Title:

Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way
(Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN 978-0-345-48542-7 0-345-48542-4

Theme:

Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way addresses nutrition for vegetarians (25 million in the U.S. alone). Leanne Ely's recipes, grocery lists and seasonal menus help vegetarians consume sufficient protein and other essential nutrients.

Sample Recipes:

Cauliflower and pasta bake. Peanut butter soup. Lima loaf. Grilled cheese with avocado and sun-dried tomatoes. Tofu spinach lasagna. Orzo with spinach and pine nuts. Grilled vegetable quesadillas. Cajun bean confetti. Tofu manicotti. Portobello reubens.

Notable Elements:

Numerous sidebars include grilling tips, how to make smoothies, how to boost protein intake and how to cook with tempeh. Do Ahead Tips help readers prepare ingredients in advance to speed up meal preparation. Leanne Ely's website, SavingDinner.com offers additional recipes.

Tone / Style:

Saving Dinner the Vegetarian Way plans six weeks of meals for each season. The 268-page cookbook provides a weekly shopping list for condiments, produce, canned goods, spices, dried herbs, dry goods, dairy, bakery and frozen foods. Each easy-to-follow dinner recipe details the serving size, nutrition per serving, ingredients and serving suggestions.

The introduction identifies what different types of vegetarians can eat, e.g., lacto-vegetarians eat milk products and vegans do not eat any animal products including honey from bees. Leanne Ely shows vegetarians how to calculate the number of grams of protein required each day.

Visuals:

No images or illustrations.

Contents:

• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• WINTER
  • Week One
  • Week Two
  • Week Three
  • Week Four
  • Week Five
  • Week Six
• SPRING
  • Week One
  • Week Two
  • Week Three
  • Week Four
  • Week Five
  • Week Six
• SUMMER
  • Week One
  • Week Two
  • Week Three
  • Week Four
  • Week Five
  • Week Six
• FALL
  • Week One
  • Week Two
  • Week Three
  • Week Four
  • Week Five
  • Week Six
• Serving Suggestion Recipes
• Index

Author:

Leanne Ely

Claim to fame:

Leanne Ely is a certified nutritionist and food columnist. She wrote Saving Dinner, Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way, Saving Dinner for the Holidays and Saving Dinner Basics.

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