Gardencuisine: Heal Yourself Through Low-Fat Meatless Eating

By Paul Wenner

Book Overview

"GardenCuisine is a remarkable book from the most remarkable chef in America. Paul Wenner's creations are healtful and delicious, and yet so simple and practical that anyone can easily make them at home". -- Neal Bernard, M.D., author of Food for Life

From the man who made vegetarianism a convenient and delicious way to eat right at every meal, comes 150 recipes for meatless dishes that will delight vegetarians and encourage anyone who wishes to cut down on meat and other high-fat foods.

Paul Wenner, inventor of the popular Gardenburger "TM", presents 150 tasty, filling-but-not-fattening dishes that use fresh foods and smart cooking techniques to bring fabulous vegetarian meals to your table every day. Enjoy a Savory Breakfast Sandwich or a main course Border Town Burrito, or indulge in a Healthy Caesar Salad and Mango-Apricot Bread Pudding. Each recipe is accompanied by nutritional information, and there is a chapter on nutrition for optimal health and a 21-day, weight-loss program.

"I highly recommend this eloquently written and inspiring book to anyone interested...in getting and keeping good health, the real source of wealth and wisdom". -- Dean Ornish, M.D., author of Eat More, Weigh Less

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684838826
• ISBN13: 9780684838823
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

An inspiration!

I have thoroughly enjoyed Paul Wenner's story and found the combination of biography/recipe book to be very complementary. There are countless recipe books "out there" that are lacking in inspiration. This book was such an inspiration to me that I found myself quoting parts of it to family and friends. After finishing the book I googled the author to learn more about him and to see if he has written other books. Thank you, Mr. Wenner, for helping me along my road to better health through diet.

Great book!

Unlike a previous reviewer, i enjoyed Paul Wenner's inspirational story and i also enjoyed having my vegan lifestyle affirmed for me yet again... There are great recipes in the book which can also act as insipiration for creating your own recipes ( as any good book should do... )And for the sweet tooths there are the absolutely divine chocolate brownies which are free of added fat and vegan and have the most amazing texture and that even my family who think my vegan thing is extreme love them!! The brownies alone for me were worth the price i paid for the book, which is not to say that i did not enjoy it in other ways too. Like i said i found the author's story very inspirational and great to know that veggie burgers can slowly go more and more mainstream and that if you love what you do you will get to success. I appreciate the authors concern with low fat food too because i find too many cookbook authors are not concerned enough... I prefer for a recipe to have perhaps too little fat for my taste - i can always add it later... - than too much ( often the recipes that call for lots of fat taste pretty bad when you try to cook them without it unless you know what to substitute it with... So overall, i really like this book.

This is an amazing book!

Garden Cuisine is a must read for vegetarians, vegans, or anyone simply looking to limit their meat intake and read about its benefits. Its eye-opening accounts of how the meat industry operates will tug at anyones heart strings; Another bonus of this book are the fantastic recipies in the end.

Great meal ideas and sound nutrition information

This book is a great introduction into vegetarian eating. I have been enjoying GardenBurgers for a few years now but only when I made a conscious decision to change my eating habits did I purchase this book. (I have always had a hard time digesting beef and the sodium content in pork made my blood pressure high.) The "SuperSixteen" meals along with the VeggiePack and EssentialSalad are great for a person who doesn't have much time to spend in the kitchen. I also liked Paul's advice on walking, mediation, and fasting.