Just the guide in the last section makes it worth the $

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	• American Wholefoods Cuisine Nikki Goldbeck, David Goldbeck Dutton Adult, 1983 - 580 pages average customer review:based on 36 reviews
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highly recommended

Just the guide in the last section makes it worth the $

I have not even tried any of the recipes yet, and I'm already happy I bought this book. I never went to chef's school. My parents weren't rich chefs. So I didn't learn how to store many of the foods I buy properly until I read this book. My previous idea of food storage was cans go in pantry, veggies and fruits all get crammed in the crisper box in the fridge in the plastic bags they were bought in, and spices go on the rack over the stove, imagine my suprise to find out that some veggies and fruits can be left OUT on the counter and in the pantry! I always wondered why the crisper bin was so small! The whole last 50 pages or so is PACKED full of GREAT information on things like how to store, prepare, and safely handle and cook every vegetable, grain, and otherwise whole food under then sun. The diagrams that show the EASY way to cut your veggies to make little squares and sticks are SO easy to understand, and things you just would never think of on your own (you don't have to peel carrots)! The kitchen math section give the conversions for just about every measurement I can imagine exists in the english language. A great help to my math-poor brain! Tips and short cuts such as storing unused portions of tomato paste frozen in ice cubes trays are just dead on BRILLIANT! The pantry lists give you a great starting place to copy down and take on your shopping trip to stock your pantry, freezer, and fridge with all the useful stuff you'll need to cook the recipes in the book, very helpful to me since I don't have ANY of this stuff on hand, and otherwise would be making daily trips to the co-op to buy each recipe's ingredients. I may not have to leave the house for DAYS thanks to this book! Being able to cook a meal without making a grocery trip is something I have never been very good at. Basically, the tips in this book are idiot proof. Maybe that's why it's gotten a few bad reviews, because it's got a lot of info that most of the "professional" and "lifetime" cooks who buy it already knew, but if you are in your twenties and not very experienced in the kitchen, or are a new convert to the vegetarian world, I think this book is the BEST guide I've seen so far. SO many of the other vegetarian cookbooks I've bought were SO over my head and out of my league. This book really helps! Even if every recipe in it is bad, I will still be happy I bought it! I have skimmed over some of the recipes, and the stuffed veggies section looks very promising, and the recipes sound very good, so I don't think that will be the case anyways.

All that, and it looks pretty on the shelf too, with it's checkered print spine. :)

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Another happy user chimes in....

This is mainly in response to the member who rated this book one star. I have been thoroughly happy with this book, and also am on my second copy. My wife, I and the rest of my family, as well as the many guests we have entertained with the recipes have nothing but good to say about it. If you want recipes for real food, not just gourmet vegetarian recipes with over=priced ingredients, this is the book for you. I feel the Goldbecks went out of their way to write this book and helped many of us in doing so. I am sorry the person who rated the book 1 star had such a bad experience with the book. If she wants to get rid of it, I'll send her my address to take it off her hands.

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WHOLE FOODS FOR REGULAR PEOPLE!

This is my favorite whole foods cookbook because the ingredients are not exotic or hard to find. This is regular people cookin'! I bought it years ago and will soon replace my dog-eared copy. The flavor of the recipes is delicious. I appreciate that many of the recipes have alternate ingredients which is helpful for those with allergies. It's not only a book of recipes - it's also a how-to-cook-with-whole-foods book. It is not full of fancy pictures - just tasty, simple, real food. Comprehensive and a real value. Buy it!

This is a great cookbook

I disagree with the reviewer who gave this book only one star and said it was not good. I've used this book for years, everything I've made out of it is great. I've made the Mexican Pasta Bake for my family over and over again and they love it. The best thing about this book is the amount of information it gives you on different aspects of cooking, such as bean cooking, freezing, canning, etc, and pitched for vegetarians. I would never be without this book, and have bought another copy to keep for when my original one finally gives out. I can't believe anyone would find this book bad, maybe that person was having a bad kitchen day.

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I'm on my second copy

I am not only astounded that anyone would give this excellent cookbook 1-star, but I'm equally astounded that Amazon would pick that one as its Spotlight Review. Every other reviewer gave this cookbook 5-stars. And so do I. This is by far the best cookbook I own. I completely wore out my first copy. Not only are the recipes delicious, but the ingredients used are mainly items you can purchase in a normal supermarket...a big plus for those of us who don't live within easy access to exotic markets. These recipes are great for the person who just wants to improve their diet, as well as for the hard-core vegetarian. Even meat-eaters would enjoy this food. I can't recommend it highly enough. I only hope that someday the Goldbecks come out with a new and expanded version!

Good job!

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