Salvation Symphony: Four Chapters of Christian Experience

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In a medley of dramatic personal adventures, nostalgic remembrances, and life changing encounters, author Jack Cranford has arranged a harmonious cross-section of human experience. This collection of first-person accounts ranges from the heroism of war and the devotion of martyrdom to the resilience of the human spirit and the independence of young womanhood.

The breadth of shared humanity represented in this work is sure to strike a chord with a wide range of readers. Cranford's approach as an interested listener suggests that, in the symphony of life, no note is too mundane or trivial to add to the melody. Symphony of Experiences may encourage others to record snippets of their own histories and emotions.

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Salvation Symphony: Four Chapters of Christian Experience
Guy Hope King
Manufacturer: Marshall, Morgan and Scott
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Salvation Symphony: Four Chapters of Christian Experience
Guy Hope King
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ASIN: B000J0WM52

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This abridged edition makes the Freud/Jung correspondence accessible to a general readership at a time of renewed critical and historical reevaluation of the documentary roots of modern psychoanalysis. This edition reproduces William McGuire's definitive introduction, but does not contain the critical apparatus of the original edition.

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An inside view of two brilliant minds.......2007-05-12

I loved this book mostly because I have been fascinated by Freud for many years and now I am studying Jung. To have the privilege of reading their letter back and forth is a treat. Also there are insights into current problems that Psychology still grapples over.

Archetypal splitting.......2006-06-06

This is an amazing collection of letters which depict the relationship of two of the greatest psychologists of all time. Naturally, there are people who interpret this relationship in different ways, especially as a very specific situation, peculiar to the development of psychology or otherwise. I think otherwise. Life is rarely linear--it's usually Normally Distributed. Things tend to go in cycles, not straight lines. The relationship between Freud the mentor & Jung the mentee is just not that unusual. In fact, it parallels that of every child (especially males stereotypically seeking independence). There comes a time to leave the nest & for the mentee to strike out on his own--just as there is a time for a new paradigm (per Thomas Kuhn's classic, "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"). This is precisely what occurred between Freud & Jung. It's almost archetypal. There's even something of a parallel between Jung & Father Victor White in Jung's "Letters." This book has some interesting quotes from each of the two psychologists:

By Freud:
p. 119 Take my urgent advice, arm yourself with ill temper against all unreasonable demands.
p. 121 One must try to learn something from every experience.
p. 169 I have long known that one can't change people. Everyone has something worthwhile in him. We must content ourselves with getting it out of him.

By Jung:
p. 84 What people don't know surpasses the imagination, and what they don't want to know is simply unbelievable.
p. 157 one likes human beings around one and not complex-masks.

And, very apropos: p. 462 Emma Jung: it is always the nearest thing that one sees worst.

A fight of Titans for primacy in the field of Psychanalisys........2003-04-23

This is a sad book to read. In fact, one would not expect that such a type of bad development would occur between the two most important figures of psychoanalisys. It is as if Marx and Engels had broken their friendship for life and began to fight for fame and glory in front of everybody. The spoil was huge: nothing more than the primacy for fame and glory in the first steps of psychanalisys.

Sure, the letters span a pretty much limited space of time of no more than 8 years (1906-1914) but the reader has to keep in mind that what was at stake was the establishing of the foundations of psychoanalisys all over Europe and also in the whole World.
What began as a cordial friendship and evolved into an almost father (Freud) to son (Jung) relationship, deteriorated into the most depressive fighting of personal primacy on many subjects. In this regard, it seems that the feud was initiated by Freud who considered Jung a type of his personal assistant to market the developments of his findings
THe fact that this is a abridged edition does not mean nothing except that here the common reader will find the most important material exchanged by the two great men and will be saved from some meaningless material of more burocratical tone.
Also of value is the introduction that ilustrates all the effort made by the two family sides to publish the letters, in spite the view by Jung that the ideal time for them to be published would be 20 to 30 years after his death.

