Champneys Cookbook
Adam Palmer

Seven Dials

ISBN 1841880656

Champneys enjoys the reputation of being one of the worlds leading health resorts, and the recipes in this book come from the menu's served in the centre. They are both appetising and healthy, a selection is listed below.

Page 24 Apricot, Walnut, Date and Apple Loaf

Page 33 Chilled Roasted Vegetable Soup with Bread Cannelloni

Page 40 Smoked Haddock, Scallop and Leek Chowder

Page 52 Aubergine Cannelloni

Page 59 Carpaccio of Tuna with Ginger and Sesame Salad

Page 64 Roasted Monkfish Tail on a Green Bean and Olive Salad

Page 88 Artichoke, Pecan and Red Chard Salad with Maple and Lime Vinaigrette

Page 100 Butternut Squash and Onion Tartlets with Apples and Pesto

Page 113 Hot Smoked Salmon with Grilled Artichokes and Wasabi Mayonnaise

Page 129 Fillet of Beef with Thai Green Risotto and Shitake Mushrooms

Page 144 Iced Prune and Almond Terrine with Blackcurrant and Orange Sauce

Price: £9.99

The Sensitive Gourmet
Antoinette Savill Thorsons

ISBN 0722537131

A book which is subtitled 'Imaginative Cooking without Dairy, Wheat or Gluten' - and that about sums up what it is all about. If you or any of your family and friends have food allergies then this book is well worth a try.

Listed below is a selection of the recipe ideas from this book.

Page 3 Cucumber, Coconut and Lime Soup

Page 14 Wild Rice and Smoked Trout Blinis

Page 22 Nutty Vegetable Roulade

Page 38 Vodka Lime Seafood Salad

Page 49 Beef en Croute withTomato and Basil Hollandaise

Page 71 Glazed Apricot Sausages

Page 91 Stem Ginger Ice Cream

Price: £17.85

The Detox Cook
Louisa Walters, Aliza Baron Cohen & Adrian Mercuri Kyle Cathie ISBN 1856264041

Our price £10.85 including postage and packing U.K.

This book list recipe ideas to help you live a more healthy life, some of these are listed below.

Page 29 Roast Pepper and Basil Dip

Page 35 Steamed Citrus Mussels

Page 41 Andean Quinoa and Vegetable Stew

Page 57 Butterbean, Sweet Pepper and Coriander Soup

Page 87 Citrus Dream

Page 114 Herby Polenta Crackers

Price: £10.85

The Healthy Kitchen
Dr Andrew Weil and Rosie Daley Ebury Press ISBN.0091884225

This book has brought together two of the USA's best known authorities on healthy eating and cooking. There are lots of recipes and an equal amount of hints and information. Some of the recipe ideas are listed below.

Page 4 Eggs Florentine with Orange and Dill Sauce

Page 18 Frosted Orange Ginger Fruit Salad

Page 26 Apple Sauce Muffins

Page 55 Baked Vegetable Wontons

Page 64 Spanish Seafood Cocktail, Gazpacho Style

Page 83 Goat's Cheese Toasties with Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil

Page 113 Warm Chicken and Asparagus Salad

Page 131 Clam Chowder

Page 168 Roasted Pepper Turkey with Orange Liqueur

Page 296 Raspberry Sorbet Tarts with Chocolate Whipped Cream

Price: £17.80

Gaia's Kitchen
Julia Ponsonby Green Books ISBN 1870098935

A selection from the book is listed below. This book originates from Schumacher College at Dartington, full of different ideas for all types of occasion from simple meals for on or two through to meals for forty or more as a banquet. There are recipes for starters, main courses and desserts as well as bread, cakes and biscuits.

Page 38 Gazpacho Toledano

Page 71 Spinach & Mushroom Plait

Page 84 Penne with Pesto, Red Pepper & Mushrooms

Page 99 Tofu & Broccoli in Peanut Sauce

Page 113 Cottage Cheese Serendipity

Page 148 Jamaican Chocolate Mousse Torte

Price: £12.75

Cranks fast Food
Nadine Abensur Cassell & Co ISBN 0304356069

It had to come - 'Cranks Fast Food'. Not exactly a vegetarian MacDonalds, but more refined proper food that is easy to prepare and most importantly good to eat.

