Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 i agree with you linda. 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of my most used cookbooks. susie --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > know how to cook them and what additions would be > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > linda ________ DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Yes, that's a good one for grains and stuff like that. Another one I like, which I've had since I was 12 years old, is the second Picture Cookbook by Betty Crocker. It has lots of PICTURES <g> to show you how to do many things, and also it has lots of good recipes that can be adapted--happily!--to veganwise cooking. And my old 50s Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, ditto. You just gotta be flexible, that's all. :>) Bron On 1/4/06, artichoke72x <artichoke72x wrote: > > i agree with you linda. > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > my most used cookbooks. > > susie > > --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > linda > > > > > ________ > DSL – Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 If the cost of veg'n cookbooks is an issue, I suggest going to used book stores.... very often there's some excellent veg'n cookbooks therein. Online resources are a real breakthru, compared to several years ago. Use a search engine like Google and you'll be amazed at what you can find. FYI, Mark blogsite: http://www.soulveggie.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Picture cook books are good! What I like are the pictures of the various vegetables so that I can recognize them at the store. I am always having to ask the clerk for help where I shop for veggies since it is small, the produce crammed in and the labels not over the vegetables. I am trying all the new ones that I can find. I discovered how wonderful kale is, but there are a number of different kales at our store and I still can't recognize them except for the really dark heavy one that I tried. I tried a lighter one the other day, tasty, but not as good as the heavier one. I also cooked raw beets for the first time this week. That was simple. They taste just like the canned beets though. I tried them with butter, then with Italian salad dressing (cold) and liked that much better. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - <southernflower Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:54 AM Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking Yes, that's a good one for grains and stuff like that. Another one I like, which I've had since I was 12 years old, is the second Picture Cookbook by Betty Crocker. It has lots of PICTURES <g> to show you how to do many things, and also it has lots of good recipes that can be adapted--happily!--to veganwise cooking. And my old 50s Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, ditto. You just gotta be flexible, that's all. :>) Bron On 1/4/06, artichoke72x <artichoke72x wrote: > > i agree with you linda. > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > my most used cookbooks. > > susie > > --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > linda > > > > > ________ > DSL - Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 I agree, the pics of the vegies and the fruits too, are very helpful, Linda. I tell you what, you eat more beets for me! I loathe the things...if they taste the same fresh as they do canned, that's quite enough evidence for me to continue my boycott of them. ;>) Thanks for the info to that effect. <snicker> Bron On 1/4/06, linda <lindai81 wrote: > > Picture cook books are good! What I like are the pictures of the various > vegetables so that I can recognize them at the store. I am always having > to > ask the clerk for help where I shop for veggies since it is small, the > produce crammed in and the labels not over the vegetables. I am trying all > the new ones that I can find. I discovered how wonderful kale is, but > there > are a number of different kales at our store and I still can't recognize > them except for the really dark heavy one that I tried. I tried a lighter > one the other day, tasty, but not as good as the heavier one. I also > cooked > raw beets for the first time this week. That was simple. They taste just > like the canned beets though. I tried them with butter, then with Italian > salad dressing (cold) and liked that much better. > linda > > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you > do > it. " > Mohandas Gandhi > > linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 > - > <southernflower > > Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:54 AM > Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking > > > Yes, that's a good one for grains and stuff like that. Another one I like, > which I've had since I was 12 years old, is the second Picture Cookbook by > Betty Crocker. It has lots of PICTURES <g> to show you how to do many > things, and also it has lots of good recipes that can be > adapted--happily!