Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine | 
 enlarge | Authors: Eric Tucker, John Westerdahl, Sascha Weiss
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 150517
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 258
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0898158990
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5636
UPC: 028195158993
EAN: 9780898158991
Publication Date: October 1998
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Amazon.com Review
Millennium, arguably the best vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, finally shares its secrets. If you've never been to Millennium, forget the stereotype of a vegetarian restaurant serving bean sprouts, brown rice, and seaweed. Millennium, a true gourmet restaurant, presents elegant, innovative, inspired cuisine that happens to be as healthy as it is delicious. This book entices the accomplished cook to explore exquisite dishes that will surprise and delight any dinner party--even if your guests are not vegetarians. Try appetizers like Cabbage and Shiitake-Filled Spring Rolls with Plum Sauce, or Grilled Portobellos with Herb-Tofu Aioli and Red Onion Marmalade. Experience the Indian-inspired Baked Madras-Glazed Tofu with Saffron Basmati Pilaf and Peach-Lime Chutney, or the Curry-Crusted Tempeh with Pomegranate Sauce. You won't want to skip dessert: Chocolate-Almond Midnight will indulge even the most finicky chocoholic. Some of the dishes are simple to prepare, but most are intricate and time consuming and include subrecipes, making this book best for artistic cooks who revel in new, inventive recipes. For example, the recipe for luscious Moroccan Filo Crescents with Curried Golden Tomato Sauce (only 21 percent fat, despite the filo) takes more than a page, and references three other recipes. All recipes are vegan--no meat, eggs, or dairy--and most are very low in fat. Nutritional breakdown is provided for each recipe, and the food photos are gorgeous. The Millennium Cookbook is an impeccable gift for the inspired cook in your life. --Joan Price
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Delicious, healthy, fun... and not THAT hard December 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with everybody else that these recipes are delicious, original, reliable and healthy. (And fun! Putting coffee, orange and chipotle together in a soup is fun.)
I disagree a little bit with this book's reputation for being a lot of work and taking a lot of time. Some of the recipes are elaborate and take hours to prepare, but they also tend to make a lot of leftovers and keep well in the freezer. It balances out to a very reasonable way to cook with mostly whole foods.
Most of the recipes are easy to simplify if you want to, because the elaborate parts are the construction not the actual food. E.g., whip up a root veggie and cranberry filling in 20 minutes, and instead of spending the next hour baking it into filo pastry bites, just serve it over rice.
And there ARE some simple recipes right in the book. I think the very first section is a collection of easy marinades for roasted vegetables. That's dinner in one pan in half an hour or less. (And still delicious, surprising and healthy. Cinnamon-orange-tamari etc...)
So there's my case! This is my favourite cookbook.
Inspiring August 11, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This cookbook brings back fond memories for me, since I found it while browsing my neighbor's kitchen bookshelf while catsitting their cat, who refused to eat the moment I left the kitchen. I liked the neighbors and the cat, and now the book. I found it filled with combinations of ingredients that I could have not imagined together, but sure enough, they work! I had lapsed into only throwing together dinners I could cook by heart, not being too excited about anything we were eating, and this cookbook put an end to that. The recipes take time and a bit of shopping, but they are very special and creative.
A great source of cooking inspiration September 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just glancing through this cookbook will generate fantasies of perfectly sublime vegetarian cuisine... images so delicious that you may want to buy the book just for the fantasies. LOL. If the creativity of these recipes does not inspire you to cook, nothing is likely to do that for you. A great staple for any vegetarian kitchen as well as for omnivorous foodies.
Great Cookbook for Gourmet Meals April 18, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
...weird that omnivores come on here to rant about vegans. I guess no one else listens.
Anyway, I really like this cookbook. I have made a few items that have all come out colorful, tasty, and nutritious. I like the variety of grains AND vegetables that are used. I'll admit that I'm not impressed with The Artful Vegan so far (but haven't ruled it out); Millenium I seem to have better luck with.
I especially like the Herb-Crusted Eggplant Stacks and Potato & Chili Burritos with Garlic-Herb Aioli and Mango Salsa.
 Great Cookbook June 9, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
They really have some creative recipes. Time consuming, but usually very good. Their pancake recipe is excellent. My favorite is Vegetarian Paella.
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