Claire's Classic American Vegetarian Cooking - Restaurant New Haven

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Description: Claire Criscuolo is one of the most innovative vegetarian chefs in America today, dishing up tasty, homestyle vegetarian fare at her popular New Haven, Connecticut, restaurant, Claire's Corner Copia. Starting with the hearty dishes from the Italian American kitchen, Criscuolo has introduced her many loyal customers to a whole world of ethnic flavors. In her first collection of recipes, Claire's Corner Copia Cookbook, she presented the timeless staples of her vegetarian kitchen -- the aromatic soups, flavor-rich pastas, and tempting desserts that keep people coming back to Claire's time after time. 

This new volume brings together 225 new, easy, and exciting recipes for every course that Claire discovered and developed during her travels as a chef, cooking teacher, and national advocate for healthful, delicious vegetarian cuisine. While teaching and talking with fans across the nation, she uncovered a rich American vegetarian tradition that reflects our favorite family and ethnic cooking styles. Claire's recipes range from Italian White Bean Stew with Spinach to German-style Red Cabbage Braised with Apples; from down-home Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy to Mexican-style Two-Potato Burritos with Avocado-Jalapeno Salsa; from Matzo Ball Vegetable Soup to Thai Vegetable Stew with Jasmine Rice. This new collection proves that vegetarian cooking has taken center stage on America's dinner tables. Claire's legendary desserts, like Italian Chocolate Spice Cookies and All-American Fresh Fruit Cobbler, are the perfect finish to her satisfying homestyle meals. 

These simple, original recipes, full of variety and flavor, will appeal to everyone from novice cooks to experienced home chefs. If you've ever wanted to expand your world of vegetarian cooking without sacrificing choice, flavor, or style, you'll find everything you need in these pages. With information on how to buy and prepare the best produce, cooking with the new generation of healthful, tasty soy products, and planning easy family meals, Claire Criscuolo brings her fresh ideas, excellent advice, and inimitable flair to every page -- and right into your kitchen! 

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Condition: Good condition.