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Simple Green Suppers: A Fresh Strategy for One-Dish Vegetarian Meals
The ultimate game plan for complete one-dish vegetarian suppers—for anyone aspiring to eat a more plant-based diet.
Discover the pro-veggie, pro-flavor way to prepare fresh, healthy, high-quality plant-based dinners. In Simple Green Suppers, Susie Middleton demonstrates how to prepare seasonal vegetables in satisfying, filling suppers by pairing them with staple noodles, grains, beans, greens, toast, tortillas, eggs, and broth. How you cook your veggies and how you combine them with other satisfying whole foods is the secret to delicious results. With 125 recipes for flavorful and veggie-forward dishes, tips on keeping a flexible and well-stocked pantry, and make-ahead and streamlining strategies, Simple Green Suppers is an essential resource that will make cooking delicious, easy vegetarian meals possible every night.
Discover the pro-veggie, pro-flavor way to prepare fresh, healthy, high-quality plant-based dinners. In Simple Green Suppers, Susie Middleton demonstrates how to prepare seasonal vegetables in satisfying, filling suppers by pairing them with staple noodles, grains, beans, greens, toast, tortillas, eggs, and broth. How you cook your veggies and how you combine them with other satisfying whole foods is the secret to delicious results. With 125 recipes for flavorful and veggie-forward dishes, tips on keeping a flexible and well-stocked pantry, and make-ahead and streamlining strategies, Simple Green Suppers is an essential resource that will make cooking delicious, easy vegetarian meals possible every night.
272 pages, Paperback
Published April 11, 2017
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June 17, 2018
While there's nothing super mind blowing in this book, I still find myself really drawn to it because of the very, very practical way it's presented. I can see myself really using it when I'm at a loss for what to cook because the idea is so basic: veggies + _____ (fill in pasta, grains, broth, eggs, toast, etc. here). It just appeals to the way I actually approach cooking, and offers up a few variations of those things that I hadn't really considered before. I'm considering buying it because I think it would probably be used far more often than many of the other cookbooks I own currently do. I can see why some reviewers are unimpressed, but...it works for me!
May 11, 2017
I have been reading several veggie-based cookbooks lately, and this is the first one to really inspire me to experiment more with all-veggie meals.
This cookbook was awesome for a number of reasons.
First off, there is a good variety of different vegetables in the recipes, but there are also several ingredients that are used in multiple recipes, so you won't be going to the grocery store for a cart full of expensive ingredients each time you try a new dish.
I loved the way the recipes are organized -- each chapter is labeled "veggies + (ingredient)". (I'm not listing them all, because since this is an ARC, I'm not sure if they'll be the same once I get a paper copy.) I will mention, however, the veggies + toast, veggies + tortilla, and veggies + egg, because I wanted to devour each of these recipes.
It's also worth mentioning that the pictures are fantastic, and I know in the published version there will be even more. The recipe layouts are also ergonomically designed, limiting how often your sticky cook hands have to turn the page.
This one is definitely going on my wish list.
received via Netgalley
This cookbook was awesome for a number of reasons.
First off, there is a good variety of different vegetables in the recipes, but there are also several ingredients that are used in multiple recipes, so you won't be going to the grocery store for a cart full of expensive ingredients each time you try a new dish.
I loved the way the recipes are organized -- each chapter is labeled "veggies + (ingredient)". (I'm not listing them all, because since this is an ARC, I'm not sure if they'll be the same once I get a paper copy.) I will mention, however, the veggies + toast, veggies + tortilla, and veggies + egg, because I wanted to devour each of these recipes.
It's also worth mentioning that the pictures are fantastic, and I know in the published version there will be even more. The recipe layouts are also ergonomically designed, limiting how often your sticky cook hands have to turn the page.
This one is definitely going on my wish list.
received via Netgalley
October 7, 2019
I’ve only made a few dishes from this book but they are all money. And not too complex as has been the trouble w some vegetarian/vegan cook books I’ve had in the past. Big fan
June 23, 2018
Saw this on a Goodreads friend’s feed and got it from the library. It’s so great! I’ve already tried three of the recipes and I still have plenty to go. They’re simple and flavorful and different. Love finding a good vegetarian cookbook that’s easy and accessible. Plan to purchase it!
