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Jeanne Lemlin, the muse of all that is fast and vegetarian, is the author of Vegetarian Pleasures, Main-Course Vegetarian Pleasures, and Quick Vegetarian Pleasures, for which she won a James Beard Cookbook Award. She is a cooking instructor and has written for Gourmet, Yankee Magazine, and Country mostra altro Journal. Jeanne lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. mostra meno

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This is a great vegetarian cookbook for hearty, mainstream meals, and I mean that in the best way possible. The recipes employ cheese, pasta, breads and are generally stick-to-your-ribs style. This is actually great for serving vegetarian meals to non-vegetarians or for vegetarians who want to eat classic-style food. I used it for years. My copy is well-worn and I don't think there's a recipe I tried that I didn't like.

- easy to find ingredients
- well-written, easy to follow recipes
- balanced flavors (I rarely had to adjust seasoning, beyond the ubiquitous and maddening "salt to taste" instruction so common these days)

I don't use this book anymore (I'm on the autoimmune protocol) so even though I'd like to list several recipes I can only think of one at the moment: the curry. It's got a perfect blend of spices and actually, I still make it on AIP with a few slight modifications. But everything in it is good.
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Luminous-Path | 1 altra recensione | Mar 26, 2022 |
This cookbook is a bit of a conundrum to me. It is advertised as a compendium of quick and easy, but healthy and flavorful, vegetarian recipes. “Novice cooks can whip up healthful, flavorful meals in record time,” reads one of the top editorial reviews.

For the most part, Lemlin delivers on these promises. The recipes are basic, and most of the ones we’ve tried (with a couple of notable exceptions) have been pretty tasty. But healthful? We clearly have a different understanding of what that word means. Without fail, Lemlin’s recipes rely on an absolutely inordinate amount of fat. Four out of five recipes will have you stir in 2 or 3 tablespoons of butter at the end, just for the hell of it! Who does that?! She will sauté an onion in ¼ cup of olive oil, when a tablespoon would do. It’s mind-boggling, and it generates continued astonishment every time this book is used in our kitchen.

That said: the recipes are generally pretty good, even once we’ve omitted the fat. To give an idea, on a typical Lemlin recipe we will use half or less of the olive oil she calls for, and cut the butter completely, and the outcome will still be a delicious (and much more healthy) vegetarian dish. There have been a few bland-o-rama recipes we’ve stumbled upon, and in general we’ve been underwhelmed by her recipes for standard condiments (i.e. her pesto and her veggie broth), but in those cases when we’ve been let down, the lack has been in herbs and spices, not a need for more butter (seriously!). Overall, most of her recipes are decent, especially for busy worknights or new vegetarians who are still feeling their way around what you can do without meat.

So for flavor and ease, I’d give it 4 stars. But for my need to alter, without fail, every single recipe because of her obsession with fat… it gets knocked back to a 3.
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philosojerk | 1 altra recensione | Jan 17, 2014 |
who reads a cookbook? not me! but this cookbook is awesome. it includes all kinds of really tasty (read: not actually that healthy) comfort foods. my favorites include: baked orzo, broccoli, and cheese casserole; baked cheese polenta with corn and green chilies; and baked vegetable couscous. mmmm
 
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eenee | 1 altra recensione | Apr 2, 2013 |

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