A HEALTHFUL AND MEATLESS DIET

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Tofu can also be sliced and lightly fried in oil with a breading of cornmeal (or any flour you'd prefer), nutritional yeast, and salt and pepper. Use the browned tofu slices to create open-faced sandwiches (dressed with grated carrots, a sliced tomato, chopped onions, sprouts or lettuce, and spicy mustard), or dunk them into your favorite fondue or dipping sauce. If the tofu is cut into long, thin sticks before frying, you can wrap the cooked morsels in sheets of paper-thin nori seaweed, moisten the edges to make a seal, and pop them into your mouth as unusual hors d'oeuvres. Or marinate your tofu in a sauce that contains tamari, vinegar, and herbs... then fry as usual.

Cookbooks

While it's impossible to list all of the excellent vegetarian cookbooks that are on the market these days, the following selection of standard vegetarian texts should get you started in developing your own vegetarian cooking library. You should be able to find most of these books at your local library or bookstore, and you can also order them from the addresses given below.

[1] Farm Vegetarian Cookbook , edited by Louise Hagler, is available for $6.95 plus $1.00 for shipping and handling from The Book Publishing Company, P.O. Box 99, Summertown, TN 38483. Ms. Hagler has also editedTofu Cookery , which is available from Mother's Bookshelf (105 Stoney Mountain Rd., Hendersonville; NC 28791) for $9.95 plus $1.50 for shipping and handling.

[2] Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition , by Laurel Robertson et al., is a definite must for a vegetarian kitchen. You can order it for $4.95 plus $1.25 shipping and handling from Bantam Books, Inc., 414 E. Golf Rd., Des Plaines, IL 60016.

[3] Frances Moore Lappé'sDiet for a Small Planet(10th Anniversary Edition) is an invaluable guide to protein pairing and an excellent overview of the world food situation (and what you can do about it). The book is available for $9.95 plus $1.00 for shipping and handling from Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707.

[4] The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest: And Other Timeless Delicacies , by Mollie Katzen, are two of the best collections of vegetarian recipes. You can order the books for $9.95 and $11.95, respectively, from Ten Speed Press al the address given above (include $1.00 per book for shipping and handling).

[5] Another excellent two-volume set—this one with a refined European flair—isThe Vegetarian EpicureandThe Vegetarian Epicure, Book Two , by Anna Thomas. These books are available for $7.95 and $8.95, respectively, from Random House, Inc., 400 Hahn Rd., Westminster, MD 21157 (include $1.00 per book for shipping and handling).

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