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From: jsnyder@uw-june (John R. Snyder)
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Subject: dairy-free recipes
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Date: Fri, 10-Oct-86 02:12:41 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 10 02:12:41 1986
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Keywords: cookbooks recommended

Not too long ago there was a request for recommendations of cookbooks
that were good sources of dairy-free recipes.  I highly recommend the
following two cookbooks:

	Mary Estella, _Natural Foods Cookbook_(New York: Japan Publications, 
		Inc., 1985).
	
	Annemarie Colbin, _The Book of Whole Meals_(New York: Ballantine
		Books, 1983).

Estella's book is actually my favorite cookbook of any kind.  Her recipes
are really creative.  The book has some very good introductory material on
vegetarian cooking, "unusual" natural foods ingredients, kitchen organiza-
tion, etc.  I have tried most of the recipes in the book, and I have yet to
find one I didn't like.  Price: $15.95  (Oh yes, the book is built to last.)

Colbin's book is similar in many ways.  (Estella has taught in Colbin's
cooking school in New York.)  The book is organized as a collection of
full menus, which are in turn grouped according to season.  This can be
helpful to those who are just learning to cook vegetarian meals and need
a good alternative to the meal planning strategy most of us grew up with:
choose the meat dish; decide whether to fry, mash, or bake the potatoes;
throw in some vegetable dish as an afterthought.  After you are comfortable
planning your own meals, you can use the good index to get around in the 
book.  There are a few recipes in this book that I have not had success
with, but the important word here is *few*.  Price: $7.95

Both books also have good tips on what to feed carnivorous visitors.
Estella's recipes, in particular, are often so visually appealing that
even the most suspicious meat-and-potatoes types tuck right in without
a fuss.  I always take something out of Estella's book to departmental
potlucks and parties; my experience is that after the carnivores have had
a crack at it, there's little left for me and the other vegetarians.

The two magazines _East-West Journal_ and _Macromuse_ also have good
recipes columns that feature dairy-free natural cuisine.

Enjoy!


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JSnyder@cs.washington.edu.arpa              John R. Snyder
                                            Dept. of Computer Science, FR-35
                                            Seattle, WA 98195
                                            (206) 543-7798

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