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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food (How to Cook Everything)
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Customers Reviews  2008-12-02 A must-have for vegetarians and omnivores alike. We use this cookbook more than all of our others combined. I love Mark Bittman! There are many pages of reference-type materials like how to cook grains, and many ways of cooking everything, including mix-and-match ideas to use whatever you've got on hand. It's the cookbook that compliments the way I actually cook. Highly recommended. |  2008-11-02 FINALLY a book with the recipes and the INFO to do it right! I LOVE this cookbook. I checked it out from the library and had to buy one.
As a vegetarian I have been searching for a book that was more than just a compilation of vegetarian recipes and less than a lecture on the advantages of vegetarianism. I wanted something that would explain the details and give me some technical info on the subject.
This book satisfies in every way. For example consider the section on breads. Bittman gives you explanations on basic bread-making techniques, explains the differences between flours, leaveners, yeasts, kneading techniques, and so on. I found the tips on letting the oven preheat for at least an hour and planning your baking to make the best of your time to be examples of very practical advice.
The recipes for breads follow the detailed advice. This allows you to get the benefit of detailed explanations and easily access recipes if you have mastered the techniques.
Each section follows this pattern.
Following the information I learned in the bread-making section I have made the best loaf of banana bread I have ever made. In addition I have properly stocked my cabinets and now have a baking day with the kids.
Bittman is very easy to read; the right balance of information, personal stories, opinions, and humor. I actually ENJOY reading this cookbook. I don't think I have ever thought this about a cookbook. I have only previously read cookbooks as I would a dictionary.
If you are a new vegetarian or an experienced one you will find this book a highly valuable addition to your collection that will improve your cooking technique and the pleasure you get from eating vegetarian. Non-vegetarians will welcome Bittman's lack of preaching a vegetarian lifestyle. Vegans will find plenty of recipes and useful info. Until Bittman writes an "Everything Vegan" cookbook, this may be your best bet!
Buy this book, you won't regret it!
|  2008-10-30 Great book, encourages creativity Easy to work with. Pick the ingredients that you have access to, and go to town. Lots of good ideas that you may never have heard or just forgot. You feel in command with these recipies, and not chasing around buying ingredients exactly as stated like most other cookbooks. Get creative. |  2008-10-27 More for the cooking challenged I had high hopes for this cookbook. I need a great vegetarian cookbook. However, this is not it.
To me, most of the recipes in the book are not really recipes, but common sense cooking information. Saute garlic in olive oil and toss with pasta. Really? I couldn't believe this was an actual recipe that I paid for in this book.
Also, the organization is very poor. I do not like the way the index is set up at the back and there is no list of recipes in the table of contents or even at the beginning of each chapter. This is not conducive to flipping through the cookbook. You better know what you are looking for and what ingredients you want to use. |  2008-10-09 vegetarian cooking A good book but not exactly what I was looking for. Haven't tried any receipes. |
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Find Out About The Dangers Associated With Dieting Dieting should have sensible basis otherwise it may do nothing but undermine and ruin your health. There are some dangers associated with dieting.
Danger 1 - on my own
The habit always to rely upon oneself is not the appropriate tactics in dieting. Fattiness like any other diseases should be treated under the strict doctor’s control. Every one is unique and needs certain and specific approach. Someone may be stout but have a good health someone may have few “extra kilos” which will intermix with serious diseases. So you should be completely aware of your current state. Work, life style, surroundings, living conditions and even climate should be taken in account when choosing a diet.
Danger 2 - on the buckwheat
There are several dieting myths: you should eat meat, you should eat once or twice a day, it’s useful to eat only buckwheat or apple pines for example. Each product is wholesome for sure but only in the combination with other useful products. And if you decided to keep to a “one-side” diet you merely deprive yourself of necessary and vital elements.
The greatest problems may cause incredible protein decrease, especially animal protein which can not be substituted by soy or legumes protein. Animal protein is the base for ferments and hormones production. In case you reduce protein consumption the reproductive function gets worse and the blood formula changes.
Another danger is the lack of calcium which we usually get of the diary products. This element is absolutely necessary especially for the young organism which bones are still in the process of formation.
The variety of food is the main point of the right diet. Remember you may eat everything but with the sense of measure. Fish, vegetables and fruits are irreplaceable products and should “find place” in your diet however.
Danger 3 – only diet
If you really want to loose weight and not to regain it you’d better thing about dieting and physical loading as separate things but work out the plan of healthy life style. It may include the food we eat, the way we spend our free time, sleep and whatever. The main tendency today is square meals and minimum of physical exercise. The quantity of energy we receive should not exceed the quantity we consume.
The simplest recommendations are to eat divisionally – every 3 or 4 hours in little quantities, not to eat before going to bed.
Danger 4- food is my best friend
The other stumbling block is to compensate stress depression by eating sweets and chocolates. Some times in such situations a person may eat even when he is not hungry.
Remember everything is in your own hands. |
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