August 3, 2020
The organization leads cooks to dishes based on the type of ingredient or dish they want to accompany the veggies. For example, readers can choose noodles, grains, beans, tortillas, eggs, etc. as a part of the dish.
Each section has recommendations for the reader's pantry that they should always have. Unfortunately, I doubt many people have a pantry (not to mention refrigerator) that can accommodate even a fraction of the suggestions.
Each section has recommendations for the reader's pantry that they should always have. Unfortunately, I doubt many people have a pantry (not to mention refrigerator) that can accommodate even a fraction of the suggestions.
December 1, 2017
I like this cookbook. The approach is simple and doable.
This is the sort of cookbook i can USE.
This is the sort of cookbook i can USE.
May 2, 2018
Even if I were physically able to eat most of these ingredients, this still wouldn't be the cookbook for me. My new theory is that most people I know aren't vegetarian because it would be impossible to support at our small-town grocery stores. Although this cookbook didn't have the outlandish ingredients of some others-- the kind of ingredients where I wouldn't even know which aisle to start looking in-- this still had plenty of specialty radishes and greens and such that you just won't find out here. Additionally, although the author asserts that all of these dishes can be made in under an hour, they all seemed fussy. I prefer meals that focus on a few ingredients and flavors, not six or seven things plus a custom spice blend plus a home-made dressing. Not enough pictures.
August 2, 2017
Reviewed by Gretl Wagner for San Diego Book Review
Who knew vegetables could be so versatile? Susie Middleton, that's who, and she shares this knowledge with you in her extensive new cookbook, “Simple Green Suppers: A Fresh Strategy for One-Dish Vegetarian Meals”. Middleton has an almost exhaustive intimacy with all sorts of delicious vegetables, and in this book she really brings them to the fore.
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
Who knew vegetables could be so versatile? Susie Middleton, that's who, and she shares this knowledge with you in her extensive new cookbook, “Simple Green Suppers: A Fresh Strategy for One-Dish Vegetarian Meals”. Middleton has an almost exhaustive intimacy with all sorts of delicious vegetables, and in this book she really brings them to the fore.
You can read this entire review and others like it at San Diego Book Review.
May 22, 2018
In trying to slowly transition to vegetarian I purchased a few cook books on a whim and am so incredibly pleased with this book! Ive tried 12 or so recipes so far and have absolutely LOVED every single one! The recipes are clear and easy to follow and dont require extensive kitchen skills and the ingredients are easy to obtain (which was a concern for me based on location). The book has lots of helpful hints as well. This has set me off on a good foot towards vegetarian eating! I highly recommend grabbing this book if youre looking for tasty, fresh quick foods!
March 30, 2019
Lovely! Some wonderful recipes here, lots to bookmark. I like the way it's divided into sections such as veg + grains, veg + rice, etc, my favourites being veg+toast and veg + eggs. Some truly yummy looking dishes, with nothing too difficult. The only minor niggle for me is that a few of the ingredients are not available where I live except perhaps in the major cities, but I'm sure they are easily substituted. It is aimed at the US market, but apart from those few ingredients easily useable by anyone, anywhere.
Thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
Thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
March 21, 2017
Can I just say, if I could eat paper, I would eat this book! I love her pictures of beautiful food. I am always trying to eat more vegetables and trying even harder to keep it interesting- I seem to make roasted vegetables over and over, until now I am sort of just done with them! Vegetables can be sort of, well...boring. I needed some inspiration, and this book gave me exactly that- tons of delicious sounding recipes that were well thought out and written. Loved this book.
July 3, 2017
Imaginative, but not difficult recipes that illustrate the author's plan for getting dinner on the table in a reasonable amount of time. She gives tips for streamlining even further by keeping cooked grains, beans and other staples on hand. The recipes are great on their own, but also illustrate how she goes from what's on hand to making a one-dish meal. It's a great plan for using what's in season, left in the fridge or overflowing from the garden. Almost all of the dishes have photos.
February 21, 2018
This is such a fun cookbook. Love the Veggies+ format. I have tried and enjoyed 4 recipes out of it so far. But most amazing to me is that my picky eater loved 2 of them and asked me to make them again! (Tried: Red Quinoa and Baby Kale Salad--the dressing is amazing!, Indian Curry, Curried Singapore Noodles, and Broccoli Raab and Creamy Goat Cheese Baked Pasta Gratin.) Her serving sizes are generous--but most recipes are for 2-3 people--which caught me a bit by surprise the first time.
