Vegetarian Times Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook

by Vegetarian Times (Editor)

With Vegetarian Times Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook, vegetarians can finally whole-heartedly join in on the Thanksgiving feast. Gone are the days of filling up on nothing but potatoes and cranberry sauce--now even those with meatless diets can enjoy a truly bountiful Thanksgiving dinner. Appetizers Avocado Dip Roasted Garlic Cheese Rounds with Warm Tomato Sauce Mushroom Crostini Autumn Tomato Bruschetta Herbed White Bean Pate Soups Roasted Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup Potato-Mushroom Soup with Apple Classic Onion Soup Chestnut Soup with Greens Mushroom Wild Rice Chowder Main Courses Layered Seitan Vegetable Dinner Pattypan Squash Stuffed with Split Peas Harvest Vegetable Pie Shiitake Pot Pie with Polenta Crust Acorn Squash Tortellini Side Dishes Royal Risotto with Asparagus and Artichokes Thyme-Roasted Root Vegetables Baked Candied Sweet Potatoes Cranberry-Orange-Pecan Relish Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins Desserts Lemon Tofu "Cheesecake" Vegan Pumpkin Pie Maple Syrup Baked Apples Ginger-Poached Pears in Red Wine French Apple Cake Visit us online at http: //www.mgr.com

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

288 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Vegetarian Times is a monthly magazine published nine times a year (three double issues) by Cruz Bay Publishing, Inc. The magazine's audience consists of vegetarians and "flexitarians" who are focused on a healthy lifestyle. Vegetarian Times promotes an eco-friendly lifestyle with recipes, wellness information, cooking techniques, and information on "green" products. Half of the readership do not follow a strict vegetarian diet.

Reviews

[Katey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This cookbook could have definitely been improved by the inclusion of pictures, and the few recipes I made were fairly easy to veganize. But a good piece of advice in general: don't try to make 5 recipes you've never made before for Thanksgiving dinner. By yourself. Especially from a cookbook without pictures. And you've had several glasses of wine. You end up eating a lot later and a lot less then what you intended.

Just sayin', it's good advice.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've tried MOST of the recipes in this book, and actually did cook an entirely vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner one year, using the recipes in this book. The food was spectacular, though I must admit to a little bit of creative cheffing when I felt like it or didn't have an ingredient. Still, the recipes deserve the credit for turning out delicious. Many of them I use throughout fall and winter because the dishes are hearty and filling and healthy all at the same time. For meat-eaters, especially, this book is useful to help you break out of the mashed-potatoes-and-corn side-dish rut.

Warning: a few of the main dishes take absolutely FOREVER to prepare. Worth it, completely. But you really have to kiss a day outside the kitchen goodbye. I made one of the vegetable pies with a store-bought crust and it still took me 6 hours to prepare! Seriously, you've got to be devoted. The good thing is, when you're done, you'll have a fridge full of delicious food that lasts a nice long time for leftovers. No fancy procedures or gadgets are really necessary that most cooks don't already know and most kitchens don't already have, but be prepared to go to the natural food store to locate some obscure ingredients--which are worth both the trip and the expense. There's this one mushroom-based concentrate used in a few of the recipes that makes anything taste better and lasts longer than you'd think in the refrigerator.

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

My cookbook pet peeves:
Cookbooks without pictures.
Cookbooks with ingredients that I don't know and don't know where to find.
Cookbooks with a lot of cooking instructions or an extremely long list of spices as ingredients.

This cookbook had 2 of my 3 pet peeves. I do love the Vegetarian Times magazine publication, but it may be because of the pictures! I wanted more from this one than it actually gave. As I am not as adventurous of a vegetarian as I should be, a lot of these were too "scary" for me, especially with all of the eggplant suggestions. But I did pick out a few good ones to possibly try on the vegetarian's most uncomfortable of holidays.

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

First they use the word "moxie" what could be better than that.
Second I'm hoping a brows through this one will help me with my annual Thanksgiving anxiety. My unconventional eating habits mixed with the conservative, conventional side of the family makes Thanksgiving more of a nuisance unless I take matters into my own hands and bring my own sides.

meh... it wasn't that great of a cookbook

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A selection of decent vegetarian dishes that can easily be veganized for those who don't use dairy/eggs/honey. I'm wasn't a fan of Thanksgiving food as a meat-eater in my youth (I mostly stuck to mashed potatoes and rolls at family gatherings), but these dishes make me appreciate the seasonal veggies and flavors as an adult.

[Readersaurus · Rating 4 out of 5]

We wanted to make a completely new menu this Thanksgiving. This book has many appealing recipes, with the plus that all of the ingredients are familiar. There are some weird out of season ingredient choices, but you can choose not to make them. Our house smells great! We are utterly full from tasting as we cook; more stars to come if the guests eat seconds.

[Mollypae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has a Vegan Pumpkin Pie recipe!