1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes, 2nd ed.

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Summary: Just so you know
Review: Just so people realize, some of these reviews were written almost 4 years ago. I had no trouble finding fat free half and half in most area grocery stores. And yes, Worchester sauce traditionally contains anchovies, but a vegetarian version is available in natural food stores. Also, ALL yogurt DOES NOT contain gelatin. There are many brands of "natural" yogurt which do not contain such additives. In the northwest, Nancy's is the first which springs to mind and Stonyfield Farms, which is a northeastern company, but available elsewhere.
If anything, I felt that too many of the recipes called for the same set of ingredients (artichoke hearts, bell pepper, etc.). It's lucky my household likes those items, we just wished for a little more variety.

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Summary: Losing Weight
Review: My husband lost a lot of weight (I lost 13 pounds as well) and both of us kept it off by using these receipes for all dinners at home. They were tastey and reliable and featured all of his "free" foods. While receipes mostly used a lot of ingredients, they were clear and easy to follow. There were numerous main dishes and low fat versions of many ethnic dishes. A very nice feature is the analysis of each receipe in terms of the ADA's diabetic diet terms.

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Summary: A good book with some flaws
Review: Overall, I've been enjoying this book; the recipes are interesting, and tasty. I've enjoyed having full nutritional information available. I've found a few key problems, though: -Some of the recipes take a lot longer to make than specified. The acorn squash stuffed with custard recipe too twice as long as listed to firm up. -There is a heavy reliance on difficult to find specialty ingredients, including a really bizarre penchant for relying on fat-free half and half for everything. I can't even find fat-free half and half in any store I have been in! - Many of the recipes refer to other recipes (sauces) etc. to complete them. This is awkward. I would recommend this book to the advanced vegetarian cook who can work around some of these drawbacks.

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Summary: "Ambitious and prolific" Vegetarian Journal, Sept./Oct. 1997
Review: This ambitious and prolific book does contain 1,001 recipe, and each comes complete with nutritionals and dietary exchange information. The recipes are divided into 16 different sections, from Appetizers and Snacks to Desserts. In between, you'll find some unique sections on Stews and Casseroles, Roasted and Grilled Dishes, Pizzas Calzones and Dinner Pies, and Sauces and Condiments. Each recipe is clearly marked with a symbol which denotes whether the dish is vegan, lacto-ovo vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, or ovo vegetarian. We didn't try all the 1,001 recipes, but we were pleased with the ones we did sample. Among the particularly impressive dishes were: Roasted Galic and Herb Cannellini Dip, Spiced Corn Melange, Tempeh Fajitas, Ginger-Baked Beans, Asparagus with Peanut Sauce, and Spiced Orange Compote. There are many vegan recipes (except in the dessert section, where there were only a handful), and the recipes run the gamut from simple to gourmet. --From Vegetarian Journal, September/October 1997

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Summary: Great Recipes But Some Mistakes!
Review: This is overall a great cookbook, some great ideas, I've made some desserts from it and they are delicious. I was looking for something like this when I fell upon it at out local Borders bookstore. The only problem is many of the recipes contain yogurt, which ALWAYS contains gelatin(which I think most people know is boiled animal connective tissue, skin and bones). I don't know if Sue Spitler realized this and didn't care or didn't know or what. Also, some of the recipes called for Woccessire (Sp?) sauce, and that has Anchovies in it. None of the recipes are supposed to contain meat, fish or poultry. But overall, a great book. Many of the recipes are bland, some of them have strange ingredients, and some of them are pretty high in calories, actually higher or equal in calories than the normal kinds. Others have less calories, yes, but that's because the portions are smaller. So, basically, I would say, if you are really interested, buy it. If not, look elsewhere.