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Southwestern Vegetarian | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephan Pyles
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
Buy Used: $15.35
You Save: $14.65 (49%)
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 362522
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0609601180
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.56360979
EAN: 9780609601181
ASIN: 0609601180
Publication Date: September 12, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
Stephan Pyles's Southwestern cooking, featured most famously at his Star Canyon restaurants in Dallas and Las Vegas, is widely applauded for its flavor-intensive appeal. Southwestern Vegetarian, a follow-up to his cookbook New Tastes from Texas, ingeniously explores the nonmeat possibilities of this Texan chef's colorful cuisine. Finding a truly satisfying way to meld Southwestern, Mexican, and European culinary approaches, Pyles (an omnivore) has produced vegetarian fare that leaves traditional Western kinds in the dust. Dishes like Tortilla and Three Onion Casserole with Tomato Ginger Jam and Black Bean and Queso Fresco Quesadillas, among others, should appeal to eaters of all stripes while filling various menu and meal slots, from breakfast to dinner, as entrees, sides, or starters. This flexibility is mirrored by the book's organization. Eschewing the usual recipe categories, Pyles divides his cookbook into chapters by gratins, casseroles, stuffed vegetables, tortas, sandwiches, and pizzas. Winners from these categories include the Polenta Gratin with Wild Mushrooms and Three Cheeses and the Tortilla Vegetable Napoleon. Readers should be aware that while most of the recipes are easy enough to execute, many of them require multiple ingredients and subpreparations. Pickled Vegetable and Deviled Egg Salad Torta, for example, requires cooks to pickle vegetables (17 ingredients needed) before merging them with a salad spread on homemade brioche (13 more ingredients, not counting those in the brioche, which, presumably, could be store-bought). Despite the added preparation time many of its dishes require, Southwestern Vegetarian is a truly innovative take on meatless cooking, one all food lovers will enjoy. --Arthur Boehm
Product Description
Stephan Pyles is the undisputed master of contemporary Texas cuisine, with world-renowned restaurants in Dallas and Las Vegas, the best-selling books The New Texas Cuisine and New Tastes from Texas, and a hit show for public television. He has been praised by everyone from Paul Prudhomme and Craig Claiborne to Gourmet and Esquire, and is widely recognized as one of the most creative chefs in the United States.
Now, in Southwestern Vegetarian, Stephan introduces us to a bold new take on two of the country's most popular culinary styles -- the regional specialties of the American Southwest and the natural splendor of vegetarian cooking. From Jalapeno-Cilantro Jelly or Red Chile Linguine with Pumpkin Seed Pesto to Southwestern Vegetable Paella or Smoked Tomato Pizza with Basil and Queso Fresco, every chapter features Stephan's special brand of innovation.
Stephan also excels in reinterpretations of traditional dishes, whether it's the simplicity of a homemade Pico de Gallo or the perfect Wild Mushroom Risotto, or even a country-style soup such as Posole -- here spiced up with southern greens, chayote, dried cherries, and pecans.
From a breakfast of Huevos Rancheros with Ancho-Roast Garlic Potatoes to a dessert of Mole Cake with Cherry-Almond Ice Cream, Tamarind Anglaise, and Orange Caramel, these dishes will make every meal, in every season, an unforgettable experience.
The nearly 200 recipes are at once brilliantly inventive yet still accessible to the home cook. And although all can be prepared for a strict vegetarian, Stephan's approach is that vegetarian food is a cuisine, not a lifestyle -- and so he doesn't stifle the urge to toss in the occasional ingredient such as shrimp or chorizo sausage (optional, of course).
With stunning photographs and a design that perfectly evoke the food, Southwestern Vegetarian is a sophisticated change of pace that opens a whole new approach to two increasingly popular cuisines.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Frustrating!! March 8, 2005
Mandy Petersen (Chicago, IL (USA))
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I was just looking through this book, trying to find a recipe to fix for tonight and it prompted me to write a review. After having had this book for something like two years, we have eaten ONE of the recipes. It was delicious. However, overall this book is quite dissappointing.
Firstly, as a vegetarian, I do not think that he should call this a vegetarian cookbook. There are a few dishes in the book that call for fish products and not only does he not apologize for including this in a vegetarian cookbook, he doesn't even give suggestions for replacing the fish item. It aggravates the heck out of me.
Secondly, as is probably true of most of you, I have just about no extra time on my hands (although i apparently have some, as i am writing this thing). Nearly every one of his recipes requires at least one other recipe (a salsa, etc.). I think that if one had time to spend a weekend making these things, AND they were storable for a long time, it may not be so bad. However, when you sit down to find something for dinner and you don't have a lot of time on your hands, if you're like me, you will put this book back on the shelf, remembering yet again why you never cook from it.
Thirdly, he uses some ingredients which are impossible to find (in New England) and for which he gives no explanation, so i don't quite know what i'm looking for, should it have another name, or should there be an appropriate substitute.
That's the end of my rant. As i said at the beginning, the one dish we made was delicious, and in fact, many of them do look quite yummy. But, you have to have a LOT of time on your hands to prepare them (and to shop for them) and if you are a vegetarian, you have to be willing to scowl and move on when you encounter a fish recipe.
hope this helps.
 Outstanding recipes November 5, 2001
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I decided to make 5 of Pyles' recipes - untested - for a dinner party. Risky, but the recipes sounded so good I thought I could pull it off. Each was exquisite - jicama-carrot salad, chiles rellenos, empanadas stuffed with squash, roasted vege quesadilla, and stuffed cabbage. The fiery tropical sauce was also great. I have a feeling ALL of the recipes will be good. I know I'll be progressing from front to back with this one. Okay, it was kind of funny in a vegetarian cookbook to have the author say, this goes really well with pork, or to suggest that chorizo sausage be added to something, but with recipes like these, who cares?
A gorgeous collection November 2, 2001
Mike A. Luster (Monroe, LA USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Another fine collection of recipes from Texas's most innovative chef. This time he turns his attention to the vegetables and produces a collection that will leave you lusting for a dream team vegetable plate. Porno for foodies.
Beautiful book but not entirely vegetarian November 11, 2000
J. Bonner (UK)
This is undoubtedly a stylish book but I was disappointed to find that not every recipe is really vegetarian, making the title somewhat misleading. For instance, crab meat is used! Added to that is the fact that, unless you are lucky enough to live near a good ethnic shop,you'll have a hard time trying to find a number of the ingredients called for. Living in the UK made it virtually impossible for me and I'm afraid I sent the book back for this reason.
A fabulous Texas Vegetarian cook book! September 15, 2000
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The latest cook book by Stephan Pyles is one of the best vegetarian cook books I have ever read. And I am waiting for the week end to try to cook some of these incredible recipes. The memory of my visit to his Star Canyon restaurent in Dallas is still fresh in my mind. That was one of the best meals I have ever eaten in a restaurant. Those blue corn muffins with a touch a habernero peppers and garlic, and the chile rellenos were out of this world! And now all those and more recipes are in his book!!
I am a Stephan Pyles fan- I have all of his cook books. The success of my Texas parties depend on his recipes for Pedernales River Chili, jalapneo corn bread,and chunky guacamole.
In this book Stephan Pyles perfectly blends the flavors of the Lone Star state with the bounty of the great state's vegetables to make some terrific vegetarian dishes. And what more can a naturalized Texan and life long vegeratian ask for? Bravo!
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