Synopses & Reviews
Eat Your Vegetables!Some people are vegetarians because they think a meat-free diet is good for you. Some believe it’s good for the planet. Others just want tasty food; they want it cheap, they want it easy, and they want it now. Whatever your reasons, check out this book’s 135 great-tasting vegetarian recipes, including:
Gingered Chinese Greens Stir-Fry • Banana Bread • Moroccan Stew • Beer and Aztec Rice • Chipotle-Black Bean Chili • Curry in a Hurry • Roasted Vegetable Rush • Miso-Happy Soup •Yogurt Fruit Shake • French Toast 2000 • Pita Pizza Crust • Cremini Mushroom Burger • Broiled Zucchini Parmesan • Rice Pudding Cereal • Coffee Brazil • Chapati with Confetti Salad • And much, much more!
So stop scrounging around for something to eat. With this book, you can put a great-tasting meal together in little or no time.
Synopsis
Some people won't eat anything with a face. Others just think a meat-free diet is good for them. Whatever the reason, young people on their own for the first time often turn to simple, inexpensive vegetarian meals. Here, they'll find 135 easy, nutritious, and delicious recipes for meat-free pasta, pizza, tacos, fajitas, stirfries, soups, salads, breakfasts, desserts, and more.
About the Author
Carole Raymond is the mother of two recent college graduates. She’s also a school teacher and counsels families on diet and nutrition.
Table of Contents
ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: "It Bugs Me"
1. Shop Smart—Cook Smarter
A Guide for Picking and Keeping Some of the Best Stuff at the Market
2. Tools, Techniques, and Terms: A Short Course
Tools You Will NeedCutting Up FoodCooking TermsFood Preparation TechniquesSeason to Taste
3. Breakfast Anytime
French Toast 2000Fluffy Vegan PancakesBeer PancakesBanana French ToastHot Oats and RaisinsOvernight OatmealScrambled Tofu CurryGreek Style Scrambled TofuPolenta Hot CakesRice Pudding CerealTomato ShakeTofu Berry ShakeYogurt Fruit Shake
4. Dips and Spreads
Fresh SalsaTsiziki Sauce and DipTahini Dipping SauceGuacamole—The Real ThingRoasted GarlicEggplant and Garlic SpreadHummus
5. Soups and Stews
Miso-Happy SoupImpulse Minestrone SoupSplit Pea SoupBarley Mushroom SoupCorn and Potato ChowderTomato SoupLentil SoupKale and Potato SoupBeer StewKale Vegetable MedleyMoroccan Stew
6. Salads and Dressings
Pasta SaladOne Potato, Two Potato SaladFruit SaladCabbage SlawGreen Salad with OrangesApple Raisin CouscousTraditional Tabbouleh SaladMarinated VegetablesButtery Bean SaladOrange Rice and Black Bean SaladWhite Bean and Tomato SaladPineapple-Orange YogurtTaco SaladDowntown SaladAvocado and Pear Salad
Salad Dressing with Savoir Faire
Classic Vinaigrette DressingHoney-Yogurt DressingCreamy Garlic DressingSweet Mustard Vinaigrette
7. Fast Foods—Vegetarian Style: Sandwiches, Tortilla Wraps, and Pizzas
Chapati with Confetti SaladBeyond Beef SandwichCremini Mushroom BurgerFalafelBroiled Zucchini ParmesanCurry in a HurryBroiled Eggplant SandwichCrostini with a Bean and a GreenBroiled TofuPita with Creamy ZucchiniGarlic Bread with Attitude
Tortilla Wraps
Green Chile QuesadillaBlack Bean and Yam QuesadillaTacos MontereySpicy Zucchini QuesadillaTacoHot Lips Fajita
Pizza—The Original Floppy Disk
Pita Pizza CrustPepper and Mushroom PizzaVegan Farmhouse PizzaRoasted Vegetable PizzaZucchini and Cheese Pizza
Pizza Party
Pizza Dough from Scratch
8. Bean Meals
Spilling the Beans—Gut Instincts
Chipotle-Black Bean ChiliChili Uno-Dos-TresBlack-Eyed PeasDalEasy Pot-o-ChiliPete's Harbor SpecialBlack Bean QuickieMarinated Tempeh
9. Grain Meals
The Perfect Pot—of Grain. of Course
Spontaneous CouscousPolenta with Mushroom GravyPolenta with Black BeansIndian RiceChinese Fried RiceBeer and Aztec RiceSicilian RiceRice with Garbanzo BeansRice, Yams, and GreensRice Vera Cruz
10. Pasta
Super-Excellent Pasta
Pasta with Zucchini and BasilPasta with Green Beans and Feta CheeseFarfalle and PeasPasta PrimaveraPasta PuttanescaPasta with Garbanzo beansPasta with GreensSpaghetti PancakePeanut Pasta
11. Various Vegetables, Stir-Fries, and Potato Dishes
Artichoke FeastEasy AsparagusSteamed Vegetable ComboStuffed Acorn Squash and PearsRoasted Red Bell PepperGingered Chinese Greens Stir-FryTofu Cabbage Stir-FryGood Fortune Stir-FryPad ThaiBroccoli, Carrot, and Cashew Stir-FryRoasted Vegetable RushVegetable-Potato CombinationBasic Baked PotatoesFive-Minute Microwave-Baked PotatoMashed PotatoesColcannonMashed Roots with HorseradishScalloped Potatoes Vegan-StyleSweet Potato or Yam with Raisins and Pineapple
12. Desserts and Quick Breads
Dark Chocolate PuddingEast Coast CustardMountain High Chocolate CakeBaked ApplesBaked BananasBlueberry CakeBanana BreadCorn BreadSunday Morning Muffins
13. Make Life Easy, Take a Coffee Break
Coffee BrazilCafé au LaitCoffee AlaskaBanana Coffee CoolerMocha Coffee
14. Beer and Vegetarianism by Jeff Byles
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