The Vegetarian Feast : Revised and Updated

Rating:
Summary: Terrible Cook Book
Review: As an experienced cook, I looked forward to the recipes in this book. The recipes were verbose and vague. She lists the ingredients in one column, but proceeds to write a book to explain the steps. In the middle of cooking, you are lost trying to find the instructions because the author is writing a paragraph for "sautee in oil". Just awful. Hard to follow and impossible to stick to. Avoid at all costs. Better off trying the books put out by Cooks Ilustrated.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible Cook Book
Review: As an experienced cook, I looked forward to the recipes in this book. The recipes were verbose and vague. She lists the ingredients in one column, but proceeds to write a book to explain the steps. In the middle of cooking, you are lost trying to find the instructions because the author is writing a paragraph for "sautee in oil". Just awful. Hard to follow and impossible to stick to. Avoid at all costs. Better off trying the books put out by Cooks Ilustrated.

Rating:
Summary: Enduring
Review: THE VEGETARIAN FEAST is a real trooper of a cookbook. Its endurance in print and in my kitchen are testimony to its strengths: 1) Mediterranean inspiration is apparent; 2) the author is conscious of not going overboard on high fats and offers some lightened recipes; 3) the food is attractive and varied; 4) every recipe includes suggestions for inclusion in 3- and 4-course menus; 5) there are some highly workable recipes here you cannot find anywhere else (or at least easily); short cuts, like using canned cooked beans, are suggested where appropriate; 7) most, if not all, ingredients can be easily found, even beyond metropolitan areas. Most of the dishes are from the author's catering repertoire, including her easy signature wheat crackers. This is a great book to ransack for ideas even if you do not ultimately use specific recipes. Vegans beware: eggs, honey and dairy are present.

Rating:
Summary: Enduring
Review: THE VEGETARIAN FEAST is a real trooper of a cookbook. Its endurance in print and in my kitchen are testimony to its strengths: 1) Mediterranean inspiration is apparent; 2) the author is conscious of not going overboard on high fats and offers some lightened recipes; 3) the food is attractive and varied; 4) every recipe includes suggestions for inclusion in 3- and 4-course menus; 5) there are some highly workable recipes here you cannot find anywhere else (or at least easily); short cuts, like using canned cooked beans, are suggested where appropriate; 7) most, if not all, ingredients can be easily found, even beyond metropolitan areas. Most of the dishes are from the author's catering repertoire, including her easy signature wheat crackers. This is a great book to ransack for ideas even if you do not ultimately use specific recipes. Vegans beware: eggs, honey and dairy are present.

Rating:
Summary: GOOD ONE !!!
Review: This lady sure does know how to cook !! Other "chefs" sound like they get tired of food and can't tell you about their recipes....not Ms Shulman !! She's good. I have a few of her vegetarian recipe books and I never get tired of them.... In fact, if you were to come into my kitchen and see how mutilated her cookbooks are, I would be embarrassed. She gives you a little narrative to each recipe and that really make you want to try them. GOOD ONE !!

Rating:
Summary: Every recipe's a winner!
Review: When can you ever say that about a cookbook? I got online because I need a new copy: my 1986 copy is dog-eared, my dad re-glued it for me and it's finally coming apart again. If you want real recipes with useful instructions and a french flair for flavor, check this one out--it's been my favorite ever since I left home.

Rating:
Summary: Every recipe's a winner!
Review: When can you ever say that about a cookbook? I got online because I need a new copy: my 1986 copy is dog-eared, my dad re-glued it for me and it's finally coming apart again. If you want real recipes with useful instructions and a french flair for flavor, check this one out--it's been my favorite ever since I left home.