Comments for Vegetarian Recipes

Comment on The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by Heather B.

Heather B. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:52:05 +0000

Judy Krizmanic’s Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook has opened a world of simple, quick, nutritious and delicious vegetarian cooking. As a college student, it is often difficult to eat an exciting, well-balanced vegi diet, but this book has simplified many of these problems with her guide to dorm life. The “insanely easy” indicators often come in handy, too, especially during finals! People often approach me as a vegetarian and ask “well, if you can’t have meat, what can you have?”. This book answers that question with tons of delicious recipes that are simple and interesting. I especailly recommend the lazy lasagna, even my meat-eating father liked it!
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle by Amalfi Coast Girl

Amalfi Coast Girl — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:04:41 +0000

If you are just looking for ways to make healthier meals for your family this is a winner whether you are a vegetarian or not. The premise of the book is to increase the whole grains, and decrease sweeteners and refined products. These suggestions are good for everyone.

Being a numbers geek I appreciate that the book gives all the relevant nutritional information for each recipe. No matter what numbers you are monitoring the data is here for each dish.

I particularly enjoyed the recipe for Chipotle Mashed Cauliflower. The Creamy Cucumber Dijon Dressing is also a very nice recipe. If you are looking for another way to get flax into your family I suggest the Apple and Oats Flaxjacks.

Overall I got a lot of ideas from this book regarding how to increase the "health factor" in many of my family favorites. If you are interested in better health, this is a nice book to add to the cooking library.
Rating: 4 / 5

Comment on The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by Josh (Route666@mailcity.com)

Josh (Route666@mailcity.com) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:23:54 +0000

As I am writing this review, I am enjoying a deliciously easy recipe for “Scrambled Tofu”, which I have made several times since I received this book for a present a few weeks ago. This book is a life-saver! Before this book, I lived in fear of accidentally mixing two reactive compounds and poisoning myself. Hehe. After I bought all the required spices and food from my grocery store, I began to systematically do nearly every recipe in the book. So far, I have done about five, every one has been incredible! My favorite food to date: “Portabello Mushroom Fajitas!” Without this book, it is quite possible I would still eat meat or I’d be dead.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by robbin

robbin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:47:23 +0000

i am the mom of 2 teens and i picked up this book for myself at the children’s school book fair!!! I am semi vegetarian…and i am trying to watch my diet so this book came in handy without boring me …it is dog earred already!!! the recipes are kind of ‘buried’ in the paragraphs which is a little bit frustrating…but you can flip thru the index to find a favorite…it does not have photographs but it does have illustrations in green and black…many of the facts are grouped into easy to find boxes…so this is a easy read…i recommend the book because you will not go broke by running out buying this item or that because many of us have these staple in our kitchen most of the time…you can also improvise on the recipes according to your tastes…who says adults cannot find gems of a book in the children’s book section?
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by C. James

C. James — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:43:28 +0000

I chose to get this book because alot of vegetarian books make being vegetarian a complicated thing. I’m not a teen but I just wanted to get to the point. And this book does. Great reciepes!!

Simple, fun and edible. Vegetarian made easy.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle by Laura F.

Laura F. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:23:52 +0000

Carb Conscious Vegetarian is full of fabulous recipes. You won't miss those high-carb foods when you start cooking from Robin Robertson's new cookbook. I have made several of the recipes and they are all delish! The Tempeh-Walnut Salad with Lime and Cilantro is filling and flavorful and makes a lovely lunch or dinner. The Black Bean and Sesame-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms are really unique and fun. The Fennel and Artichoke Gratin with Three-Herb White Bean Pesto is great to serve company, it's so beautiful, and so easy to make. There are also lots of great stir-fry's, one of my personal favorite ways to cook my meals.

And Robin really knows her sauces. Just that chapter alone is full of great recipes. My favorite is the Rich Man's Pesto, no wait, it's the Spicy Peanut Sauce, no wait, it's the Charmoula Sauce, I just can't make up my mind!

