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Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
by
Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Goodreads Author),
Matthew Ruscigno
This is not your mother's low-fat cookbook. There's no foolish tricks, no bizarre concoctions, no chemicals, no frozen meals…no fake anything! Appetite for Reduction means cooking with real food, for real life. (Skimpy portions need not apply.)
In Appetite for Reduction, bestselling author and vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz has created 125 delectable, nutritionally-balanc...more
In Appetite for Reduction, bestselling author and vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz has created 125 delectable, nutritionally-balanc...more
Paperback, 290 pages
Published
December 7th 2010
by Da Capo Lifelong Books
(first published November 16th 2010)
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I feel weird adding a cookbook to my "read" list, but I really think cookbooks are some of the most often referenced/read books in my house, and this is my favorite one of all. Isa's a genius.
Everything I've made from this cookbook has been both easy to prepare and unbelievably delicious. It's taught me so much about whipping up a simple, quick, healthy meal. I've bought many copies as gifts for friends and family & would recommend it to anyone interested in cooking, especially vegans and ve...more
Everything I've made from this cookbook has been both easy to prepare and unbelievably delicious. It's taught me so much about whipping up a simple, quick, healthy meal. I've bought many copies as gifts for friends and family & would recommend it to anyone interested in cooking, especially vegans and ve...more
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I'm not a vegan. In fact, I'm not even a vegetarian. But I am someone who likes a variety of foods and is always looking for fast, healthy recipes. I bought this book after being a fan of Isa's Post Punk Kitchen website, and a few months later, I can say it was a great investment.
I've really liked every recipe I've tried from this book. The writing style here is friendly, funny, and very easy to follow. There are a few more involved recipes, but there are plenty for when you're crunched for time...more
I've really liked every recipe I've tried from this book. The writing style here is friendly, funny, and very easy to follow. There are a few more involved recipes, but there are plenty for when you're crunched for time...more
This cookbook got me through last winter, my first at attempting to be a vegan. I loved this cookbook because the recipes doesn't require expensive and hard to obtain ingredients.(PS I live in central Minnesota) I purchase carrots, celery, potatoes,onions, garlic and lemons on a regular basis and that for the most part will cover all the recipes! If you can go to a coop to pick up staples in bulk such as black beans, chickpeas, and brown rice,you will be set !
The recipes are quite easy to prepar...more
The recipes are quite easy to prepar...more
My library copy of Vegan with a Vengeance shouldn’t have been returned. Not in the state it was in after it lived in my kitchen for five renewed status cycles (the maximum number I was allowed before I had to return it to my local library). The book shouldn’t have been returned because it smelled like food. A cookbook, naturally, absorbs the effort of its teachings: oils and buttered thumb prints, dried arrow root smudges, and one small berry stain on two of the pages when I tried to turn them w...more
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Comparing it to the Veganomicon, I'd have to say it doesn't eclipse that earlier book. I adore the things in it: OMG Oven-Baken Onion Rings, for instance. But I have an eBook edition, and I have to complain to the publishers on this one. It is many things I don't like about eCookbooks: page numbers do not relate to the eScript, the Index is not hyperlinked, no hyperlinked Table of Contents, references within the recipes should be hyperlinked...complain, complain, complain. Everyone knows that in...more
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There was a time-a lonely, lonely time-when salads were a pale and limp affair, relegated to the side of your plate, practically weeping. I think those dark days were also known as the '80s." (p.11)
Appetite for Reduction is filled with easy, flavorful, low fat, plant-based recipes. It is perfect for the cook who is pressed for time, but isn't satisfied to exchange flavor for healthy eating. Isa Chandra Moskowitz spells out her approach to developing recipes in Veganomicon, a more comprehensive,...more
Appetite for Reduction is filled with easy, flavorful, low fat, plant-based recipes. It is perfect for the cook who is pressed for time, but isn't satisfied to exchange flavor for healthy eating. Isa Chandra Moskowitz spells out her approach to developing recipes in Veganomicon, a more comprehensive,...more
I use Appetite for Reduction all the time. I really like this cookbook. I have markers sticking out to quickly shortcut to my favorite recipes. If you are interested in a leaner vegan diet or adding healthy plant-based dishes to your current menu, this is a fun diverse resource. Isa Chandra Moskowitz has credibility and experience supporting deliciousness without using animal products. In this follow up to other books like Veganomicon and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, she reduces high calo...more
I can summarize the gist of this book using someone elses review here: This is an easier and faster version of "Veganomicon".
