On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:09:09 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> wrote:

>"The Cook" > wrote in message
.. .
>> "Nobody" > wrote:
>>
>>>I am interested in trying vegetarian cooking. I have no ideological
>>>agenda;
>>>I like meat, I like to hunt and fish. I am not trying to save the planet.
>>>If
>>>anyone has any recommendations for a good vegetarian cookbook that a
>>>meat-eater might like, please post them.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Try any of Deborah Madison's books.
>>
>> --
>
>I think the original question "a good vegetarian cookbook that a meat-eater
>might like" is a mistake. Liking or not liking meat does not come into the
>picture as far as I am concerned. I am a devoted carnivore but make
>vegetarian dinners 2-3 times a week. This is real vegetarian, so no fish,
>shellfish, etc. A vegetarian dish is successful not because it appeals to my
>liking for meat but simply because it is a good dish in its own right. My 2
>favorite veg cookbooks are The Vegetarian Epicure (both volumes) and the
>Moosewood Cookbook.
>
>Peter Aitken
>
Agree 100%. Forget imitation meat and the like, but lots of pasta
sauces are vegetarian by nature. . . pesto, tomato basil, garlic and
oil. Olives, capers, tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, bitter greens, all
can contribute to a pasta dish. Many can be fixed in teh time it takes
the pasta water to boil.

I count anchovies as one of the standby ingredients, but I left them
out above.



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