Vegetarian or Everything Tastes Better with Bacon

Vegetarian

Author: Paulette Mitchell

Here is a terrific collection of easy recipes that will appeal to both busy vegetarians and meat-eaters who enjoy making vegetarian dishes because they are quick, tasty, and nutritious. This book, previously published as The 15-Minute Vegetarian Gourmet and updated for this series, proves that tasty, satisfying, and healthful meatless meals can be ready in a jiffy. Recipes include: Italian Garden Frittata, Potato Salad with Light Pesto Vinaigrette, Moroccan Chick Pea Soup, and Herbed Macaroni Parmesan.

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Beautifully illustrated with many full-page, full-color photos and sprinkled throughout with helpful tips (e.g., how to use a zester, advice on mincing parsley), each of the cookbooks in this series contains over 100 quick and easy-to-make recipes. They range from the basic, such as Spaghetti with Tomato-Basil Sauce, Vegetarian Tacos, and Chicken and Vegetable Curry, to the more adventurous: Grilled Chicken Salad with Grapefruit-Peanut Vinaigrette, Farfalle Crowned with Brie and Pears, Blueberry Soup. Cooking expert Mitchell emphasizes healthy eating and provides nutrition information for each recipe, as well as suggestions for garnishes, accompanying dishes, and advance preparation. Vegetarian discusses planning a vegetarian meal and entertaining as well as covering basics like cooking rice and sauces, and it includes appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. Noodles covers warm and chilled noodles, sauces, and noodle soups. Chicken covers stovetop, broiled, grilled and baked chicken, as well as chicken salads, soups, sandwiches, and pizza. Mitchell's introductions discuss ingredients (types of pasta, for example) and list helpful equipment and staples to stock, along with "Tips for 15-Minute Success." Simple enough for beginning cooks, these cookbooks will appeal to anyone interested in tasty, healthy food that can be prepared quickly. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 1999, IDG Books, 206p, illus, indexes, 99-39008, $16.95. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; May 2000 (Vol. 34 No. 3)

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Everything Tastes Better with Bacon: 70 Fabulous Recipes for Every Meal of the Day

Author: Sara Perry

Bacon-it's the fifth food group. And no one can resist the allure of its smoky, savory flavor. Author Sara Perry has created 70 delicious recipes using bacon in a variety of intriguing ways, from classic breakfast dishes like fluffy scrambled eggs and bacon and Sweetie-Pie Pancakes to unique and oddly addictive bacon brittle. Sara also reveals the skinny about bacon with some surprising facts about bacon's fat content (seems those tasty little strips aren't so bad for the hips after all). There's plenty of practical advice for buying, storing, handling, and cooking every type of bacon imaginable, from Canadian to pancetta. There's even a handy resource list perfect for locating hard-to-find artisanal bacons. Any way you slice it, everything tastes better with bacon!

Author Biography: Sara Perry is the author of numerous cookbooks including The New Complete Coffee Book (0-8118-2867-0), The New Tea Book (0-8118-3053-5), and Summertime Treats (0-8118-2323-7). A columnist for the Oregonian and radio commentator, she lives in Portland, Oregon. Sheri Giblin is a food and lifestyle photographer. She lives in San Francisco.