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I thought this was a great basic book for sheet pan dinners - one pan dinners made in the oven. I especially liked that this title solely was dedicated to meatless sheet pan dinners.

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I am not a vegetarian but I am always looking for meatless meals to add into our rotation. I also love the concept of sheet pan cooking. I couldn't really find any recipes I was particularly interested in to try out. It was a great concept for a book, it just wasn't for me.

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This is a great book to have in the sheet pan repertoire. It is very inventive with flavor combinations. I have highlighted more than two dozen recipes as ones to try right away. As with any concept like this, there are some stretches. While it is intriguing to cook grains like brown rice and quinoa right on the sheet pan, I'm not sure it's worth the potential disaster not to mention using all that aluminum foil. In theory, I'd like to try it and see how it goes. In practice, I'm too busy and dinnertime is too hectic for such experiments so I'll just make it on the stovetop. That said, it is in no way a deal breaker and I look forward to having many new easy and convenient recipes in my playbook.

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This cookbook was made available to me through NetGalley. The meals looked delicious, and I am always ready for a good vegetarian recipe. That being said, I did not feel compelled to try any of the recipes from this book.

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The concept behind this cook book is a good one, and very popular right now. I especially liked the variety of recipes and that the meals were not just dinners. Oh, and did I mention they're all vegetarian? Reading this prompted me to purchase the original sheet pan cook book.

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Not a bad book whatsoever, I'm not vegetarian but always on the look out for some quick and easy meals that are tasty

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While the one-pot meals are very popular right now, I prefer the sheet pan meals and this was the perfect book. Simple and easy to use vegetarian options all for the sheet pan.

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As a home cook who recently discovered the joy and simplicity of roasting vegetables on a sheet pan (beets are divine this way), I really like this cookbook. There are recipes here that I never would have even considered cooking on a sheet pan such as Sheet Pan Chili or Mushroom Risotto and some that just look and sound delicious such as Chocolate Brownie Scones and Summer Tomato Slab Pie. The photos are beautiful and the instructions clear. I have recently gone totally plant-based so many of the recipes won't fit my new lifestyle without some tweaks but I'll definitely be trying some tweaking.

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This book contains a very interesting and colourful set of ideas for innovative cooking using a sheet pan in the oven ( All vegetarian, some with egg which can be substituted if required). I was unable to attempt any of the recipes while I still had access to the book but they sounded tasty.

The only drawback of the book would be that some of the ideas would be faster directly on the stove in the normal way. Putting them on and off the sheet pan might be more time-consuming. That fact aside, this is a good book to have on the shelf for experimentation.

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I don't think I have even been this excited to try every single recipe and only eat vegetarian for a month. Everything, and I mean everything, looks delicious in this book. Even vegetables I don't particularly like sound yummy (Raquel combines them with some of my favorite condiments and nuts). This one is definitely going on my Christmas/birthday list.

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This is a great book that I will recommend to patients! The meals look nutritious, delicious and are simple - just what we are looking for with our busy lifestyles!

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Published by: Workman Publishing (13th October 2017)


ISBN: 978-0761189930


Source: Netgalley


Rating: 3*


Description:

Sheet Pan Suppers is back! This time, with 100 vegetarian recipes for satisfying, sumptuous full meals-all made on a sheet pan, and all meat-free. It's the one-pot meal reinvented with a healthy twist, and what is sure to become every busy cook's new favourite way of getting dinner on the table. There are recipes for complete meals, snacks, brunch, and even dessert, that require nothing more than a sheet pan, your oven, and Raquel Pelzel's inspired take on satisfying, delectable, vegetarian cooking. Recipes include Orzo with Pan-Roasted Tomatoes, Lemon, and Mozzarella; Loaded Chilaquiles with Baked Eggs; Super Creamy No-Boil Mac and Cheese; and more.