That was not a plus for me, having read Veganomicon first. And by read, I mean dog-eared, covered in sauce splatters and tore thru at least 20 recipes in 2 weeks.
So upon reading Appetite for Reduction, I was expecting another book of blow me away recipes. But this really is plainly faster and easier. Which doesn't match my food style.
I'll admit, I noted a few salad recip...more
That was not a plus for me, having read Veganomicon first. And by read, I mean dog-eared, covered in sauce splatters and tore thru at least 20 recipes in 2 weeks.
So upon reading Appetite for Reduction, I was expecting another book of blow me away recipes. But this really is plainly faster and easier. Which doesn't match my food style.
I'll admit, I noted a few salad recip...more
So far, I've tried three recipes from this cookbook. They were all winners! This is my first foray into vegan cooking. The book has introduced me to some new ingredients and techniques, which are explained fully without seeming patronizing. I also recently purchased some cookbooks to help me learn to process the produce in my weekly CSA subscription, and I was struck by the contrast in tone. Appetite for Reduction is chattier and does not assume that readers have basic cooking knowledge. For ins...more
Yeah, I'm reviewing a cook book. I don't normally do that on here but I feel bad that I haven't read anything lately. I like Isa Chandra. I currently own all of her books except for Vegan with a Vengeance and they're all pretty good. I enjoyed reading the introduction to this book where she points out that this isn't a diet book (in her words, "Hello, I'm fat"), but rather a book about eliminating crappy ingredients.
Most of the recipes in this book look pretty delicious. Unfortunately, out of t...more
Most of the recipes in this book look pretty delicious. Unfortunately, out of t...more
This book is easily the best vegan cookbook I own. In fact, I was only newly vegetarian when I purchased it. I was on Weight Watchers and was looking for a low calorie vegetarian cookbook, and this book relentlessly showed up in any and all searches I made for one, so I said, "Why not?"
Best decision I ever made (and definitely showed that I could make that transition to vegan eating with no problem). I have not made a bad recipe out of this book. This doesn't rely on unhealthy pre-processed vega...more
Best decision I ever made (and definitely showed that I could make that transition to vegan eating with no problem). I have not made a bad recipe out of this book. This doesn't rely on unhealthy pre-processed vega...more
This book is incredible.
In the past several years, I have bookmarked a number of online recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. All of which are vegan, and absolutely delicious.
I will point out here that I'm not vegan.
Yet, this doesn't matter. After taking a vacation, my husband and I used this book as an inspiration for a "one week vegan detox". How bad could it possibly be? We both figured that we could do just about anything for seven days, and this most recent experiment was no exception.
Turns out...more
In the past several years, I have bookmarked a number of online recipes by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. All of which are vegan, and absolutely delicious.
I will point out here that I'm not vegan.
Yet, this doesn't matter. After taking a vacation, my husband and I used this book as an inspiration for a "one week vegan detox". How bad could it possibly be? We both figured that we could do just about anything for seven days, and this most recent experiment was no exception.
Turns out...more
Really great collection featuring some of my favorite ingredients (quinoa!).
I'll never go vegan or even full-time vegetarian (of one stripe or another), but I like the meatless alternatives and just creative ways to deal with vegetables that far too many cookbooks treat as side dishes or ways to get too inventive.
This strikes a nice balance between the practical and the adventurous, without complicated techniques or overly hard-to-find ingredients. It helps if you have access to a farmers market...more
I'll never go vegan or even full-time vegetarian (of one stripe or another), but I like the meatless alternatives and just creative ways to deal with vegetables that far too many cookbooks treat as side dishes or ways to get too inventive.
This strikes a nice balance between the practical and the adventurous, without complicated techniques or overly hard-to-find ingredients. It helps if you have access to a farmers market...more
So far, I've tried about half a dozen recipes, and I love that they're relatively quick and easy to prepare, require ingredients that would be found in any reasonably well-stocked pantry, and they taste awesome. I've never been much into dieting, but I do put a lot of effort into ensuring that my meals contain a balanced (and abundant) amount of nutrients, so I loved the helpful nutritional info sidebars included with each recipe, and this book has also made me more conscious of how much oil I u...more
I am new to vegan cooking, and not a vegan to tell the truth. I eat meat very rarely. That out of the way, I came across post punk kitchen, and have been making recipes from there. The spaghettio's were a lot of fun. As I wander through my forties, it's time to get more serious about what I eat. I bought "Appetite for Reduction" as a way to do that, and to say "Thank you, Isa, for sharing your wonderful, creative recipes with the world."
