The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen | Donna Klein | Wonderful recipes

The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen | Donna Klein | I love this book so far!

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	The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen Donna Klein HP Trade, 2001 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Wonderful recipes - whether you are vegan or not!

I bought this book for my daughter who had decided to go vegan. I have made many (maybe 20 or so)of the recipes and both of us LOVED every single one of them. The recipes really work and do not require any fancy or outlandish ingredients. Best of all, they do not require any substitutes (I am not a vegan myself and find a lot of the fake stuff - think "tofu yoghurt" - rather disgusting)because the mediterranean kitchen is kind of naturally vegan. Lots of olive oil and lost of vegetables - how can you go wrong! And the pizza with caramelized onions instead of cheese is just out of this world. Even the cakes are delicious. I keep making them for vegans and omnivores alike and everybody loves them. The quality of our meals - both in terms of taste and nutrition - has definitely improved thanks to this great book. I just bought two more copies as gifts for friends who tried some of the meals at my house and wanted a copy. Recommend HIGHLY!

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I love this book so far!

I'm a fairly new vegan and I got this because I was excited to find a cookbook with all mediterranean recipes that were all vegan! I love how the author was able to find recipes that were hardly altered from their original preparation so you know that you are making an authentic dish. I've only tried two recipes so far (Lemon Herb Rice and Green Beans with Sun Dried Tomato and Black olive sauce) and they were easy to prepare and full of fresh ingredients and flavorful components like garlic, lemon and fresh herbs. The end result was beautiful. My book has post-its all over the place on recipes that I can't wait to try!

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Healthy, creative Mediterranean vegan dishes full of flavor!

After being vegetarian (and occasionally vegan) for four years, it never fails to amaze me that carnivores think that we herbivores are depriving ourselves of delicious foods.

One need only flip through Donna Klein's "Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen" to revel in the astounding variety of appetizers, soups, salads, sides, breads and desserts, all of which are vegan (meat-free, dairy-free, and animal byproduct-free). As a pleasant side effect, many recipes are also gluten-free as well, making them ideal for those with Celiac disease or gluten intolerance (Donna Klein has written a new cookbook, The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen: Delicious and Nutritious Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Dishes, that focuses specifically on gluten-free vegetarian cuisine). And perhaps my favorite selling point: no soy analogs. No tofu, TVP crumbles, soy sausage, soy hamburgers, etc. That's great news for me, since I'm allergic to soy. These are purely Mediterranean recipes, allowing the glory of garden-fresh produce, hearty whole grains, olive oil, and herbs to shine through unadultered.

There are offerings from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, and Israel that are sure to make your mouth water, whether you're in the mood for a light snack (hummus, caponata, crostini with Tuscan bean spread), homemade Italian minestrone, exotic Moroccan feast, or a decadent dessert (numerous recipes for fruits poached in wine and other spirits).

If you're interested in exploring Mediterranean vegetarian/ vegan dishes in-depth after trying the recipes in The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen, be sure to check out vegan Italian cuisine in Klein's Vegan Italiano: Meat-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Dishes from Sun-Drenched Italy and Nonna's Italian Kitchen: Delicious Homestyle Vegan Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine). A fabulous look at Greek vegetarian cuisine can be found in Diane Kochilas' The Greek Vegetarian: More Than 100 Recipes Inspired by the Traditional Dishes and Flavors of Greece.

For those watching their calories / fat / sodium, there are detailed nutritional analyses for each recipe. This may be the cookbook to make your carnivore friends realize what they've been missing!

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The recipes are fantastic!

If you want to eat healthy Mediterranean food, this is the book to buy even if you are not a vegan! The recipes are easy to follow and (for the most part), easy to make. My favorite is the Italian Brown Rice salad--great for potlucks.

Excellent

This books is filled with excellent dishes that even get my parents asking me to cook for them. While I am not completely vegan, I prefer to stay as close to it as possible with my lifestyle. This book has been a great addition to my slowly growing collection of vegan books. The only slight problem with this book is that many of the recipes take over an hour to complete, time that during the school year, I do not have. On the other hand, most ingredients are easy to find or easy to substitute, adding to the variety. It also includes helpful nutrition facts which are always a plus.

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