The vegetarian student cookbook great grub for the hungry and

by Ryland Peters & Small

You might think that dinner’s sorted if there’s a burrito or a pizza in the freezer, but sometimes you crave a proper meal—just like you’d get back home—even if you’re not majoring in culinary arts. The Vegetarian Student Cookbook will get you through your studies and become more valuable to you than any textbook. You won’t need lots of kitchen gadgets, hours in front of the stovetop, or a loan to make these recipes—they are all easy and cheap and designed to satisfy. Start with Kitchen Know-how: which essentials to stock up on so that you always have the foundation of a simple meal; tips on key equipment to buy; simple rules of food hygiene; and no-fuss tips for throwing together ingredients, no matter how little is lurking in your kitchen. When you’re having a late-night essay crisis and you turn to the refrigerator for salvation, The Vegetarian Student Cookbook will come to the rescue with quick, stress-free Snacks & Sides. Chapters on Salads, Easy Meals, Pasta, and include everything you could possibly want in your repertoire: mac n’ cheese, panini, stir-fries, vegetable bakes, risottos, and lots more. Master the recipes in Food to Impress and you’re sure to win friends. Finally, when there’s no chocolate in the house and you need to satisfy a sweet

craving, turn to Desserts and indulge in Chocolate Cake and Poached Pears.

• The follow-up to the bestselling The Student Cookbook.

• More than 160 easy recipes to inspire students to cook and eat good food.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Reference, Food

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cookbook has great potential. The few recipes I tried worked and were decent or even good, but with a few small tweaks could be made even better. I am going to use the veggie loaf as an example:

- Some of the instructions need to be more specific. The way you prepare a pan and the way I prepare a pan are different: is it okay to just grease a pan or does the recipe NEED the parchment in the picture? (Important because parchment paper is getting harder to find) Parchment normally doesn't need grease - it is meant to absorb it - but there is no grease and little fat in this recipe, so do I need to grease it? This book is aimed at people who are more likely beginner cooks, but even we intermediate cooks could use some instruction some times.
- Small tweaks to make it better: the veggie loaf cannot be sliced, as instructed before applying the sauce, as it falls apart. Part of why may be the zucchini: zucchini is very moist and here are no instructions to squeeze out the moisture.
- more tips on alternative preparations: the loaf is good without the sauce (may need more salt, as most of the salt is in the sauce) and can then be added to other recipes (veggie loaf sandwich, anyone?).

All in all, it is a decent cookbook and you can use it as is right now. I applaud that there are a lot of pictures (not for every recipe but most recipes) and not the worst index. It has a fairly decent chapter organization. It had some good advice in the beginning for beginner cooks (though not enough if you have never boiled water, for example!). However, a few tweaks and it could be better. A loaf that remains a loaf, way better!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an awesome cookbook for those who don't know how to cook, are on a budget, want to use minimal and/or easy to find ingredients, and vegetarians! This is a must have for my kitchen. Ofcourse, I tweaked recipes to my liking (especially the soups).

[Leila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great cooking tips and easy, yummy vegetarian recipes.

[Miriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor index which lets this book down, otherwise a really useful book for quick receipes without too many ingredients

[Megan Markham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many of these recipes sound fun...some aren’t actually vegetarian so there’s that

[Lee (of Shalott) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I never feel comfortable about adding a cookbook to my Goodreads list; how do you "read" a cookbook? But I did like this one because there is a nice picture on every other page (something I appreciate since I'm not a creative chef), the recipes are brief & easy to follow, & there are no fidgety ingredients to search for & never find or to scare off the new vegetarian! I liked that there are very few recipes that use nuts, & most are adaptable to be gluten free. The one thing I miss & have deducted major points for is that there is no nutritional information for any of the dishes - I'm not sure why authors continue to produce cookbooks without this vital information. 3.5 stars, though I could be persuaded to give it 4.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some really yummy recipes! It has a lot of good ideas on what to do with your veggies! From appetizers to dinner ideas. Lots of yummy pics too!

[Ingrid Sørensen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved it! Cheap dishes, simple and managable as a vegetarian or someone trying out meat free meals. Very easy to follow and contains introductory tips for any beginner in the kitchen.

[Deyara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay. Only a couple of recipes really appealed to me, mostly the risottos.