Synopses & Reviews
Kim O'Donnel knows meat eaters. In fact, she is one. As a voice for the Meatless Monday campaign, shes been cooking up delicious you-won't-miss-the-meat fare for the vegetarian-curious-but-vegans-too-crazy crowd. With a focus on holidays (or any celebration), ODonnel's versatile recipes ensure that eaters of all dietary stripes will leave the table satisfied. Cast aside those fears of cardboard tofurkey and gray starches. Instead, revel in dishes that inspire, surprise, and are so tasty, meatless” is an afterthought (with allergy- and animal-free options, to boot).
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I can't think of a more cordial or welcoming tone with which to invite possibly skeptical meat eaters into the world of delicious, accessible plant-based cooking. With her characteristic warmth and great sense of humor — and with no dogma — Kim O'Donnel presents a great set of compelling recipes that will draw everyone into a big, shared tent of healthier eating.” Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook
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"Bravo Kim! I'm dubbing this book the International Meatless Monday cookbook. It taps so happily into the global zeitgeist for treading lightly on our planet. The recipes are pure pleasure, and not a fake meat product in sight. With so many tempting meals, who wouldn't ditch the butcher block for just one day a week?" David Joachim, author of The Food Substitutions Bible and Mastering the Grill
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"It's a home cook-friendly project, both approachable and cautiously adventurous, with recipes like O'Donnel's meatless take on cassoulet (!) in which beans take center stage or her Maryland crab cake in which chickpeas stand in for the famous Chesapeake crustacean....O'Donnel makes the gradual shift to vegetarianism easy." The Washington City Paper
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"A great primer for those transitioning to a meatless diet and looking to arm themselves with recipes for more substantial fare....A gentle reminder that small changes are great, too, and that we all need to make conscientious choices about our diet, for the planet and for our health." Ecocentric.org
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"An original concept that will help many carnivores help curb their habit." Midwest Book Review
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"An absolutely delicious addition to every eater's cookbook collection." Foodista Blog
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"Full of recipes for hearty and flavorful meals that give you the satisfying texture and complex layers of flavors that are missing from many vegetarian dishes that just omit the meat....[The] convivial tone makes it feel like Kim is in the kitchen with you, sharing her favorite tips and tricks." Seattle Weekly's Cooking the Books blog
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"This is an excellent book for people who are trying to eat less meat in their diet, especially those who may be having a hard time achieving that goal. It's also a wonderful book for people who are already vegetarian, with lots of variety." Treehugger.com
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"This would make a great gift and perhaps a little nudge to those who would like to eat healthier without sacrificing a thing." Eco Mama's Guide to Green Living
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"Proof that there's no need to sacrifice taste on the altar of nutrition." Boston Herald
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"O'Donnel has a certain flair about her....These recipes are definitely worth trying." Sacramento Book Review
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"Even though the meat is cut from the recipes, flavor is not sacrificed and that is what makes this cookbook so exceptional and highly recommended." Tucson Citizen
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"This book is ideal for those transitioning to a plant-based diet, though longtime vegetarians will surely find new inspiration, as well." ProjectFoodie.com
Synopsis
From former USA Today columnist, author of The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: vegetarian recipes guaranteed to win over carnivores.
About the Author
Kim O'Donnel, author of
The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook, is a trained chef, nationally recognized online food personality and longtime journalist. Shes a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education and The University of Pennsylvania. She writes a weekly column for
USA Today. Formerly of
The Washington Post she has also written for
Real Simple, Huffington Post, CivilEats.com, True/Slant and Smithsonian.com.
Kim is a regular contributor to Culinate, where she hosts a weekly cooking chat. Kim is the founder of Canning Across America, a collective dedicated to the revival of preserving food. Her latest project is Family Kitchen, a twice-monthly column that appears alternating Wednesdays in USA Today. Kim was a 2009 Duncan Eat-Write fellow at The Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She is a member of the International Association for Culinary Professionals and she sits on the James Beard Journalism Awards committee. www.kimodonnel.com