Cookin' Southern Vegetarian Style

by Ann Jackson

For a taste of life in the south, this cookbook captures all the hominess of Southern cuisine with a dose of healthful eating in recipes that are vegetarian versions of standard favorites. Included are the sumptuous vegetable and fruit dishes and baked goods that have graced Southern tables for ages. Plus recipes handed down through generations showcasing other well loved combinations of favorite tomatoes and green beans, biscuits and piping gravy, watermelon and pecan pies. You'll go back to a time and place where the pace is slow and friendly, close to the earth, and full of good food.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Reference

191 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great cookbook. It is almost certainly one of my favorites, and that's saying a lot. It's great for a starter vegetarian (the recipes are easy, and the ingredients are easy to obtain), but it's great for a more experienced vegetarian, too. Pages abound with comfort food and crowd pleasers, and most of the recipes are super easy to follow. My only complaint is that sometimes the recipes aren't indexed in the back so well. I've had trouble finding things again, so I have to mark them down. Additionally, read the recipes carefully before beginning. One recipe, I forget which one and that's absolutely no help, was missing a crucial step in the process, though, if you've cooked before, you can probably guess what to do. I give this book as gifts because everyone likes the recipes so much.

Merged review:

This is such a great cookbook. It is almost certainly one of my favorites, and that's saying a lot. It's great for a starter vegetarian (the recipes are easy, and the ingredients are easy to obtain), but it's great for a more experienced vegetarian, too. Pages abound with comfort food and crowd pleasers, and most of the recipes are super easy to follow. My only complaint is that sometimes the recipes aren't indexed in the back so well. I've had trouble finding things again, so I have to mark them down. Additionally, read the recipes carefully before beginning. One recipe, I forget which one and that's absolutely no help, was missing a crucial step in the process, though, if you've cooked before, you can probably guess what to do. I give this book as gifts because everyone likes the recipes so much.

[Laura Lawson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun, conversational cookbook geared toward veggie types from the land of bacon grease. If your mom had a coffee can full of that stuff on the stove, you will probably find something to like in this book. It's also from the time before veggies were obsessed with farm to table and fresh ingredients. Remember, back when we are all scouring the dry goods shelves of our once tiny health food stores? But you know you wanted to find an excellent use for nutritional yeast! This is it: the Chicken Fried Tofu. I've been making this for years. I add sage or other dried herbs, pepper, smoked paprika and smoked salt to the "batter" and cut the tofu first into slices as the tofu is marked, then diagonally to make triangles and cook it in an iron skillet at shy of medium. Be careful with the soy sauce amount if you add salt and I don't drizzle it until first side has had some time to fry.

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ann Jackson offers up tons of delicious (mostly vegan, all vegetarian) homestyle recipes in a charming and super inviting style. I'm obsessed with her recipe for greens (I do add a few drops of liquid smoke, and sometimes caramelized onions). also, the big bubba tofu is amazing. the one flaw is that her vegan variation for the pecan pie doesn't really work--the pie completely sank (though it was still delicious)

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cookbook is so good it's hard for me to even believe it. I bought it after reading some positive reviews, and all my expectations have been exceeded! My favorites so far are the recipe for steamed greens with peanut sauce (not very Southern, I know, but oh so delicious!) and the recipe for okra and potatoes.

[Lilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book ever. Secrets revealed about recreating country ham grease and fried chicken gravy and all the happiest things, without hacking up any creatures! Ann Jackson is a hero of mine, for her skillz and slow southern ways.

[Quinten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for novice vegetarian cooks. Simple recipes for tasty food. I find myself turning to this book for ideas and I know I can usually find something.

[Amy]

Part of my southern cookbook collection.
Packing away now as we declutter the house, preparing to put it on the market.