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119 of 120 found the following review helpful:
 Tested and approved! Dec 09, 2010
By A fellow reader
I was a cookbook tester for this cookbook. I tried it on my husband, unsuspecting family members and unsuspecting friends. The recipes were a big hit and would even shock others by saying they were low fat and good for you! Not only is it a cookbook, but it has a lots of tips, tricks and includes a nice section about nutrition. I made approximately 50 recipes from the book total with most of them being huge hits. I highly recommend this cookbook for anyone whether you are vegan, vegetarian or just interested in incorporating plant-based meals in your diet.
Also I credit this cookbook with teaching me how to cook tofu. The lettuce wraps with Hoison-mustard tofu recipe taught me an easy technique for cooking tofu that I've been able to incorporate whenever I want tofu. The basic baked tofu recipe also gave me an easy technique for baking tofu that again I've been able to expand upon.
The cookbook also includes a variety of different recipes. You want Thai? Ethiopian? Mexican? Italian? Vietnamese? Peruvian? Caribbean? Indian? Middle eastern? The book has you covered. What if you want traditional American style food? Well the book has that as well.
I have also gone through the book and listed my favorite recipes and things I'd recommend and added a star next to the ones that are probably my top favorites.
Sanctuary salad dressing
Quinoa salad with black beans & toasted cumin seeds
Cool slaw
Caesar Salad with eggplant bacon*
Vietnamese Rice noodle salad with grilled tofu*
Caulipots
Silky Chickpea Gravy
Polenta stuffing
Cranberry-Cashew Biryani
Scarlet Barley
Unfried fried rice
Butternut Coconut Rice
Tamarind Quinoa
Garlicky Mushrooms and Kale*
Chickpea Piccata
Hottie Black eyed peas and greens
Forty Clove Chickpeas and Broccoli
Caribbean Curried Black-eyed peas with plantains*
Black bean, zucchini and olive tacos*
Basic baked tofu
Apple-miso tofu*
Lettuce wraps with Hoison-mustard tofu
Red Thai Tofu*
Red Wine & Kalamata Tempeh
Buffalo Tempeh*
Tortilla Soup*
Arabian Lentil & Rice soup*
Peruvian purple potato soup
Curried Chickpeas & Greens
Potato Spinach Curry
Portabello Pepper Steak Stew*
Veggie Potpie Stew
Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits*
103 of 107 found the following review helpful:
Helpful Dec 03, 2010
By Hi
I like "Appetite for Reduction" because the author gives nutrition info for each recipe which is a first and unlike her other books. It is also a more health conscious collection of recipes and is exactly what I've been waiting for. I own all of Isa's & Terry's other books and I guess I would consider myself a fan by now. I usually stick to a healthy and nutritious diet under a certain number of calories per day, and I had to choose carefully which recipes I'm making in their previous books. But looking through "Appetite for Reduction," there really are no questionable recipes for those who wish to eat healthy. Everything is healthy here, and it doesn't skimp on flavor at all. I'm marinating the tofu from one of the new recipes right now...Masala Baked Tofu. Very simple and I can't wait to taste it!
103 of 108 found the following review helpful:
The perfect cookbook Dec 02, 2010
By K. DeGroot
"ska kid kate"
I love Isa's recipes and make them as much as possible, the problem is that my mister mister is gluten intolerant so a lot of my all time fave recipes are out for him and then we are making 2 separate meals because he is not vegan and I like my vital wheat gluten. I pre-ordered this book the minute that I found out that it could be pre-ordered and I am so glad that I did. I've had the book for 2 days and so far have only made 1 meal out of it but it was a total Isa recipe, FULL of flavor with a decent portion size but here is the best part for us-- not only is it a vegan cookbook but MOST of the recipes are gluten free! This means that we are back to only making one meal per night and eating some of the greatest food that either of us have ever had. The salad recipes aren't boring at all which makes me happy because I do get tired of salad but she has a Pad Thai salad recipe that I just can't wait to make-- lots of intriguing ideas in this book, that's for sure. I am not vegan for weight-loss but I am a little "well fed" and this book could not have come at a better time for me. This is one of those must-have-vegan-cookbook-library books.
116 of 125 found the following review helpful:
Recipes and Nutrition Info - more than I expected! Nov 30, 2010
By kfmlabs
I've been a fan of Isa's cookbooks for a long time so had this on pre-order, and it arrived yesterday. I was excited to get it, b/c somehow I'm a vegan who has managed to gain weight since going vegan rather than lose weight. I blame VCTOTW, JOVB, and VCIYCJ - all of which I love and all of which sparked my obsession with vegan baking. At any rate, when I heard this book was in the works, I was really excited. When it arrived, I realized it is far more than I expected it to be. It is FULL of nutrition information - as a family raising a vegan toddler, this is very important to me, and Isa's information and tips will prove invaluable, I'm sure! The recipes seem to be quick, with just a few ingredients, and lots of fresh produce. It looks to rely more on legumes and vegetables than anything else, which is awesome! Isa also includes a section on simple bowls (like at those trendy Asian restaurants) and sandwiches/wraps...so easy. And I'm extra happy about chapters dedicated to soups, stews and chili as we approach colder days. I think we'll cook our way straight through this book and hopefully see the health benefits as we go.
35 of 36 found the following review helpful:
Pretty close to perfect for a busy vegan mom Dec 05, 2010
By Nikki Brandt
I'm a vegan lady with about 25 lbs to lose and a busy toddler constantly giving me a run for my money. Appetite for Reduction fits pretty perfectly into my lifestyle right now. Healthy and satisfying meals that I can still knock out amidst my hectic schedule? YES! Sign me up!
I adore the nutrition info printed along with every recipe. That's really helpful for me... I don't have to take the author's word that something is healthy or do the math out myself. I can just read through the nutrition info and decide if something fits into my day or not that way.
The cooking/prep times have been spot on for me. 30 minute recipes really take 30 minutes or less. The portion sizes are good. I like that most of the recipes seem to be for smallish batches (actually as much as a small family might eat in a meal) so there's less potential for sabotaging yourself by gorging on leftovers, if you know what I mean.
As always, Moskowitz is an ambassador for the message that vegan food need not be boring, bland, or anything but incredibly delicious. There's a lot of variety and a LOT of flavor in this book. I have yet to run into anything in here that wasn't really delicious.
Some of my favorites so far: Caulipots, Caesar Chavez dressing (and all of the other dressings, but this is the best!), Chickpea Piccata, Masala Tofu, Ye'abesha Gomen.
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