Celine Steen

No-Waste Save-the-Planet Vegan Cookbook by Celine Steen
100 Plant-Based Recipes and 100 Kitchen-Tested Tips for Waste-Free Meatless Cooking

Though this book is probably not one I would buy for my bookshelves, I did enjoy looking through it and thinking about the recipes and ideas shared within its pages. I was able to “taste” some of the recipes easily without having to make them though I am not sure I would combine the ingredients together as the auth or did…trying to wrap my mind around pomegranates, cranberries, pomegranate molasses and halvah was…interesting. Anyway…

What I liked:
* The photos that were provided
* The Planet Saver Tips with each of the 100 recipes
* The preface and list of suggested equipment
* The recommendation to buy enough but not too much
* The suggestions for using more of the produce purchased
* The idea of composting at home or contributing to community composting
* The labeling of: Soy Free (SF), Gluten Free (GF), and Fast Forward(FF) under thirty minute recipes
* The Chapter Choices:
- Breakfast
- Main Courses
- Sides
- Soups & Stews
- Desserts & Snacks
* Some of the fusion food ideas

What I didn’t like:
* No nutritional information provided
* Ingredients I cannot find locally
* Flavor profiles that did not appeal to me

Did I like this book? In some ways
Would I buy this book for myself or someone else? Probably not BUT I might borrow it from a library

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing – Harvard Common Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars… (meer)

Vegaanikeittiön käsikirja on alunperin yhdysvaltalainen kirja, joten ohjeissa mainitaan paljon sellaisia tuotteita joita ei Suomesta saa. Myös mitat ovat kuppeja desilitrojen sijaan, vaikka ne onkin resepteihin kirjoitettu lisäksi dl-mittoina. Lisäksi ruoka-aineet on kirjoitettu purkkeina ja tölkkeinä, (luultavasti Suomesta ei saa juuri sellaisia) ja vaikka vieressä on grammamäärä, tuntuu hankalalta mitata esimerkiksi 425 grammaa kidneypapuja. Kirjan ostamisen rinnalla tulisi siis ostaa myös keittiövaaka ja kuppimitta että ruuanlaitto kirjan ohjeiden mukaan olisi mahdollisimman sujuvaa.… (meer)