Meet Quickshadow (Passport to Reading, Level 1: Transformers Rescue Bots) Paperback – 11 April 2017

A wonderful little book

loads of veggie receipes ok

This recipe book has all the measurements in Cups so must have been made for the American Market. (I used to own the UK version which was in grams and milliliters.) I don't recall seeing this in the description but I may have overlooked it. The book itself is in good condition and was delivered promptly.

I have several vegetarian cookbooks, including several of Linda's. Of all her books, or any of my others, this seems to be the most basic one of all because of the instructions and lack of variety of ingredients. It has sections on nutrition, equipment, and food descriptions which for a new vegetarian might be useful. However, I did not need these.The recipes seem to be centered on the heavy use of cheese, eggs, and veggie burgers or textured vegetable protein. I am not a vegan, so this isn't a problem, but I would have liked to see more lighter options with less fat or cheese. A great deal of her recipes are repeats from some of the other books I have, so this one reads more like an updated cookery book rather than a different themed cookery book from her. Also, there are a few recipes that seem to stop in mid-recipe. The victoria sponge gives the recipe for the cake itself, but no comments or details on the filling. Not even to go to the shops to buy jam or cream to fill it. But right above the recipe is a finished cake picture showing it with cream and jam in the centre. Likewise, there is a picture of someone rolling out what look like gnocchi right under a recipe for dumplings. The dumpling recipe does not require rolling and I could see where this might confuse a novice cook.On the positive side, all the recipes are appealing, if you don't mind either cheese or egg based dishes, and the photographs are nice. This cookery book would be best suited to a new vegetarian or non-vegetarian as a good place to start. The recipes are classic in theme, but not the healthier versions of old favorites that many experienced vegetarians would want to make for themselves. They would be best as once in awhile meals.

and it is:- in the layout, the start of the book, and the fact that a number of recipes are also in her previous book. The only difference is the conversion charts are not in either the front, or the back !?!There are though quite a number of new recipes, and this book does feel heavier and bigger. The recipes do still look and sound good, and as before, I will enjoy making them.

Very heavy reliance on Vegetarian sausages, burgers, TVP etc. Of the 308 recipes over 50 rely on these so when you take out soups, breads, deserts and cakes there is really not a lot left.Leave this book alone, there are far better ones to spend your money on.

I wouldn't buy this book if, like me, you like to cook pretty much from scratch, for example when I look up a recipe for vegetarian sausage rolls I don't expect to read I need a packet of puff pastry and a packet of vegetarian sausages. I don't need a book to tell me I can make a veggie shepherds pie with TVP, I am already aware of this. I wanted a book to fill me with inspiration and give me great ideas, this book fell far short of that - it won't be added to my collection of books, it's more likely to find itself at the back of some forgotten cupboard.