Vegetarian Christmas, 2nd Edition: Essential Guide to Vegetarian Cooking for the Festive Season

While there are numerous good recipe books for vegetarian and vegan meals, the same cannot be said for Christmas recipes. That is why I was pleased when I came across Rose Elliot's book Vegetarian Christmas. Originally published in 1992, this informative book was published again in 2000. In Vegetarian Christmas Elliot has compiled an impressive selection of foods that you will want to make and eat during the festive season – everything from vegetarian Christmas pudding, mincemeat and Christmas couscous to mulled wine and cinnamon shortbreads. While many of Elliot's recipes contain dairy products and eggs, she also includes numerous recipes for vegans – and most of the vegetarian recipes could easily be modified for vegan diets. Besides including recipes commonly associated with Christmas, Elliot provides useful information on planning and preparing your Christmas meals and snacks as well as efficiently using your freezer so that you can do a lot of the cooking ahead of time giving you more time to relax and enjoy this wonderful time of year. This festive book (even the type is in red and green ink) provides people with healthy and/or compassionate diets with an excellent selection of Christmas recipes. Vegetarian Christmas will make a valuable addition to any recipe book collection. –Reviewed by Glenn Perrett (...)