Pros

Easy to cook ingredients

Simple, easy-to-follow instructions

Lots of interesting and creative soup opions (like Cherry and pear soup) and salads (Poached Peach Salad with Walnuts)

Lots of creative dessert options that require few ingredients to make (Sorbets, Crepes, Fried Bananas)



Cons

Would prefer more pictures

Designed for more experienced cook



Comments: The most unique part of this book is the type of recipes you will find in this book. Vanessa Kittle is a chef and that experience shows in her selection of recipes. The book has an extraordinary collection of soups using foods that I would have never thought could be used in soup (cherries, for example). The titles for the recipes, alone, made me feel like a chef. Who wouldn’t want to try Poached Pear Salad with walnuts?



Another good feature of this book is the simplicity of ingredients and instructions. In most cases, the recipes only required a few items. This put foods like crepes, sorbets, and other things that I thought outside of my cooking realm within reach.



I recommended that this book for intermediate and more experienced cooks; however, because you need to know your way around the kitchen for this book to really work. Although the instructions are simple, you will need to know how to sautee or carmelize food. You will also need to be familiar with typical vegan or vegetarian dishes.



I also would like to see more pictures of the food!



Other than that, this was an incredible book.The “Vegetarian Family Cookbook” is actually a great value if you are looking for something a little more exotic for your vegetarian or vegan meals.