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Linda McCartney on Tour: Over 200 Meat-Free Dishes from Around the World |  | Author: Linda McCartney
Publisher: Bulfinch
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 508010
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 192
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0821224875
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5636
EAN: 9780821224878
ASIN: 0821224875
Publication Date: October 15, 1998
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Linda McCartney, wife of Beatle Paul McCartney, was a passionate vegetarian. Shortly before she died, she left a legacy with this beautiful book of 200 meat-free recipes from all over the world. Linda McCartney on Tour is illustrated with stunning photographs guaranteed to start you salivating--the tastes, colors, and textures leap off the page. You can almost taste the Crispy Vegetable Wontons (China), Asparagus Crepes (France), Minted Pea and Spinach Soup (U.K.), Vegetable Kichdi (India), Warm Chocolate Souffle with Bittersweet Sauce (France), and Fragrant Coconut Rice (Thailand). If you like pizza, choose from recipes of the U.K., U.S., Thailand, or Greece, or invent your own pizza with a page of creative topping selections. Although many of the dishes sound esoteric, the ingredients won't send you searching in ethnic stores--you can find most in your supermarket, though you will need to frequent a natural-foods market for a few, such as organic eggs and vegetarian sausages. The recipes have no nutritional information, unfortunately--you know you're getting plenty of vitamins and fiber, but you don't know fat content. Whether you're a confirmed vegetarian looking for new recipes or you just want to improve your health by eating meat-free a few times a week, this book will entice you. --Joan Price
Product Description
One of the world's most outspoken and best-known vegetarians--the late Linda McCartney--explores tastes from around the world in this collection of delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes for meatless meals. 200+ recipes. 50 color illustrations.
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 Comfy vegan options August 25, 2010
dnk (Boston, MA United States)
In this release, McCartney branched out from the homey comforts of Europe and the Americas into more international, varied and vegan-friendly cuisine. Not all of it is vegan, but she supplied plenty of recipes where you could go in either direction.
Although McCartney was married to one of the wealthiest men on the planet, her recipes are all down-to-earth and economical. She seems to take pains to not send you to the most difficult or gourmet store in your city. And for the most part, you really don't have to. She shows how "common" ingredients like black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes and greens can be combined with readily available spices to make delicious, international foods that can easily become family favorites. She also supplies a page worth of lists of ideas for sandwich toppings, in case you're not at home to make every meal for yourself.
There's a lot of tofu here- that may be an issue for 21st century vegans- and quite a bit of sugar in the desserts section. The dessert section, unfortunately, isn't as wonderful as the rest of the book, although I like that she supplies vegan alternatives for popular dessert sauces- yay!
Once again, McCartney showed how easily one could feed themselves on a vegetarian diet, but this time she shows that you can have a little more fun with it than you thought before.
 Around the World in 200 Recipes November 14, 2007
Amaranth (Northern California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Linda McCartney on Tour" had me from hello. When I first saw it at my college bookstore in Santa Fe, I often perused its pages with its delicious recipes and vibrant pictures. Finally, I received it as a Christmas present. It has served its purpose well. The Chinese aromatic vegetable stir-fry is wonderfully simple, perfect those days when all I've got are veggies and spices. The Thai sweet&sour cucumber salad was a hit at a Buddhist potluck. The African vegetable soup with coconut is deliciously exotic, as is the Tanzanian banana and yam stew.
The late,great Linda McCartney offers accessible,simple and delicious recipes that put Rachael Ray's 30 Minute Meals to shame. She respects her readers; one doesn't need to cut a deal with Starbucks or have rock star riches to make these recipes. Going beyond the usual Chinese/Indian/Thai vegetarian cuisines,she also has African and Caribbean cuisine.
"Linda McCartney On Tour" cooks up perfect meals! It's an essential for any kitchen.
 Wide range of cultures, so-so ingredients December 3, 2004
M. A Bolton (Woodland, CA United States)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Overall, this is a great starter book for someone being introduced to vegetarianism, since many of the dishes are just vegetarian versions of wellknown meaty dishes. However, Ms. McCartney relies a little too heavily on meat substitutes in her recipes. For example, she uses vegetarian sausages and vegetarian ground "meat" in many of the recipes. I would recommend finding a book that relies on the wonderful flavors of fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, and grains, rather than on a fake processed product.
She is still the best March 29, 2004
Angela Leeb (Constantza, Romania)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the best cook book for vegetarians! I cooked everything in it and I love it! We miss you Linda!
Excellent tasty and unique veggie cuisine November 16, 2002
Kris D (Arlington Heights, IL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received this book as a gift and after looking through it, I was excited to try the recipes. There is a great selection of different recipes from all around the world. What makes this book special is that the recipes include the traditional Italian and Chinese cuisine, but Linda goes beyond the traditional to include Indian, African and Thai cuisines. I truly enjoy the hot and sour soup, for example. The photographs are brilliant in color and are vivid enough to make your stomach growl by just looking at them. Linda uses olive oil generously. Although there is not a nutritional analysis, it is easy to adapt the recipes to a healthy diet, which I do with great success. I truly enjoy this book.
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