(Come on, it was 1971--give 'em a break. I am not interested in becoming vegetarian, but a big part of this book is about healthy & nutritious eating, which I am very interested in. The most thorough and balanced approach to vegetarianism that I have found over the years. After the recipes there is quite a lengthy (and a little tedious)section on nutrition which is pretty comprehensive and makes me wonder why if all this information about a plant based diet being the best kind of diet for you isn't more well known... (I have also been watching 'forks over knives'). The best bits are the first few chapters which are the writers personal stories about cooking for their families and how they didn't know how to cook beans etc. As a 35 year vegetarian and former owner of a veg restaurant, this is a great veg sourcebook. See if your friends have read any of Laurel Robertson's books. My sister has my old copy, and the chickpea falafel patties are family favorites, even with the 8-year old and teen fed fast food by their father. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; All Rights Reserved. Yes, it's a cookbook, but it's a cookbook that changed my life.
One reviewer thought that the emphasis on a woman's role in the home was "neo-fascist," which made me laugh pretty hard. We’re all facing many challenges. “Suddenly the games food advertisers play are no longer amusing. Great stories and great recipes. it's like reading danielle steele or something-- bewildering, horrifying, strangely compellingly easy to read. (I have a poor memory for such details.) No, I’m not a vegetarian (does eating only veggies on some days count?).
It’s been called one of “the best cookbooks for beginners” in vegetarian eating by The Vegetarian Times. To hundreds of thousands, Laurel Robertson has become a guiding spirit whose kitchen symbolizes whole-food cookery at its best.
COOKING WITH KIDS Some friends invited us over for dinner and served us the black bean soup from this book. Flexibility was a plus. Could it be useful for you? It’s my favorite cookbook. I'm not a vegetarian but I like vegetarian food. I really learned a lot about food and cooking from this book, and about cooking without using anything pre-made or frozen or from a mix. I. Laurel's Kitchen comes across as so old-fashioned, until I reflect on the fact that this is one of the books that started it all...this is the venerable grandma to the contemporary health food craze/movement (I can never tell which it is), and as such deserves some respect! Good one, enjoyable to read all the side notes! amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; By slowing down enough physically to light a candle, she relaxes her pace in the kitchen. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Variations, like adding fish to the corn chowder, held up. There's a bit where one of the authors says that people were giving up meat in the 60s and 70s but had no idea what to eat instead. I no longer (or very rarely) cook from it, but I love to see it still there in my kitchen because it brings back so many good memories of the 1990s, early marriage and parenting for me. Yet the introduction speaks much truth to what I feel is "true feminism," embracing who we are as women.
Reading it made me think of being in a commune in the 70s (crocheting a blanket at the same time helped) and how I might have used this book to learn how to cook vegetarian food. They were trying to change people’s minds, encourage a new way of thinking about eating. Laurel Robertson was born in the tiny town of Presque Isle, Maine and has spent most of her life moving south towards warmer weather!
The New Laurel’s Kitchen says to cook whole foods, even those that take time, and to do it as an act of caring for your loved ones. I have been cooking with this book for years and love the whole philosophy of using what you have and not wasting and of overall health in eating and living. October 1st 1986 This is my vegetarian cooking bible. Laurel has 3 jobs listed on their profile. What is so interesting is that this book was written during the time of the women's lib movement by a woman who lived in Berkeley! It was very inspirational in that it made me *want* to provide good nutrition for my family. It initially caught my eye because its illustrations reminded me of the black and white silhouette drawings in the original Boxcar Children. TO YOUR HEALTH. My husband groans in ecstasy when he is eating it! Laurel Robertson is a seminal leader of whole-food cookery.