Great Recipes
A co-worker brought this cookbook to work oneday and I fell in love with it. She told me that I could hold onto it as long as I like. When I realized that I did not want to give it back I bought a copy for myself. I love the recipes in this cookbook. They are healthy, very good, easy to use and simple to modify if want to. Sometimes I reduce the fat content by using less oil or low fat and/or fat free ingredients.
Best cookbook ever!
Every recipe in this book is healthy (with lost of flavor), and tastes amazing. First cookbook I've ever bought where I would serve everything for company--no duds.
Buy this book! Cook from this book! Be happy!
Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook has been my Bible for tasty, healthful recipes--even when I'm not eating vegetarian. Lots of good-for-you things like vegetables and nuts and cottage cheese, and the recipes' results always taste good---I prefer them to going out to eat. Lots of chopping and sauteeing, but then it always turns out tasty, and I'm not a very meticulous cook. Only problem: I get tired of the same things, and Enchanted Broccoli significantly expands my repertoire---A+
the Enchanted Broccoli Forest is well worth exploring :)
I found the original version of this book in a used bookstore and bought it for the whimsical title and the illustrations on bread baking. I didn't try it out immediately because several recipes do have ingredients that I don't typically have on-hand (although I haven't had any trouble finding them when I've looked). My boyfriend and I have recently gone through several of the recipes, though, and they've all come out beautifully, with no tinkering necessary :) We're both scientists, so we tend to experiment when we cook, and conclude "this was a good recipe after we substituted this, and reduced that, and added this", but all of the recipes we've tried so far have been delicious as-is. The flavors have been subtle and well-balanced, so you can find something interesting to taste in every bite. That said, tastes vary, and we'd actually thought before that many people might think the flavors in the dishes aren't strong enough (hence "not tasty"). In addition, I agree that "vegetarian" does not necessarily mean "healthy" anymore than "fat-free" means "calorie-free"--there is a lot of cheese, cream, and butter in many of the dishes, so if you want something low-cholesterol, try out your favorite substitutions and see if they'll work. Many of the recipes also do involve a little advance planning and work--making sure you have all of the ingredients, peeling and cutting up vegetables, etc., but if you enjoy cooking, that should be part of the fun :) They also make for good team-cooking--there's usually enough for two people to do so that you can enjoy making something together.
Peanutty-Tofuey-Broccli(y) Deliciousness!
This spring I went over to a friend's house and his mom graciously made me a vegetarian dish from this book. I'm not sure of the exact name but it is amazingly good. Try it - now!
