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Cooking Vegetarian
by Registered Dietitian Vesanto Melinaand professional chef Joseph Forest
Cooking Vegetarian has been described as ‘the ultimate guide to delicious vegetarian cooking’.
"The dishes that tempt us with their sensuous appeal can be the same nutritious vegetarian dishes that promote our well-being," say authors Vesanto Melina and Joseph Forest. "The words healthy, delicious, and easy have been central themes for the recipes we've developed." These are recipes your whole family will enjoy.
Melina and Forest have combined their skills as a registered dietitian and chef to create innovative recipes that deliver complete vegetarian nutrition with fabulous flavor. Cooking Vegetarian features more than 150 recipes from breakfast to special occasions, including:
Roasted Garlic and Yam SpreadCashew Cheese LasagnaCurrant and Cumin PilafSzechuan Vegetables over Buckwheat NoodlesChocolate Cream Couscous CakeThe Introduction to the book is by Ron Pickarski, the first professional chef to win the a gold medal at the prestigious Culinary Olympics in Germany. Chocolate Cream Couscous Cake is one of his outstanding recipes, that he allowed us to include in our book.
Cooking Vegetarian also provides low-fat cooking tips, great recipes for kids, international menus, comprehensive nutrient analysis, and all the advice you need for healthy vegetarian eating every day.
Forest and Melina collaborated on a series of vegetarian cooking and nutrition classes which attained national recognition in Canada.
Joseph Forest is a chef and food consultant based in Vancouver. His professional career has included working as banquet chef for the Four Seasons Hotel and other fine dining establishments.
"As [Joseph Forest] explains in Cooking Vegetarian, he left the restaurant and hotel industry because he grew increasingly uncomfortable preparing rich and fatty foods – his own father died of a massive heart attack at age 50 – and now advocates a more healthful way of eating."
Ottawa Citizen
Cooking Vegetarian has received international recognition from health professionals and the general public alike. Plant-based diets are gaining the respect of health organizations, national governments, and the medical establishment. Dietitians, physicians, scientific experts, and the general public acknowledge that a diet centered on animal products has been proven to be linked with chronic disease. As our personal health becomes more and more important to us, it's clear that vegetarian eating is not a passing fad but a preference that's here to stay.
This book is temporarily out of print. However, it may be ordered directly from Vesanto Melina by contacting her via email.
