What's Cooking Vegetarian [antikvár]

'rIntroductionT^his book is designed to appeal to vegetarians, demi-vegetarians, and vegans alike. Its main aim is to dispel the myth that vegetarian food is brown, stodgy, and bland. When browsing through the recipes in this cookbook, you will discover just how versatile, colorful, and flavorful a vegetarian diet can be.It makes perfect sense when you consider the wide range of natural produce that is generally available year round. With the advent of refrigerated transportation, fresh produce is now brought from all over the world to give us a whole array of fresh fruit and vegetables with which to work. In addition, the use of spices, fresh herbs, and garlic, accompanied by sauces and relishes makes for a very exciring and healthy diet.Eating a balanced, nutritional diet is very important and can be easily achieved by combining the recipes in tliis book, when planning your meal, to include protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and some fats. It is very important in any diet, but especially a vegetarian diet, that agood balance is achieved and that sufficient protein is eaten.Tlie recipes in riiis book come from far and wide, including China and Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. There are also more traditional recipes and variations on themes, such as "vegctablc-toad-in-the-hole", a quick, tasty family meal in which it is guaranteed you won't miss the meat. Indeed, this can be said for all of the recipes in this book. Many could be served to meat-eating guests without them missing the "meat factor" in any way In fact, this book is the perfect way to introduce your friends to this healthy and delicious diet. Wlien cooking tlie following recipes, feel free to substitute some ingredients to suit your specific diets, using soy milk for example in place of cow's milk, cream substitute instead of dairy cream, and vegetable margarine in place of butter. You will discover that the vegetarian diet has progressed greatly from the nut curiet to a colorful and imaginative way of eating. Go ahead and enjoy!