THis is a must reading for anyone interested in the history of psychanalisys.

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The Freud - Jung Letters
William, editor / translated by Ralph Manheim and R. F. C. Hull McGuire
Manufacturer: Harvard, 1974
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The Freud/Jung Letters
Sigmund (William McGuire, Ed. ) Freud
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The Freud/Jung Letters
William (Editor) McGuire
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THE FREUD/JUNG LETTERS, THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SIGMUND FREUD AND C. G. JUNG
William, editor McGuire
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The Freud/Jung Letters: The Correspondence Between Sigmund Freud and C.G. Jung
C.G. Jung, William McGuire (Editor) Sigmund Freud
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Freud / Jung Letters:
Sigmund Freud
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The Freud-Jung Letters : The Correspondence Between Sigmund Freud and C. G. Jung (Bollingen Ser., No. 94)
Sigmund; Jung, C. G.; McGuire, William (editor); ; Hull, R. F. C. (translator); Manheim, Ralph (translator) Freud
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FREUD-JUNG LETTERS: CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SIGMUND FREUD AND CG JUNG
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The Freud/Jung Letters

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Hits the Mark! A Must-Have for the AD/HD Bookshelf.

Journeys Through ADDulthood: Discover a New Sense of Identity and Meaning with Attention Deficit Disorder
Sari Solden
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Sari Solden specializes in working with ADD adults and their partners. Her first book, Women with Attention Deficit Disorder, has sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Now, in Journeys Through ADDulthood, she takes a groundbreaking look at the emotional turmoil often precipitated by ADD and offers readers roadmaps to richer, happier lives.

Although most commonly associated with children, attention deficit disorder (ADD or AD/HD) affects the lives of between 8 and 10 million American adults. Even years after diagnosis, many adults still feel discouraged because treatments tend to focus exclusively on managing or overcoming the symptoms of ADD rather than on teaching patients to lead a fulfilling life despite these differences. Sari Solden, who struggles with ADD and these issues herself, has spent the past twelve years focusing her work on the emotional challenges men and women face with ADD in their lives. Journeys Through ADDulthood is her profoundly empathetic and inspiring guide to living a rich and full life even as the effects of ADD remain.

Living with ADD affects the development of one’s view of self, especially for those not diagnosed until adulthood, after an entire childhood of feeling “different” without knowing why. There are no quick fixes—Solden takes a longer view of the challenges and sees living with ADD as an ongoing internal process. Journeys Through ADDulthood is a step-by-step guide through three stages, or journeys: toward understanding your brain and your primary symptoms; toward discovering your true identity and embracing your uniqueness; and toward learning to share your true self to connect with others. Illuminating her points based on the real-life journeys of two men and two women, Solden offers self-help exercises at the end of each chapter to point the way around common roadblocks on the road to empowerment, self-fulfillment, and the realization of long-buried dreams and goals.

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Hits the Mark! A Must-Have for the AD/HD Bookshelf........2005-01-30

Ms. Solden has opened the door to new territories in this book. Unlike other books on AD/HD that seem to repeat much of the same information over and over again, Journeys into ADDulthood gently leads the reader into the next stage of one's ADD self-discovery and growth. It is a refreshing look at "what happens next"- after one is diagnosed and treated.

The author breaks up the book into three main sections, or journeys: The Crisis of Understanding, The Crisis of Identity, and the Crisis of Success. She gently walks the reader through each stage, offering insights and gems of wisdom. Each chapter ends with an "Exploration"- a short self-help exercise to help you think more about how you can use the material in a personal way for self-growth.

Both practical, sensitive and emotionally packed with wisdom from this pioneer in the field of AD/HD, I highly recommend this not only to those touched by AD/HD, but to those who work with them.

