Vegetarian Ideas

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure
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Customer Review: This really works!
I bought this book because, although I don’t have heart disease, I do have a family history of heart disease on both sides of the family. Having read the book, I decided to follow the nutrition plan for a trial period of 3 months. I am six weeks into that trial period now and it hasn’t been too hard to follow although I would admit I have deviated from it on 4 or 5 meals during the six weeks so I haven’t followed it absolutely rigidly. I took my blood cholesterol today. My previous 10 readings were all between 4.4mmol/L(170mg/dL) and 6.9mmol/L (265mg/dL) but after six weeks on this plan I recorded my lowest ever reading of 2.5mmol/L (~95mg/dL) and my ratio of total cholesterol to HDL was 4 which is well within the healthy range. On top of that, I have lost weight, lost body fat, and I feel great despite not doing as much exercise as I should be doing. If you want to get your blood cholesterol down without taking drugs to achieve it, this is a great way to do it. It requires some effort, but it’s worth it.

Dr. Dean Ornish’s Programme for Reversing Heart Disease
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Customer Review: Great Help for People With Heart Disease
I write a food column for a little newspaper in Ohio. A man I interviewed avoided surgery and did indeed reverse his heart disease by eating a diet of less than 10% fat. He became so inspired he wrote his own book of low fat recipes!
Customer Review: This book can change your life in a very positive way!
This book (after reading three times) changed my life! My total cholesterol has dropped from 240 to 130-170. I have more energy then I did twenty years ago. I have started a Dean Ornish support group in Portland, Or and have dedicated my life to preventive medicine.

The New Students’ Veggie Cook Book
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Customer Review: FANTASTIC!
This is THE greatest veggy cook book I have got. I have bought quite a few and this is by far the best. It gives great basic tips at the beginning on how/what etc and the recipes are great - using all store cupboard stuff and easy stuff that you can get anywhere without hunting too much. Cheap too as promised!! This is the only cook book where I have done more than one recipe from!!!
Customer Review: Don’t Leave Home Without It!
I got this book as a present before leaving to start Uni life last September! Since I’d never cooked anything more complicated than fairy cakes, my Mum was understandably a bit concerned that I’d live on pot noodles and baked beans on toast, so decided to get me this fantastic little book! I can’t praise this book enough! First off, it does actually tell you *how* to do certain things, like dice, shred, fold and whisk, and how to actually cook vegetables, rice and pasta. Pretty basic yes, but I have met people at Uni who’ve never so much as heated up a can of baked beans or made a bowl of pasta in their lives! So it’s pretty good for complete beginners. The recipes are yummy. They’re divided into different sections; there’s snacks, light meals, vegetable dishes, roast dishes, pasta dishes, rice dishes, pulse dishes, and desserts (of course!). There’s serving suggestions, ideas of what else you can throw in, and even tips on how to keep the cost down. The instructions are fairly straightforward, unlike some this cookbook doesn’t seem to be written in a totally foreign language!! The recipes themselves are very tasty, there’s a lot of variety and there’s pretty much something for everyone. I would be totally lost without this book. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just for veggies, most of these recipes are pretty healthy (especially in comparison to most student diets!!) and incredibly tasty. Get this book, it’s almost as essential to student life as a drinking fund and an overdraft (well they’re the same thing really, and I did say ‘almost!’)

Spicy Vegan
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Customer Review: Indian Food at its Best
Try everything. I’m not a vegetarian but the recipes in this book are fantastic. The samosas with green chutney are the best and great for anyone not just vegans and vegetarians.
Customer Review: Authentic north Indian recipes for vegans
It is great to be able to buy an Indian cookery book that is completely vegan. If ever people say to me that vegan food must be boring I’ll show them this recipe book, and I am sure they will soon change their mind. The recipes are delicious, and very easy to follow. There is something for every one, whether you prefer snacks, tasty bread, daal, vegetable dishes, chutneys and pickles, or, like me, have a sweet tooth. My favourites are vegetable pakoras, gram flour pancakes, and gulaab jaamun. I found the section on menus particularly useful, as until now I was never sure which dishes to serve together. So if you are vegan, vegetarian, thinking of taking the plunge, or just a lover of spicy Indian food, buy a copy of this book - you won’t regret it!

Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Sink Fried Rice
6 cups pre-cooked brown rice

2 tablespoons olive or peanut oil

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup finely minced sweet onion

3 cloves garlic, finely minced

3 cups raw spinach, chopped

2 cups fresh, mushrooms sliced

1/2 red bell pepper, minced

1 cup grated cabbage

1/2 large carrot, grated

1/2 cake tofu, mashed

2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar OR 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar mixed with 1

tablespoon duck sauce or brown sugar

1 scallion, chopped finely

Heat olive or peanut oil in a large pan. Saute mushrooms, onion, bell pepper,

cabbage and carrot until the mushrooms begin to shrink a bit in size. Add spinach,

garlic and scallions. When spinach is wilted, add rice, tofu and all other wet

ingredients. Cook just until rice is completely hot. Serve as a main dish or side

dish.

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Doctor’s Best 5-HTP Enhanced With Vitamins B6 and C (100 mg - 120 Vegetarian Capsules)
5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan) is a naturally-occurring metabolite of the essential amino acid tryptophan. 5-HTP for use in dietary supplements is derived from the seeds of the Griffonia simplicifolia plant. Synthesis of serotonin in the brain requires an adequate supply of either tryptophan or 5-HTP as precursors. The supply of tryptophan available for conversion to 5-HTP depends on a number of factors, including nutritional status and competition between tryptophan and other amino acids for transport across the blood brain barrier. It is strongly recommended that you take a broad spectrum free amino acid complex simultaneously along with 5-HTP to insure balance among all amino acids in the body. Taking a singular amino acid (or metabolite such as 5-HTP) in quantity can potentially create noticeable negative imbalances over time. Thus, this recommendation.*
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Rainbow Green Cuisine
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Weight Watchers Vegetarian Cooking (Weight Watchers)
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Customer Review: A low-fat and low -calorie vegetarian cookery book
An ideal cookery book for vegetarians who like tasty, easy-to-prepare, low-fat receipes. A bargain at the price. Fully recommended.

Westbrae Natural Vegetarian Organic Garbanzo Beans, 15-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)
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Customer Review: Yummy
We like this brand of garbanzo bean a lot… good plain, or cooked with just about anything. Yummy!

Shockingly Simple Chocolate Cake
1 1/2 cup white unbleached flour

1 cup sugar

3 1/2 tablespoons cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 tablespoon salt

3 tablespoons oil

3 tablespoons apple sauce

1 tablespoon vinegar

1/3 of a mashed banana (optional but delicious)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons instant coffee (optional for making the cake darker)

1 cup cold water

melted non-dairy baking chocolate (optional)

Mix the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients. Stir until smooth. Bake in a cake

or bundt pan for 40 minutes or until done.

Variation: Pour into well-greased muffin pan and cook for 25 minutes or until done

to make chocolate cupcakes.

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Mega Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated), 100 vegetarian capsules
Mega Green Tea Extract (Decaffeinated), 100 vegetarian capsules
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The Vegan Guide to New York City
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Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Meals in Minutes
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Customer Review: Bland recipes
I love food. In fact, to me, there’s no point in eating something unless it tastes good. I also enjoy cooking, but sadly this book didn’t live up to my expectations and I was extremely disappointed with the results. The recipes, far from taking the advertised half an hour to cook, took a lot longer and some were fiddly and annoying to prepare. Furthermore, the end result was bland and didn’t look anything like the pictures. Another point to note was that some of the recipes didn’t even have pictures. Call me picky, but I like to see what I’m supposed to end up with (even if I fail). This book will be going to the local charity shop.
Customer Review: blah
I’m allergic to nuts so alot of recipes have to be altered or ignored. The rest includes too many idiot recipes and not many new ideas.

