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Katieowl



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Location: West Wales
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 7:26 pm    Post subject: Suggestions for Veggie Cookbook? Reply with quote
    

In a work related capacity I need to modernise my selection of vegetarian, and possibly investigate vegan cookbooks.

Any suggestions? I've already had the new HFW and Ottolengi suggested to me, I'll give Hugh a look, but from what I've seen from the online extracts Ottolengi looked a bit boring?

I want something a lot more modern than the Rose 'beans don't make you fart' Elliott type of thing.

Kate

lottie



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I use several but Leiths vegetarian bible and Cordon Rouge the little red herring cookbook seem to get as much use as any.

Katieowl



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Cheers Lottie...I've got Amazon open in the other window, I'll have a look. Feeling a BIT guilty as my new year resolution was not to buy any more books....but it's work hey - it doesn't count

Kate

Mithril



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If you like curry I recommend this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lord-Krishnas-Cuisine-Vegetarian-Cooking/dp/0207155941/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1327868242&sr=8-2-spell

Katieowl



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I HAVE that one Mithril - I bought it in a charity shop some time ago. Truly AWESOME book.

I need something a bit more modern 'British' for a cafe in St Dogmaels so I can incorporate some local produce.

Kate

MarkS



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The Greens Cookbook, The Savory Way and Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, all by Deborah Maddison are wonderful - the Greens Cookbook is the most refined, the last has a more homely style but all the recipes I have tried are excellent. I use these books almost daily.

lottie



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If I need a new reference book I'm not sure about, I see if there's one in the library or get them to reserve one and then if I decide it's a "keeper" I buy one.

baldybloke



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I picked up an old Sainsbury's Vegetarian cookbook from a charity shop a while back. The recipes I have tried have turned out pretty well. Might be worth looking out for.

Haze



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 12 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Isa Chandra Moskowitz has done a few excellent vegan cookbooks. They're very much based on American style foods but there are quite a few recipes that are easily adapted.

The Happy Herbivore is another good one.

gardening-girl



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 8:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Have a look at Plenty,by Yotem Otolenghi.
Excellent book.

bloke off the telly



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Katie, send me a SAE and I'll send you a couple of my vegan salamis to play with , Im using a vegan chum as a guinea pig and he seems to like the casseroles Im making using em

Katieowl



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh Thanks BOT - I'll do that!

Kate

yummersetter



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Because they're ancient now, the cookbooks by my favourite writer of vegetarian recipes, Colin Spencer, are exceedingly cheap second hand on Amazon. 'Cordon Vert' is a great book, and at 1p plus delivery, a bargain.

Luath



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What's Cooking - vegetarian, by Jenny Stacey is excellent (t he kidney bean Kievs are lovely)

Taste of the Unexpected by Mark Diacono has some nice recipes in too

Gaia's Kitchen by Julia Ponsonby another good one, and multipiles the recipes u to feed bigger numbers

Mithril



Joined: 22 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 12 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Katieowl wrote:
I HAVE that one Mithril - I bought it in a charity shop some time ago. Truly AWESOME book.

I need something a bit more modern 'British' for a cafe in St Dogmaels so I can incorporate some local produce.

Kate


It's brill, isn't it .

That's my only veggie book though, so I'm out of suggestions. However, Nigel Slater's Tender Volumes I and II and also the Abel & Cole Cookbook contain quite a few vegetarian recipes and might be worth a look. I like the way they are based round whatever veg or fruit you have in / the season.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Abel-Cole-Cookbook-seasonal-organic/dp/0007277946/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327937315&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tender-cook-his-vegetable-patch/dp/0007248490/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327937390&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tender-cooks-guide-fruit-garden/dp/0007325215/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327937390&sr=1-3

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