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ADDulthood
Hits the Mark! A Must-Have for the AD/HD Bookshelf
Great Book For Dealing With The Emotional Pain of ADHD
I Only Wish I'd Bought It Sooner
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Journeys Through ADDulthood
Sari Solden
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ADDulthood .......2007-05-23

Journeys Through ADDulthood is a very good book to read to better understand the challenges of ADD and how to cope with it. I found this book to be a qiuck read and continue to use it as a resource in dealing with ADD challenges.

Hits the Mark! A Must-Have for the AD/HD Bookshelf.......2005-03-13

Great Book For Dealing With The Emotional Pain of ADHD.......2005-01-23

As a male not diagnosed with ADHD until my early 40's, I've found this book extremely helpful. Most books dealing with ADD/ADHD describe the symptoms and treatments but this is the first book that I've read that helps me face and deal with my extreme sense of loss and grief over growing up with ADHD without knowing what on earth was wrong with me! The author also provides exercises that help gain an new sense of self and acceptance. Additionally there is a section on dealing with practical issues such as organizational skills, getting along with others, etc. I highly recommend this book.

I Only Wish I'd Bought It Sooner.......2003-07-11

I haven't finished reading it, but already I can't say enough about how much this book has helped me. If you are an adult struggling with ADD/ADHD this book is a must have, because it's one of the few that deals with the post-diagnosis dilemma. And adult who's diagnosed with ADD experiences many things at once; relief because there is now a name for what have likely been life-long problems, anxiety because a diagnosis naturally brings with it a change in self-image and a potential identity crisis, frustration because there is "treatment" but no "cure for ADD, etc., etc. While any number of books do a wonderful job of explaining what ADD is, or offering strategies to cope with the symptoms of ADD, few if any deal effectively with the inner-life and struggle of the adult who is learning to cope with the symptoms of ADD while simultaneously trying to craft a new identity post-diagnosis, and put the past and the present into context. Basically, few other books give advice on how to effectively get on with life after diagnosis.

At first Solden's words may be hard to take. She matter-of-factly states that there is no "cure" for ADD, that it probably can't' be "fixed" and that the symptoms will probably continue to cause problems for the adult with ADD. To her credit, she puts this as gently as possible, and offers the promise that what she has to say will help the reader stop trying to "fix" himself or herself, and gain a balanced perspective of self that will help him or her to move forward and live his or her best life while continuing to live with and struggle with ADD.

Solden's central, and perhaps most powerful, message is simple: diagnosis is not identity. People with ADD, unfortunately, live in a world that reminds them of their difficulties and shortcomings on almost a daily basis. Solden sees how this distorts the self-concept of the adult with ADD and offers tools and methods to begin shifting that self concept from focusing on difficulties to a more balanced focus that looks realistically at individual difficulties and strengths.

I could say more, but I'll sum my opinion of this book by saying that were it in my power to do so, I would give a copy of this book to every single adult with ADD. In fact, it would be handed out with the diagnosis and first prescription.

solden does it again.......2003-01-30

Sari Solden wrote what I think is the best add book for adult women with her first book, especially those newly diagnosed and this book is just as good. Here, she is addressing primarily those of us (men and women) who have lived for a couple of years or more with a diagnosis of addult add (most likely not diagnosed as a child). She clearly explains, using examples, the how different people deal with the diagnosis over the years, what the stumbling blocks are in terms of career choice and home life, and how to overcome them. She speaks about how many of us may accept we have add, and dutifully take our meds, but still have problems because we don't think about the life changes we may need to make to best utilize our unique skills and the help we may need to be succesful. She talks about how to identify problem areas and think up solutions. Excellent book for the add adult--though not the best "intro" book.

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NOT a vegetarian cookbook!

Doesn't properly belong with the vegetarian cookbooks

BEST COOKBOOK EVER

NOT A VEGETARIAN BOOK!!!