I almost forgot....If it wasn't for this book, I wouldn't...more
I almost forgot....If it wasn't for this book, I wouldn't...more
This is one of my favorite cookbooks of all time! Although I love cookbooks, I don't often use them to make recipes, they are more for inspiration. Appetite for Reduction is both! I have made many of the recipes and they are simple, flavorful, and very healthy. Since this is similar to the kind of food I tend to eat anyway, it is nice to scroll through (I bought the eBook version) and take some inspiration for a new combination of vegetables for a quick lunch, or a tasty salad dressing.
This boo...more
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I love this cookbook! Admittedly I've only actually made 4 of the 125 recipes in this book, but they were all delicious. I'd love to take credit and say that's solely because I'm a good cook, but it's the way these dishes are shaped and how the instructions are writen that really make this work. Vegan food tastes so good!
Being a vegetarian, I do a fair share of vegan cooking already, but this book takes it to a different level. I love her use of spices, teaspoons instead of pinches. How even the...more
Being a vegetarian, I do a fair share of vegan cooking already, but this book takes it to a different level. I love her use of spices, teaspoons instead of pinches. How even the...more
After making six of the recipes, I think I can definitively say that this is the best cookbook in the universe. My zillions of other cookbooks are getting dusty and sad. Sorry, Deborah Madison.
Red Thai Tofu: Delicious and easy! I will make this again.
Butternut Coconut Rice: Amazing, and I don't love butternut squash.
Chili-Lime Rubbed Tofu: Okay. I've never been a huge fan of lemon or lime on tufu. It seemed a little bland. Maybe I need a better chili powder. I don't think I would make this ag...more
Red Thai Tofu: Delicious and easy! I will make this again.
Butternut Coconut Rice: Amazing, and I don't love butternut squash.
Chili-Lime Rubbed Tofu: Okay. I've never been a huge fan of lemon or lime on tufu. It seemed a little bland. Maybe I need a better chili powder. I don't think I would make this ag...more
Love love love this cookbook! The recipes range from easy to somewhat complicated but so far they all taste great! Sometimes I add a few things or substitute something here and there and it always works out beautifully! I took this book out of the library thinking I'd try a few meals and copy down the ones I wanted to keep but I ended up tagging half the book so I decided to buy my own copy. Moskowitz breaks down everything so nicely and explains all the things a person new to vegan foods needs...more
Revision 8/15:
I ended up not making anything from this book before having to return it to the library. Bummer. I photocopied a few recipes (mostly soups) and hope to make use of them once the weather cools down. Definitely a good book for anyone with a well-stocked kitchen and food processor. The dressings/marinades/hummus recipes sounded so darn good!
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Confession: I haven't actually made anything in this book. It's been sitting on my kitchen table for about a week now. Recipes have been marke...more
I ended up not making anything from this book before having to return it to the library. Bummer. I photocopied a few recipes (mostly soups) and hope to make use of them once the weather cools down. Definitely a good book for anyone with a well-stocked kitchen and food processor. The dressings/marinades/hummus recipes sounded so darn good!
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Confession: I haven't actually made anything in this book. It's been sitting on my kitchen table for about a week now. Recipes have been marke...more
Feb 14, 2011
Laurie
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Food lovers who don't want to spend all their time in the kitchen
Shelves:
delectable
I'm a definite Isa Chandra fan now (well, the Chickpea Cutlets from Veganomican had already won me over). I've been a vegetarian for almost 18 years and have lately taken to making about 40% - 50% of my meals vegan. I've never had such wonderful taste sensations and combinations as Isa Chandra makes. I really don't know how she comes up with so many delicious recipes. I really love her down-to-earth style of writing directions and all of the informative sidebars. It's like she's right there with...more
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Jan 03, 2011
Lisa Vegan
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
vegans and all who are interested in healthier recipes that are useful for weight management
A cookbook doesn’t have to be perfect for me to give it 5 stars. This is a 5 star book for me. It’s more perfect than most. Yes, I don’t use salt when I cook and I’d use even less oil than appears in some of these recipes, trying to lose weight or not, but most of the recipes are innovative and creative in how to maximize flavor using mostly healthy ingredients. The world isn’t the way it was when I first went vegan and, before that when I first went vegetarian. Now very available are plentiful...more
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I resisted checking out this book for awhile because I hate the title - I hate the idea of veganism as a diet, and the idea that all women have to lose weight. However, this isn't really a diet cookbook, just a whole foods vegan cookbook that has healthy recipes. I'm sure the publisher just wanted to give it a title that would sell a ton of copies.
