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The Voluptuous Vegan: More Than 200 Sinfully Delicious Recipes for Meatless, Eggless, and Dairy-Free Meals
There are many great reasons to eat vegetarian meals --they're low in saturated fat, high in fiber, and chock-full of nutrients. But the considerable health benefits aside, gourmets often scoff at the likes of seitan and tofu, while vegans despair of dull, uninspired offerings. Until now. In The Voluptuous Vegan, Myra Kornfeld introduces creative, mouthwatering, truly volu...more
Paperback, 320 pages
Published
October 24th 2000
by Clarkson Potter
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If you are not a vegan, and not really interested in meat substitutes, this is the vegan cookbook for you. The focus in this book is on really incredible tasting food that uses vegetables and spices from a variety of ethnic cooking traditions. It contains a glossary that has been indispensable to me, and every procedure is explained in detail.
The ingredients are best purchased at stores that cater to the recipe's particular cuisine (Asian, Indian, Latino), or you will end up being frustrated at...more
The ingredients are best purchased at stores that cater to the recipe's particular cuisine (Asian, Indian, Latino), or you will end up being frustrated at...more
So far the introduction grabs me in with phrases like "we all need to feed our souls" which is the first line. We start at the grocery store, natural food or organic foods is good for the body. Green markets (which I will be researching for those again).
"splash love into your food" and ready to see what ideas I can use in my new lifestyle and way of eating. I've read various books on raw diets, vegan, vegetarian, and some of the shakes or foods I've tried were mediocre or pretty good. I don't li...more
"splash love into your food" and ready to see what ideas I can use in my new lifestyle and way of eating. I've read various books on raw diets, vegan, vegetarian, and some of the shakes or foods I've tried were mediocre or pretty good. I don't li...more
Mmmmm. I never buy cookbooks, but I had to after reading this. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but just reading them make my mouth water. As Kalem and I plan to have many dinner/brunch parties in the future, I plan to put this to good use! It thrills me to know vegan food can be utterly sinful and decadent. It appears that most of the recipes will take a lot of time and ingredients that aren't normally in our home (I'm learning about all kinds of new grains/produce!). My lasting impressi...more
I just picked this cookbook up from the library for inspiration, and WOW! - this one has some seriously delicious-sounding recipes. I haven't made many of the recipes yet, since the heat wave has made the idea of cooking food less than appealing, but I really want to try several of them. I think I'll be buying this one to add to my cookbook library for when it cools down a bit. If you are interested in vegan cooking and want to go beyond the bland "rice and beans", this would be a great book to...more
The stews and soups are my favorite recipes out of this book. I cook one up every two or three weeks to last for a couple of days. The flavors are always perfectly balanced, and I feel like Popeye post-spinach after having a bowl. It also contains great recipes for tofu "creams". Yum!
That being said, these recipes are in-depth and often expensive to make. Only brave chefs need embark on preparing a full menu, and you had better purchase certain items in bulk.
That being said, these recipes are in-depth and often expensive to make. Only brave chefs need embark on preparing a full menu, and you had better purchase certain items in bulk.
This is a really great cookbook, although I regrettably no longer own a copy. I do have printouts of some of my favorites, though. Some of the recipes are a bit fancy, but always worth the extra effort when you sit down to eat. I use her pumpkin pie recipe around the holidays, as well as her cranberry sauce recipe. Other favorites include the ginger-baked tofu, millet corn croquettes, and smoky black bean sauce.
I'm not a vegan, but I like to mix it up and eat a variety of healthy meat, vegetarian and vegan dishes. I liked this cookbook, the recipes sound amazing. The butternut squash, sage and pecan stuffed raviolis (made with red chile pasta dough) and topped with a pureed white bean and garlic sauce makes my mouth water just thinking about it!
My only problem is that the recipes seem to be pretty complicated and time consuming. Being a mother of a small child, it doesn't fit my lifestyle right now, bu...more
My only problem is that the recipes seem to be pretty complicated and time consuming. Being a mother of a small child, it doesn't fit my lifestyle right now, bu...more
presents complete, themed menus and desserts. expensive and exotic ingredients. offers excellent instructions and illustrations about all those sophisto culinary terms and techniques, good for kitchen morons such as myself. a good cookbook to have on hand for for fancy-pant affairs.
