America: The Vegetarian Table

by Deborah Madison

Celebrated chef and cookbook author Deborah Madison explores the hearty and delicious heritage of the American kitchen in this tasty addition to the best-selling Vegetarian Table series. Inspired by time-honored regional fare and a bounty of New World ingredients, including potatoes, corn, tomatoes, and farmstead cheeses, Madison's recipes are as fresh and flavorful as they are cozily familiar.
The Vegetarian America serves up more than seventy-five delectable possibilities for vegetarian dining at its most satisfying. Offering a new perspective on a cherished cuisine - and filled with gorgeous, full-color photographs - The Vegetarian America brings the best of American-style vegetarian cooking to your table.

Genres: Cookbooks, Reference, Food, Cooking

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Deborah Madison is an American chef, writer and cooking teacher. She has been called an expert on vegetarian cooking and her gourmet repertoire showcases fresh garden produce. Her work also highlights Slow Food, local foods and farmers' markets.

Reviews

[MD · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can I trust a cookbook whose author believes concord grape pie is the best pie there is? I’ve made concord grape pie (not her recipe) and thought it was a ridiculous amount of work (you have to peel each grape!) only to end up tasting pretty much like I had filled a pie crust with grape jelly. But I have her Greens cookbook and have enjoyed every recipe I have made from that one.

From this one, the recipes I’ve marked to try first are Melon and Cucumber Salad with Black Pepper and Mint (from my garden!), Brown Bread (I want to try it in a crock pot), and New England Cheese Pie with Green Onions (an interesting-sounding quiche). But I’m sure I will try others too. Since I actually have concord grapes that I never know what to do with maybe I will even try the pie again if I can think of someone to give it to who might enjoy it as much as Deborah Madison does.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Surprisingly boring and drab.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cookbook is fine, but its most memorable parts are the gorgeous pictures. Buy Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone instead.

The whole Vegetarian Table collection (Thai, Japanese, Indian, Mexican, et al) are worth looking into.

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deborah Madison is the queen of the veetarian table

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent vegetarian cookbook!