200 mg. of Zen by Allergy Research Group (60 Vegetarian Capsules)
200 mg of Zen for that Buddha-like feeling, offers a unique and natural way to promote relaxation, without sedation. This new formula contains a combination of L-theanine and GABA.*
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“Faux” Mozzerella, Tomato, and Basil Sandwich
1/2 cake of firm or extra-firm tofu

2 large tomatoes

handful of fresh basil leaves

salt

garlic powder

olive oil

1/2 loaf Italian/French bread

Cut bread into thick slices. Slice tofu and tomatoes into pieces of equal thickness

(approximatly 1/4 to 1/2 inch). Mince basil leaves. Place a slice of tofu on a slice

of bread, and drizzle with a small amount of olive oil. Add salt and garlic powder

(adjust amount to your preference), as well as a generous amount of basil. Place

another slice of bread on top, and serve.

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Vegan Baking (Vegan Cookbook)
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Customer Review: Check that fat!
The most common ingredient in this book is “vegan margarine”, and all the recipes give you a product which is uncomfortably high in fat. In addition, you need to check your fat very carefully. Most margarines, including margarines made entirely from vegetable oil, contain partly hydrogenated oils. That’s trans fat, the very last thing you should be eating.
Customer Review: Well-organised, clear text, yummy recipes
The book is divided into 6 sections: large cakes and loaves, small cakes, biscuits, tray bakes, no-bake cakes and savoury baking - making it easy to find exactly what you are looking for. Recipes are easy to follow and well laid out. Vegan versions of all your favourites are there eg muffins, malt loaf, shortbread, flapjacks, but there’s also a multitude of inspiring, unusual recipes too eg parsnip and banana slice or orange, alfalfa and cardomon cookies. The recipes I have tried turned out perfectly first time. You’ll find something in this book that you’ll love even if you’re not a vegan - there’s nothing in this book that I don’t fancy making. Highly recommended.

Fair Trade Photo Frame
This attractive black photo frame has been made using cotton leather. Recycled sheets of cotton are processed to create a strong, durable material that looks just like leather. It is eco-friendly and it is fair trade, so the people who make it receive a fair wage for their work.

The New Students’ Veggie Cook Book
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Customer Review: FANTASTIC!
This is THE greatest veggy cook book I have got. I have bought quite a few and this is by far the best. It gives great basic tips at the beginning on how/what etc and the recipes are great - using all store cupboard stuff and easy stuff that you can get anywhere without hunting too much. Cheap too as promised!! This is the only cook book where I have done more than one recipe from!!!
Customer Review: Don’t Leave Home Without It!
I got this book as a present before leaving to start Uni life last September! Since I’d never cooked anything more complicated than fairy cakes, my Mum was understandably a bit concerned that I’d live on pot noodles and baked beans on toast, so decided to get me this fantastic little book! I can’t praise this book enough! First off, it does actually tell you *how* to do certain things, like dice, shred, fold and whisk, and how to actually cook vegetables, rice and pasta. Pretty basic yes, but I have met people at Uni who’ve never so much as heated up a can of baked beans or made a bowl of pasta in their lives! So it’s pretty good for complete beginners. The recipes are yummy. They’re divided into different sections; there’s snacks, light meals, vegetable dishes, roast dishes, pasta dishes, rice dishes, pulse dishes, and desserts (of course!). There’s serving suggestions, ideas of what else you can throw in, and even tips on how to keep the cost down. The instructions are fairly straightforward, unlike some this cookbook doesn’t seem to be written in a totally foreign language!! The recipes themselves are very tasty, there’s a lot of variety and there’s pretty much something for everyone. I would be totally lost without this book. Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s just for veggies, most of these recipes are pretty healthy (especially in comparison to most student diets!!) and incredibly tasty. Get this book, it’s almost as essential to student life as a drinking fund and an overdraft (well they’re the same thing really, and I did say ‘almost!’)

