title: Vegetarian Classics: 300 Essential and Easy Recipes for Every Meal
author: Jeanne Lemlin
description: Jeanne Lemlin has been writing about great vegetarian food for more than a decade. Her many books include <em>MainCourse Vegetarian Pleasures, Simple Vegetarian Pleasures, and Quick Vegetarian Pleasures</em>, for which she won a prestigious James Beard Cookbook Award. A cooking instructor and food writer, she is a columnist for <em>Cooking Ligbt</em> and a contributor to <em>Gourmet</em> and <em>Country Journal</em>. Jeanne lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
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  **Acclaim for James Beard Award–winning author Jeanne Lemlin**
  
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  “[N]ovice cooks can whip up healthful, flavorful meals in record time.
  Lemlin’s latest, which emphasizes simple preparations and nutritious (e.g.,
  low-fat, whole grain) ingredients, is as useful now as it was 25 years ago.”
  
  >  _ **—Library Journal**_
  
  “Jeanne Lemlin has always been one of my favorite vegetarian authors. There is
  so much variety and flavor in Jeanne’s simple seasonal preparations that I
  could cook a different vegetarian meal every night of the week.”
  
  >  **—Sara Moulton** , host of the PBS show _Sara’s Weeknight Meals_ and
  > author of _Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners_
  
  “In a crowded field of vegetarian cookbooks, Lemlin’s stands out for
  straightforward good food.”
  
  >  _ **—Newsweek**_
  
  “Lemlin’s food is quick and comforting, the kind you’re always in the mood to
  eat.”
  
  >  _ **—Washington Post**_
  
  “This is a compendium of hearty vegetarian fare with a relaxed appro