Excellent Flavourful Dishes - My copy is very dog-eared and stained from use

The New Vegetarian Epicure: Menus--with 325 all-new recipes--for family and friends
Anna Thomas
Manufacturer: Knopf
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ASIN: 0679765883
Release Date: 1996-05-21

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In the 70s, The Vegetarian Epicure set the table for the counterculture. It earnestly introduced a generation of youth to now commonplace ethnic foods like polenta and to the philosophy of good food. Thomas' new book, packed with all new recipes, still resonates with the earnest enthusiasm of an amateur but in the best sense of the word. She is eager to share with readers her love of good food, ethnic flavors and the pleasure of cooking for friends and family. Places like Provence, Italy, Mexico and southern California, where Thomas lives, often provide inspiration for her recipes along with her Polish roots. Sweet illustrations evoke her philosophical and culinary roots.

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Anna Thomas, author of the best-selling The Vegetarian Epicure, which became the bible of vegetarian cooks in the seventies and remains a classic, now returns with an exuberant new cookbook that reflects the way we live and eat today. The 66 menus are geared to busy, health-conscious families who are drawn to good fresh foods and lighter fare, filled with the pungent ethnic flavors that Anna Thomas loves.

Here are more than 325 recipes for every occasion, from seasonal family meals and little dinner parties to picnics and holiday feasts. For example:

A Simple Autumn Dinner Party that includes a freshly made Focaccia, Lima Bean Soup, Torta di Polenta with a Roasted Tomato Sauce, and Parfaits of Fruit and Mascarpone

A family meal of a Salad of Bitter Greens with Gorgonzola Cheese and Walnuts, Oyster Mushroom Chowder, Fast Buttermilk Rolls, and an Apple and Pear Crumble

A celebratory Cinco de Mayo Dinner of Nopalito Salad, Tamales with Zucchini and Cilantro Filling, Chile Ancho Salsa, Garlic and Cumin Rice, and Flan with Caramel and Pineapple

There are easy Salad Lunches, Soup Suppers, Pasta Dinners, Dinner in a Bowl, and A Casserole Supper--all foods that children love. And there are salad lunches for hot days, mezze (hearty little Middle Eastern dishes) for a crowd, a variety of teas, brunches, and a wine-tasting.

Freshness is all-important to Anna Thomas, and she offers great tips about growing tomatoes, gathering wild mushrooms, and understanding chiles, as well as suggesting strategies for getting children to eat well.

The captivating voice of Anna Thomas, which inspired a whole generation, is now even more irresistible as she persuades her contemporaries, pressured by all the demands of the day, to carve out a little time to prepare delicious, healthy meals and to experience the joy of sharing with family and friends the pleasure of the table.

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NOT a vegetarian cookbook!.......2007-07-24

Don't be fooled by the title of this cookbook, it's not a vegetarian cookbook at all - unless of course you consider TURKEY to be a vegetable! The author mentions something to the effect of "..... even vegetarians enjoy the turkey ....."

It wouldn't bother me if she had said something about "even vegetarians ate the food although it contained cheese or eggs" (that's fine as some vegetarians do eat cheese and eggs) but to say that vegetarians would eat turkey is totally ignorant. I'd suggest the author needs to look up the definition of "vegetarian" before writing a cookbook for vegetarians.

This cookbook is just a glorified "mostly vegetable cookbook". It's definitely not suitable for vegetarians of any persuasian. Spend your money on something that's REALLY vegetarian - like "Vegan Planet" by Robin Robertson or "Very Vegetarian" by Jannequin Bennett, or "Passionate Vegetarian" by Crescent Dragonwagon. Note that the first 2 books are vegan and the 3rd book contains eggs and cheese, but easily adaptable if you're vegan. Amazon sells all three books.

Doesn't properly belong with the vegetarian cookbooks.......2006-04-12

Unfortunately this book does not live up to the standard set by the original Vegetarian Epicure; the ingredients suggested are sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain without access to specialty food stores, and not inexpensive when they can be found. Prep times are lengthy and sometimes require what appears to be the use of every pot in the house; perhaps Ms. Thomas's target audience has become those familiar from her primary career as a film producer, who can pay someone else to do the washing up?

