The Bean Book

by Rose Elliot

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Classic Bestseller from the world's best-known vegetarian cookery writer in smart new format Stylish updated version of the classic vegetarian bestseller. Rose Elliot is Britain's most popular and versatile vegetarian cookery writer and in this book, she gives the lowdown on beans of every flavour, colour and variety. Through the A-Z of bean varieties, there are bakes, rissoles and soups to tempt the tastebuds and essential information on the preparation of all pulses.

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Rose Elliot comes from a family of three generations of vegetarians and she has spent the last 35 years writing cookery books; her knowledge and love of vegetarian food know no bounds and she is acknowledged as the UK's finest vegetarian writer with over 50 books to her name

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Common Knowledge

Original publication date
1979
People/Characters
beans
Important events
cooking
Epigraph
[None]
Dedication
[None]
First words
I'm an impulsive bean-buyer.

Preface.
According to archaeologists, dried peas, beans and lentils were among the first crops to be cultivated by man, and evidence of the remains of peas and lentils has been found in various excavations.

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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Put the purée under a fairly hot grill until the top is slightly crusted looking and the onion very crisp and brown. (Alternatively, this can be done in the oven, if it's on, but I don't think it's worth heating it up specially.)
Original language
English

Classifications

Genres
Food & Cooking, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Health & Wellness
DDC/MDS
641.6TechnologyHome economics & family managementFood and drinkCooking specific materials
LCC
TX803TechnologyHome economicsHome economicsCooking
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