[.ca] Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful ... (ISBN 0517884941)

From Amazon.com:
The first Moosewood Cookbook--loved for its cozy, comforting food--mused oil, eggs, and dairy products so lavishly that it was extensively revised in 1992 to fit our changing diet. Now, the Moosewood Collective takes an even more extreme step: recipes in Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites are so intentionally healthful that they put the word right on the cover of this chubby book filled with lean recipes (many dishes get the fat down to a modest 16-17% of their total calories). Still, the 280-plus recipes offer the bold, pan-ethnic flavors that have won the Moosewood Collective cookbooks so many fans.

informative, but often hard work for little reward:
There's a lot that's good about this book - the nutritional information, the homey and personal feel of the prose, the inspiration to try new things - but I do end up disappointed fairly often. A couple of recipes are favourites - the breakfast section generally, for example - but a lot of the dinner recipes are really pretty complicated for mid-week meals, and then turn out not to be too different from what I could have achieved in far less time with fewer ingredients. A book to try for a few new ideas, but not one to base your new diet on.

One of my favorites:
This cookbook is one I turn to again and again for recipes that my non-vegetarian friends will enjoy when they come to eat in my vegetarian home. My favorite recipe is for farfalle with red lentils, artichokes, and feta -- very filling, very easy, out of the ordinary. The banana bread/cake is wonderful if you don't like your desserts very sweet. The apple crepes are popular at brunches, and who could resist burritos made with sweet potatoes and black beans? Yum. I have made many recipes from this book, without ever a flop. Most of the recipes are fairly easy to make, even if they have many steps. I recommend this cookbook highly, especially for people who are trying to please vegetarians and omnivores simultaneously.

Great for People Who Don't Like Vegetables:
I've been trying to get my family to eat more healthy, lowfat, vegetable-rich meals, despite their dislike for most vegetables. This cookbook has delicious combinations full of flavor and texture that they just can't pass up. Thank you Moosewood!

Great Cookbook!:
This is a wonderful book! My favorites so far are the white bean and pepper dip, the eggplant parmesan (delicious!), lighter lasagna (exquisite), lasagna with Bechamel sauce, caesar salad--and the garlic croutons are yummy--I make them all the time now for tossed salads, the apple crisp (I added fresh frozen organic peaches instead of cherries) is wonderful. The tomato wine sauce is delicious--I've used it with a number of recipes. I really appreciated all the other reviews--they helped me decide to purchase this book, and I'm glad I did. I have another Moosewood cookbook, which I like too, but I am delighted with this as it has lowfat and vegetarian recipes. I've only had this a couple of weeks now, and I a really look forward to trying more dishes! I highly recommend this book!

A blessing for vegetarians watching their fat intake!:
I got this cookbook because: 1) I am vegetarian 2) I follow a low fat diet 3) I love to cook I have made many, many of the recipes in this book, and they've been a hit almost every time (well, no cookbook is perfect). There are no glossy pictures -- this is a cook's book. There are several indexes of recipes (10% or less in fat, vegan, children's favorites, etc) as well as "menus" in the back -- new year's, thanksgiving, east asian, tex mex, etc. Some of the recipes are very time consuming to make (there are quite a few 30 minute or less recipes listed in the back, however), and some of the ingredients are not always easy to find. However, this is *not* meant to be a book of "quick and easy recipes." I have broadend my palate by searching out some of the more unusual ingredients. The recipes DO call for oil (usually 1-2 teaspoons), low fat cheeses, and (in the dessert section) chocolate. Don't think is a no-fat-no-flavor cookbook. They've kept the feeling of self-denial at bay. There is also a section of fish and seafood recipes, for those so inclined. <><