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by: Mark Bittman List Price: $35.00 Amazon.com's Price: $23.10 You Save: $11.90 (34%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5636 EAN: 9780764524837 ISBN: 0764524836 Label: Wiley Manufacturer: Wiley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1008 Publication Date: October 15, 2007 Publisher: Wiley Sales Rank: 290 Studio: Wiley Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 Amazon.com Review: Author of a dozen bestselling cookbooks and beloved columnist for The New York Times ('The Minimalist'), Chef Mark Bittman bookends his award-winning modern classic, How to Cook Everything, with How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian the ultimate one-stop resource for meatless meals. Refreshingly straightforward and filled with illustrated recipes, this is a book that puts vegetarian cuisine within the reach of every home cook. You'll want to spend countless days in the kitchen with Bittman's latest culinary treasure. 5 Questions for Mark Bittman  Q. What motivated you to write a comprehensive cookbook of vegetarian recipes right now? A: What motivated me--several years ago--was seeing the handwriting on the wall: That although being a principled, all-or-nothing vegetarian was not a course of action that would ever likely inspire the majority of Americans, the days of all-meat-all-the-time (or, to be slightly less extreme, of a diet heavily dependent on meat) could not go on. Averaging a consumption of two pounds a week or more of meat (as Americans do) is not sustainable, either for the earth or our planet. And, as more and more of us realize this, I thought it was important to develop a cookbook along the lines of How to Cook Everything, but without meat, fish, or poultry. Needless to say, there’s plenty of material. Q: In the course of writing How to Cook Everything Vegetarian did your approach to food shopping, cooking or dining change significantly? A: Completely. The more I tried new ways of cooking with vegetables, whole grains, and legumes, the more I enjoyed them. I probably eat sixty or seventy percent fewer animal products than I did three years ago. Q: Because meatless cooking isn't limited to a single cuisine, your recipes introduce the flavors and techniques of many different cultures and cuisines. How did you manage to cover so much ground? Seems like a daunting task. A: It’s what I do. Q: Out of the more than 2,000 recipes in the cookbook do you have a favorite dish or dessert that you turn to again and again? A: No. There are hundreds I wish I could cook all the time, but one can only cook and eat so much. But in the last week, for example, I’ve made Fava Bean and Mint Salad with Asparagus; Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes; Cornbread Salad; and Red Lentils with Chaat Masala. Q: Why is simplicity so important in cooking? What does the novice home cook need to know to cook and eat well? A: Simplicity is only important because it’s the way to learn to cook; it’s very difficult to start cooking with complex dishes. For people to learn to cook, they must start simply--the way everyone used to cook. And, for most of us--including me--there’s no reason to carry things much further. Even the simplest cooking is rewarding, enjoyable, and--obviously--the healthiest and best way to eat. An Exclusive Recipe from Mark Bittman Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great PurchaseFirst, I must admit, the book is a bit overwhelming with the amount of pages it holds (it's pretty thick). But at the same time, that does mean you are getting so many recipes! It's terrific, such a variety of foods. What I like is it is both for vegetarians and vegans (if a recipe calls for the use of milk or cheese, he gives you alternates right there for vegan use, though a good amount of the book also holds vegan recipes). I'm a college student and was looking for a great variety book to get ... Read More Rating: - Adding to the applause...I'll just add to the raves of other readers who found this book to be a wonderful addition to their cookbooks. I must have over 150 cookbooks, and this was on my shelf for quite some time before I picked it up recently. I was amazed at the recipes, and I will turn to this book more and more in the future. I'm trying to incorporate more vegetarian meals into my diet, but beyond that, I just find this book to be quite useful in all aspects of my menu planning. I will now reconsider other books ... Read More Rating: - Recipes that even my non-vegetarian husband lovesA co-worker of mine brought this cookbook to work and said "here, take this home and look it over." I thanked him politely, but inside was feeling imposed upon. Sure I'm a vegetarian, but does this mean I have to take home YOUR gigantic cookbook and look at it? I ended up taking it and also cooking from it. The things I discovered were that Mark Bittman is talented and knows how to create food that tastes really good. Dependably good. The recipes are not complicated, and sometimes very easy yet ... Read More Rating: - Excellent for vegetarians and everyone elseI'm not 100% vegetarian, but I love many vegetarian foods and dishes, and was really looking forward to this book. I haven't actually made any of the recipes yet. Those two caveats aside, this book is fantastic. It's absolutely comprehensive, and I would imagine extremely useful for vegans or someone like me who still eats meat but enjoys meatless foods (and everyone in between). Mr. Bittman has a great way of explaining things as if assuming the reader really doesn't know anything, without dumbing ... Read More Rating: - EssentialThis is hands-down the best cookbook I've ever bought, for several reasons. First, at a whopping 900 pages it is far more comprehensive than competitors such as Laurel's Kitchen and the various Moosewood Cookbooks. For example, when I brought home fresh chestnuts from the store and needed ideas on how to cook them, I was impressed to find a good half-dozen uses for them in the cookbook, from basic roasted chestnuts to bean and chestnut soup to chestnut ice cream. I rarely come up empty-handed when I go ... Read More |