While I commend Ms. Thomas's husband's desire to be accommodating to guests, presumably those accepting an invitation to dinner at the home of someone who has made a reputation by publishing cookbooks aimed at vegetarians would not be expecting to be served turkey?

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone would be a better -- and more accurately marketed -- investment.

BEST COOKBOOK EVER.......2006-01-12

This is the cookbook I rely on to deliver the goods - every single time. I return to it over and over again, always with gratifying results. I can't even count the number of times friends have asked me for the recipes from this classic. My all-time favorite.

NOT A VEGETARIAN BOOK!!!.......2005-11-26

Vegetarians DO NOT eat turkeys or eat gelatin. There is a wealth of other great vegetarian cookbooks out there. Don't bother with this one.

Excellent Flavourful Dishes - My copy is very dog-eared and stained from use.......2005-11-17

I have had this book for almost 7 years now. I love it and it is still inspiring. What I think I love the most though is how many times I have prepared a menu from this book when having meat-eaters over for dinner and wowing them everytime - they are always surprised at the end of the meal that they didn't miss the meat. I love fruits and vegetables and the recipies in this book do a wonderful job highlighting the different flavors and textures of produce. As for the review that said this was "health food" implying that's a bad thing, these recipies are healthful - but she's still not afraid to call for butter, eggs, cheese, and milk. There's a wonderfully luscious carmalized onion flan that has plenty of cheese for anyone! I highly recommend it for vegetarians and those looking to eat less meat.

New Vegetarian Epicure, The: Menus--with 325 all-new recipes--for family and friends

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excellent way to expand your mind
Somebody's gotten a little too fancy.
Seasonal treats
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Anna Thomas
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ASIN: 0679427147
Release Date: 1996-05-21

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Anna Thomas, author of the '70s classic The Vegetarian Epicure, is back with a cookbook for the '90s. The New Vegetarian Epicure is another of the noteworthy titles in this summer's spate of cookbooks centered on vegetables and vegetarian cuisine (Fresh From the Garden: Cooking and Gardening Throughout the Year by Perla Meyers and Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters are two others). There are more than 300 recipes--everything from a Relaxed Summer Dinner Party of Tapenade, Cold Melon Soup, and Risotto with Zucchini Flowers to A Rustic Autumn Dinner of Roasted Vegetables, Rice Pilaf, and Plum and Walnut Galette. Thomas' approach is healthy and light, with a distinctive Mediterranean touch based on the use of olive oil, if oil is called for at all.

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excellent way to expand your mind.......2005-02-19

I discovered this book in the library in the middle of one hot summer. After trying a few of the recipies and being inticed by many others, I purchased it and added it to my cookbook collection. It has gone with me everywhere since from France to Greece to Japan and back home again. I am not a vegetarian, but this book has opened my eyes to some of the amazing ways that vegetables and grains can be prepared. Additionally, the book has inspired me to pursue a culinary career. There are many cultural influences present in this book, and while some ingredients may be difficult to find, she often suggests substitutions. (Butternut squash for kabocha, for example). And quite honestly, we are seeing a wider array of ingredients available to us with each season in our local supermarkets. (If you are fortunate enough to have a garden or farmer's market, you can REALLY profit from this book!) When I want to find an interesting way to prepare the fresh asparagus in the spring or red ripe tomatoes in the summer, I consult this book.

This book is for people who like to cook, not as much for people who want to create quick meals. That said, I didn't find the recipies or menus overly-fussy, but rather enjoy the time it takes to create truly great, delicious food.

Somebody's gotten a little too fancy........2004-01-15

It's....good food. It's tasty. I can't really fault the flavor of the recipes in this book.

