "hard vegan cheese" is, as well as know what an aubergine or courgette is. There is no glossary or nutritional information given in any of the books for any of the recipes.
But by far, the most irritating feature of this author and her books is her love of nuts. No matter what cuisine the book is suppose to be about, the recipes are filled with nuts....walnuts, filbernuts, hazelnuts, etc. It would be fair to say that at least 2/3'rds of the recipes in each book contain nuts. In the Italian book 7 of 8 recipes in one chapter contain nuts! I've eaten in many an Italian restaurant and not once have I ever had a dish with walnuts in it. This woman is nuts for nuts.
So, even at the low price, I cannot recommend these books to anyone, especially those with nut allergies.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as innovative as I would have liked.., November 7, 2002

By	Lauren Zalewski (Asbury, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was really hoping for something more innovative for vegan carribean cooking. Some of the recipes are interesting, but most of them I feel like I could have come up with myself.