A Cookbook Like No Other! This is not your ordinary cookbook. This isn't even your ordinary vegetarian cookbook. While other cookbooks focus on a specific region, or offer only a smattering of selections, this book is filled to the brim with over 1,000 delicious and exotic recipes from the cuisines of over 200 nations. And we've worked countless hours to select recipes that are not only tasty, but affordable and easy-to prepare, so that just about anyone can change their diet with this book! We've even included articles that will help a novice cook become a master chef in no time: We'll show you how to set up your kitchen, how to cook using a variety of methods, how to plan your meals, and how to shop so that you can feed more while spending less. We'll show you how to incorporate fresh produce in your diet until you've transitioned to where it is you want to be. At the same time you'll be totally eliminating the toxins that your body can't process or isn't meant to digest.

Julia Child Cookbook Award and James Beard Award winner. “Actually several cookbooks in one, this encyclopedic volume has it all.”—New York Daily News Get enough recipes to fill 5 cookbooks in one comprehensive volume! 216 Side Dishes 61 Breads 70 Breakfasts, Brunches, and Lunches 91 Appetizers 137 Salads 152 Main Dishes And Much, Much More! Carol Gelles, one of the best-known authorities on the subject, offers hundreds of appetizers, entrees, soups, salads, and more, proving that vegetarian cuisine is anything but boring. The flavor combinations are limitless, drawing on the ingredients and spices from every international cuisine. Discussions of vegetables, grains, beans, and soy foods are interspersed throughout the recipes, making the book easy enough for beginners to follow. And every recipe is coded as lacto-vegetarian (some dairy products), ovo-vegetarian (some egg products), or vegan (made without dairy or meat products). “Addressing the needs of the beginner, the part-timer, and the fully committed vegetarian, this cookbook is a must-have.”—Cooking Light Magazine “Good basics for the aspiring vegetarian, innovative recipes that will appeal to long-time ardent vegetarians, and plenty for everyone in between.”—New York Daily News “The best things about the book are the diversity of recipes and the book’s awesome organizational scheme. It includes every major course in American cuisine from the appetizer to the dessert. Gelles also makes a point to include many different ethnic foods . . . excellent for the beginning vegetarian chef.”—The Veggie Space

Not just for vegetarians, there's never been a better time for this award-winning book! Carol Gelles, one of the best-known authorities on the subject, offers hundreds of appetizers, entrees, soups, salads, and more, proving that vegetarian cuisine is anything but boring. The flavor combinations are limitless, drawing on the ingredients and spices from every international cuisine. Discussions of vegetables, grains, beans, and soyfoods are interspersed throughout the recipes, making the book easy enough for beginners to follow. And every recipe is coded as lacto-vegetarian (some dairy products), ovo-vegetarian (some egg products), or vegan (made without dairy or meat products).

To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.

To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.

To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.