I've got a major quibble, however. Where the original Vegetarian Epicure had a cozy down-homeness, this new version is like reading a cooking magazine. The amount of cream and eggs overall has been reduced, the cooking times have been cut down, and we see no more of the odd potato peel broth she loved so much twenty years ago. These are good things. But somewhere along the line it's as though most of the soul has been taken out.

I stress again that the thing reads like a cooking magazine. There's hardly another way to describe it. The emphasis on absolutely fresh produce, on unusual ingredients, and on clever presentation--these are the hallmarks of food that is just a little too fancy for the home cook to bother with on a busy Tuesday night. And there's no hope for you if you don't have access to a farmer's market.

Newer isn't always better. There's a reason people have been using their copies of the first Vegetarian Epicure for twenty years. It's accessible. It's adaptable. This one? Not so much. Try feeding eight of your friends Raspberry Borscht, and I'll bet that six of them will wish you'd made Mushrooms Berkeley again.

Seasonal treats.......2004-01-07

This is a great cookbook full of flavorful dishes, arranged by season. Visit your local farmer's market then treat yourself to some "fancy" dishes.

This is great cooking, from an old friend.......2002-04-13

When I was in college almost 30 years ago, "vegetarian cooking" was an oxymoron. Cooking and eating vegetarian was attractive from an ecological point of view (see Diet for a Small Planet), and sometimes as part of a hippie rebellion stance, but, as the daughter of a Frenchwoman, I felt that one could only go so far. Like, I drew the line at those ghastly soyburgers. And what on earth could you serve guests out of those earnest, dietarily correct tomes? And if one needed to conduct a seduction? Honey, it was lamb chops or nothing.

Well, Anna Thomas was the answer. Rich, sophisticated (to us, anyway), delicious, impressive, yet charming and lighthearted recipes from cover to cover.

My copy of The Vegetarian Epicure grew tattered, and I became a better cook, and acquired a family, and the good sense to realize that you just can't cook with that amount of butter, cheese, cream and eggs and hope to maintain a figure of any sort. So I lost touch with Anna. And, though I never committed to whole-hog vegetarianism, I bought many excellent vegetarian cookbooks over the years, and put together a fair repertoire in the genre.

And then a few years ago, I ran into Anna Thomas in the bookstore, in the form of her New Vegetarian Epicure. It was like running into a friend from college you had always liked and admired, and been a little afraid to find out what had happened to. The good news was that she is as charming and resourceful as ever, and has grown up along with us, only, perhaps, with more grace.

The recipes are arranged in menus, which puts some people off, but I have cooked many of the entire menus, as well as individual recipes, and THEY NEVER FAIL! They are much lighter than the recipes in her first two books, but just as imaginative, delicious, and deeply impressive to a crowd. (Most of these recipes feed 8-12 people, which makes me imagine that Anna has many friends and loves them very much). She has a chapter on what kids like. She knows what it's like to feed a family, and to feed a mixed crowd of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. She is un-doctrinaire. When you cook and consume this food, it is good food, pure and simple. I fed a large, motley, shifting population of friends and in-laws from this book for three solid weeks, because one person staying with us is vegetarian, and no one was even aware they weren't eating red meat, chicken or fish.

Not for the stodgy and not for beginners, but hey, we're not kids anymore. We don't need to be talked down to. Favorites: Corn Crepes with Goat Cheese Stuffing, with an excellent Mole Poblano. And a really brilliant Grapefruit Sorbet with Pernod.

Not All Vegetarian.......2001-08-24

These recipes are not indicative of how we eat today -- unless you are from Provence. Also, the book should warn serious vegetarians about a section devoted to SPIT ROASTING A TURKEY! The book's format is busy and cumbersome.

The New Vegetarian Epicure: Menus--with 325 All-new Recipes--for Family and Friends

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The New Vegetarian Epicure: Menus--with 325 All-new Recipes--for Family and Friends
Anna Thomas
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