Book Reviews
SPROUTMAN'S KITCHEN GARDEN
By Steve Meyerowitz
A newly revised and expanded fifth edition of Sproutman's Kitchen Garden has been released. This book is for anyone looking for creative ideas on how to use sprouts, make non-dairy milks, use a food dehydrator, and much more. Learn how to make your own sprouted bread at home, prepare cashew milk, create delicious salads and dressings, and use the handy sprout chart found in this book.
Sproutman's Kitchen Garden (ISBN 1-878736-86-8) is published by Sproutman Publications and distributed by the Book Publishing Company.
Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.
THE GIRL WHO LOVED JUICE
By Lenora Dernoga
Illustrated by Sue Kay
Parents looking for a veggie-friendly book to read with their pre-schoolers might want to check out The Girl Who Loved Juice. This short storybook is about a girl who absolutely loves juice. One day there was no juice to be found in her house and the girl went out searching for some more. Each person she approached told her that they didn't have any juice; however, they offered her a piece of fruit. The girl was not interested in eating a piece of fruit since she had her mind set on finding more juice to drink.
Eventually the young girl approaches another girl and once again tells her she doesn't want fruit, she wants juice. The second girl tells her "I was only trying to be nice." Finally, the girl realizes she had been so focused on finding juice that she hadn't been very friendly to each person she had met. The second girl also tells the girl that juice is made from fruit! At the end of the book, they go off and make juice together.
The Girl Who Loved Juice (ISBN 1-891043-03-X) is published by Perry Publishing. This book contains black and white illustrations.
Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.
KEEPING FOOD FRESH
By the gardeners and farmers of Terre Vivante with a foreword by Eliot Coleman
Centre Terre Vivante is an ecological research and education center located in southeastern France. Although this is not totally a vegan book, you will find a lot of valuable information if you are interested in finding out how to preserve food in the ground or in a root cellar. Learn how to preserve food by drying, preserving in oil, in vinegar, with salt, and much more, including making sweet-and-sour preserves.
The instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. If you ever wanted to learn how to dry your own mushrooms or tomatoes, make olives, sauerkraut, seasoned oils, jams, chutneys, and more, then this book is for you.
Keeping Food Fresh (ISBN 1-890132-10-1) is published by Chelsea Green Publishing, PO Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001. The book is 198 pages and retails for $16.95. It can be found in bookstores.
Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.
MEATLESS BURGERS
By Louise Hagler
With so many veggie burgers on the market, why would someone want to prepare their own burgers at home? Well, the answer is simple once you've looked through the new book Meatless Burgers. Besides the issue of expense, here you'll find a wide variety of very creative burgers, including bean- and grain-based burgers, soyfood burgers, vegetable-based burgers, and burgers with an ethnic flair. Try preparing Bulgur-Mushroom-Pecan Burgers, Tofu-Gluten Burgers in Gravy, Sprouted Lentil Burgers, Cajun Burgers, North African Sweet Potato Burgers, and many others.
Meatless Burgers also includes recipes for making vegan buns, an accompaniments section, side dishes, as well as nondairy shakes to serve with your burgers. You'll have fun preparing these burgers!
Meatless Burgers (ISBN 1-57067-087-0) is published by the Book Publishing Company.
Reviewed by Debra Wasserman.
