The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook: Fresh, Fun, and Delicious Vegan Recipes That Will Entice and Satisfy Vegetarians and Nonvegetarians Alike Kindle Edition

The first recipe I tried out of this book was the Mecca Aztecca Salad. The first words out of my mouth when I tasted the Mango Lime Vinagrette dressing were "I want to bear her children!" I've tried several recipes since, and with every new dish I renew my desire to see this kind of culinary mastery reproduce! You go, girlfriend! ;-)I'm reminded of my first meal in Paris. The ingredients in whatever I was eating were all common and familiar, but something about the way they blended drove every thought other than the flavor from my mind. I remember thinking "I didn't know you could DO that with food!" I feel exactly the same about these recipes. Simple ingredients, quick preparation, and flavor that knocks your socks off. How she does it, I don't know, but I'm delighted that she does it.Now my favorite gift combo is The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and this cookbook. (I've purchased five copies of each.) The China Study is an overwhelmingly compelling health-based explanation of _why_ you should stop consuming animal products. This book is fantastic introduction to _how_. When healthy, inexpensive, low-environmental impact, compassionate food can taste like this, eating any other way is...well, stupid.Do yourself a favor and buy this book. Treat yourself to fantastically flavorful dishes that, oh by the way, will dramatically lower your weight, your cholesterol, your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and scores of other "diseases of affluence". But if you find, as I did, that you want to bear her children, remember: I've got dibs on that - get thee behind me, buster! :-)

This is a terrific cookbook, full of creative recipes and ideas for putting together meals that are as delicious to eat as they are beautiful to look at. I don't happen to be vegan or vegetarian but my daughter is. The sauces and recipes in this book are infinitely adaptable for vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters, alike. I've run across a recipe or two that didn't turn out quite as I'd like but there's so much to love about this book I simply make notes and tweak the recipe if I need to. I recommend it for cooks of all levels. I've cooked for a number of years and this book added the creativity and spice I needed to wake up my tastebuds and enjoy cooking new recipes. My family loves eating at Native Foods when we're in Palm Springs You can't go wrong with this book.

This recipe book is fascinating. I bought it thinking it was about tribal favorites and I was mistaken. This is a vegan cookbook, based on food served at a specific chain of restaurants.

If I bought this book just for the Basic Balsamic Vinagrette, it would have been worth it. The simplest, tastiest balsamic vinagrette out there. I have made it countless times since buying the kindle book. There's so much I still want to make from this book but here's what I have made: Gandhi's Curry Sauce (yum!), Atomic Split Pea Soup (yum!), Whirled Peas Soup (yum!), Caldo Verde Soup (so good!), Gandhi Bowl, Oopa Moussaka (super easy and delish) and roasted lemon potatoes (yum!). I think I've only made a couple recipes that didn't thrill me (the greek and ranch dressings) like the aforementioned ones did. This is a great book with a variety of easy to follow recipes that taste delicious.

OK, I haven't actually made EVERY recipe, but I have made many and all have been outstanding. This is my go to book for family dinners. Me, my dad, and my brother are all vegetarians and my husband is lactose intolerant, so to make something we can all eat is almost vegan. We had company this weekend and I picked about eight recipes I had never made before and each one was amazingly delicious. I feel no need to try a recipe from this book first before making it for company. This is by far my favorite cookbook. In fact, I just bought one for my dad for his birthday. So now my holiday dishes won't be a surprise, but that's OK because they will still be awesome.Oh, and I have to say, I love molé and the recipe for it in here is THE best I have ever had anywhere.

I own a broad and varied range of cookbooks, but this one absolutely rates as my #1 Five-Star favorite.You may not think of a cookbook as being a 'good read', but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one front to back. The author, Tanya Petrovna, writes with an engaging style that is truly gracious and respectful toward the subject of healthful cookery, while also imparting a charming wit and humor throughout.Her recipes are, in my opinion, fan(that's me)tastic. Seriously great! They are presented with simplicity and are easy to read, while her anecdotes are neatly placed off to the side where they won't interfere or distract you while cooking.My advice is - Buy it, You'll like it.

If you've never been to a Native Foods Restaurant you've got a chance to experiment with Tanya's creative delights with this cookbook. Try the Caesar's Vegan Dressing first. It's worth the price of admission. The book includes how to create "Native Meats". Vegan Cooking "Native" style is a whole new way to prepare the most nutritious foods in the most creative ways. If vegan food sounds tasteless and boring to you, change your mind and try some of these amazing dishes. The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook

I love Native Foods Café and was really excited to get this book. While there are a lot of great recipes, it doesn't include very many of the menu items at the café. You do get the recipe for seitan and native cheese, which are both great. There are a lot of good sauces in here as well.

I was looking forward to receiving this cookbook but I was very disappointed that it was very american oriented so I don't understand some of the ingredients. I have done some of the recipes from the book and they were okay but not brilliant