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My number one resource for veg cooking
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Passionate Vegetarian
Crescent Dragonwagon
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Crescent Dragonwagon shares a wealth of recipes and memories with humor and intelligence in her extraordinary Passionate Vegetarian. She promises that "here you will be well fed, well loved, well tended to, satisfied," and 1,000-plus recipes later, that's exactly what's delivered.

For 18 years Dragonwagon owned and ran a country inn, where she fed glorious food to everyone including vegetarians, diabetics, the lactose intolerant, and people with food allergies. But the real draw here is that this is vegetarian cooking for everyday living. Ingredient lists are always reasonable and understandable; you won't have to search high and low for something esoteric that'll make or break a recipe. This is comfort food that's easy to prepare, and that deprives you of nothing. If you're not a full-time vegetarian, this is the biggest book of potential starters and side dishes you'll ever see.

Dragonwagon's "swoon-worthy, knock-your-socks-off, delicious food" includes hors d'oeuvres; salads; soups; stews; layered dishes; dishes that star grains, beans, or soy; recipes for every vegetable imaginable; burgers and patties; quick dishes; and desserts. From the simple Melissa's Spinach Casserole and Susie Pryor's beautifully impressive "Perfectly Delicious" Stuffed Acorn Squash to the vibrant Stir-Fry of Asparagus with Black Bean-Ginger Sauce and Mr. Panseer's North-Indian-Style Spinach, Dragonwagon offers flavors and cooking techniques from all over the world--everything from old favorites to new twists. With notes on "cooking, eating, loving and living fearlessly," there's a lot to learn here, and it's not just about vegetables. --Leora Y. Bloom

Book Description

Introducing a new voice in vegetarian cooking. Packed with 1,000 recipes that are seductive, sexy, and utterly delicious, Passionate Vegetarian covers all the bases of meatless cooking, from east (Stir Fry of Asparagus with Black Bean-Ginger Sauce), west (Talk of the Town Barbecued Tofu), from the Mediterranean (Swiss Chard with Raisins, Onions & Olives) to the American South (Black-Eyed Pea Ragovt). You'll find lush lasagnas; plump pierogies; bountiful burgers, beans, and breads; pleasing pasta and pies. You'll spoon up soups and stews, and delight in desserts from simple to swoonworthy.

Written by longtime vegetarian Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook, Passionate Vegetarian employs innovative methods (try "Ri-sort-ofs," in which risotto technique is used to create splendid, richly flavored grain dishes built around not just rice but also barley, buckwheat, spelt, and even toasted oats with an array of seasonings) and introduces lesser-known ingredients (get to know and love not just tofu and tempeh but a whole new generation of soyfoods, as well as "Quick Fixes" like instant bean flakes). Opinionated, passionate, and deeply personal, Ms. Dragonwagon's tantalizing headnotes will have readers rushing to the kitchen to start cooking. (Can her over-the-top Garlic Spaghetti really be that good? It is.)

Whether you're a committed vegetarian, a dedicated vegan (most recipes offer low-fat and vegan options), or a food-loving omnivore in search of something new and wonderful, this is not just vegetarian cooking--but cooking, period--at its most creative, inspiring, and exuberant.

Customer Reviews:

Amazingly beautiful cookbook!.......2007-06-02

Ok, i own a zillion vegetarian/vegan cookbooks, and i have a feeling i won't be using so many of them much after skimming through this cookbook!
An amazing collection of incredible recipes, wonderfully written (you'll want to sit down and actually read it-even though it's over 1000 pages!) by someone who obviously IS passionate about cooking.
I really like that the author takes into account leftovers and how to use them later in other dishes- a great way to make vegetarian eating even MORE budget-friendly :)
She respectfully addresses specific dietary concerns (vegan, allergies) and offers lots of suggestions.
A seriously fantastic cookbook!

Fabulously Passionate!.......2007-03-12

I read this book for enjoyment. She makes the food sound so sensuous, I can't wait to try all of them, and that would take awhile. This book is seriously large, heavy, and packed with delicious recipes. It's also filled with helpful information about buying and using every grain, bean, vegetable and alternative protein source you could imagine.
Along with the food, you get the story of her marriage to her late husband, and tales of restaurants they ran and visited.
A wonderful read!

