Veggies

To be honest, it was the many (more than 50) luscious, good-enough-to-eat, full-color, full-page photos that made me take a second look at Rose Elliot's New Vegetarian Cooking: 120 Fast, Fresh, and Fabulous Recipes. And then I found that the recipes too were worthwhile and a nice complement to A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen. Elliot, an advocate of the vegetarian way, first offers her thoughts on vegetarianism's benefits to our health, longevity and vitality and to the planet we live on, then goes on to an interesting, international array of dishes from an elegant Mushroom P‰tŽ en Crožte to a delicate Chocolate Vegan Victoria Sandwich Cake.