The Bean Bible: A Legumaniacs Guide to Lentils, Peas and Every Edible Bean on the Planet

by Aliza Green

Book Overview

Earthy, elegant, affordable, and nourishing, the virtuous legume gets star billing in this comprehensive bean primer written by chef, consultant and food writer Aliza Green. More than 200 delectable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762406895
• ISBN13: 9780762406890
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

A lovely, lovely book for food lovers

This book is quickly becoming one of my favorite cookbooks. Each recipe begins with a descriptive paragraph containing historical information about the dish or specific recollections from the author as to the origin or the travels that led to its creation. It is imaginative, innovative, and very informative. I really love it.

Bean Recipes for the Gourmet Cook

This book provides a wide range of bean recipes, from "Roasted Gigot (leg) of Lamb with Flageolet Gratin" and "Ravioli with Spring Greens Filling and Creamy White Bean and Sage Sauce" to more basic recipes like "Senate Bean Soup" and "Boston Baked Beans with Steamed Brown Bread". There are plenty of vegetarian recipes, which are marked as such at the top of the page. There are recipes for every kind of legume under the sun, not just the common varieties. On the down side, these are not generally recipes that can be made quickly, and there is no nutrition information provided. This is truly an amazing collection of interesting and varied recipes!

WOW! I would make almost every recipe in the book!

I have become very judicious about the cookbooks I buy because I am tired of finding only a few recipes that I would actually use. Now, I check cookbooks out from the library to give them a test drive. I checked out "The Bean Bible" a few weeks ago and I had to buy a copy for myself before I returned it because I just couldn't be without it. I have been trying to find more ways of incorporating beans into my diet because they are so healthful and this book was the key to finally achieving success. I would honestly make 90% of the recipes in this book...and it is jam-packed with recipes. This cookbook is so good that I broke my own rule of never buying a cookbook without a picture of each recipe. This book actually has no pictures of the recipes but I don't care! The incredible variety of recipes and the information provided about this food staple are both wonderful. I would highly recommend this book.

Easy to make, delicious, appetite satisfying recipes.

From skillet-roasted chicken with black-eyed peas and savory to a one-pot Beef, Bean and Barley Casserole, Bean Bible is packed with a range of bean dishes from appetizers to side dishes and desserts, and will please any who want to use the versatile bean as a staple in their diet. No photos, but the easy recipes don't need them.

Packed with easy and delicious bean dish recipes!

From skillet-roasted chicken with black-eyed peas and savory to a one-pot Beef, Bean and Barley Casserole, Bean Bibleis packed with a range of bean dishes from appetizers to side dishes and desserts, and will please any who want to use the versatile bean as a staple in their diet. No photos, but the easy recipes don't need them.