Southwestern - The Vegetarian Resource Group

eviewsYOU WON’TBELIEVEIT’S VEGAN!By Lacey Sherand Gail DohertyThe authors of this cookbookboth graduated from the NaturalGourmet Institute and ran Downto Earth restaurant in Red Bank,New Jersey, for seven years. YouWon’t Believe It’s Vegan! serves upmore than 200 restaurant-qualityrecipes. Standouts include HijikiCaviar, Mashed Coconut Yams,Southern-Style Seitan, CinnamonBuns, Pumpkin Cheesecake, andRaw Lemon Pie. Several colorphotos of the dishes are included.You Won't Believe It's Vegan! (ISBN978-1-60094-070-5) is a 256-page bookpublished by The Perseus Books Groupand retails for $17.95. Look for this bookin your local bookstore. Reviewed byDebra Wasserman.PEACE INEVERY BITEBy Two Moons, N.D.Peace in EveryBite serves upmore than 500vegan dishes. You’ll find recipesfor Spicy Sausage Patties (madewith TVP and bulgur or couscous),Crêpes, Greek Spanakopita(prepared with tofu), Soy Feta(made with tofu and ume plumvinegar), Hawaiian Cheesecake,plus so much more. There’s alsoa section on pickles, jams, andpreserves, as well as informationabout how to make your own personalcare and household items.There are a few color photosin the book, as well as black andwhite photos and line drawingsdepicting instructions. Nutritionalanalyses are not provided; however,most recipes are not high in fat.Peace in Every Bite (ISBN 978-1-4251-4819-0) is published by TraffordPublishing Company. The 320-page bookretails for $27.85. Purchase this bookonline or in your local bookstore.Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.TOTALLYVEGETARIANBy Toni FioreToni Fiore, hostof the public televisionshow Delicious TV’s TotallyVegetarian, has written a cookbookwith 200 recipes. Toni is a selftaughtcook who learned by trialand error. The resulting recipesare quite innovative, and themajority are vegan. Several of thenon-vegan recipes can be easilyprepared vegan using non-dairycheese substitutes or omitting theoptional cheese; in other cases,use plain soy yogurt or soymilk.Some of the dishes you mightwant to try are Roasted Chickpeas,Cashew Pâté (made with toastedcashews and French-style stringbeans), Potato-Chard Stew (whichincludes sweet and white potatoes,rainbow chard, and coconut milk),Pumpkin-Bulgur Stew, Salad Pizza(thin crust with Roma tomatoes,salad greens, and olives as thetoppings), Jamaican Jerk Tempeh,Caribbean Spicy Sweet Potatoes,a Mock Fish Salad Sandwich(made with tempeh, nori, andvegan mayonnaise), Tofu Cannoli,and Maple Baked Pears.This 272-page hardcover bookincludes color photos of somedishes. Nutritional analyses arenot provided; however, most ofthe recipes appear to be lowfat.Totally Vegetarian (ISBN 978-0-7382-1183-1) is published by Da Capo Press.The book retails for $27.50. Purchase thisbook online or in your local bookstore.Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.GET IT RIPEBy Jae SteeleGet It Ripe isa terrific wholefoods cookbookfor vegans as well as individualslooking for wheat-free dishes.Among the 150 recipes areButtahmilk Biscuits (made withspelt flour, non-dairy milk, applecider vinegar, and other ingredients),Blueberry Breakfast Polenta,Quinoa Tabouleh, Cashew CreemTomato Soup, Cauliflower Chana(a sweet potato and chickpeabaseddish), Sesame Kale Soba,Millet-Stuffed Bell Peppers,Mocha Fudge Pudding Cake,Sweet Almond Cupcakes, andCocoa Avocado Mousse.Throughout this cookbook,you’ll find several useful symbolsindicating which recipes are glutenfree,soy-free, nightshade-free,and/or raw/living dishes. Severalchapters offer helpful information,including one section thatintroduces sprouting methods.The book also features line drawingsand some color photos.Get It Ripe (ISBN 978-1-55152-234-0)is published by Arsenal Pulp Press. Thebook retails for $23.95. Purchase thisbook online or in your local bookstore.Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.32 Issue Two 2009 VEGETARIAN JOURNAL