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Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook
By Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz
Big Ideas Publishing - 2001
This is a great vegetarian cookbook with a wide variety of recipes ranging from simple to complex, all of which offer a unique taste experience. Though published in 2001, the recipes are still very current. But what a difference a decade has made to ingredient availability: what were once previously hard-to-find items are now in most grocery stores.
In addition to being flavourful, most of the recipes are healthy and low-fat, using whole grains, beans, peas, legumes, lots of vegetables, moderate amounts of oil etc….. I highly recommend making the optional sauce or condiment in each recipe as it’s often what elevates a good dish to an exceptional one.