Jay Gordon (3)

recommended for: all vegans, families with children, Jews; Kathryn/Lee/Chandra/book club members with kids

This is a book I’d like to own. I found quite a few enticing recipes and it’s a book I’d use. I expect to borrow it from the library multiple times.

There is some useful information included, though I didn’t make too much note of the nutritional advice as I have trusted sources for that, though the hints & suggestions regarding kids overall seemed as though they could be helpful.

I show more was surprised at how much sugar there was in some of the savory dishes and there was way too much white flour for my tastes, but substitutions would be easy, and the way the recipes are written perhaps for some kids they’d be more appealing, though some kids would like healthier tweaks too.

I love the many veganized Jewish and Jewish holiday themed recipes. Yum. There are many other sources (cookbooks, websites, magazine articles, etc.) for these kinds of recipes, but these versions do look delicious and not too hard to make.

Recipes I’m especially eager to make/eat, with a couple tweaks here and there, and I admit I had to avoid the temptation to photocopy pages, are, in general order of interest: Matzoh Ball Soup, Latkes, Root Vegetable Latkes, Quinoa Burgers, Mac N Cheez, Baked Ziti, Winter Vegetable Risotto, Creamy Enchilada Casserole, Creamed Corn Bread, Vegetable and Tofu Curry, Thai Pasta, Udon with Edamame and Peanut Sauce, and these desserts, some of which would be fun to make WITH kids, also in a general order of interest: Halloween Candy Bark, Candy Cane Winter Bark, Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies, Cocoa Brownies, Hamantaschen, Rugelach, Chocolate Fudge Cake, No Fail Vanilla Cake.

These are my tastes. There are many more recipes in various categories but hopefully this will give a bit of information about the types of recipes. There are also pizzas and several customize/make your own type dishes. There aren’t photos for every recipe and the photos included are in the center of the book, but they’re glossy color and make the food look scrumptious.

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I'm not a vegan or even a full-time vegetarian, but I know some vegans, so I was curious enough to check this out of the library, as a fan of Mayim's acting work. I'm doubt if I'll ever become a vegan, but she gave me a lot of food for thought concerning animal proteins. I will try some of the recipes I can make without going out and buying fake cheese, etc, so I guess I'm limited, but my sister-in-law manages to do it.

Enjoyed the first few chapters before the recipes that gave mostly info I'd already heard, read, or seen but did get some new knowledge, too. Will definitely try some of the recipes. Probably won't end up being a go-to book, though.

Text imparts practical advice on issues of most concern to new parents such as breastfeeding, sleeping, milestones, and foods. Encourages parents to listen to instincts in order to make the transition from womb to world one filled with warmth, security, and as stress-free as possible