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Moosewood Cookbook: 40th Anniversary Edition
Moosewood Cookbook: 40th Anniversary Edition | Mollie Katzen
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"The Moosewood Cookbook"has inspired generations to cook simple, healthy, and seasonal food. A classic listed as one of the top ten best-selling cookbooks of all time by the"Ne"w"York Times," this 40th anniversary edition of Mollie Katzen's seminal book will be a treasured addition to the cookbook libraries of fans young and old. In 1974, Mollie Katzen hand-wrote, illustrated, and locally published a spiral-bound notebook of recipes for vegetarian dishes inspired by those she and fellow cooks served at their small restaurant co-op in Ithaca, NY. Several iterations and millions of copies later, the" Moosewood Cookbook" has become one of the most influential and beloved cookbooks of all time listed by the "New York Times" as one of the best-selling cookbooks in history, inducted into the James Beard Award Cookbook Hall of Fame, and coined a Cookbook Classic by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Mollie s" Moosewood Cookbook"has inspired generations to fall in love with plant-based home cooking, and, on the fortieth anniversary of that initial booklet, continues to be a seminal, timely, and wholly personal work. With a new introduction by Mollie, this commemorative edition will be a cornerstone for any cookbook collection that long-time fans and those just discovering"Moosewood "will treasure."
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DebinHawaii
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#AyupAugust
So yeah, I have A LOT of cookbooks and I have most of the Moosewood cookbooks in my collection so I guess you could say I like to get #DownInTheWoods (or rather down in the Moosewoods) in my kitchen.😆These cookbooks, the classics & the newer books, have taught me a lot about meat-free, vegetarian cooking over the years.🥄📚💚😋

Lcsmcat We got the center one as a wedding present. 5y
Blaire I have two of these and I think my in-laws have at least 5. 5y
Leftcoastzen Love Moosewood! 5y
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DebinHawaii @Lcsmcat It‘s such a classic! 💚 5y
DebinHawaii @Blaire They are easy to start collecting . 😉 5y
DebinHawaii @Leftcoastzen Me too! 😍 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Persephone has only sustain for vegetarian cookbooks.
I, however, am super excited. This is the 1977 edition, in great shape. And I got it for 25 cents! #kittenlitten

TricksyTails 😍📚 7y
TricksyTails That isn't Harpy in the background, is it? It looks like you have another judge-y 😹! 7y
MaleficentBookDragon @TricksyTails That‘s Persephone. She always looks disappointed in me. 7y
TricksyTails 😹😹😹 Hahahaha I love how much personality your cats have! 7y
minkyb I‘m pretty sure I received this as a wedding present in ‘77! 🤩 7y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Pickpick

This is an newer edition of the cookbook I learned to cook vegetarian meals from. Today cracked it open after many, many years and made falafel (first time; only have had it in restaurants) with my daughter. She's leaving for 2nd year of college soon, with on-campus apartment, and wanted more kitchen time before going back.

The best falafel we've ever had, even though it was a lot of work!

