Monday, January 6, 2014

Fresh and Fast Vegetarian, by Marie Simmons

I got this book for Christmas and have been cooking exclusively from it since we got home (because, you know, I gotta see if it's any good!).  So far, we are loving the recipes.  I will say that there isn't a single one of them that I haven't monkeyed with a tad to meet our tastes or to use what I already had on hand, but the results have been dynamite.  So far, here's what we've eaten:

  • White Bean and Fennel Soup (I pureed half of the beans to thicken it and added some roughly chopped spinach)
  • Red Rice Salad with Edamame, Tamari Walnuts and Ginger (next time I will use less ginger)
  • Cabbage, Pineapple and Peanut Salad (also reduce the ginger and do NOT serve it with the Red Rice salad...that is just too much vinegar and ginger for one meal)
  • Twice-Baked Potatoes with Roasted Poblano Chiles and Queso Fresco (not the healthiest offering in the book, but absolutely delicious.  You could serve this to company for sure!)
  • Blistered Cherry Tomatoes with Balsamic (crazy easy and delicious)
Around half of the recipes are vegan, which is cool.  There aren't a ton of curries in this book (Megan!), and I feel like it uses fairly basic ingredients.  Nothing too crazy.  Most of the recipes take about 30-45 minutes to complete.  So there you go.  If you ever want the old-schoolness of an actual cookbook, I would recommend this one.  

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