meritra's Profile

From: Tucson, AZ USA

Joined: May 24th, 2012

About me: I've been vegetarian (~95% vegan) for over forty years. I love to make foods from scratch, including tempeh, tofu, seitan, wine, pickles, sourdough, pasta etc. and prefer such experimentation to actually putting a meal together. Having grown up sixty miles north of the US/Mexico border, I have a long and affectionate history with Mexican food. I love Indian and Caribbean flavors, but am somewhat daunted by the complexity of the spicing. Asian cuisines, particularly Chinese, hold sway over me because of their versatility, variety and exquisite flavors — there is always more to discover. I'm focusing primarily on Italian cooking lately, and playing with various ravioli fillings.

Favorite cookbook: Changes almost daily


Latest review:

May 25th, 2012

Dong Chimi - White Radish Water Kimchee from Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking

The first lacto-fermented vegetables I ever made were from this recipe. On the first try, I halved the quantities in this recipe, since I wasn't sure it would be successful, not knowing how easy fermentation... read more >


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meritra's Bookshelf

82 book(s). Click the title of a book to start adding your recipe and book reviews.

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Viva Vegan!: 200 Authentic and Fabulous Recipes for Latin Food Lovers

By Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2010


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 25 my recipe reviews 0

Vegetarian Cooking

By Elizabeth L. Huang
Wei-Chuan Publishing - 1989


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

The Vegetarian Compass: New Directions in Vegetarian Cooking

By Karen Hubert Allison, Len Allison
Little, Brown and Company - 1998


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Veganize This!: From Surf & Turf to Ice-Cream Pie--200 Animal-Free Recipes for People Who Love to Eat

By Jenn Shagrin
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2011


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Da Capo Press - 2005


(17 recipe reviews)
owned by 55 my recipe reviews 0

Vegan on the Cheap: Great Recipes and Simple Strategies that Save You Time and Money

By Robin Robertson
Wiley - 2010


(4 recipe reviews)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 0

Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For--From Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes

By Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2009


(17 recipe reviews)
owned by 32 my recipe reviews 0

The Union Square Cafe Cookbook: 160 Favorite Recipes from New York's Acclaimed Restaurant

By Danny Meyer, Michael Romano
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1994


(11 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 0

The Ultimate Cook Book

By Bruce Weinstein, Mark Scarbrough
HarperCollins e-books - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Tofu Cookery

By Louise Hagler
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1991


(14 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

Thai Vegetarian Cooking

By Vatcharin Bhumichitr
Pavilion Books - 2003


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

The Tempeh Cookbook

By Dorothy R. Bates
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1989


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 3 my recipe reviews 0

The Tassajara Bread Book: Revised and Updated Edition

By Edward Espe Brown
Shambhala - 1986


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show

By Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Sally Swift
Clarkson Potter - 2008


(32 recipe reviews)
owned by 43 my recipe reviews 0

Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook: Crazy Delicious Recipes that Are Good to the Earth and Great for Your Bod

By Kim Barnouin
Running Press - 2010


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

Simply Vegetarian

By Wang-Chuan Chen, Lee H. Lin, Lee Hwa Lin, Connie Wolhardt
Wei-Chuan Publishing - 1998


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Simply Heavenly!: The Monastery Vegetarian Cookbook

By Abbot George Burke
MacMillan Publishing Company - 1997


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

The Shun Lee Cookbook

By Michael Tong
Cookbooks - 2007


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

reFresh: Contemporary Vegan Recipes From the Award Winning Fresh Restaurants

By Ruth Tal, Jennifer Houston
Wiley - 2007


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 0

Recipes from an Ecological Kitchen

By Lorna J. Sass
William Morrow&Co - 1992


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

Real Vegetarian Thai

By Nancie McDermott
Chronicle Books - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less

By Robin Robertson
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2007


(7 recipe reviews)
owned by 16 my recipe reviews 0

Quick & Easy Chinese: 70 Everyday Recipes

By Nancie McDermott, Maren Caruso
Chronicle Books - 2008


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 8 my recipe reviews 0

Professional Vegetarian Cooking

By Ken Bergeron
Wiley - 1999


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads: New Techniques, Extraordinary Flavor

By Peter Reinhart, Ron Manville
Ten Speed Press - 2011


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009


(164 recipe reviews)
owned by 113 my recipe reviews 0

Nonna's Italian Kitchen: Delicious Home-Style Vegetarian Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine)

By Bryanna Clark Grogan
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1998


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0

New Vegetarian

By Robin Asbell
Chronicle Books - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 0

The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking

By Madeleine Kamman
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook

By Louise Hagler, Dorothy R. Bates
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 1988


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

The New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden
Knopf - 2000


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 30 my recipe reviews 0

Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table

By The Moosewood Collective
Clarkson Potter - 2010


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Momofuku

By David Chang, Peter Meehan
Clarkson Potter - 2009


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 59 my recipe reviews 0

Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking

By Mario Batali
Ecco - 2010


(10 recipe reviews)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0

Mission: Cook!

By Robert Irvine, Brian O'Reilly, G.P. Television Food Network
HarperCollins e-books - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

The Meat Lover's Meatless Cookbook: Vegetarian Recipes Carnivores Will Devour

By Kim O'Donnel, Myra Kohn
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2010


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking

By Madhur Jaffrey
Knopf - 1981


(16 recipe reviews)
owned by 25 my recipe reviews 1

Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking

By Yamuna Devi
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust - 1987


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali
Knopf - 2009


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 19 my recipe reviews 0

The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book: A Guide to Whole-Grain Breadmaking

By Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey
Random House Trade Paperbacks - 2003


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 20 my recipe reviews 0

Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads

By Nancy Baggett
Wiley - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

The Joy of Pickling, Revised Edition: 250 Flavor-Packed Flavor-Packed Recipes for Vegetables and More from Garden or Market

By Linda Ziedrich
Harvard Common Press - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Japanese Vegetarian Cooking

By Lesley Downer
Pantheon - 1987


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Japanese Cooking - Contemporary & Traditional

By Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner
Book Publishing Company (TN) - 2009


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 10 my recipe reviews 0

Great Chefs Cook Vegan

By Linda Long
Gibbs Smith - 2008


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 0

From the Earth: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking

By Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
MacMillan Publishing Company - 1995


(1 recipe review)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

Friendly Foods (Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine)

By Ron Picarski
Ten Speed Press - 1991


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Fresh Mexico: 100 Simple Recipes for True Mexican Flavor

By Marcela Valladolid
Clarkson Potter - 2009


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

The Fragrant Vegetable

By Martin Stidham
Tarcher - 1986


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0

Florence Lin's Chinese Vegetarian Cookbook

By Florence Lin, Nao Gi
Shambhala Publications Inc - 1984


(0 recipe reviews)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 0