I am a vegetarian and my husband was suckered by this title because of my love for vegetables. This book should be called vegetable LIKE--as a side dish. First, she misses no opportunity to pimp meat/fish/fowl in this vegetable cookbook. Second, it's not very good. For a definitive and creative work, see The Passionate Vegetarian. Or the Italian Vegetarian. Lots of better books.I relented and gave it one star because maybe it will cause some people to wake up and eat vegetables.