- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Grub Street; illustrated edition edition (15 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904943535
- ISBN-13: 978-1904943532
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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"Catherine Mason's vegetarian recipes have been described by Nigel Slater as 'Bold, sassy, sophisticated cooking'. 'a brilliant vegetarian book - inspirational recipes, wonderful foody art and interesting prose... undoubtedly one of the best vegetarian books I have come across' Anthony Worrall Thomson 'pure inspiration for the keen vegetarian cook' Orlando Murrin, BBC Good Food Magazine"
Health & Fitness, September, 2006
"An essential for the meat-free kitchen."
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
I love this book - every recipe I have made has worked. Having repeatedly borrowed it from the library I tried to buy a copy without success - until now, with this lovely new paperback edition. She seems to have come up with many ideas that I have not seen elsewhere - very refreshing. Also, many recipes are for two people which avoids having to scale everything down - although she must have a bigger appetite than I have! There are no pictures of the food; instead there are vibrant fruit and vegetable ink paintings. I wouldn't have minded fewer of these but it's a small quible and better than nothing at all. It is one of the few books that I actually cook from out of my embarassingly large collection of vegetarian cookery books.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I do like this book very much, although not quite enough for it to become a favourite. If I had come across it a few years ago, I think I would have been delighted, but vegetarian cookery books seem to have increased in sophistication lately and so there's more competition.
Admittedly I was swayed by the glowing endorsement from Nigel Slater on the front cover: 'Bold, sassy, sophisticated cooking'. And indeed, it does deliver on the recipe front. The pumpkin stew with coconut, chilli and coriander is particularly delicious and the contents page is full of possibilities from soups to tarts and more. There's a nice range of recipes, from the very healthy to the somewhat dairy-filled - always a hazard in vegetarian cooking! Most are relatively simple and involve ingredients that are easily available, although I did find myself groaning every time a recipe called for preserved lemon (I am sure they are lovely but doubt they will ever feature in my cupboard on a regular basis).
I'm not sure about the lack of photos - I often find them quite useful in getting a sense of what the recipe is like and how to present it. The book is illustrated with watercolour vegetables, which didn't really do it for me, I'm afraid. I also think that perhaps the book could have done with some more hands-on editing as some of the themes are a bit 'samey' - which is not to say that they're not delicious, I just suspect that the book would have been even better if somebody had sat down and said 'right, this is a bit too similar to the last one, let's vary it or include something else'.
All in all, a really lovely book, full of deliciously sensual recipes - and I look forward to a second edition (or another book from the same author) that's a little more polished and shows the recipes off to best effect.
Admittedly I was swayed by the glowing endorsement from Nigel Slater on the front cover: 'Bold, sassy, sophisticated cooking'. And indeed, it does deliver on the recipe front. The pumpkin stew with coconut, chilli and coriander is particularly delicious and the contents page is full of possibilities from soups to tarts and more. There's a nice range of recipes, from the very healthy to the somewhat dairy-filled - always a hazard in vegetarian cooking! Most are relatively simple and involve ingredients that are easily available, although I did find myself groaning every time a recipe called for preserved lemon (I am sure they are lovely but doubt they will ever feature in my cupboard on a regular basis).
I'm not sure about the lack of photos - I often find them quite useful in getting a sense of what the recipe is like and how to present it. The book is illustrated with watercolour vegetables, which didn't really do it for me, I'm afraid. I also think that perhaps the book could have done with some more hands-on editing as some of the themes are a bit 'samey' - which is not to say that they're not delicious, I just suspect that the book would have been even better if somebody had sat down and said 'right, this is a bit too similar to the last one, let's vary it or include something else'.
All in all, a really lovely book, full of deliciously sensual recipes - and I look forward to a second edition (or another book from the same author) that's a little more polished and shows the recipes off to best effect.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Vegetable Heaven by Catherine Mason has a number of interesting and tasty recipes - the carrot soup has a nice and original touch of coconut to it; the contrast of feta, mint and roasted red peppers with couscous is very refreshing; the tomato, mascarpone and spinach tart is a nice mix of flavours. However, none of the recipes are jaw-droppingly-delicious - you'll have to go to Nadine Abensur for that.
As a previous reviewer said, there's little variety and there's hardly a recipe without the dreaded lemon in sight. Actually, this book should have been called Tomato, Potato, Pumpkin and Spinach Heaven as these are the vegetables that predominate in the recipes, with a few others thrown in occasionally (asparagus, aubergine, beetroot and carrot all have two or three recipes dedicated to them at most). The author obviously does not like the taste of most things that begins with a `c' as veggies like courgette, cauliflower, celery, chicory and cucumber are completely ignored. Broccoli, radishes, artichokes (Jerusalem or ordinary), brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, sugar snaps, mangetout and lettuce do not make an appearance either. Such a shame that so many vegetables have been banned from Catherine Mason's elite vegetable heaven.
All in all, some nice recipes if you have a fixation with a couple of specific vegetables; however, you won't get much out of it if you like many other varieties in the wonderful vegetable kingdom.
As a previous reviewer said, there's little variety and there's hardly a recipe without the dreaded lemon in sight. Actually, this book should have been called Tomato, Potato, Pumpkin and Spinach Heaven as these are the vegetables that predominate in the recipes, with a few others thrown in occasionally (asparagus, aubergine, beetroot and carrot all have two or three recipes dedicated to them at most). The author obviously does not like the taste of most things that begins with a `c' as veggies like courgette, cauliflower, celery, chicory and cucumber are completely ignored. Broccoli, radishes, artichokes (Jerusalem or ordinary), brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, sugar snaps, mangetout and lettuce do not make an appearance either. Such a shame that so many vegetables have been banned from Catherine Mason's elite vegetable heaven.
All in all, some nice recipes if you have a fixation with a couple of specific vegetables; however, you won't get much out of it if you like many other varieties in the wonderful vegetable kingdom.
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Simple, beautiful recipes
I received this as a present a few years ago, and find it wonderful - some classic recipes and so simple. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Cooknut
Lacks variety
Although I have cooked one or two reasonable things from this book, overall I'm not very impressed. I've never seen so many lemons in one book - especially preserved ones! Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Kentish Woman
Brilliant and easy
I absolutely love this cookery book which I've had for a long time. I'm a very tentative cook, especially of vegetarian dishes, but I've made lots of these easy and delicious... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by Constant Reader
Not that seasonal!
I must confess I am writing this review in haste and following an overwhelming disappointment at the book that arrived in my post today. I had expected more. Read more
Published on 18 Dec 2009 by Y. Bryant
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