The ultimate vegitarian cookbook and more.......2007-03-08

This is the single best vegetarian cookbook. It also details the authors life and ties in with each of the recipes. It is a useful tool and a good read.

My number one resource for veg cooking.......2006-11-22

My all-time FAVORITE vegetarian cookbook. I know the author's name sounds very tra-la-la but don't let that turn you away from a fabulous cookbook. Almost like the Joy of Cooking for the veg set. I have a whole slew of cookbooks and it is probably the one I turn to most, even though I acquired it fairly recently. (It's also huge, and has a lot of good vegan options... Not relying solely on butter, cheese and milk to make veg stuff taste good.) Lots of wonderful background information and stories. I think it is the first cookbook I ever sat down and pretty much read from cover-to-cover. My copy is full of bookmarks, pages with turned-down corners, and food stains. It is my favorite reference guide, and a continuing source of family-favorite receipes.

Passionate about Passionate Vegetarian.......2006-07-12

This book changed my life. Have you ever cried while reading a cookbook? Well, you will if you buy this one, so be warned.

I bought this book while visiting my folks in Oklahoma because I wanted a good vegetarian recipe for gumbo. I almost didn't select it because I thought the cover photo was cheezy. (I'm sorry, Crescent.) Now PV has travelled from OK to NY to the Netherlands to Scotland.

Back in August, 2004 my parents and I took a trip out to the edge of the OK panhandle because none of us had been there and all of us were curious. I read this entire 1200+ page cookbook from Northeastern Oklahoma to the western tip of the panhandle where Oklahoma meets Texas and Colorado. And then I read it all the way back. You couldn't pry it out of my hands. Why?

First, CD writes in a way that makes you feel like you know her and love her as a best friend who is down-to-earth yet smart, friendly, clear, honest, extremely witty, and I'll say it again, smart. (Yes, I've had at least one of those 'celebrity' dreams where you, a common, humble no-body are the best friend of a famous person. My list? Madonna, the Bradys, Hillary Clinton, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, and now Crescent Dragonwagon.)

Second, the poignance with which she writes about Ned, her prematurely deceased partner is powerful. She writes of a love and a connection so strong, so beautiful, so rare. AND THIS IS IN A COOKBOOK! Through reading about their life I fell in love with my own wonderful partner all over again. Hers are the kinds of stories, tragic as they are for those involved, that can touch and change other people's lives by reminding them of how precious and fragile love and togetherness is. A cookbook -- this cookbook -- did that for me.

Third, Don't forget the recipes! Oh my goodness, are they good, and not just to read. Some are quite challenging, others are simple as 1-2-3. I have cooked a big chunk of the recipes in this book and I have fallen in love with many, many of them. I typically have a variation (throw in this or that) of her 'The Salad' several times a week. All the cornbreads are to die for. Austin Hill Country Quesadillas. I have to stop the list now or it will never stop. Pasta Sol. Oops. Yum.

Fourth, and maybe most importantly, this cookbook connected me to my roots at the same time it introduced me to techniques for cooking cuisines from around the world. Being a progressive feminist, I have a hard time connecting to anyone in Oklahoma outside my family. When I return to the buckle of the Bible Belt it's worse than being the cliche fish out of water. But through this book I was able to, through food, discover and rediscover so much about myself and my people -- and I mean good stuff. While there is so little for me to connect to in terms of beliefs, ideologies, ways of life, this book gave me something real, tangible, and respectful through which I can stay connected to my people while I live in a foreign land.

Finally, through this book my interest in cooking grew into a love for cooking. Now I live in Scotland and sometimes I JUST CAN'T find the ingredients called for in Passionate Vegetarian. (Try finding potato flour or hominy. Mom sent me the hominy through the mail. I hoard it in my pantry.) Well, so what? I no longer give up on a recipe, I just do a little fusion between what the organic veg box guy brings, whatever Crescent has suggested in a recipe, and whatever creativity I may be able to muster. And it's FUN!

I now have 2 other Crescent Dragonwagon cookbooks: My partner chased down a copy of Dairy Hollow House for me and I got my own Soup and Bread. And that is not enough. I want them all. I cannot wait for the cornbread book.

I know it's a little creepy but I love Crescent Dragonwagon for what she's given me through this book. Thank you, Crescent!

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Passionate Vegetarian
Crescent; Gourley, Robbin Dragonwagon
Manufacturer: Workman Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PSFT62

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