Occasionally, like for my best friend's birthday, I'll cook a full menu out of this book, and it comes out perfect in terms of balance, portions, timing, presentation and that warm party-in-the-tummy, not-too-full-just-full-enough feeling that comes from a perfect meal. This has happened twice in the eleven or so years I've had this book. It is worth it.
I borrowed this book to plan vegan holiday dishes and haven't yet tried out the recipes yet but so many look delicious. There are bookmarks on every other page. I particularly like that the author puts together menus with several dishes and tips about timing and preparation.
These recipes are high fancy, lots of crazy ingredients that I don't have the specialty storesmoneyinterest for. Some interesting ideas, but I wouldn't buy this book.
Recipes in here are very good, but very time-consuming and fancy. I need a cookbook that has more down to earth recipes. This one is more for dinner parties.
Beautiful, complex recipes that I have yet to make! They all seem intimidatingly complex, but one of these days I'll do it!
This isn't a bad cookbook. Everything sounded delicious, but they were more fancy dinner party than everyday fare. Not really my kind of cookbook...
Favorites: ravioli, borscht, coconut oil piecrust, & desserts.
Great recipes - this week I'm gonna try the chocolate coconut cake!!
Delicious- but no pictures. I hate that so much.
Also, this is not a novice's cookbook. Most of it is fairly complicated and some recipes require hard to find ingredients. Kornfeld provides sample menus, which is something I really like. Overall this is a great book for planning special events or making a meal that will surely be remembered (because of it's tastiness and the effort it took to make)
Also, this is not a novice's cookbook. Most of it is fairly complicated and some recipes require hard to find ingredients. Kornfeld provides sample menus, which is something I really like. Overall this is a great book for planning special events or making a meal that will surely be remembered (because of it's tastiness and the effort it took to make)
I like the idea of this book, but I rarely use it because of the use of expensive and hard to find ingredients. I love the layout of the recipes, they are arranged in menus, with an appetizer, main dish, side dish and dessert. It's a nice change from the usual. I have had lots of luck with the leek tofu quiche with sauteed mushrooms, wow! So very tasty.
I have read it all and have made one of the soups. Looking forward to trying more recipes. Really excited about vegan food with flavor!
Aug 22, 2008
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Another vegan book purchased when I first realized cows were my culinary enemy. This is the only one I would keep if I ever got motivated to clean off my shelves. It has some great recipes, and everything is organized into menus so meal planning is brainless.
Everything in this book sounds really delicious and I really love Kornfeld's other recipes that I've tried, but these all sound incredibly time consuming so I haven't really used it at all (but I hope to, sometime in the future when I have lots of time to cook!)
I'm not a vegan (and have been recently honing my steak cooking skills for my partner) but several of my favorite recipes come from this cookbook. The recipes are less involved than the appear though I don't usually try a new one on a weeknight.
if you love involved multistep recipes, enjoy eating lots of chipotle peppers, and are a big fan of dinner parties, oh yeah, and you like vegan food, this book is perfect for you. it has an entire meal + dessert (like 4 recipes) planned out for you.
This was a Christmas present from '06 and I have only followed a handful of recipes. Okay, I will be more diligent in cooking once in my new place. Better review coming in the next few months.
This is one of my most used cookbooks. The simplier veggie recipes make great side dishes plus it taught me to cook with tofu.
Vegan or not, this book contains some of the most delicious recipes I've ever come across. The peach blueberry pie is a summer favorite!
Holy crap...amazing, yummy animal-free recipes that are rich and delicate, complex and nourishing. I also love the layout.
I've never made anything from this book--who has time to make their own chickpea flour for a dessert? Up for sale or swapping.
my go-to cookbook for holiday meal alternatives and comfort food.
This book is jam-packed with AWESOME recipes, especially the desserts.
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