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Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table
Eating the Moosewood Restaurant way every day has never been easier.
Whole grains. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Lean, nutrient-rich fish. We all know the virtues of a well-balanced diet—of choosing foods that nourish our bodies and respect the environment—but as the world around us gets busier and more complicated, we also know how difficult it can be to prepare a wholesome...more
Whole grains. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Lean, nutrient-rich fish. We all know the virtues of a well-balanced diet—of choosing foods that nourish our bodies and respect the environment—but as the world around us gets busier and more complicated, we also know how difficult it can be to prepare a wholesome...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
October 25th 2005
by Clarkson Potter
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I found out about the Moosewood Cookbooks in my book-a-day calendar. I am not a vegetarian, but the recipes sounded simply mouthwatering. So...we checked it out of the library (I didn't want to spend hard earned money unless it was good). My husband and I tried 6 recipes and LOVED every single one. Now we have bought our own cookbook. My favorite (so far): Tomato Tortilla Soup paired with bean and cheese quesadillas. Everything is so easy to make and fresh tasting. Tonight we had the Indian Pota...more
This book is ok. I appreciate that the recipes are simple and usually result in a minimal amount of clean-up afterward, however I think that in some cases adding another pot or pan to the clean-up could have resulted in a better recipe.
A few of the recipes I made were awesome; I made them multiple times and they were great every single time. A few recipes were abject failures, either by my own fault or because the recipe was just a flop.
The Good:
Asparagus avgolemono (pg 130)
This soup is so good!...more
A few of the recipes I made were awesome; I made them multiple times and they were great every single time. A few recipes were abject failures, either by my own fault or because the recipe was just a flop.
The Good:
Asparagus avgolemono (pg 130)
This soup is so good!...more
At what point can I say that I've read a cookbook? I've looked through all of the recipes and think they look delicious and manageable with the ingredients I usually have in the house. Tonight I made my first recipe out of it and we decided it was a keeper. It was a fancy take on grilled cheese sandwiches. This one was cauliflower cooked up with three cloves of garlic (yes, I can still taste it). Spread a bit of dijon mustard on bread (homemade from this morning), pile on the cauliflower, put ch...more
So many good ideas! You really can eat delicious freshly-cooked meals every day. Some recipes are high in fat and/or simple carbs, but you can always adjust the ingredients.
I'm loving this book. I've already made Nachos Grandes, Broccoli Slaw, Chipotle Scrambled Eggs, and Poached Huevos Rancheros. I have many more recipes on my to try list. I'm looking forward to more delicious simple suppers and even a few breakfasts (which of course can also be served for supper).
Moosewood Restaurant's emphasis is in cooking with wholesome, fresh foods so this book even has recipes that are healthy. It doesn't contain nutritional values but it does give you menu and serving ideas...more
My current favorite cookbook. I wasn't going to mark this as read until we'd done the whole book, but since we're being more seasonal with our produce these days AND there's a whole seafood chapter, that's never going to happen. I've done about 15-20 of the recipes, and all have been excellent. And easy. And filling. And they make a point of using some of the same ingredients a number of times, to go along with their suggestions for a "well-stocked pantry." Possibly this would be boring for an e...more
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I am a big Moosewood fan and finally got around to cooking from Simple Suppers. A great source of relatively easy and quick recipes that are great for weeknights. Most are healthy, many vegan. The homey Italian Bread & Cheese Soup (I used pumpernickel), had great flavor. Here's a link to the recipe and photos on my blog: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/20...
The soups in this book are AMAZING!! They have it all: easy to do, low calorie, kid friendly, low cost, and so good even die-hard carnivores don’t care they are vegetarian. I use the coconut rice recipe all the time as well. Definitely worth checking out to see what gems you can add to your repertoire of simple suppers. –Alexis S.-
Probably one of my favorite cookbooks ever, but then again it's pretty hard to go wrong with Moosewood. I will say that this book has more ingredients that I tend to keep around and so is easier for me to use!
Okay, just looking through this has made me hungry. Seems like there are many simple and easy vegetarian recipes here. (Even setting aside the ones that use fake meat, which I don't care for.)
Got this book for Christmas. Everything we have cooked from it thus far has been great and pretty easy. I'm in love with their red beans and coconut rice. Yum.