Goji Berry Extract by Doctors Best (600 mg - 120 Vegetarian Capsules)
Goji berry is an ancient fruit found growing in the wild in the Himalayan regions of Asia. For centuries, traditional herbalists have recognized the various health benefits of Goji berry in addition to its status as a highly nutritious food. Goji berry is a rich source of Vitamin C and also contains many other health-promoting vitamins and minerals. Goji berries have long been revered as a universal tonic for their longevity-enhancing effects. Goji berry may support the health of the eyes, the skin, and the cardiovascular system. The latest scientific research suggests that Goji berry is a potentially potent antioxidant that contains compounds with immune-enhancing properties.*
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Low-Fat Hummus (Middle-Eastern Garbanzo-bean Spread)
Traditionally this recipe is made with much more tahini and several tablespoons of

olive oil. This low-fat version is so delicious you won’t miss the extra fat.

1 can garbanzo beans (chick-peas), rinsed well

1 1/2 clove fresh garlic (or one teaspoon garlic powder)

Juice of 1 and 1/2 lemon

1 tablespoon tahini

Put ingredients in food processor. Blend until creamy.

Serving Ideas: Serve with pita wedges, or for a delicious sandwich, spread a thick

layer of hummus on bread or a sliced roll (or inside a pita) and add sprouts and

tomato slices. Hummus is also great as a vegetable dip. Try dipping raw carrot and

celery slices, brocolli flowerets, and tomatoes.

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Please Don’t Feed the Bears: A Vegan Cookbook
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Customer Review: Super duper. Love it.
I own loads of vegan cookbooks and this is one of my favourites. This isn’t a healthfood type book, its full of vegan comfort foods and ways to make faux versions of things from scratch. The aesthetic is a messy zine style and its full of bits and pieces of drawings and random writings. Its not for the minimalist. The tone is friendly and fun. Highly recommended, there’re recipes for lots of things I’ve never seen in other books, eg. kofta balls (like delicious falafel but with shredded cabbage and cauliflower as well as gram flour). If you’re into heat you’ll enjoy the chilified hot-sauced focus, but you can always leave some of that out or cut back if you’re not so into that. Drawbacks - only things to say are its very American, so some ingredients will be hard to find in UK..but use your imagination! Also there’s no index, but that means you get to trawl through the book all the more. There’s also a boozer feel to the whole thing (hangover cures etc), so if you’re straight-edge or teetotal this might irritate you. In conclusion, buy it! It very very good.
Customer Review: AWESOME
Hands down, one of the best cookbooks ever. Excellent food, excellent suggestions for musical accompaniments.

Verdura: Vegetables Italian Style
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Customer Review: simple, easy and delicious
If you’re bored of mashed potato or boiled carrots, this book will provide you with plenty of ideas on how to prepare vegetables in a new, original way. I have tried many lovely dishes from this book; my favourites are the carrots boiled in cream and basil (absolutely delicious), the layered potato and tomato pie, celery risotto, chard and mushroom fettucine (I’ve never liked chard very much and I loved this dish!), the orange and fennel salad, lentil soup with butternut squash and fennel, the pear, parmesan and celery salad, and many more. All ingredients are easy to find in your local shop and rely on good quality olive oil and balsamic vinegar to bring out the tatste of the vegetables rather than soaking them in tons of mayonnaise or salad dressing. I give this book 4 stars rather than 5 because there have been 2 or 3 recipes that were complete failures - such as the marinated raw courgettes, but perhaps Italian sun-drenched courgettes straight from the market taste better than ours? However, despite the occasional recipes which I found less successful, the majority have been absolute winners and I’d recommend the book to anyone who loves their vegetables.
Customer Review: A true taste of Italy
I have about 3000 cookbooks and this is in my top 10. I’m not a vegetarian but reading this, I wonder why I ever eat anything other than vegetables? Viana’s recipes were a revelation in their simplicity and vibrant flavours. The raw pasta sauces transformed my summer eating; Spaghetti alla Trapanese, where pasta with a fiery chilli tomato sauce is punctuated by shots of hot, crisp little squares of roast potato is just genius. And for the lover of Italy and how one eats there, this book is sheer poetry…’this satisfying salad is like a tableau of Italian country life. One can imagine the ingredients casually arranged on a rough-hewn kitchen table waiting to be gathered into a salad: freshly cooked garbanzo and borlotti beans in earthenware dishes: tender green beans, luscious tomatoes and a small bouquet of parsley and basil all just picked from the garden; and potatoes from the cellar, still caked with fresh soil. Outside, the sky blazes a brilliant blue and the fields are alive with vines and orchards.’ I just love that: forget it, Easyjet, I’m there already!

