Moosewood Restaurant Cooks for a Crowd: Recipes with a Vegetarian Emphasis for 24 or More

Chefs at the legendary vegetarian restaurant offer favorite recipes that will feed a crowd Millions around the world have been stirring up healthy vegetarian meals thanks to the cookbook classic, The Moosewood Cookbook. Once the favorite of the countercultural generation, the culinary styles of the Moosewood Collective are now the popular choice of a mainstream public acutely aware of the importance of eating healthy. And now the distinctive Moosewood style comes to quantity cooking. Whether you are planning the menu for a holiday dinner party, developing the menu for a small catering operation, or responsible for running a large-scale eatery, Moosewood Restaurant Cooks for a Crowd is filled with recipes that feed 24 or more and still retain the charming simplicity that is Moosewood's hallmark. All of the recipes have been developed and tested in the restaurant itself, and can be adapted for smaller groupings or large scale events. After leading the way to a healthier diet, Moosewood is proud to be serving up its signature brand of healthy cooking to an even larger audience. * Over 300 recipes include salads, casseroles, pasta, sandwiches, stews, desserts, and more * Recipes feature the full spectrum of vegetables, herbs, grains, beans, nuts, soy and dairy products, and avoid foods that are heavily processed or have chemical additives * Includes a menu planning section and a guide to ingredients * Features complete nutritional analyses for all recipes * Includes an 8 page color insert MOOSEWOOD COLLECTIVE (Ithaca, New York) is the legendary vegetarian restaurant that has inspired a nationwide return to a healthier diet. Recipes developed by chefs of the collective have been collected in a best selling list of cookbooks, including The Moosewood Cookbook, New Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, and Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant.

Since 1973 Moosewood Restaurant, in Ithaca, New York, has been famous for its innovative vegetarian cooking. Throughout the years, the restaurant has been at the forefront of a movement that has had a profound impact on the American diet. Gone are the days when the phrase "I don't eat meat" brought a grimace from host or hostess and quizzical stares from fellow guests—vegetarian cooking is no longer a novelty.

Vegetarian dishes are now a must at large social gatherings and catered events, and often a mainstay of menus at restaurants and institutions. Vegetarian cooks are increasingly called upon to produce favorite vegetarian fare in quantity. But the cooks at Moosewood Restaurant know that you can't always expand a recipe simply by multiplying the amount of each ingredient by six.

Moosewood Restaurant Cooks for a Crowd is the first vegetarian cookbook and menu-planning guide designed exclusively for quantity cooking. Each of its 250 recipes has been prepared in the Moosewood kitchen and savored in the Moosewood dining room.

Whether you're entertaining in your home, planning a catered affair, or developing the menu for a large-scale restaurant, this groundbreaking cookbook will inspire anyone who enjoys cooking imaginative vegetarian meals for a crowd.