July 26, 2017
Awesome book. I agree with other reviewers here that the best chapters are Veggies + Toast and Veggies + Eggs, but they're all very informative. Even if you're just looking to include more veggies in your diet and don't necessarily want to become a vegetarian, you'll be able to find great ideas for yummy side dishes. Not to mention the amazing sauces and bonus recipes at the back!
May 5, 2019
The recipes are tasty and put lots of fresh veggies on my plate. But I was still hungry after many of these meals. I also had a lot of dishes to wash after recipes that served only 2-3. I prefer suppers that both fill me up and provide me with leftovers (greater return on the cooking and dishwashing investment!).
October 10, 2019
I have gone through many vegetarian focused cook books. And honestly this is the best I have found. Most other books have recipes that take way too long. These cook quickly and are super tasty. I have yet to have a bad recipe out of this cook book. Also I live the approach of veggies + . It has made shopping at the farmers market much easier for meal planning.
December 11, 2017
This is a fine cookbook, but the recipes are very inspired. You won't starve eating from this cookbook, but you won't be excited either.
May 21, 2018
There are some yummy-looking recipes in this books, things I'd consider making as I try to move toward more vegetarian meals.
November 26, 2023
So many excellent recipes!
March 5, 2017
Author Susie Middleton has written a very practical vegetarian cookbook as her recipes focus on one-dish meals. Anyone who has done a lot of cooking learns to appreciate the ease of one-dish meals as there is little clean-up afterwards. Also, one-dish meals tend to be fairly easy to cook as everything goes into one pan speeding up the time at the stove.
I like how Middleton tells about her easing into the vegetarian diet as she says she started eating less meat until one day she realized moving onto the vegetarian diet would not be much of a change in her eating style.
As to the recipes the author wrote all the recipes in her cookbook could be prepared in an hour or less and most recipes could be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:
Green Rice
Stir-Fried Broccoli and Black Beans
Grilled Romaine Hearts, Grilled Potatoes, and Green Beans
Pan-Braised Fingerlings
Caesar Salad Toast
Savory French Toast
Creamy Spinach on Garlic Toast
Quickest Mini Frittata
Yukon Gold Potato Brussels Sprouts Hash
Ramenesque Noodles in Rich Vegetable Broth
Recommend.
Review written after downloading a galley from Net Galley.
I like how Middleton tells about her easing into the vegetarian diet as she says she started eating less meat until one day she realized moving onto the vegetarian diet would not be much of a change in her eating style.
As to the recipes the author wrote all the recipes in her cookbook could be prepared in an hour or less and most recipes could be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:
Green Rice
Stir-Fried Broccoli and Black Beans
Grilled Romaine Hearts, Grilled Potatoes, and Green Beans
Pan-Braised Fingerlings
Caesar Salad Toast
Savory French Toast
Creamy Spinach on Garlic Toast
Quickest Mini Frittata
Yukon Gold Potato Brussels Sprouts Hash
Ramenesque Noodles in Rich Vegetable Broth
Recommend.
Review written after downloading a galley from Net Galley.
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September 19, 2021
Want to try the Couscous with Colorful Carrots, Quickest Mini Frittata, and the Caramelized Onion Soup recipes.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2017
Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own.
Disclaimer: I am by no means a good cook. I am actually a novice when it comes to cooking.
Simple Green Suppers... There is certainly a lot of green in this cookbook. While a lot of the recipes aren't simple, at least for me, it really does include a lot of fresh ingredients. My favorite section was the toast. I
love coming up with new ways to do toast. (As breakfast is my favorite type of meal.) I was able to find the majority of recipes that I would like to try out in this section. I also found a couple of other recipes in other sections, but very few. The other recipes sounded delicious, though, and I enjoyed reading through them.
Disclaimer: I am by no means a good cook. I am actually a novice when it comes to cooking.
Simple Green Suppers... There is certainly a lot of green in this cookbook. While a lot of the recipes aren't simple, at least for me, it really does include a lot of fresh ingredients. My favorite section was the toast. I
love coming up with new ways to do toast. (As breakfast is my favorite type of meal.) I was able to find the majority of recipes that I would like to try out in this section. I also found a couple of other recipes in other sections, but very few. The other recipes sounded delicious, though, and I enjoyed reading through them.
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