Pea and Lentil Cookbook: From Everyday to Gourmet

I am a 29 year old female who is trying to get a hold on life and I bought my first cookbook because it allows me to be more independent in my life as far as cooking goes.

This is the best cookbook I have ever seen for split peas, chick-peas (garbanzo beans) and especially lentils. For most cookbooks, I am happy if I find a few useful recipes. In this book you will find page after page of interesting and usually easy to fix recipes that you will want to try. The collection includes everything from appetizers to soups, salads, sides, entrees, and even desserts. As you browse through this book, you will recognize bean recipes from other cookbooks - except in this book, all of the recipes are made with split peas, garbanzos, or lentils. So, think creatively! With many recipes in this book, you can substitute other beans you may prefer or have available. Most beans take longer to cook than lentils and split peas. So after making that adjustment, you can use this book as your all-legumes resource cookbook.

Enhanced with beautiful full-color photography, The Pea & Lentil Cookbook: From Everyday To Gourmet, features more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes suitable for appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, breads, desserts -- based on the inexpensive, nutritious pea and/or lentil. From Turkey, Rotini, and Split Pea Salad; Red Lentil Soup; Lentils-and-Cheese Stuffed Pasta; and Bountiful Burgers; to Spanish Style Chickpeas and Pasta; Split Pea Gratin; Lentil and Chocolate Chip Cookies; and Lemony Chickpea Cake, The Pea & Lentil Cookbook will prove to be a welcome and much appreciated addition to any family cookbook collection!

The Pea & Lentil Cookbook is a unique, 240 page compendium of delicious, nutritious, satisfying recipes showcased with beautiful color photography and enhanced with easy, basic cooking instructions, nutrition and health facts, mail-order sources, descriptions of the different pea and lentil varieties, and more. From Cheddar-Pea Dip; Lentil-Stuffed Mushrooms; Chicken and Chickpea Salad with Walnut-Cilantro Vinaigrette; and Lentil Bisque Magnifique; to Hungarian Split Pea Soup; Lamb Shanks with Savory Lentils; Winter Squash Channa Dal; and Butterscotch Lentil Cookies, The Pea & Lentil Cookbook is an outstanding collection of dishes that would grace any table and embellish any menu.