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| A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Bishop
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 80851
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0618239979
Dewey Decimal Number: 642.4
EAN: 9780618239979
ASIN: 0618239979
Publication Date: May 21, 2004
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 Good, but not quite as good as previous reviews suggest November 10, 2006
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
This covers the kind of basic veggie cooking many people enjoy. I can see that the 'family' aspects (cooking with wife and two kids) is a good enough reason to buy such a varied collection of recipes if you are cooking for a family of 4. But...don't try the tofu recipes if you have tried Deborah Madison's - Bishop's are lacklustre and will leave you dissappointed. He enthuses about tofu as an ingredient, then gives the most flavourless recipe imaginable! Try Madison's approach of cooking tofu with Asian ingredients and you will see it shine. And as for the quinoa with black sesame seeds in the basics section - it was an unappetising shade of grey. Such a shame. I suspect that his Italian book will be better.
 Simple, Fast, and Innovative, too! March 3, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I really love all of Jack Bishop's cookbooks. I have an entire bookshelf of other vegetarian classics, but I keep coming back to his. This cookbook has a great span of cuisines, good tips, and I like how it is organized by season. A great pick for someone looking to expand their vegetarian recipe collection It has the best squash risotto recipe ever, too...
Great Vegetarian Meals for Casual Dining or Entertaining February 10, 2006
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book is organized into seasons, so the author is assuming that you won't be interested in buying produce that is not at its freshest (meaning most of the produce from a supermarket in the winter). Most people are very aware that tomatoes in the winter are terrible and there is no point in buying them. This is the basis behind this cookbook. If you are the type of person that loves shopping at specialty markets like Whole Foods and love to visit local farmer's markets or have a garden in the summer this book is perfect for you.
The recipes are fairly straight forward and uncomplicated, and they don't tend to call for a lot of ingredients so what is absolutely imperative for having the recipes turn out wonderful is using the best ingredients possible. For instance if a recipe lists fontina cheese, don't use the cheap $7 a pound stuff sold at the supermarket. You need to go to a reputable cheese counter (like Whole Foods) or a cheese shop and pay the $15 a pound for the real stuff, Fontina Val d'Aosta. If you aren't the type of person that is willing to do that type of shopping, these recipes may seem bland to you. I will add that when he uses expensive ingredients he doesn't tend to call for a lot of that item, so a little goes a long way.
So far I have prepared quite a few of the winter recipes and a few of the fall ones. All of them have been very good and a few have been spectacular and have become new family favorites like the caramelized onion pizza with blue cheese and walnuts and also the vegetarian chili that uses chipotles in adobo sauce and a good 12oz beer. I can't wait for spring and summer when my own garden and the farmer's market are in full swing so I can try recipes from the other seasons.
I strongly recommend this book for vegetarians who like to use fresh seasonal ingredients. I was so impressed with what I have prepared so far from this book that I recently purchased his Italian cookbook and have been trying out some of the recipes in that one.
Of Interest to All Cooks Not Just Vegetarians June 26, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was impressed with the originality and inventiveness of this recipe collection. I think all cooks would welcome this author's ideas on how to include more fresh fruits and vegetables in their family's diets. Also recommended Professional Vegatarian Cooking by Ken Bergeron
 Great Addition to the Vegetarian Book Shelf August 3, 2004
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
Perhaps not all of the recipes can be thrown together at the last minute, but Jack Bishop does an excellent job of joining a few fresh ingredients together to get something quite tasty. This cookbook lets you feel like you're at a homemade bistro. I'm trying the summer dishes right now and can't wait to try to the recipes from the rest of the seasons. Mostly hits, only a few misses. Also, really appreciate the menu suggestions; really helps with entertaining.
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