Westbrae Natural Vegetarian Organic Kidney Beans, 15-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)
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Sesame Garbanzo-Cucumber Salad
2 large cucumbers

1- 15 oz. can cooked garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed well

3 tablespoons toasted-sesame oil

1 tablespoon tahini

3/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar (or same amount of regular or balsamic vinegar mixed

with 3 tablespoons of brown sugar)

1/2 fresh green pepper

1/4 small sweet onion

Peel the cucumbers, and cut into quarters, lengthwise. Slice into 1/4-inch pieces.

Mince1/2 green pepper and 1/4 small sweet onion into very small pieces. Combine

cucumbers, green pepper, onion, and garbanzo beans in a bowl. In a separate bowl,

mix sesame oil and tahini thoroughly. Add oil and tahini combination and vinegar to

the vegetables. Mix well, and allow to sit at room temperature for at least 15

minutes. Serve.

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New Vegetarian
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Customer Review: The Slippery Slope
I had firmly vowed not to buy anymore cookery books…then succumbed to this. I cooked my way through it in record time, and found the recipes both straightforward and inspirational, just the thing to make cooking a pleasure after a hard day at work! The down side: it has set me off on my cookery book addiction again.
Customer Review: Not everyday cooking
Dont be fooled by this books title - every occasion i dont think. Dont expect to pick up this book to cook an everyday meal. Its all gourmet so great if you have dinner parties but definitely dont bother otherwise. Lovely pictures though.

Chewable Acerola C Complex Vegetarian 180 Wafers
An excellent source of vitamin C for people who have a hard time swallowing pills, these great-tasting chewable wafers supply 500 mg of vitamin C fortified with citrus bioflavonoids, acerola berry extract, rose hips, black currant extract, and rutin for enhanced bioavailability.
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Ayurvedic Cooking Made Easy: 100+ Recipes for a Healthy You
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Vegan Health Plan
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Customer Review: Vegan recipes to return to
The recipes in this book don’t need loads of esoteric ingredients, and they work. Oh, and they’re delicious - in case people thought vegan food wasn’t supposed to be. The disadvantages are that the recipes look a little unexciting on the page and there are no pictures to tempt you. But that’s better than being all presentation and no substance. The book also includes information on vegan nutition, presented in a straightforward and, perhaps apart from the (short) chapter one, non-proselytising way. I first bought this book on a recommendation of a friend soon after it was first published, and soon after I became vegan (though I later returned to lacto-ovo vegetarian but that had nothing to do with lack of varied food if I was cooking). Nearly 20 years on, and as veganism seems to be getting a bit trendy, I have returned to the recipes to find new ones and rediscover old favourites. The comments she makes are helpful and honest: e.g. ‘Can be frozen but the sponge goes a little dry.’ I too have been trying to find other recipes by Amanda Sweet but a Google search brings up only this one book and then wanders off into irrelevancies.
Customer Review: Sensible affordable very tasty
This book is full of the most wonderful recipes - I can guarantee you'll find many favourites among them and also that you'll never remember you are actually eating vegan. This is the book for all those people who pull long faces and say that vegan food is tasteless and boring and doesn't contain any life sustaining nutrients (yes, we've all met them). I often use the recipes in this book for dinner parties - they are that good. There are even vegan puddings and a section of fabulous vegan sauces that can double up as gravies or to add moisture to pie fillings. Vegan food never tasted so good. Unfortunately the author doesn't seem to have written any more cook books, which is a great shame. If you want one really good vegan cook book - this is the one.

