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I have undiagnosed Celiac disease (self-diagnosed), and lactose intolerance. I have been told by some that after going on the gluten-free diet for a while they were able to have small amounts of cheese and/or ice cream again because their intestines had healed. I am hoping to get a good taste of a nice sharp cheddar again some day. I know the brie and me will probably never again be.

I will eat any sandwich as long as it not called a "sammie". Gives me chills to think about the name and the inventor of the name.

I don't own the book, but I checked it out from the library a few years ago and copied down three recipes that I make quite often: the potato and chickpea stew is out of this world, especially with some romesco sauce swirled into it--I don't use her recipe for the sauce, I use one I found on the internet. I also love the lentils with wine glazed vegetables, covered in puff pastry, and the winter squash galette. I think she is a wonderful recipe writer, she has a knack for creating dishes that use simple ingredients that just work together.
I agree with renzata too--Vegetarian Suppers is wonderful. I just got it a few weeks ago and have made about 4 things out of it--the root vegetable ragout with goat cheese sauce is delicious. I skipped the wild rice pancake and just put them in the buckwheat crepes from the previous page. I highly recommend this book for those looking to cook more vegetarian meals.
I also have Mark Bittman's HTCEV, and I would say that it's more for people who haven't a clue about vegetables. That doesn't mean it's not a good book, because it really is, especially the wide use of nontraditional ingredients to bring depth of flavor (umami, I guess) to vegetable dishes.

I bought the book soon after publication and use it now and then, often for inspiration when I have some vegetables to use up. There are quite a few personal favorites in the book. Off the top of my head: the carrots and hijiki seaweed, the sunflower-seed bread, the chickpeas with ginger, and the oat bread.

Thank you so much for all your information, fellow eaters. I have literally hundreds of cookbooks, not to mention a disgusting glut of magazines and periodicals. One thing that has been sorely lacking as a resource is a really great vegetarian book in the collection. I have browsed Deborah's VCE several times and also Bittman's new one. I recently discovered Heidi Swanson's Super Natural Cooking and have to admit I was impressed (not as much with Cooking .01) but she does take really scrumptious photos of her food also, which goes a long way with me. I have a somewhat difficult time with cookbooks when they don't present a delicious photo of their finished product. (Julia is about the only one who gets a pass on this point with me). We're not committed vegetarians, however we are making a concerted effort to have one or two total veggie days a week for many reasons.

Now I can't wait to look for Veganomicon and Madhur Jaffrey's books. I have come so close to purchasing and always back out because I just want one that I know I'm really going to use. A lot. Any other suggestions for the favorite go-to vegetarian cookbook would be most appreciated for my little research project.

If anyone lives in the mid-west, have you been to Chrissie Hynde's new restaurant Vegetaranian in Akron, OH? Looking forward to that sometime this year.

Hey, great feedback! This has been such a helpful discussion for me. Thank you. I'm going to check out the Eggplant & Chard Lasagna and her recipe for Pita Bread. But I'm going to stop feeling like a bad veggie-lover for not using this book more often.

I'm also going to investigate Bittman's HTCEV and Veganomicon–those girls are awesome. As for Moosewood, I liked the books at first, but there's something about the recipes where they all start to taste really similar after a while.

Thanks everyone!

I actually really like Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. The size was a little intimidating, but I've made several good recipes from it. I don't think any of them are particularly unique, but I don't think that's the purpose of the book. It give a lot of good, fairly international, sometimes pretty healthy, recipes for weeknights, weekends, and dinner parties. Some of my favorite recipes from the book are her Winter Vegetable Chowder, Beet and Arugula Salad with Ricotta Salata, and Lentil Minestrone. The only recipe I've made that I didn't really care for was potato soup, which really didn't have any flavor. I definitely wouldn't write off the whole book just for that one recipe, though.

I also really like the Vegetarian Epicure books by Anna Thomas

intheyearofthepig, are you my brother? What's Mom's middle name? What's the name of the street where we grew up?

My brother gave my girlfriend and me Mark Bittman's HTCE Veggie and I love it, as I love the original How to Cook Everything. Basic but not always common recipes that are accessible and adaptable.

How about "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon? Totally different than the Bittman--filled with scores of well-researched "alternative" health info. And not just for Veggies.

That's good to hear. (Of course, not for Deborah Madison.) Your experience is exactly on par with mine, but, I thought there was something wrong with me....I kept flogging myself "how can you not use this book?"

If you have the opportunity, check out M.J.'s book. It's old, but not at all dated. There has yet to be a recipe I've been disappointed by and I've jumped around that book quite a bit. There's also a lot of unusual (or new to me) flavor combinations that she shares that are just wonderful.

If you have any recommendations for veggie books, I'd love to hear them.

Lily (130 lb bullmastiff) is wherever I am - she keeps my kitchen floor impeccably clean :), but is afraid of the mixer. She can hear the fridge open from any room in the house.
In 25 years of large dogs and a small kitchen, there have only been 2 mishaps. Gracie, our last Neapolitan mastiff, learned how to open the oven, the microwave and the refridgerator - so I lost the Thanksgiving leftovers when I went shopping on Black Friday about 8 years ago. Locks were put on the fridge after this. Rip, another Neo, got splashed with boiling pasta water - he stayed away from me when I carried pots from then on.

our dogs know they are allowed in the dining area but not the cooking area. they will wait patiently to be tossed scraps.

When I joined the household there were dogs used to being where they wanted to be....not so much in my kitchen. It's dangerous for them and for me. It took about a week before we had an imaginary line that they did not cross when I was in the kitchen.

Kids and grandkids understood that pre-helping they could be in the kitchen in highchairs (strapped in), and learning came with a hat, an apron and a stool for them to stand on. I have had some great helpers over the years, they have had fun and learned how to behave in the kitchen (safe).

I love the Moosewood Cookbook!
Tasty, easy-to-make, veggie-friendly - what's not to love?

it's been my favorite cookbook since I was a child, I started by memorizing her basic quiche recipe and then playing with all the variations!
Now that we have a couple vegetarians in the family, and I've had a few years of cooking for vegetarian friends, her work just grows more popular and timeless!