Simple, easy, delicious. Highly recommended for those who like to cook but don't want to spend a lot of time. My favorite? Black beans and yellow rice.
I cannot reccomend this book enough!!
I cook a lot and I'm vegetarian. Also, like most of the world, I'm pretty freakin' busy, but I don't think that is an excuse to not eat home-cooked meals. Enter this cookbook. Not only are the recipes pretty great, but they have also given me all sorts of ideas on how to make other things faster. If you aren't vegetarian, don't worry. There is a whole chapter on fish and most of the recipes could have chicken or some other meat added in. I highly recommend th...more
I cook a lot and I'm vegetarian. Also, like most of the world, I'm pretty freakin' busy, but I don't think that is an excuse to not eat home-cooked meals. Enter this cookbook. Not only are the recipes pretty great, but they have also given me all sorts of ideas on how to make other things faster. If you aren't vegetarian, don't worry. There is a whole chapter on fish and most of the recipes could have chicken or some other meat added in. I highly recommend th...more
I've made three recipes from the book so far: potatoes with lemon & capers, broccolini cheddar melt, and spinach cheese burritos. We've loved them all! I'm reading a library copy but would like to own this one.
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Oona- 5 stars
So user friendly and simple, could be a cookbook that one actually uses regularly, not just for special occasions.
Oona- 5 stars
So user friendly and simple, could be a cookbook that one actually uses regularly, not just for special occasions.
I am not a vegetarian. That is probably why I can't rate this book any higher. It tried to use corn on the cob as a recipe which I think is ridiculous. And - vegetarian reuben?????
One of my favorite cookbooks ever.
awesome. amaze your friends!
Love love love it
I really enjoyed this collection. An experienced, confident cook might find it all a bit boring, but I highly recommend it for those who, like myself, consider themselves incompetent in the culinary arts. All of the recipes I've tried so far have been simple enough, but not at the overwhelming expense of taste. Many required less than two ingredients I didn't already have in my pantry/fridge. Under normal circumstances, I'd give it three and a half stars. Feeling generous, I rounded up.
If you like to go meatless regularly, this is an excellent book. Both for simple, flexible recipes and for endless ideas. We've had it for a few years, have made most of the stuff in it, and we still go back to it and make something from it at least once a week. This week we finally made the Spinach Cheese Burritos. Simple, fantastic, and soon to be a staple.
Stay away from some of the simpler suppers and all of the stir-frys. For example, what were they thinking including a dish with equal parts tofu and garbanzo beans. For that matter, what possessed me to cook it? Also--bottled hoisin sauce? Sort of tastes like vomit.
I've used this book for every recipe I made this summer. It's that versatile. All the tastiness of a Moosewood cookbook, but the ingredient list doesn't read like a witch's potion. You can actually find the ingredients in a regular supermarket, and they're not too expensive.
Easy to use dinnertime cookcook. Of those I have tried, most of the dishes easy to cook, and they have all tasted good. This cookbook focuses on the healthful, but it takes a moderate stance on what that means. And all but one chapter "Fish" is vegetarian.
I heart this cookbook. It has the tasty, vegetarian foods that you love from Moosewood, but without the bjillion ingredients. I especially love the Indonesian Cabbage and Sweet Potato soup. I know it sounds funky, but it is soooo good!
My favorite cookbook! It is vegetarian, and the recipes are truly "simple." My husband asks me to cook from this book over and over. He loves it, too. Some favorites: Spinach Cheese Burritos, Navajo Stew, Mango Coconut Sorbet, to name a few.
Oct 28, 2008
Amber
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
vegetarians who like their cookbooks to do their weeknight thinking for them
Although this book is a little heavy on the dairy, the recipes are across-the-board fantastic! They stay true to the title, also, and keep ingredient lists and cooking time to a minimum. Yum!
I think this is my new favorite cookbook. Finally, a natural/vegetarian cookbook that isn't afraid to allow you to use convenience foods like pre-sliced cole slaw mix. Two thumbs up!
though i still have many more of recipes to test out, i will say that i love the navajo stew and the greek salad & wasn't crazy about the salmon rubbed with spices.
quite possibly my favorite new cookbook. I will for sure be purchasing this one. I feel like I could make dinner every single night with this book!
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