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Vegetarian Cooking with Compassionate Cooks | 
 enlarge | Actor: Colleen Patrick-goudreau
Studio: Funky Tiki
Category: DVD
List Price: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 27108
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 70
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 820637025302
EAN: 0820637025302
Release Date: October 25, 2004
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Description
For your health, the earth, the animals - and your tastebuds! Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and Alka Chandna, the hosts of this engaging, energetic, and informative DVD, demonstrate six tantalizing yet easy-to-make dishes, packing them full of nutritional facts and shopping tips. Including a helpful segment that provides a visual aid to finding vegetarian products in the supermarket, the Compassionate Cooks also answer a number of frequently asked questions regarding vegetarianism. Featuring a feast for the eyes as well as for the palate, Colleen and Alka emphasize fast and healthful meals, create decadent dairy-free desserts, demystify tofu and other soy products, and present a gorgeous centerpiece that is perfect for the holidays or any special occasion. Learn to create: Hearty Three Bean Chili
Mouthwatering Chocolate Chip Cookies
Harvest-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Eggless Egg Salad
Magic Chocolate Cake
Vegetable & Tofu Stir-fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce
…and more
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This DVD plays fine in Portugal June 30, 2008
When I placed my order for this DVD, I got a message stating that some DVD's are region encoded (DRM) and don't play in other regions of the world. I can now tell for sure that this DVD plays fine in my Mac, here in Portugal. I had no problem with the region setting of the DVD player, so i suppose that this is a region-free DVD (and that just makes sense!)...
Great work, Colleen!
Vegetarians, buy this and loan out to family, friends April 1, 2008
Vegetarian Cooking is a wonderful resource video!
Purchase this video if you need cooking ideas for a new vegetarian in the house or a vegetarian coming for dinner.
Chefs Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and Alka Chandna provide great information on tofu in the stir fry recipe segment and preview a variety of whole grains when preparing their Hearty Three-Bean Chili. The recipe for Harvest Stuffed Acorn Squash is a great Thanksgiving day treat for vegetarians and the whole family.
Awesome - recipes taste and look great! LOVE her style! December 29, 2007
I can't say enough about how this Collen has helped me make the transition from a "non red meet" eating vegetarian for 20 years to a full vegan. I bought this dvd after subscribing to her podcasts in itunes. My favorite book is still "the china study" but Colleen is helping me become a compasionate vegan. It isn't all about choosing not to eat meat but how to change your life style. I was once unaware and uninformed of the abuse to animals. She teaches us how to be kind and how to tolerate those who are still uninformed. I also have to add that she takes the mystery out of "What do vegans eat?". Her recipes not only taste awesome but LOOK fantastic.
Delicious food, easy to prepare - a must-see DVD! August 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I'd eaten tempeh countless times, I'd never cooked with it. I was resigned to viewing this food as another of life's great mysteries, like Stonehenge or the Electoral College. But my kitchen confidence got a genuine boost after watching Vegetarian Cooking With Compassionate Cooks, co-hosted by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, who recently penned a wonderful cookbook called The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets, and Alka Chandna, a long-time vegan activist. The chefs, both accomplished and knowledgeable vegetarian cooking instructors, combine the delight of a fun cooking class with a generous dose of vegan nutritional information. In no time I'd prepared a delicious tempeh lunch.
With an inspiring exuberance and obvious passion for the subject matter, Patrick-Goudreau and Chandna take viewers though six dishes: Eggless Egg Salad, Mouthwatering Chocolate Chip Cookies, Hearty Three-Bean Chili, Tofu and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce, Harvest-Stuffed Acorn Squash and Magic Chocolate Cake. All the recipes on the DVD are easy to prepare, and they're all vegan. I tried the chocolate chip cookies, and I have to say they are the tastiest cookies I've ever made (indeed, I make them all the time now, and each time I do, someone remarks that "these cookies taste too good to be vegan"). The chefs examine many of the health aspects of a vegan diet - including information on such hot buttons as B12, protein, calcium, omega-3s, and phytochemicals - and encourage viewers to add some lesser-known ingredients to their repertoire (quinoa, anyone?).
Special features on the disc include Frequently Asked Questions, which address the most common concerns about vegetarian dining; "Thinking Outside the Crate: Farm Sanctuary's First 15 Years," a short piece narrated by James Cromwell; an introduction to meat analogs, dairy substitutes, and other vegan products available in grocery stores; and biographies of Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and Alka Chandna. There are also a couple of bloopers after the final credits.
The full-screen presentation is of high quality. This was obviously shot in an actual kitchen, not a sound stage with special set lighting and acoustics, but the visuals are very sharp and the audio is clear. All the recipes can be accessed from the menu screen, and the disc contains a wealth of information. Vegetarian Cooking With Compassionate Cooks is an excellent addition to any vegan or vegetarian kitchen, and it's a great way to show novices how easy, healthy, and liberating it is to cook without animal ingredients. It may even solve a few mysteries for you.
Mark Hawthorne, author of Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism
 Nicely done and basic April 14, 2007
Ok, I've seen much better quality in cooking videos, and have seen more rehearsed hosts, but this video does hit the highlights of cooking vegetarian and offers some useful tips along the way.
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