As usual, Isa Chandra Moskowitz does not disappoint when it comes to the recipes, and I have bookmarked a bunch that I want to try.
As usual, Isa Chandra Moskowitz does not disappoint when it comes to the recipes, and I have bookmarked a bunch that I want to try.
Okay, I've officially tried enough recipes to say I love this cookbook. Another winner from Isa Chandra Moskowitz! I will always recommend her cookbooks to vegans and non-vegans alike.
Per usual, Moskowitz wins me over with the sheer number and variety of recipes in her book. Many of them are easy to make, and the ones I've tried so far are delicious. (The black-eyed peas recipe and the apple-miso tofu recipe were particular winners in my apartment.) She also has a very comprehensive salad sectio...more
Per usual, Moskowitz wins me over with the sheer number and variety of recipes in her book. Many of them are easy to make, and the ones I've tried so far are delicious. (The black-eyed peas recipe and the apple-miso tofu recipe were particular winners in my apartment.) She also has a very comprehensive salad sectio...more
I bought this book after a lot of research into what my newest cookbook should be. My husband and I are vegetarians 6 out of 7 days a week, and this looked like a great resource. I was completely disappointed though. I tried two recipes out of here and both have been so horrible that we couldn't even eat them. I think that our palate does not match up to the author's. I am going to sell this book as soon as I can to try to recoup some of the loss. So not good at all.
I love this cookbook so much that I ran out of renewals at the library and had to buy it. It is a total lie though that most of the recipes are "fast" as the subtitle claims -- one that claimed to take only 30 minutes actually took me and Sam about 2.5 hours from start to finish (though we had a few distractions and made the suggested side dish). Some of our favorites have been the bowls, the black-eyed peas and greens, and the red thai curry tofu with pineapple rice.
I am a huge fan of Isa Chandra Moskowitch and in fact own several of her cookbooks. I was thrilled when I heard she was coming out with a new one and couldn't wait to check it out. Moskowitch delivered big in this cookbook. Not only is the book chockful of recipes she also gives creative advice on how to eat well and - my favorite section - a section on creating 'Bowls' (a grain, a bean, a veggie and sauce.) Of all of her cookbooks thus far this is by far my favorite one.
Moskowitz is an innovative source of vegan recipes…Appetite for Reduction offers tempting recipes that are quick and easy, and—most importantly—no- or low-fat. Moskowitz has lots of yummy ideas that prove that dieting doesn’t have to be painful. Moskowitz incorporates the reduction of unhealthy foods, environmental impact, grocery store costs, and animal suffering in her cooking philosophy. The results are tasty dishes with no guilt attached.
Can't say enough good things about this cookbook, but let me try:
+ Super practical (which is rare for vegan cookbooks). Time requirements (both active and inactive) are listed, as are substitutes for the some of the hard-to-find specialty ingredients.
+ Nutritional information is provided for each recipe. AWESOME.
+ Excellent for quick, everyday meals. In 2-3 hours on a weekend I've been able to prepare enough meals to last for a week's worth of lunches and dinners.
- The only gripe: I wish there...more
+ Super practical (which is rare for vegan cookbooks). Time requirements (both active and inactive) are listed, as are substitutes for the some of the hard-to-find specialty ingredients.
+ Nutritional information is provided for each recipe. AWESOME.
+ Excellent for quick, everyday meals. In 2-3 hours on a weekend I've been able to prepare enough meals to last for a week's worth of lunches and dinners.
- The only gripe: I wish there...more
This is exactly the book I was looking for: An easier and faster version of "Veganomicon". While it's billed as a low-fat cookbook, there is no diet or weight-loss rhetoric. Much vaunted in the book are Caulipots, a potato/cauliflower mixture. They were pretty awesome! I actually had a hard time telling them from "regular" mashed potatoes. It would have been nice to have breakfast and dessert chapters.
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“There was a time-a lonely, lonely time-when salads were a pale and limp affair, relegated to the side of your plate, practically weeping. I think those dark days were also known as the '80s. -p.11”
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