The Moosewood Cookbook - Mollie Katzen

Hailing from the renowned Moosewood vegetarian restaurant in Ithaca, NY (well, it's renowned in New York State at least!), this book is from first glance obviously a labour of love. For a start, almost the entire book is handwritten (all bar the index and cover). Illustrations and doodles are dotted around the pages, and the recipes are written in a chatty style, all of which give it an instantly friendly, comforting feel. The introduction reveals how the recipes have been refined and updated since the first 1977 edition, every single one having been rewritten and tested numerous times. The author's personal history of the book (and the restaurant ...  Read the complete review