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Title: So much less than the original
Review: Unfortunately, Anna Thomas has caught the "lean cuisine" bug.The original Vegetarian Epicure distinguished itself with recipes that showed that vegetarian food didn't have to be bland or thin. I loved (and all of my dinner guests raved about) the Corn & Cheddar Cheese Chowder, for example.I mean, just because we're vegetarians it doesn't mean we've lost our taste for rich food or bold flavors!The new version is a disappointment because it focuses on, for want of a better phrase, "health food." Anna Thomas celebrates the abandonment of butter, cream, cheese. And by doing so she abandons the very thing that made the original Vegetarian Epicure interesting.For my money, don't bother with the new edition -- get yourself the original Vegetarian Epicure!
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