Low-fat Cranberry Muffins with Apple-Peach Sauce
Muffins

2 c. whole wheat or unbleached white flour

2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

1 banana

3 tablespoon tofu

1/5 c. oil

1/4-1/2 c. brown sugar or maple syrup

1 1/2 c. lowfat soy milk or rice milk

Dried cranberries

Combine dry ingredients. Blend tofu and banana together in food processor or blender

untill smooth. Combine wet ingredients. Mix wet and dry together thoroughly and stir

in cranberries. Spoon into greased muffin tin. Fill each muffin mold 3/4 full. Bake

at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Apple-Peach Sauce

3 or 4 medium-sized, ripe peaches
3 ripe apples or 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
Core and slice apples and peaches (peel if desired), and place in a saucepan

(covered) with 1 teaspoon water, on medium heat. Cook until “sauce-y”, stirring

periodically. Mash, and serve hot on muffins. If you use applesauce, add when

peaches are just beginning to become tender.

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Low-fat No-fat Vegetarian: Over 150 Inspiring and Delicious Easy-to-make Step-by-step Recipes for Healthy Meat-free Meals
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The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-vegetarian Critical Theory: Tenth Anniversary Edition
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The Yoga Cookbook: Vegetarian Food for Body and Mind (Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres)
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Single ‘0′ Non Gelatin Vcaps by NOW Foods (300 Vegetarian Capsules)
Gelatin / Vcaps and Cap ‘em QuickEmpty Vcaps? are a new alternative to animal gelatin capsules. They are composed on inert vegetable cellulose and do not interfere with the digestion and absorption of the ingredients contained within. Empty capsules allow you to fill your own powders at desired potencies, and avoid tablet binders and fillers. Buying powdered vitamins and filling your own capsules can save up to 50% off most retail prices. Our Vcaps? “0″, depending on the powder, can hold between 408 - 816 mg.Our vegetable capsules are derived from tree fiber and are domestically sourced. They contain no animal source ingredients whatsoever. NOW Food’s Offers A Wide Variety Of Sizes For All Your Empty Capsule Needs Single ‘0′ Gelatin CapsSingle ‘0′ Vcaps Double ‘00′ Gelatin CapsDouble ‘00′ Vcap #1 Empty Gelatin Caps#3 Empty Gelatin Caps Triple ‘000′ Gelatin Caps Cap ‘Em Quick Capsule Filler for ‘0′ Cap ‘Em Quick Capsule Filler for ‘00′*
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“I Can’t Believe They’re Vegan” Pancakes
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk alternative (soy, rice, oat and almond milks work)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Combine dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Mix in the liquids and beat with a whisk

or electric mixer until the batter is smooth. Measure 1/3 cup batter onto a

previously-heated, well-oiled griddle or pan. When bubbles appear on the surface of

the pancake, in about 2 minutes, flip it with a spatula. Cook it for another 2 to 3

minutes. Remove from griddle. Serve with maple syrup, jam or fruit syrup.

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EGCg by NOW Foods - (400mg - 90 Vegetarian Capsules)
NOW? Green Tea Extract with 200 mg EGCg posesses the phytonutrient content equal to about 2-3 cups of green tea, within one capsule. Green Tea Extract contains numerous compounds, including Polyphenols and Catechins, that provide potent antioxidant benefits. One Catechin in particular, EGCg, has demonstrated extraordinary free radical quenching power in laboratory studies. In non-clinical studies, EGCg has also been shown to be protective against chemical and environmental assault on tissues and helps to support healthy cell cycle regulation.*
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Vegetarian Soup Base, Bulk, 16 oz
A great base for your vegetarian soups. Just add fresh vegetables and simmer. No MSG!
Customer Review: Not Bad
This base has a fair flavor for making faux chicken soup, etc. However it is a bit sweet. I am still searching for a better base though, something a little more *homemade* tasting…i find myself holding back on how much of this base i really need to make my recipe and adding more spices of my own because the sweetness level fights the taste that i am after. I have to say it is better than most, but still not quite perfect. They need to tweek the recipe just a bit.

