Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Cookbook suggestions

I've always been a fan of eating healthy. Unfortunately I'm also a fan of delicious food and it can sometimes feel like those are mutually exclusive. We also feel a lot better when we eat more fruits and vegetables but have found it difficult to incorporate those into our daily fare. Enter Moosewood. My older sister gave us The New Moosewood Cookbook for Christmas and it's been really fun so far. Before you read too far I should give you my review of the books and then see if you want to read further. These two books are for people who want to incorporate more vegetables into their diet and aren't afraid of a little work in the kitchen. They don't take that long to make relative to other made from scratch dishes (usually anywhere from 40-60 minutes) to prepare. Some of the soups take special ingredients, but most are fairly simple. Another feature that I particulary like about one of the books (Daily Special) is at the bottom of each page are suggestions of what to pair it with. With that out of the way, back to Moosewood.

The Moosewood Restaurant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moosewood_Restaurant) is a restaurant in Ithica New York that started in 1973. They found that their vegetarian dishes were selling best so they became a vegetarian restaurant. They have about 10 cookbooks our right now and the two we have are winners. Enjoy

1 comment:

Melinda said...

So far I am a fan of zuccanos, polenta pie, and the Middle Eastern Chickpea Soup served with a Fattoush salad.