New vegan cookbook obsession

by Ellen Slattery, Posted Jan 22nd 2008 @ 4:00PM

For Christmas, I received a super-cool vegan cookbook (thanks, Mom!) that's become my new favorite. I find that some veggie/vegan cookbooks, while gorgeous and filled with fantastic recipes, have an air of pretension about them that irks me as I struggle to, say, wrap my increasingly-crumbly tempeh in endive.

But Angeline Linardis, author of V Cuisine: The Art of New Vegan Cooking, isn't like that at all. Her voice throughout the book is light and non-threatening, and the recipes aren't nearly as intimidating as some I've come across. (For instance, my favorite chapter name is "Terrifying Tofu.")

So far I've tried a few of the recipes, including the corn chowder (Linardis recommended that you blend half of it with an immersion blender, but I left it chunky, and I'm glad I did - I retained the individual flavors of the veggies and it felt more hearty, like a chowder should) and the tofu "fries," which weren't nearly as crispy as I'd hoped, but plenty tasty and filling.

And while the teaspoon of turmeric the soup called for turned my favorite spatula a permanent shade of shocking yellow, it's a small price to pay for such a fun collection of recipes.

Filed Under: Raves & Reviews, Ingredients, Books
Tags: Angeline Linardis, AngelineLinardis, book, chowder, Christmas, easy, Linardis, terrifying tofu, tofu, vegan, vegetables

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1-23-2008 @10:31AM Littlevegan said... Hey! I agree with your comment on pretention. The book that became my vegan bible (and has stayed as such, despite the increase in v.cookbook availability) is Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson. If you don't have it, it is worth the read. As is anything written by "The Cranks" - a UK series that I didn't find until moving to Europe - and really well done! They are both available from Amazon, the links are embedded in my blog if you want to check it out.
Best! www.vegancowgirl.blogspot.com

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1-22-2008 @4:11PM Julie said... This is a book I should try, I find that the older I get the more and more I prefer vegetables over meat.
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1-22-2008 @4:26PM Barry said... Here's a great vegetarian slow cooker cookbook. Not all are vegan but a lot are. And the results are really delicious and since it's a slow cooker they're ready when by the time you get home from work.

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Vegetarian-Slow-Cooker-Recipes/dp/1558322566/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201037065&sr=8-1

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