The Vegetarian Family Cookbook.THE VEGETARIAN FAMILY COOKBOOK By Nava Atlas Nava Atlas, a Vegetarian Journal contributor, has authored a new book. The Vegetarian Family Cookbook features more than 275 recipes suitable for perhaps everyone in your family. What I like most about this book is that the writer recognizes that many kids (and some adults, too) are picky pick·y adj. pick·i·er, pick·i·est Informal Excessively meticulous; fussy. picky Adjective [pickier, pickiest] Brit, Austral & NZ eaters. In many instances, a basic recipe is given and then numerous variations are suggested. This way, one dish can be easily modified to meet your family members' different taste preferences. Nava also provides a wealth of useful tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. throughout her cookbook. The author's family recently progressed from being vegetarian to vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. ; therefore, many of the recipes are vegan, and a vegan option is provided for almost all of the recipes that are vegetarian. In instances when both a vegetarian and vegan version of a recipe are given, nutritional analyses are provided for both cases. This book serves up a wide range of dishes. Here are some that sound especially interesting: Garden Vegetable Soup with Tiny Pasta; Green Salad with Avocado, Apples, and Baked Tofu; Hearty Seitan sei·tan n. A chewy, protein-rich food made from wheat gluten and used as a meat substitute. Salad; Pasta with Sneaky Marinara ma·ri·na·ra adj. Being or served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, garlic, and spices: spaghetti marinara. n. Marinara sauce. Sauce (which hides pureed vegetables from picky eaters); Tofu and Potato Hash Browns; Baked Tofu Nuggets with Quick Tartar Sauce; Batter-Dipped Vegetable Fritters; and Jam-in-the-Middle Banana Muffins. The Vegetarian Family Cookbook (ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-7679-1396-5) is published by Broadway Books. This 339-page book retails for $17.95 in bookstores. Reviewed by Debra Wasserman. |
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