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

1 Jun, 2009  |  Written by Collegepro  |  under Vegetarian

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The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything

Hailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book How to Cook Everything has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian, Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will appeal to everyone who wants to cook simple but delicious meatless dishes, from health-conscious omnivores to passionate vegetarians.

How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian includes more than 2,000 recipes and variations-far more than any other vegetarian cookbook. As always, Bittman's recipes are refreshingly straightforward, resolutely unfussy, and unfailingly delicious-producing dishes that home cooks can prepare with ease and serve with confidence. The book covers the whole spectrum of meatless cooking-including salads, soups, eggs and dairy, vegetables and fruit, pasta, grains, legumes, tofu and other meat substitutes, breads, condiments, desserts, and beverages. Special icons identify recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less and in advance, as well as those that are vegan. Illustrated throughout with handsome line illustrations and brimming with Bittman's lucid, opinionated advice on everything from selecting vegetables to preparing pad Thai, How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian truly makes meatless cooking more accessible than ever.

Praise for How to Cook Everything Vegetarian

"Mark Bittman's category lock on definitive, massive food tomes continues with this well-thought-out ode to the garden and beyond. Combining deep research, tasty information, and delicious easy-to-cook recipes is Mark's forte and everything I want to cook is in here, from chickpea fries to cheese soufflés."
—Mario Batali, chef, author, and entrepreneur

"How do you make an avid meat eater (like me) fall in love with vegetarian cooking? Make Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian part of your culinary library."
—Bobby Flay, chef/owner of Mesa Grill and Bar Americain and author of the Mesa Grill Cookbook

"Recipes that taste this good aren't supposed to be so healthy. Mark Bittman makes being a vegetarian fun."
—Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center and coauthor of You: The Owner's Manual

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Review Date: August 31, 2010
Reviewer: farmfresh,
This is the best vegetarian cookbook I've ever used. The author has a respectable philosophy of food paired with an exceptional breadth of cultural cuisine. It doubles as a reference book if you are curious about comparing vinegars or cooking oils. Above all, this can be used by beginners and intermediates alike. It is a must have for every vegetarian.
Makes-What to Make for Dinner....Stress Free and Delicious! A must Have.
 
Review Date: August 20, 2010
Reviewer: susan, Richboro, PA, US
Let me start by saying that my husband is a huge carnivore and and our two little boy's and I are vegetarian AND I love to cook. How to Cook Everything Vegetarian makes it easy and stress free to create a meal that we can all sit down together and enjoy. I have MANY other vegetarian and non vegetarian cookbooks. There are a handful of recipes that I enjoy making from each but I usually wind up frustrated and bored from the books narrow focus or complexity of ingredients. So I keep accumulating new books for more inspiration or browsing web sites for something new and easy to make when everyone needs to eat NOW. Enter Mark Bittman's book. Finally, a fail proof book with reliable and delicious recipes with ingredients that you usually have on hand. If you find that you are missing an ingredient, the list of substitutions and variations make it possible to continue, confident that it will turn out great. This cookbook is the Joy of Cooking for Vegetarians. Extremely informative and well layed out.

Mr. Bittman's writing style is informal and entertaining. Is difficult not to feel confident when following his well thought out recipes and impossible not to learn a thing or two along the way. Makes great reading as well.

The biggest compliment I can pay this book is that I feel confident enough to make something for the first time when my in-laws are coming over for dinner.

I keep mine within reach of the stove and most of my other cookbooks have been evicted from the kitchen. I recommend this book to everyone.

Thank you Mark Bittman!!! You have made my life much easier and tastier.
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Review Date: July 30, 2010
Reviewer: K. Mcneal,
This cookbook must have every possible recipe in the world.. i haven't even scraped the surface!
Awesome Veg Options for Everyone
 
Review Date: July 28, 2010
Reviewer: MeatyVegetarian,
I'm a long-time vegetarian recently married to an omnivore. I'm not a great cook but with the Moosewood collection of books had learned to make some fairly sophisticated all-veg meals. However, since being married I had to relearn about cooking meat, which meant veggies once again became a side show instead of the main attraction.

I was getting bored with my diet and was slipping into an easy-fix rut. Fortunately, the hubby is from the Mediterranean and is used to a lot of veg-based dishes so that made the retransition back to MY diet an easier one.

Bittman and his book first came to my attention on the Today Show. Looking at the reviews here I am surprised by the ones that call his food bland. I would suggest adjusting the seasoning as most receipes suggest until you find your own perfect balance.

Granted, I'm just getting started with his book but the first ones I tried were great. The Curried Eggplant with Coconut Milk had a delicate but full flavor (will try a more aggressive curry next time) and the Tomato Bulgar Pilaf with Cinnamon earned a "Bravo" from the husband. High praise, believe me! Americans simply don't use bulgar much so cooking it properly can be tricky.

As a constant cooking novice, the encylopaedic introductions provide great information and guidance. I literally sat for 2.25 hours comparing this to the book by Deborah Madison often referenced here. They are SO very similar in encylopaedic knowledge but the recipes really differ and frankly, I think both are essential must-haves. But at 254 pages more than Madison's; Bittman's book won out. However, I WILL add Madison's book later as well.

Bittman's variations make it seem as if there are endless possibilities and it seems to offer fairly quick yet tasty options for daily cooking.

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