A gorgeous book of recipes that are based on the simple yet delicious meals you would find in Japanese Buddhist temples. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with straight-forward directions, this is a book that would be a benefit to anyone looking for simple, nutritious Japanese food. While some of the ingredients may be a bit out of the ordinary for a Western kitchen, most should be easy to find, or by mail-order at the very hardest. Extra-half star due to the fact that every recipe is vegan (one calls for cheese, but due to every thing else being specifically soy-milk, I will give the author the benefit of the doubt and guess she meant soy-cheese). ( )