Review: From an idea in the Bible - vegetarian pasta bonuses
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Dee Wallace is a self-taught chef who shares her gained expertise in the kitchen with a down home honesty and creative imagination. Her book on Quinoa Recipes remains the definitive one an now she adds a cookbook using `Daniel Fast Pasta.' Early on she explains that term: `The Daniel Fast is a partial fast based on the Bible. It relies on the fasting experiences that Daniel the Prophet had, during which he only ate vegetables and drank water. From Biblical references, the Daniel Fast is vegan in nature, with some additional restrictions.  During the fast, Daniel only ate vegetables and fruits and drank water. This means that he ate no chemically altered, artificial or processed foods. Additionally, the diet did not include animal products, pleasant foods (like agave syrup, maple syrup or honey), alcohol and leavened bread (anything made with baking soda, baking powder, yeast etc).'Applying the Daniel Fast to this cook book of pasta recipes, Dee instructs as to the foods we may include - fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, legumes, water, sea salt and spices. Given this information she lists many recipes that use pasta as the binding ground, the means to enjoy the Daniel Fast and still have great meal. For every recipe she lists ingredients, preparation, and step-by-step instructions on how to get the result of the beautiful color photograph of the finished product.Some examples of the recipes  include Penne With Spinach, Tomatoes And Portobello Mushrooms, Whole Wheat Spaghetti With Broccoli Rabe And Pine Nuts, Whole wheat spaghetti with walnuts and spinach, Spaghetti With Peppers And Black Olives, Broccoli Rabe And White Bean Pasta, Asian Inspired Macaroni, Slow Cooker Florentine Macaroni, Eggplant And Roasted Fennel Penne Pasta, Pasta With Asparagus And Lemon Avocado Sauce, Pasta With Tomato And Coconut Milk Sauce, Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti With Broccoli And Roasted Hazelnuts Pesto, Pasta With Sundried Tomato Pesto, Vegetable Teriyaki Pasta, Caramelized Pasta With Mushrooms, Vegetable And Tofu Macaroni, Garden Fusili, Tamari Spaghetti, Sundried Tomato And Mushroom Pasta, Pasta Puttanesca, Rigatoni With Sun-dried Tomatoes and more.Imagination, creativity , and completely delicious and HEALTHY meals from Dee Wallace - just what we've come to expect. Grady Harp, March 14