Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes Hardcover – February 11, 2020

Full of great ideas and flavor combinations as a long time vegetarian and 2 year vegan, I really do appreciate some of the flavor combinations in this book that I would not have thought of on my own. Great ideas. Well written and easy to follow. Must have for your cookbook collection if you are veg/vegan.

I first bought this book on Kindle. Several recipes later I bought the hard cover book to further enjoy the photos and commentary. We have always enjoyed creating interesting meals and we now eat plant-based 90% of the time. Bryan Terry's recipes are nutritious and offer a satisfying complexity of seasonings, ingredients and techniques. Some do take some time to make, but I have found by spending a few minutes the day before or morning of to put together a marinade, spice rub or just to break down vegetables the meal comes together with reasonable effort. As a result of these recipes we've also tried new to us grains like millet & fonio, which has been a huge plus since we're also gluten free. So much more to explore!

This is a very special cookbook, one that can change the way you think about food and flavors. I cannot recommend it highly enough.We are all meat eaters in my family, but are trying to incorporate more vegetarian dishes into our diet for environmental reasons. The dishes in this book have made our transition a total delight.You do not have to be an accomplished cook to use this book successfully, just make sure that you are organized in your kitchen. Terry recommends that you read through his recipes at least twice before starting out, and that is critical to executing the dishes well. Some of the earlier reviews here felt that the recipes are too complicated or take too long, I do not find that the case if I have organized myself ahead of time (some dishes, like the fennel and chickpea stew, simmer for longe periods of time).I also read that the dishes require exotic ingredients. True, some are not found in a typical pantry (I had to order whole fenugreek seeds from Amazon), but if you keep a ready supply of turmeric, cumin, and the like, it's not a stretch. What you will find are flavor combinations that are bright and totally unique. Enjoy!

I haven’t cooked anything out this yet but just by looking at the recipe and ingredients I know this will be an amazing addition to my cookbook collections. After seeing all the comments on “How this book is only meant as a show piece and not something you cook out of”, let me tell you this- those comments are absolutely to be avoided if you are a serious cook and have opened up your kitchen to cook & experience multicultural food. But if you are someone who only stock American/European style cooking then yes by all means avoid this book. And if you’ve recently turned plant based, and are on the verge of giving up for the sheer lack of sustainable plant based recipes out there, this will definitely keep you from giving up yet.I love cooking a bit from every culture, I live in an apartment and I have fully stocked kitchen with almost 95% of these ingredients. And if you do not live in an urban area most of these ingredients are available online. But yes, you must be a serious cook and know what to do with the leftover ingredients once you try a recipe in this book.The only reason I bumped it down by a star is becausea) I don’t like cook books organized in a way where you have to reference multiple places, for different parts of the ingredients. I don’t want to be turning 200-300 pages in between to cook one item. And that’s a personal choice from having dealt with many cook books. Not only does it not give an idea of the time it may take but also the list of ingredients I may need at a glance.b) some of the ingredients quantities suggested are plain ridiculous and not done keeping a learning cook in mind. Like one recipe calls for 2tbsp of silken tofu. What is someone who hasn’t used silken tofu prior to this, to do with the rest of 97% of the tofu left?

I was looking for a vegan cookbook to inspire me and push me out of my comfort zone. This book did just that, perhaps too well. A lot of the recipes are like 4-5 recipes in 1. Ultimately, they turn out to be incredibly delicious, it just might take you 3 days to get the whole recipe done. All of that said, one of these recipes (the one on the cover) is one of the best things I've ever eaten, and just yesterday I made a bunch of the creole remoulade for a sandwich. So to sum up, this is a great cookbook, but it will be overwhelming if you're expecting quick and easy recipes.

This is a gorgeous cookbook with creative recipes and I cannot wait to cook my way through it. So far I’ve cooked four dishes: smashed fried potatoes with caramelized onions, corn relish, and pea purée; oven roasted zucchini with collard peanut pesto; braised collards; and pickled mustard greens. Everything has turned out lip-smacking delicious and beyond my expectations.Many of the recipes have multiple components and steps to prepare. None are difficult, just time consuming, though a lot of the recipes have components that can be prepped ahead of time. Some folks have commented that there are many hard to find ingredients in a lot of the recipes. I live in rural Montana, which has nowhere near the same selection of produce and ingredients as Bryant Terry’s hometown in Oakland, California, and I haven’t really found that to be the case. At any rate, in general there are work-arounds for ingredients that are hard to find, if you do your research. I highly recommend this cookbook. It is sure to expand you cooking chops and your food palate.

I bought this on the basis of excellent reviews. I tried a lentil soup recipe and thought it was worth the price of the book--very good! I have also made a pasta recipe that included 'sun choke cream" which is basically a dairy substitute that could be used in many recipes. I am not vegan and to simplify the recipe it would be easy to use cream, but I actually thought that it was quite tasty and will likely make it again. Based on the two recipes I've tried to date, I definitely recommend this cook book.

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Love the creative vegan recipes in this book. There is nothing boring or bland here! Use it regularly to help find inspiration for using the finds in my weekly vegetable box from a local farm.

Well organized, but types of vegetable. Creative recipes.