Many of the recipes have a familiar ring to them although there are many new ideas as well, the one thing that they all have in common is simplicity and speed.

So for all you vegetarians with a busy life style here is the book that you have ben waiting for.

Some recipe titles from the book are listed below:

Walnut and Raisin Toasts

Leek Vichyssoise

Shiitake, Bok Choy, Sprin Onion and Cashew Stir Fry

Corn Fritters with Avocado and Mango Salsa

Red Pepper, Asparagus & Courgettes with Butterbeans.

Algerian Couscous with Chickpeas in Tomato and Cumin Broth

Price: £18.00

The Cranks Bible
Nadine Abensur Weidenfeld & Nicolson

ISBN 1841882046

A paperback version published in 2002, this is the definitive collection of Nadine Abensur's recipes for Cranks. With more than 200 interesting and tasty vegetarian recipes, some of which are listed below.

Page 23 A True Ceasar Salad

Page 49 Tian D'Aubergine with Crème Fraiche

Page 62 Grilled Vegetables in a Ring or Rough and Ready

Page 70 Celeraic Soup with Bouillabaisse Seasoning and Rouille

Page 106 Moroccan Pumpkin Couscous with a Prune and Onion Confit

Page 166 Split Pea Soup with Spinach Mushrooms and Lime-Scented Yoghurt

Page 176 Chickpea Salad with Coriander, Sunblushed Tomatoes and Haloumi

Page 218 Spinach Pasta Rolled with Wild Mushrooms

Page 299 Fig and Rosewater Doble-Cream Ice-Cream.

Price: £14.85

Cook Energy
Leslie Kenton Ebury Press ISBN 009187405X

Following the success of her health books, Leslie Kenton has decided to produce a cookery book. As you would expect it is full of recipes and ideas for the health concious.

Listed below are just a few of the recipe ideas from the book.

See page 29 for Instant Cranberry Porridge

Or page 49 for Mesclun and Flower Salad

Or page 67 for Dhal Stew

Or page 81 foe Rose Macaroons

Or page 143 for Crunchy Green Prawns

Price: £16.15

Juicing for health
Caroline Wheater Thorsons ISBN 0007106912

Another of the reasonably priced but very informative Thorsons books, this is an update of a book that was first published in 1993. Caroline Wheater has updated with care to produce a bible for the health-minded juice drinker.

There are ideas for all sorts of drinks using lots of fruit and vegetables to produce over 200 recipes and blends.

Price: £7.50

Leith's Healthy Eating
Puff Fairclough, Anne Heughan & Caroline Waldegrave - Bloomsbury - ISBN 0-7475-2848-9

A book produced by Leith's school of food and wine. Containing many recipe ideas for healthy food, but still making the food appetising and tasty as well as being good for you.

A few examples of the recipes from this book are listed below.

Page 76, Chicken cakes with Tomato and Ginger Sauce, this is a versitile dish and can be used either as a starter or main dish.

Page 118, Saute of Chicken with Nectarines and Chilli.

Page 168, Spinach Pie, a must for the Popeyes amongst you.

Page 221, Apple Jelly with Green Fruits

Price: £18.00

The Bean Book
Rose Elliot

Thorsons

ISBN 0722539479

This is a revised and updated version of a book that was first published in 1979. The author will be known to users of this web site and countless vegetarians. There is a brief description at the front of the book of the different types of beans commonly available and lots of recipes for using them.

Amongst the recipes listed are:

Page 26 Cabbage and Bean Salad

Page 14 Sheritads (Lentil soup with garlic and cumin)

Page 37 Flageolet and avocado salad

Page 72 Lentil rissoles with yoghurt sauce

Page 95 Bean and onion quiche

Page 134 Black eyed bean and vegetable stew

Page 148 Chick peas in tomato sauce

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Kitchen Pharmacy £7.99

Learning to cook vegetarian £12.99

Low Fat, Low Sugar £8.99

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Vegetarian Kitchen £20.00

Vegetarian Meals in Minutes £9.99

Vegetarian Pasta £9.99

Simply Delicious £2.50

Supreme Vegetarian Cookbook £7.99

Fresh Flavours, pure and simple £6.99

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Vegetarian Cookery. £7.99

Vegetarian Christmas £8.75 (can be bought online here, do a search for it)

Vegetarian Express £12.99

Vegetarian Sliming £6.99

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