Review: No hardship to give up meat for these delicious-looking dishes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
First, a word about the title: The author does not mean "vegetarian" in its strictest sense, with ingredients being plant-based only. The recipes in the book do use dairy products, including milk, certain cheeses, and eggs.For my wife and me, one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants is named the Mediterranean Grill, so I'm already familiar with some of the book's recipes. The Mediterranean Grill, however, includes some Middle Eastern foods that are not well represented in the book, although the title does make it clear that the recipes are from France, Italy, and Greece. The recipes look very tasty, and I'm definitely interested in trying some of them.Each recipe includes a list of kitchen utensils required, the ingredients, and preparation directions. Nutrition information is not included, although it's not too difficult to calculate the calories of fat, protein, and carbohydrates if you need that information. Some color photographs of the finished dishes would have been a nice touch, but they're not essential.All things considered, this is an excellent cookbook that's earned a place on my Kindle. Even for a non-vegetarian like myself, it's no hardship to give up meat for these tasty-looking dishes. My first dish to try will be the Provenal Savory Chickpea Pancakes from France. Made from chickpeas, they look a lot like the falafel that I love so much.