Lcsmcat We got this as a wedding present 33 years ago! 7y
LauraJ This was my first cookbook! 7y
[DELETED] 3216391035 Need to pick up a copy-trying to cook more healthfully. 7y
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mjdowens Falafel is the best. I need to learn to make it. I could eat it every day. 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Lcsmcat 😊 That's about the same time I got a copy of this. Then someone gave me the 15th anniversary edition (shown) and I just found out the 40th anniversary edition came out recently 😱!! I'll have to look at it to compare. I wish now I had kept my first copy. 7y
ValerieAndBooks @LauraJ that's cool🙂. This was my first vegetarian cookbook, along with The Enchanted Broccoli Forest 🌳🌳🌳 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Basia I'm not sure it offers the easiest/fastest cooking out there, but it's a classic for a good reason (tasty food). 7y
ValerieAndBooks @mjdowens yes, do it 😊. So much better than any I've had, even at restaurants specializing in this kind of regional menu. There's also very similar recipes online to this one. 7y
ferskner That cookbook holds up surprisingly well, considering how much the food publishing world has changed since it came out. I LOVE the gado gado recipe! 7y
Booksnchill @Lcsmcat I received this as a wedding gift 32 years ago- love the stuffed acorn squash for Thanksgiving! 7y
LauraBeth I was just thinking about this cookbook the other day! 7y
Lmstraubie Mmmmmm...falafel!!! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @ferskner you're right. Right now the only other cookbook I can think of with this type of success (although I'm guessing larger because it's more mainstream) is The Joy of Cooking. I've never tried the gado gado recipe; I should because it does look good!! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Booksnchill @Lcsmcat I used to make that stuffed squash every Thanksgiving!! Then somehow that fell by the wayside. Probably after kids and they wanted turkey. Maybe this year I'll do this recipe again 😊!! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @LauraBeth if you're planning to make something from it soon, let me know what it is 😊! 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Lmstraubie it was so good that we (daughter and I; the only ones home for dinner) ate it with just tahini-lemon sauce, nothing else needed 😊👍! 7y
Booksnchill @ValerieAndBooks you have inspired me to pull it out this weekend and try something from the past! Thanks for this fun trip into the 80's! 7y
Izai.Amorim Falafel 🥙 😋😋love it 7y
heikemarie It's so funny I didn't even know this was a thing until after I had graduated college and realized the Moosewood restaurant where I had enjoyed many a good meal was well known for their cookbook! So cool. (edited) 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Izai.Amorim I'm definitely making falafel again! Do you make your own? 7y
ValerieAndBooks @inwhichHeikereadsharder how cool you've gotten to eat at Moosewood. Was it usually very busy? I've always thought if we ever found ourselves visiting the area, that I'd want to stop by! 7y
Izai.Amorim @ValerieAndBooks No, never tried. But I'm a big fan of the Arabic/Israeli falafel. I don't like the Turkish version. I 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Izai.Amorim what's the difference? Also am not sure how "authentic" the Moosewood version is but we enjoyed it nevertheless ? 7y
Izai.Amorim Turks add a lot of garlic. And they serve with different vegetables and another kind of bread. Not the real thing. 7y
ValerieAndBooks @Izai.Amorim thanks for that information 😊 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I 💚Moosewood! My cookbook has been stained, gotten wet, and produced some yummy stuff since 1982. I'm old! 😜 7y
heikemarie @ValerieAndBooks it can get busy but not usually too awful! They do take reservations which we always did on weekends and when parents were in town :) ithaca is a great little city and their used bookstore downtown is awesome! 7y
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wendim
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If you're looking for a great vegetarian #cookbook this is one of my favorites.

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MaleficentBookDragon
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My second recipe from this book. Mushroom and Broccoli Casserole. I added tuna because I've had this weird craving for tuna lately. Stay tuned for the taste test. #cookbooklove

KassKho I've always looked at the cookbook but your results have really made me want to buy it! 8y
LauraBeth This looks delicious! 8y
josie281 @KassKho it is my favorite cookbook! My first vegetarian book and always my go to! 8y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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It was pretty good.
Cauliflower cheese pie with potato crust.
#cookbooklove #bookanddinner

Wife Looks tasty 😋 8y
Mariposa_Bookworm That looks amazing! And healthy! 8y
Texreader Your salad even looks scrumptious! 8y
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BethFishReads I love the Moosewood books 8y
LauraJ So many delicious recipes in this! 🤤 8y
night_shift Glad this was good! It looked it! The salad looks pretty great too! I might have to find this cook book.. 8y
Jinjer Yum!!!! That salad though!!!! 7y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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My first recipe from the book. Fingers crossed.
Cauliflower cheese pie with potato crust. #vego #bookndinner