“Vegetarian Times” Vegetarian Beginner’s Guide
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Customer Review: Very Helpful and Easy to Read
Filled with tons of practical information, it covers all the bases that almost anyone beginning or interested in beginning a vegetarian/vegan diet wants to know. It does so in a simple, friendly, and informal manner. The “tips” and “callouts” are especially valuable. Easy & enjoyable reading, and highly recommended.

Randomyzer’s Sheppards Pie
This is an amazingly satisfying meal that tastes great. It is perfect for veggie

students living on their own ‘cuz it is cheap!

In a casserole dish…
1. Fry 1 large diced onion
2. Add 1 or 2 cloves garlic (diced)
Optional: add dry vegetable soup base (powder or cube)
3. Add 1 can Beans in Tomato sauce. Fry.
4. Add 1 can drained Lentils. Fry.
5. Add spices, herbs, etc…
6. Cover with 1 can drained vegetables and 1 can drained corn.
7. Cover with mashed potatoes.
8. Cover dish and bake at 400 for 10-20 minutes
Enjoy!!!!

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Pure Vegetarian
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Customer Review: Don’t try this at home
You may not have to be a vegetarian to enjoy the recipes in this book, but you’ll have to be a chef. And live in a big city. And have money. The recipes ask for Yuzu juice (a citrus fruit), verjuice (juice of unripe grapes), truffles, fresh porcini, banana shallots (?), cavalo nero (black cabbage, but you can use savoy cabbage instead), nuoc mam chay (Thai vegetarian fish sauce), Vietnamese mint. Even if I knew where to get any of this (Borough Market?), I would probably be very nervous while cooking, in case I ruin these rare and expensive ingredients. I have doubts about some of the methods as well. Can you, for instance, see yourself slice 4 avocados into 20 very thin slices, then stuff and roll them up? How are they not going to break, go brown, end up with finger prints on them? The picture looks fantastic, but not like something I’d ever be able to make. Even attempting it would be asking for disappointment. I’d love to eat the dishes from this book, but I’d rather have them put in front of me by somebody else. The pictures look gorgeous, the dishes sound tasty, but it’s not for your average home cook.

James Martin Digital Steamer 3 Tier Silver / Black
James Martin Digital Steamer,800w, 9ltr capacity,Programmable with 24hr delay cooking and instant cooking,90min timer with auto keep warm function,Audible signals for start of cooking, and end of cooking and when water resevoir is empty,Auto boil dry safe
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Customer Review: Don’t do digital!
I was very interested to read Mrs Howard’s review. I was so excited to receive this steamer as a Christmas gift - it steamed the vegetables beautifully. Unfortunately, after two or three uses the timer adjust buttons started to be a bit unreliable - sometimes they would work, sometimes they wouldn’t. Another couple of uses later, the thing stops steaming completely and won’t work at all. Very frustrating when you haven’t noticed until your meat is ready and then you realise you have completely raw vegetables to go with your meal! DON’T BUY THIS! I will be getting a more simple, clock ticking style steamer if I can exchange this one…… what a pain!
Customer Review: DON’T BUY THIS STEAMER!
I’m not new to steamers, using one every day. When my old one died (from years of use!), I bought this one as it seemed to have every feature I needed and was backed with the James Martin name. Three times I used it, and it worked. THE FOURTH TIME - it refused to steam. Now I’m faced with the hassle of sending it back to get a refund plus I’m down the ?7.99 I paid to have it couriered to me. AND I’ve got to go and buy another steamer! I’m really REALLY furious about this. So DON’T BUY THIS MACHINE - go and find one that works. AND I’ve given it one star because there’s not an option to give it NO STARS AT ALL.

