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29 June 2010

AskMeCha: Vegetarian (not vegan) cookbook? [More:] Mrs. Doohickie is vegetarian in that she doesn't eat meat but she will eat animal products (eggs, butter, cheese, etc.) She would like to find a vegetarian lifestyle magazine that is vegetarian but not vegan. She doesn't feel the need to go the whole way. Any suggestions?
My aunt got me a subscription to Vegetarian Times a couple months ago (I eat chicken and fish) and the recipes have been surprising awesome, easy and adaptable. The recipes pretty frequently use eggs, cheeses, etc. And when they use a soy or rice product they normally list an alternate ingredient.
posted by fluffy battle kitten 29 June | 21:54
As an added bonus - I'm guessing if you snoop around you can find a subscription for free or next to nothing. (My aunt only ordered the subscription because she found a free offer somewhere.)
posted by fluffy battle kitten 29 June | 21:56
This is a little different in that it's not 100% vegetarian, but I've been high on this newish magazine called Eating Well for the last few months. It's a little bit like Cooking Light (which, for me, has now jumped the shark), but far less commercial, and far more dedicated to using whole unprocessed foods, eating lower on the food chain, incorporating lots of veggies, etc. Every month they have tons of totally veg recipes in addition to a few meat/fish ones, but also some good health/lifestyle articles. Super usable and reader-friendly and inspiring.
posted by Miko 29 June | 22:00
We don't have many magazines on cooking where I live. Such a shame, I'd love something like the Vegetarian Times. All we have are free magazines in supermarkets with recipes, with very little for vegetarians and too many read made ingredients for my taste.
If you like Indian food the Manjula's kitchen site is very inspirational.
posted by charles kaapjes 30 June | 00:56
I have Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian Cookbook (I think that's what it's called) which is arranged by vegetable. For me this means that if I get something in the vegetable box that I'm not familiar with, I can look it up and find something good to do with it. She's quite prescriptive, and I'm more of an improvising cook, but I find it's great for ideas - I ignore her highly specific instructions and use her recipe as a starting point, and everything usually turns out fine.

The best thing about it is that there are all kinds of recipe types from all around the world.
posted by altolinguistic 30 June | 04:15
The Enchanted Broccoli Forest has terrific recipes, although somewhat unhealthy. The author updated the work with healthier dishes, but I don't care for the new version quite as much.

The Vegetarian Epicure is also a fine reference.
posted by plinth 30 June | 04:45
Excellent. Thanks.
posted by Doohickie 30 June | 05:20
Get one of these cookbooks:

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman

They're very similar in that they're both trying to be a vegetarian encyclopedia -- the only vegetarian cookbook you'd ever need. They start from the very basics (kitchen supplies, cooking techniques) and build up to a range of simple to complex recipes. Both of them have a useful section in the middle that goes through each vegetable in alphabetical order, giving tips and recipes specific to that vegetable. (For instance, asparagus -- how do you store and prepare it? should it be peeled? what are the best ways to cook it? etc.) I've had better luck with Madison's recipes, but Bittman has very handy lists of variations on themes.
posted by Jaltcoh 30 June | 06:49
Horn of the Moon is my favorite ever vegetarian cookbook. Much more up to date than the oldschool stuff like (forgive me, plinth) the Vegetarian Epicure. As far as magazines, Vegetarian Times is not bad at all.
posted by mygothlaundry 30 June | 08:06
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison

Yes. I have this book. It is excellent.

Also, check out Molly Katzen's recipes here: http://www.molliekatzen.com/archives.php
posted by LoriFLA 30 June | 09:00
Yotam Ottolenghi has a couple of books which are full of fantastic recipes.

World Food Cafe have a couple of books, also full of great recipes.

Food for friends also have book(s). IIRC a bit too much cream and cheese for my liking, but that's because I am lactose intolerant.

Mollie Katzen is also good and has been a regular supplier of good recipes for a very long time. Her recipes are usually quite easy to do.
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