Carb Conscious Vegetarian proves that you can eat healthy low-carb vegetarian meals, without sacrificing any flavor. In fact these recipes are so flavorful, you will want to keep cooking from this cookbook even after you lose all that weight! It is a lifestyle cookbook, one you can use every day, for many years to come.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook by H. Fisher

H. Fisher — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:04:36 +0000

The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook is a wealth of recipes and tips for new vegetarians. The recipes are split into chapters by meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – and there are also chapters for soups, desserts and college cuisine. The recipes can all be made vegan or vegetarian depending on the Teens choice. The recipes include new and different things letting teens explore Thai and Indian cuisine, but the cookbook also includes classic favorites like vegetarian egg salad and vegetarian BLT’s. Interspersed throughout the recipes is information about vegetarianism and vegans and tips for teens , for example telling them to add ingredients to their parents shopping list and choose a Saturday or Sunday to make dinner for the family. The book also stresses that teens should respect others lifestyle choices and understand that not all vegetarians have the same level of commitment.

When I became a vegetarian at age 14 I ate grilled cheese sandwiches. I continued to eat grilled cheese sandwiches for the next year until I started making new friends who were vegan and vegetarian. That group of friends helped each other find recipes and cook together – but none of us ever dreamed a cool resource like this might have existed. I would have loved to have this book as a teen – and it’s worth owning for adults too!
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle by David

David — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:36:13 +0000

My wife and I are vegan. She is always trying new recipes, and Robin

Robertson’s new cookbook, Carb Conscious Vegetarian is perfect for us

both. I love a hearty meal, my wife likes a lighter meal. Most of these

recipes can be made with a serving of pasta, rice, or potatoes on the

side, or mixed in, so that both of us can enjoy a healthy, and myself a

bit heartier, meal. For example, the appetizers are great, because my

wife will make several of them at one time, and make a side of roasted

potatoes along with them (for me) and that makes a fun meal. Many of

the salads involve a combination of vegetables, tofu, tempeh, etc. to be

topped on lettuce leaves. Instead of putting the “topping” on lettuce as

my wife does, I put it over brown rice. The soups and stews are really

delicious, but if I need a little more food that night, I will throw in

some pasta or tofu cubes or have some bread on the side. The side dishes

can be served with roasted potatoes, rice, or pasta. The entrees are

satisfying enough on their own, but sometimes I will still make some

garlic bread or pasta on the side, and I’m plenty full. The Breakfast

Bites are fine as they are, filling enough for me in the morning. And the

Divine Desserts are unbelievably satisfying. This cookbook is really

versatile, and works great for that vegetarian or vegan couple or family

who enjoy great food, a healthy diet, and love to eat together, even

though they are on different diet plans.

Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on The Schwarzbein Principle Vegetarian Cookbook by Mark Albion

Mark Albion — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:32:30 +0000

I just loved this book. It expanded our diet at home to includes lots of foods so that this sometime non-vegetarian doesn’t miss meat nearly as much (all the women in the family are basically vegetarians). thanks for helping a father eat more healthfully with his family.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle by C. Nash

C. Nash — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:40:14 +0000

When my husband developed acid reflux, it was recommended that he lower his carb intake. As long time lacto vegetarians (no fish, meat or eggs, yes to dairy), this sounded particularly challenging.

I bought 3 different low carb cookbooks from Amazon a month ago: "Low-carb Vegetarian" by Celia Brooks Brown, "Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes For Healthy Lifestyle" by Robin Robertson and "The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index" by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller

After a month of consistent cooking I have rarely used Brown's "Low-carb Vegetarian" which is laden with ~50% recipes that use eggs. There are some great recipes in there if you eat eggs though.

On the other hand, my copy of "Carb Conscious Vegetarian: 150 Delicious Recipes For Healthy Lifestyle" by Robin Robertson is a bit dog-eared already. Delicious, innovative recipes with new ways to use foods common to the vegetarian and wonderful exploring of unusual but easily available new veggies and protein options.

"The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook" by Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller was rich with information and great recipes. It taught me a lot.

But by far Robertson's "Carb Conscious Vegetarian" is the best.

I will say that I don't know these authors and am doing this to help a buyer who may be wondering which one to get...

By the way, a low carb/lower acid diet has really eased the acid reflux my husband suffers from. We eat a main meal during the day and a protein drink at night, even if working: switched when consuming. And I am starting to lose weight...

Hope this helps! Rating: 5 / 5