Mediterranean Harvest: Delicious Vegetarian Recipes from the World’s Healthiest Cuisine
List Price: ?22.99
Amazon Price: ?17.49
Used Price: ?16.79

Vegetarian Bolognese Pasta Sauce by Alimentitalia

Le Conserve della Nonna Vegetarian Bolognese Pasta Sauce is an innovative alternative to the classic Ragu Bolognese and has myriad uses-toss with pasta, ravioli or tortellini, or use as a tasty lasagna sauce. Made with soy protein (GMO free), this sauce’s flavor is amazing, making it well suited for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike.

For more than 30 years, “Le Conserve della Nonna”, located near Modena, Italy, has made a name for itself both in Italy and throughout the world by producing traditional, all natural, quality, Italian foods. The secret to the success of this family run business is their strong commitment to using carefully selected ingredients of the hightest quality, and following traditional recipes of Italian grandmas (nonnas), which gives their products an unmistakable fresh taste.

Each jar contains 12.3 ounces (350 gr.) of “Le Conserve Della Nonna” Vegetarian Bolognese Sauce by Alimentitalia from Italy.

Fast-and-Easy Black Beans & Rice
Contributed by Jennifer Severt

1 can black beans
1 can stewed tomatoes
Celery (optional)
Onion, diced (to your liking)
Taco or chili seasoning to taste
1 package boil-in-bag brown rice

Boil rice for 10 minutes. Empty into saucepan and add tomatoes, beans, celery,

onions, and seasoning. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Serve hot. (This can also be

microwaved: Boil rice for 10 minutes in a microwave-safe bowl. Empty into pot, add

remaining ingredients, and nuke for another 5-7 minutes). Note: This also makes

GREAT burritos. Just fill heated flour tortilla with the mixture. Add cheese or soy

cheese if you like, and top as desired.

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Futurebiotics AcneAdvance, Vegetarian Tablets , 90 tablets
Price: $29.95

Green World Cookbook
List Price: ?15.00
Amazon Price: ?9.90
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Customer Review: My First Review. My first veggie cook book
Like all the other reviewers I bought this book after dining at the restuarant in Bath. Hoping to try and recreate some delicious meals at home. I’m not a veggie but love meat free grub now and then. The book is not too complicated, if like me you learnt to cook with Jamie Oliver then all is well, you will have skills enough. The only thing that lets it down, as with most if not all cookbooks is that there are not enough pictures of the dishes. A few more pictures of the dishes would have really helped, for example instead of pic of the Gado Gado salad there is a pic of a guy in a boat, instead of a pic of the Stilton and potatoe souffles with courgettte, apple and mushroom sauce there is a pic of, ahem a big dusty old potatoe. Fine but somone like me who loves to cook but whose presentation is always a bit of a let down could really benefit with a nice pic of how it should look. Anyway a small negative against an inspiring and fantastic book. My first veggy cookbook. yum yum
Customer Review: Real cooking for vegetarians
I’ve been a fan of Demuths restaurant for many years, so it was fantastic when they brought out this book. An excellent full-colour book with beautiful photos and of course some of the best vegetarian and vegan recipes you are going to find. Rachel Demuth’s recipes are simple and natural, drawing influences from across the globe, resulting in pleasing balanced meals that will excite food lovers, vegetarian or not. Her cooking style has changed the way I cook forever, compelling me to use delicious ingredients such as Tamari, quinoa and a whole range of aromatic fresh herbs. A must eat!

The Yoga Cookbook: Vegetarian Food for Body and Mind (Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres)
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Vegan Smoothie
2 bananas, sliced
Handful of frozen or fresh strawberries
Rice milk or soy milk
Vanilla flavoring (optional)
Honey (optional)

Place bananas on a cookie sheet and freeze for several hours (or until completely or

almost-completely frozen). Put fruit in blender. Blend thoroughly, until creamy. Add

rice or soy milk to your liking (less for a thick, creamy frozen-yogurt type of

dessert- More for a drinkable smoothie). Vanilla and/or honey can be added to your

liking.

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