The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook: Your Guide to the Best Foods on Earth: What to Eat, Where to Get It, How to Prepare It

by Diana Shaw, Kathy Warriner (Illustrator)

The author of Almost Vegetarian presents the one book that full-time and part-time vegetarians need on their shelves--a book that contains more than 600 contemporary low-fat recipes and invaluable nutritional and culinary information about the vegetarian way of life. 500 line drawings.

Genres: Cookbooks, Vegetarian, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food, Reference

624 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 1997

Reviews

[Aviva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best cookbook ever! Most recipes on the more complicated and time consuming side but worth it. Healthy and educational. A resource like an encyclopedia included. If I wasn't busy with kids one of whom is a lucky eater I think I would only cook from these recipes every week.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

There were many new and creative dishes in this book that I loved. There were informative introductions to each section on healthful choices, as well as information on balancing nutrients and flavors. I'm planning purchasing a copy of this book.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've had this cookbook since high school. It served me well when I was vegetarian, and has been a great source of veg recipes since then.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written and excellent recipes ranging from the simple to the complex. Mmmm....

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my three favorite cookbooks, I have used this one since 2000. Some of my fav recipes include corn fritters, peanut dipping sauce, and cranberry/apple crumble. Yummy!

[Agnes · Rating 2 out of 5]

No illustrations but a hefty number of recipes.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've gone through a lot of vegetarian cookbooks in my 14 years as a vegetarian, and I find Diana Shaw's to be the most well written and useful out of those that I have read.