The Whole Soy Cookbook: 175 Delicious, Nutritious, Easy-To-Prepare Recipes Featuring Tofu, Tempeh, and Various Forms of Nature's Healthiest Be

This is a cookbook rarity in that every recipe in here is delicious. I got this book when I was starting out trying to add soy to my diet for better health. I only knew about tofu and I wasn't very creative with it either. This book showed me how to make delicious, healthy versions of foods I really love like Potatoes au Gratin, Soy Milk Pancakes, Soy Cheese Corn Bread, Pizzas and Focaccia, Cream of Asparagus Soup, chowders, chilis, desserts, stews, Kung Pao Tempeh, Tofu Lasagne, manicotti,Cajun dishes and even Tiramisu, just to name a few. This book teaches how to use all the different soy products with easy to follow recipes that will give your menu fresh delights based on foods you already know and love. Each recipe has complete nutritional information. There are addresses and phone numbers for soy product sources and places to write for detailed soy information of a general nature. The author's information about the various soy products is a very understandable and helpful introduction to this often overlooked and misunderstood group of foods. Her personal notes about each recipe help make the dishes seem like they came from a trusted friend's kitchen. The best way to make a change in your diet is to make the change as subtle as you can so that your old habits will not be so tempting. These recipes will make you glad you added soy to your diet and your body and the environment will thank you.

I love this cookbook. My husband is a vegetarian so I try to find recipes that include protein without a lot of fat. The recipes in here are perfect for that. We love tofu and tempeh - as opposed to the heavy cheese and cream dishes many other vegetarian books might have. The cookbook is easy to follow with all the nutritional info at the end of each recipe. It even tells you regular protein plus soy protein content. Most meals are quick to make. I am able to find most ingredients at my local grocery store without a special trip to the health food store. My favorie dishes are the Near Eastern Curried Tempeh, Corn Chowder, and the Soy Sloppy Joes. I recommend this cookbook to anyone, vegetarian or not.

Rating from a low score of 1 to a top score of 5.......Pg. 85 - Soy Milk Pancakes: The resident food critic pronounces them 'at least' a 4.5. Pg. 189 - Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: Did not satisfy our cookie hunger and so we rated them only a 3.Pg. 117 - Soy Sloppy Joes: Received a house rating of 4.5.Pg.116 - Tofu Spinach Burgers: The cook and all her guests rated these burgers a 10 (out of a possible 5). They were awesome.The cook is a lazy woman but promises to try more of the recipes soon.

I do not really like soy, but these recipes make it taste great. That's important when it is something that is so good for you. The recipes are simple and easy but taste elaborate.

Patricia Greenberg is a culinary genius. I have been a vegetarian for over 23 years, have taught low fat vegetarian cooking and have had recipes published in Sunset Magazine. Patricia is my hero! Every recipe that I have tried from this book has been fantastic. I especially loved the Soy Sausage Potato Chowder. Even my non-vegetarian roommate couldn't get enough of it. The Soy Milk Pancakes, Cajun Red Hot Jambalaya and Sunday Night Tofu Noodle Casserole are big hits at my house. Please continue to create, Patricia!