Jennick2004 Omg do you think you can post the recipe?! And tag me if you do?! 8y
LauraBrook Omg, get in mah belly! 😛 8y
Alfoster Yummm! I want the recipe too!!!😍 8y
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Texreader Sounds lovely! 8y
josie281 Moosewood is one of my favorite cookbooks ever! 8y
Blueberry Was it as good as it looks? 8y
night_shift This looks great! You'll have to let everyone know how it was! 8y
KarenUK Looks delicious! 8y
Theresa 😍😍😍 8y
DebinHawaii It looks amazing! I generally have good luck with Moosewood recipes. 👍😀 8y
bates_barb That's one of my favorites! If your edition has the recipe for cranapple walnut cake, run, don't walk to make it! It's always a huge hit, every time I make it. 8y
MaleficentBookDragon It was really tasty; a success! 8y
drokka Call me weird, but I'm not focused so much on the food as I am on your vintage Corningware. (Second look at photo got my tummy interested though) 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Moosewood recipes are beyond delicious. Glad this was too! 8y
Bookzombie That looks so good! 8y
MaleficentBookDragon @drokka I love it too. I got it for $2 at a Salvation Army Store. 8y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Two more #classic #bookswithpictures from my shelves. On the left, one of the cookbooks I bought when I graduated college in 1985 (were you born yet?). On the right, a book I bought 20 years ago when I first started gardening and growing herbs. Both have lovely drawings and it was so hard to choose! #seasonsreadings2016

melbeautyandbooks Yes I was born and then some! 😂 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @melbeautyandbooks 👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍 8y
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josie281 THIS IS MY FAVORITE COOKBOOK OF ALL TIME!! Yes, I was yelling! My auntie bought me my copy. I have the dessert edition as well but it isn't the same as the original with hand written recipes and art! Love love ❤️ 8y
TNbooklover66 I graduate from HS in 1984 so yes definitely I was born 😂. Love that cookbook. 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @josie281 Ooh I'd love the dessert edition too. There are certain recipes in here that have never been topped in all the other cookbooks I've owned. I will always keep it! Glad you love yours too. 😍 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @TNbooklover66 We're just a few years apart! 8y
SharonGoforth I have this cookbook too. I graduated from high school in 1975🎓😊 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @SharonGoforth Mi compadre. 👏🏻👏🏻 8y
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snacksinthestacks
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Starting my #thanksgiving prep with the no-fault pumpkin pie. I absolutely adore this cookbook, the recipes are reliable, easy to follow and most of all FUN! #litsycooks

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Lindy
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One of two very favourite cookbooks (the other is Madhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking). Moosewood is in pieces but the newer editions have updated recipes so they aren't the same. It doesn't matter that I change the original recipes myself when I cook - case in point, I eliminate all 4 eggs when I make Chilean Squash - but I guess I have an emotional attachment to this tattered physical book. #cookbooklove

Joe_Jones I hate when they update the books and take out my fave recipes to add ones I don't care about. The Joy of Cooking did that too. The new edition is not nearly as good as the older ones. 8y
Lindy @Joe_Jones I know, right? Don't mess with perfection. 8y
RanaElizabeth Moosewood. ❤ 8y
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readinginthedark @Joe_Jones When did they do that with The Joy of Cooking? I'm planning to hunt down a copy, and I'd rather have the original recipes. 8y
Joe_Jones @readinginthedark the 75th Anniversary edition made a lot of changes that I don't think we for the best. 8y
readinginthedark @Joe_Jones Good to know, thanks! 8y
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queerbookreader
Pickpick

My FAVORITE vegetarian cookbook of all time. Great book from a great restaurant in little ol' Ithaca. Any vegetarians or vegans out there on Litsy? Let's geek out about veggie cookbooks together 😋🌱💕

BestOfFates I'm a vegetarian who has never really gotten into vegetarian cookbooks but I will check that one out! 9y
Annl Also a vegetarian but usually get recipes on line, but why not a cookbook! 9y
queerbookreader @BestOfFates I get into cooking ruts reaaally easily. I'll just eat beans and spinach and pasta 24/7 haha. So idk cookbooks really help me branch out and get creative, and they have SO many ideas I wouldn't have thought of otherwise 9y
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queerbookreader @Annl That's cool! I tend to only use online for vegan baking recipes, but that's just me. Usually there are too many results for me to sift thru otherwise so I like books because I have 1 or 2 recipes to pick from, not 800000 haha 9y
Matilda Thanks! 8y
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queerbookreader
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It's true. I'm one of *those* people. I compulsively hoard cookbooks. I'm even more of one of *those* people in that I specifically hoard VEGETARIAN cookbooks. If I find one, I will buy it. No questions asked. This photo does not include the three I bought this weekend. 😄🌱 veggie 4 life