| In order for vegetarian cookbooks to be great I | | | | we eat breakfast lunch and dinner every day and |
| believe they need to have seven very important | | | | most of us have a sweet tooth so I like |
| ingredients... | | | | vegetarian cookbooks that have a table of |
| 1. Large colorful photos of the finished recipes - I | | | | contents categorized into breakfast, lunch/dinner |
| don't know about you but one of my favorite | | | | (most vegetarian meals can be either lunch or |
| past times is laying around on the sofa or a deck | | | | dinner) and sweets. |
| chair and flicking through vegetarian cookbooks | | | | 5. I also like reading short notes about where the |
| and magazines looking at photos and getting | | | | author found the inspiration for the dish. I think it |
| inspired to cook one that looks great. | | | | personalizes the cookbook and makes a very |
| 2. Measurements in cups and spoons as opposed | | | | interesting read. |
| to weights - nothing frustrates me more than | | | | 6. A good index - Recipes need to be listed by |
| going to cook a recipe and having to weigh 10g of | | | | more than just the name of the dish. French Fries |
| this and 100g of that. I find it so much easier | | | | need to be listed under "F" for French Fries as |
| when recipes say 1 cup of flour or 1/2 cup of | | | | well as "P" for potatoes. By listing recipes under |
| Tahini or a handful of broccoli. | | | | their name and the main vegetable makes it easy |
| 3. Small ingredients lists - I love cooking and I do | | | | to search for something to make with the fresh |
| enjoy cooking elaborate recipes but most of the | | | | seasonal produce you just picked from the |
| time I want recipes that can be cooked with the | | | | garden or purchased from the local farmers |
| least amount of time and fuss. I love vegetarian | | | | market. It also helps at the end of the week |
| cookbooks that have recipes with ingredient lists | | | | when you are wondering how to use up the left |
| of no more than 10 ingredients, preferably with | | | | over vegetables in the fridge. |
| just 6, and quick and easy steps in the cookery | | | | 7. I also like vegetarian cookbooks that are |
| method. | | | | categorized into seasons. After all, that is the way |
| 4. Breakfast, lunch/dinner and sweets - I'm not | | | | nature intended us to eat. Fresh seasonal produce |
| into entree, starters, mains and desert type | | | | is the healthiest and most environmental way to |
| vegetarian cookbooks. I'm about being practical, | | | | eat. |