Food And Drink or 101 Vegetarian Delights

Food And Drink (Practically Useless Information Series)

Author: Norman Kolpas

The ultimate gift book for the epicure who has everything. It features such facts as the names and sizes of champagne bottles, step-by-step instructions on how to slice a banana without peeling it (or even cutting the peel), the menu served the night the Titanic sank, ten edible figures of speech, intriguing quotes on eating and drinking from Kenneth Grahame, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens.

Clever, engaging, and easy to browse for fun. For people seeking a resource on esoteric information, it is indexed for easy access to specific topics.

See also: At the South East Asian Table or Rush Hour Recipes

101 Vegetarian Delights

Author: Lily Chuang

101 Vegetarian Delights offers a variety of easy to use recipes from nutritious everyday meals to exotic and delicious feasts. Included are extra sections on cooking with herbs, culinary herb gardens and special foods.

This book provides helpful methods from the Chinese tradition to insure that a vegetarian diet is well balanced and completely nourishing. Cooking according to these principles has been proven over thousands of years.

101 Vegetarian Delights will lead you to a gentle way of life with both physical and spiritual benefits. The wonderful recipes can increase your joy of eating as well as your well-being.

Table of Contents:

	Forward	i
	Preface	iii
	Recipes
1	Appetizers and Finger Foods	1
2	Soups, Sauces and Drinks	19
3	Grain and Noodle Dishes	47
4	Herb Cereals and Dishes	63
5	Tofu, Tempeh and Gluten Dishes	75
6	Egg Dishes	93
7	Vegetable Dishes	105
8	Desserts and Sweet Treats	117
	Appendices
1	Cooking With Herbs	135
2	The Culinary Herb Garden	143
3	Enjoying Edible Flowers	145
	Glossary of Special Foods	151
	Index	157