Great cookbook

Before my plant based eating days, I had quite a collection of cookbooks, printed out recipes to try one day, and even had my own personal collection of recipes.  I found that collection to be very helpful to make out a weekly menu quickly. 

Since our eating style has changed, it has been a struggle to get enough recipes together that have been tried and true.  I have started my own collection of whole food, plant based recipes, but that collection is way too small for my needs. 

I have been checking out cookbooks from the library over the last few months and trying out new recipes.  I just have not been able to find any cookbooks that really thrill me.  I find a recipe here and there, but most of them just don't seem to cook like I cook.  I can't really describe the difference, but I know there is definitely a difference.  For instance, one of the cookbooks I recently read continually used onion powder and garlic powder.  Now I have both of those in my pantry and occasionally have an occasion when it is better to use the granulated than the fresh, but rarely.  For heaven's sake, try chopping an onion and mincing garlic once in a while, and I think the difference will be noticed. 

Then I checked out a cookbook called "Moosewood Restaurant Favorites".  I had heard of the
Moosewood series of cookbooks for years.  I had heard that they had healthy dishes.  The one I mentioned is not a vegetarian or vegan cookbook, but yet there are many vegetarian and vegan recipes in this book.   They also do a great job of explaining many vegan ingredients and how to use them.  There is more information about tofu in this book than I will ever need. 

As soon as the delivery services get all the Christmas presents delivered, I am going to purchase this cookbook.

Extra: Mollie Katzen wrote the first original self-published edition of the Moosewood cookbook in 1974.  Now the Moosewood Collective have a total of 13 cookbooks.  More at: www.moosewoodcooks.com