--to veganwise cooking. And my old 50s Better Homes and > Gardens cookbook, ditto. You just gotta be flexible, that's all. :>) > Bron > > > On 1/4/06, artichoke72x <artichoke72x wrote: > > > > i agree with you linda. > > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > > my most used cookbooks. > > > > susie > > > > --- linda <lindai81 wrote: > > > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > > linda > > > > > > > > > > ________ > > DSL - Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 > What I like are the pictures of the various vegetables so that I can > recognize them at the store. I am always having to ask the clerk for > help where I shop for veggies since it is small, the produce crammed > in and the labels not over the vegetables. Maybe try something like this? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1555610919/qid=1136403054/sr=8-14/ref=sr_8_xs_a\ p_i14_xgl14/102-4355332-2141709?n=507846 & s=books & v=glance There are plenty of other books like that as well, but they might have non-veg recipe ideas in them... OTOH, getting know the produce folks isn't a bad thing either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 > I agree, the pics of the vegies and the fruits too, are very > helpful, Linda. I tell you what, you eat more beets for me! I loathe > the things...if they taste the same fresh as they do canned, that's > quite enough evidence for me to continue my boycott of them. ;>) Bron =- please try them roasted before you give up on 'em completely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 > OOOOH, I'm sorry but UGH! just the very thought of beets is enough, > almost, to make me barf... > Everybody has one food at least, like this, and beets, I'm afraid, are > mine. Can't say I didn't try! (After all, you tried to get me to eat cooked greens... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 linda, I used this website to make an " Eat the Rainbow " poster for my kids and thought it might be helpful for you in identifying veggies. They have lots of great pictures! http://www.foodsubs.com/FGVegetables.html Shelly , " linda " <lindai81@c...> wrote: > > Picture cook books are good! What I like are the pictures of the various > vegetables so that I can recognize them at the store. I am always having to > ask the clerk for help where I shop for veggies since it is small, the > produce crammed in and the labels not over the vegetables. I am trying all > the new ones that I can find. I discovered how wonderful kale is, but there > are a number of different kales at our store and I still can't recognize > them except for the really dark heavy one that I tried. I tried a lighter > one the other day, tasty, but not as good as the heavier one. I also cooked > raw beets for the first time this week. That was simple. They taste just > like the canned beets though. I tried them with butter, then with Italian > salad dressing (cold) and liked that much better. > linda > > " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do > it. " > Mohandas Gandhi > > linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 > - > <southernflower@g...> > > Wednesday, January 04, 2006 5:54 AM > Re: Cook Books - the joy of cooking > > > Yes, that's a good one for grains and stuff like that. Another one I like, > which I've had since I was 12 years old, is the second Picture Cookbook by > Betty Crocker. It has lots of PICTURES <g> to show you how to do many > things, and also it has lots of good recipes that can be > adapted--happily!--to veganwise cooking. And my old 50s Better Homes and > Gardens cookbook, ditto. You just gotta be flexible, that's all. :>) > Bron > > > On 1/4/06, artichoke72x <artichoke72x> wrote: > > > > i agree with you linda. > > 'the joy of cooking' is a good one to have just for > > the vast amount of info...lots on veggies and grains > > and how to prepare them. most of the recipes i have > > tried have been good (the cookie recipes are excellent > > as is the basic pancake recipe) with the exception of > > the cornbread recipe...i have it " X " ed out and " Yuck! " > > written over the recipe. lol. it's definitely one of > > my most used cookbooks. > > > > susie > > > > --- linda <lindai81@c...> wrote: > > > > > I was at the bookstore today and realized that maybe > > > I would have better luck with learning how to cook > > > new veggies, grains and beans if I just looked at a > > > regular basic cook book. I pulled out Joy of Cooking > > > and it was wonderful! I learned so much about how > > > to cook them is a basic plain manner. I have tons of > > > sauces and things to dress them up with, but didn't > > > know how to cook them and what additions would be > > > tasty with them. I know how to cook, just that I was > > > stuck in the way I have cooked with a tendency to > > > stick by the same veggies, grains, and beans that I > > > always have. Now I am branching out and discovering > > > new foods to try but not a clue how to cook them. > > > This book was really helpful and a lot of the > > > recipes outside of those areas that I was looking > > > for were easily adapted to be vegan. The darn book > > > though I think was $35. I have given away to my kids > > > most of my cookbooks so they could learn how to make > > > things leaving me the one out in the cold when I > > > thought that vegan cook books was the way to go. > > > linda > > > > > > > > > > ________ > > DSL - Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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