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Book ReviewsThe Vegetarian Lunchbasket: Over 225 Easy, Low-Fat, Nutritious, Recipes for the Quality-Conscious Family on the Go |
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Book: The Vegetarian Lunchbasket: Over 225 Easy, Low-Fat, Nutritious, Recipes for the Quality-Conscious Family on the Go
Written by: Linda Haynes Jyoti Haynes |
Publisher: New World Library
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Not what I hoped for . . .
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4 / 5
Let me first make clear - I am not a vegetarian. Why did I think this book would be helpful? It looked like it would have some fun recipes in it and I rarely eat meat at home so I didn't think it would make that big of a difference. But a lot of the recipes call for ingredients that I would have to search for and that I suspect would be more expensive than I can currently afford. I am sure to other vegetarians these recipes - which do look very creative and (mostly) appetizing - would be well worth it. But I need to take lunch to work because I am trying to save money and was looking for nutritious ways to incorporate more veggies into my diet at the same time. Plus, I have to admit that I am a little scared to try tofu and haven't actually cooked cabbage myself and one or the other was in most dishes. I am sure this wouldn't be a problem for most people and hope that others do get the book but I was grateful that I checked it out of the library first as I was really excited about it before I got it. I just wanted to let anyone else who might be foolish like me and think this was a general-lunch-cookbook-that-just-didn't-include-meat-dishes know - not so much.
1001 Ways to Eat Tofu!
Rating:
5 / 5
I've been a vegetarian for over nine years, but this book has given me LOTS of new ideas- including foods my 15-month old daughter likes. I really like how the recipes are unconventional- I had run out of ideas for eating tofu, but this book has encouraged me to eat it more regularly... Also- if you are into the Zone Diet, this book has many recipes that are fairly compatible (at least low in unfavorable carbohydrates)
Convenient time saving recipes
Rating:
5 / 5
I really like "the Vegetarian Lunchbasket" because it is full of easy to make recipes that one can afford with even extremely limited funds. Boston Brown Bread was fun to make, and absolutely delicious. There are many bread recipes and ideas of how to make the bread appealing to children utilizing ingenuity. My favorite part of this book however is the Chapter 2: Fillings and Spreads. I find myself frequently eating cheese sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner and this book is helping me branch out. Peanut-Yeast Spread is pretty tasty, as is Tofu Salad. I look forward to trying the others like Tofu-nut spread, Sesame-Avocado Spread-and Vegnut Spread. There are many other spreads. I also like the fact that these recipes don't make a huge amount. It is perfect for creating meals for one person. Also, there are good recipes for meatless gravies in here, like Nut gravy, and Dal Gravy to name a few. It's a great resource.
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