Looking for a vegetarian cookbook for fussy eaters

[spyrosmom]

I got a $30 Borders gift card for my birthday from my coworkers, and am looking to spend it. Who to help me spend money? Cathletes, of course

I'm not looking to become a straight hardcore vegetarian or vegan, but some time ago, DH and I decided to move away from red meat. We are eating less red meat now, and more chicken/turkey, but still feel like we eat too much animal over all. So I am looking for a vegetarian cook book. I am not fussy, and will eat almost anything that is put in front of me - perhaps that is my problem DH and DS are a little picky.

Neither like onions or mushrooms. I can get in onion powder, but not real onions. They will pick them out if they are big enough, or just not eat the dish.

DH will not eat soy "meat", cheese, or milk. I may be able to get those by DS. Soy "meat" weirds me out a bit, but I can eat it.

Neither will eat chunky tofu, but I could probably blender it and they wouldn't know as long as they didn't see it go in.

I'm perfectly ok with real cheese, milk, eggs, just trying to cut out the actual meat.

I love to cook and don't mind using every pot and pan in the kitchen. However, DH doesn't want to wash every pot and pan in the kitchen.

I don't mind spending time in the kitchen, but bc DH gets home before me, he normally fixes dinner during the week, and doesn't want to be there all night. So quick and easy mixed with longer would be nice.

My primary focus is on dinner meals. We normally only eat breakfast as a family on Sunday, and breakfast is easy to do meatless. We normally don't eat lunch together as a family. Breakfast items wouldn't hurt, though. Love me some breakfast for dinner!

There are only 3 of us, but leftovers are good. They make lunch!

Vegan is ok, but I think they'll be more options w/ just cutting out the meat.

I'm also looking for easy to find ingredients. I don't want to have to climb Mt Everest for the leaves of plant that only blooms on noon at Tuesday to make a salad

And as always, overall nutrition of the recipes is a plus. However, a dessert or bread section wouldn't hurt either.

Not all the recipes need to hit every category, but in a (very large) nutshell, that's what I'm looking for. For not being a picky eater, I sure am picky cookbook picker-outer

Congrats if you made to the end of the post!

Thanks
Nan

 

[cindi1]

My recommendations (you may have to adjust for the onions, I am the same way with olives, I will not put it in any dish):

The Hippy Gourmet (Vegetarian, and fish dishes) easy, simple stuff. Not big on Tofu/fake meat.

Jillian Michael's new cookbook. Some really great muffins and breakfast recipes. It includes a red meat section but also a big fish section that has been great so far and a great vegetarian section. I have yet to try a recipe from the book that I didn't like and my family didn't like. Most of the recipes you can prepare in about half an hour.

 

[PhyllisG]

The Healthy Hedonist by Myra Kornfeld(?). It is what is now know as a flexatarian cookbook meaning it has lots of veg and also some non veg recipes. I love this book and it is one of my most used even tho I am veg and have never tried the other recipes.

 

[spyrosmom]

Thanks! I ordered both. I had a 33% off coupon in my email, so I was able to get both w/ free shipping w/ my gift card. New, good eats comin' up!

Nan

 

[darine]

Hi

I know you already ordered but I have to tell you about this author
http://www.kurma.net/
since you don't like onions or mushroom. In fact, he doesn't use these and also no garlic.

I never cook with garlic and onions and rarely with mushrooms.

I LOVE his books. I almost use them exclusively just as I workout almost exclusively with Cathe

a lot of people rely on onion and garlic for flavor but there are so many healthy spices out there and you don't need to go to a special store. they are less popular but they are available in most spices section in most stores.

anyways, I really think he is a great cook to bring out flavor. I make something as simple as cauliflower, potatoes and eggplant mix with rice and I get a lot of compliment. the secret is spices and to know how to use them. I have a big rack of spices and you can transform boring taste food to WOW...

 

[spyrosmom]

Hi

I know you already ordered but I have to tell you about this author
http://www.kurma.net/
since you don't like onions or mushroom. In fact, he doesn't use these and also no garlic.

I never cook with garlic and onions and rarely with mushrooms.

I LOVE his books. I almost use them exclusively just as I workout almost exclusively with Cathe

a lot of people rely on onion and garlic for flavor but there are so many healthy spices out there and you don't need to go to a special store. they are less popular but they are available in most spices section in most stores.

anyways, I really think he is a great cook to bring out flavor. I make something as simple as cauliflower, potatoes and eggplant mix with rice and I get a lot of compliment. the secret is spices and to know how to use them. I have a big rack of spices and you can transform boring taste food to WOW...

Just took a quick glance, bc I'm about to be done computering for the night, but there is some yummy looking stuff on the website. Looks like metric measurements, but I can convert. Bookmarked it, and will check it out later.

Thanks

Nan