Looks like we'll be going back 'that' way!

We have some right now, but they're old, back from my college days...

MooseWood being one of them.

Thanks!!

I'm "partly" vegetarian... meaning I eat poultry and fish but not "red" meat... So I'd be happy for a recommendation too!

i like The Greens Cookbook. a little bit fancy, but full of excellent recipes...

http://www.amazon.com/Greens-Cookbook-Deborah-Madison/dp/0767908236

Looks good - Thanks!!

Deb,
Here is a link from the PETA website....

http://www.vegcooking.com/

One of my co-workers has Vegetarian Times which they've spoken a lot about. I have one of the Moosewood Cookbooks and I love this book.

I have "The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook", by Diana Shaw. She does include milk products and eggs in the recipes.

Here's one of my favourite recipes:

Speedy summer Casserole

1 eggplant, unpeeled (I like it better peeled), sliced into 1/3" rounds
Coarse salt
1/2 c. mozzarella or Havarti cheese
1 c. fresh bread crumbs

need to finish the recipe, I hit the wrong button:rolleyes:

1 large tomato, thinly sliced
3 hard boiled eggs
1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 tbsp. minced fresh basil
2 tbsp. minced fresh parsley
1/4 c. oil-cured black olives
1 tbsp. olive oil

If the eggplant contains a lot of seeds, sprinkle the slices with salt and leave them to drain for 30 minutes in a colander lined with paper towels.

Heat the oven to 425F. Grease an 8" sq. pan with unsalted butter. Lightly rinse the eggplant, to remove surface salt, if using and pat dry. Spread the slices in a single layer on a nonstick baking sheet and bake until soft, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven.

Transfer the slices to the baking dish, covering the bottom evenly with them, overlapping if necessary. Top with the tomato slices. Distribute the eggs and shredded mozzarella or Havarti cheese evenly on top.

In blender of mini-food processor, combine the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic, basil, parsley and olives. Process in short spurts to combine. Sprinkle evenly over casserole, and drizzle the olive oil over that.

Cover loosely with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the topping has browned and the cheese has melted, about 10 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

I don't like hard boiled eggs, so I substitute roasted red peppers.

Thanks for all your ideas!

My friend picked me up two for my birthday at Target. The better of the two is the Good Housekeeping one. Lots of pictures and simple receipes, yummy stuff..

My father has been a vegan for 40 years and his friends wrote " The Cookbook for People That Love Animals" I do eat fish that I catch and occasionally a pizza. This book has some great recipes. They have written a couple of other books and had a restaurant in Hawaii for a while.

I need to look into this also. I have been reading on the web for some time now about "Raw" diet (for people). I can see tons of benefits for eating this way, although a lot of the stuff I found is kind of "out there" or "cultish" type - you just have to sift through it. So I'd really like to try to go vegetarian - don't think I could give up cooked food completely, but I'd like to try to eat more veggies, greens, fruit etc but not ready to go out to the forest and graze on nuts and berries (LOL).

Is there a beginning or "partial" vegetarian cookbook? I don't like anything fancy - I'm a pretty plain jane type of gal - don't care for fancy sauces or unusual ingredients that I have to look up what they are.

Is there a beginning or "partial" vegetarian cookbook? I don't like anything fancy - I'm a pretty plain jane type of gal - don't care for fancy sauces or unusual ingredients that I have to look up what they are.


have you checked out any of the moosewood cookbooks that deb mentioned? its pretty basic, and has some yummy, simple recipes in it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580081304/ref=pd_cp_b_title/102-5719952-7796105?ie=UTF8

Vegetarin for Dummies is a really good, simple book. It is really easy. Just PM or email or call us for ideas!