I love this book. Have made so many of the recipes in it. We love all the dessert ones the most. I love her cooking show too. Thanks Christina!

The recipes were simple enough to make for a busy mom, inspiring enough to get you cooking, and yummy enough to eat. This was just what I was looking for. I felt the personal touch to her style of cooking/writing brought her into the kitchen with me. I would love to see her cooking show someday.

I've tried several recipes out of this book and have been less than thrilled. They are fine, just not very exciting. I've also compared the recipes she has done on her show to the book. Although all of them are in the book, the recipes themselves are very different. So far, I've prefered the tv version of the recipe to the cookbook version every time.

As usual alot of the products you just can't find around here. Vegan cheese? Are you kidding? I'm from the Dairy state, I'd probably be shot if I bought Vegan cheese. I found it on the internet and it cost $30.00+ just to ship. Seaweed and certain Miso's and Rice Syrups you just cannot find within/2hr radius. So when you have a recipe that calls for Raspberry Rice Syrup w/Red Miso and Kombu..you're out of luck. Wouldn't be so bad if you could substitute some of these things for something else, but..no. Alot of her recipes call for higher grade gadgets too. Great if your a professional chef, but I wouldn't be buying this book if I was. NONE of the recipes have pictures either.

A friend and I both ordered our copies at the same time and we both have been truly impressed and amazed. Mrs. Pirello's years of efforts, trials and experiences have enriched our lives. She has given us instant access through her wonderful book to what has taken her years to formulate. And for such a great price, as this info is priceless! It has opened us up to new, exciting foods and even healthier ways of eating then what we were doing before which was fairly healthy.

In this book and accompanying PBS series, Christina Pirello touts a vegan diet as the only healthy way to eat. She insists that vegan cooking avoids *all* saturated fat. This is a naive assertion, as vegetable oil, soy products, and other vegan fat sources contain saturated fat (e.g., the venerated olive oil is 13% saturated fat). This obvious error makes me question other "facts" in this book. Use with caution.

Take it from someone who has always been a bit hesitant to try new things (and who has also not had a very healthy diet in the past) - This book, along with Pirello's other books, have helped me start to include more variety in my diet and to understand how these foods help me feel better physically and mentally. Any of her books are great purchases.

Anyone who is interested in incorporating whole grains and more veggies into their diet should have this cookbook in their kitchen! While their may be a few "exotic" ingredients to the newbies of macro/vegan cuisine, there are dozens and dozens of delicious recipes that incorporate whole grains, beans and soy products. Several of these items can be found at your local natural foods store or the health food section in your grocery store. Some of my favorites from this cookbook are the basic miso soup, chickenless salad, italian vegetable stew, brown rice & millet croquettes, quinoa salad, steamed spring rolls with citrus mustard sauce, temeph stronganoff, hearty sauteed greens with ginger, mushroom pate, sweet and sour cabbage with tart apples, pasta primavera, marinated vegetable and tofu salad, asian noodle salad with cashews, oat-raisin scones, olive nut bread, tarte tatin, and chocolate decadence brownies to name just a few. Christina does not use any refined sugars, white flour or dairy products in her recipes. Her delciious recipes require a shift in thinking from the SAD (Standard American Diet) to a natural, organic whole foods approach to enjoying food. This is a must have for any vegan or anyone just wishing to incorporate more vegetarian meals into their weekly diet.