The Part-Time Vegetarian: Flexible Recipes to Go (Nearly) Meat-Free

Marc Notes: Award-winning vegetarian author Nicola Graimes offers an innovative book that will draw part-time vegetarians in, and delight committed veggies. Biographical Note: Nicola Graimes is an award-winning cookery writer and former editor of"Vegetarian Living"magazine. She has written more than 20 books, including"The Top 100 Recipes for a Healthy Lunchbox," "The Big Book of Wok," "The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes," "The New Vegetarian Kitchen"(that was chosen as one of"OFM"'s Top 50 Cookbooks of the Year) and"Veggienomics"for Nourish."Publisher Marketing: The common link between vegetarians and part-time vegetarians (flexitarians) is that they like to base their meals on vegetables. Whether this is for health, economic or moral reasons (or a combination of all three), the fact is a flexitarian diet one that is largely vegetarian but occasionally includes poultry, meat and seafood is growing in popularity and is a long-term trend that cannot go ignored. Let s face it the flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diet is the way to go: meat and fish are becoming prohibitively expensive; our current consumption cannot be sustained in years to come; and the health benefits of a vegetarian diet are well documented. But while the number of vegetarians is significant, a study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that nearly two out of three vegetarians occasionally like to meat, chicken or fish. The Part-Time Vegetarian Cookbook shows just how delicious, adaptable and varied this way of eating can be. Rather than taking centre stage, meat or fish are not the main focus of the recipes, which value the often under-used and under-valued vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, eggs and dairy foods. The recipes are not about taking something away, however, but adding a new dimension and consequently widening and extending the homecook s repertoire of dishes. Organised by meal type, The Part-Time Vegetarian Cookbook features chapters on Breakfasts & Brunches, Small Bites (snacks, lunches and light meals), Weekday Suppers, Weekend Cooking, Food for Sharing (entertaining, special occasion, celebrations and al fresco) and Something Sweet. The recipes are all vegetarian, but can easily be adjusted to suit non-vegetarians."

Contributor Bio:  Graimes, Nicola Nicola Graimes has been a food writer, editor and stylist for over 20 years, but her interest in vegetarianism extends far beyond that. She was the editor of Vegetarian Living magazine for 5 years and has written many books and articles about vegetarian food, healthy eating and children's diets for both trade and consumer magazines. Nicola's published works include The Detox Diet Cookbook (Lorenz Books), Great Healthy Food For Vegetarian Kids (Carroll and Brown), and Easy Juicing (Duncan Baird).