Review:

I was really interested to try some of the recipes in here as it seemed so easy to just pop the ingredients on a baking tray and stick them in the oven. Was it really that simple? Erm...no not really! Some of the recipes required you to put foil (which I don't like using) between the tray and your ingredients, which made me just want to abandon the whole tray idea and just use a pan on the hob. Then when it came to stir part-way through the cooking time, the ingredients were stuck to the foil, so it ripped. Using spray oil instead of foil would have been a whole lot easier! For some, using your own initiative when it comes to preparation makes it easier.


A lot of these recipes are great, for example the orzo with tomatoes and carrots with garam masala, but a lot rely heavily on dairy and eggs, so would not be suitable for anyone following a vegan diet or with high cholesterol. There is plenty of variety here for most , and many easily adaptable with a bit of thought.


I received an advanced egalled from Workman Publishing via Netgalley.

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I was really excited about this book until I reviewed it. Just wasn't what I was expecting. To me when it says Sheet Pan Suppers I am expecting the whole meal to be done on the sheet pan, not 12 dishes later (ok a tad bit of exaggerating). Some of the recipes I would never make as they aren't my style. Was just an ok cookbook.

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This recipe book is amazing. So much so, that I'd recommend it to meat-eaters as well as vegetarians! The idea of a 'sheet pan' supper really appeals to me - it's straightforward, simple, and efficient, not to mention super yummy. The recipes were easy to follow, tasty and made using ingredients that are easy to find, which to me, is a bonus – I find a lot of vegetarian recipes try and sub the meat for obscure ingredients that are near-enough impossible to get your hands on. Awesome!

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This was one of the best cookbooks I have ever had!! I am not always strictly vegetarian but when I want some veggies this is definitely my go to!

I made at least 10 of the recipes and cannot wait to make the remaining ones I haven't tried!! I never realized how much I loved making sheet pan meals than I do now!

I cannot wait to try more of the sheet pan cookbooks!!!

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There are some really interesting recipes I am looking forward to trying. Recipes using a sheet pan that I never may have thought of before are found here. This cookbook is great for vegetarians and others alike. Tasty!! The recipes are greatly detailed to help the reader/cook make them with ease. You'll find even find recipes for soups, salads. grains and much more. The extra tips are great too such as when peeling and grating ginger as well as idea on what to serve with the recipes including couscous.

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I love the idea of this: all types of recipes, to be done on a sheet pan. The book is divided into eight sections:

1 - Bits, Bites and Snacks
2 - Soups and Salads
3 - Veggies with a side of Vegetables
4 - Grain Bowls and Beyond
5 - Beans and Legumes
6 - Pasta, Bread and Pizza
7 - Breakfasts and Brunches
8 - Desserts

Now, quite a few of those things I would not have thought to prepare on a sheet pan; and I love this. I love being challenged and I like trying new things. So that was definitely fun. However, there were not many recipes that really spoke to me; I also found it to get bit gimmicky after a while. Still, like I said, beautifully done and I think a different kind of cook might really get a kick out of this.

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TITLE: I expected more

My opinion of this book may have been formed upon reading the very first recipe: Blue Cheese, Basil and Tomato Bites. The only thing done on the sheet pan was toasting the baguette slices…. The second recipe did not help any: Nachos in a 400 degree oven, then under the broiler.

Third recipe is “Any Way You Like” veggie turnovers, with a sheet pan used to roast the veggies and again to bake the turnovers made with “store-bought or homemade piecrust or puff pastry”. You know? I’d swear this has been thought of before….

Same with potato skins, more turnovers, roasted salsa ingredients, baba ghanoush, and so many more. I’m just saying: If you don’t roast, bake or broil your veggies, or bake your turnovers, or your potato skins, or whatever on some kind of a sheet pan, what else would you use?

And, it’s not like you use and dirty one sheet pan and dinner--or whatever meal, because there are more dishes in here than for “suppers”—is done. No. The sheet pan step may be only one of many steps—and many pans and bowls--to create the finished dish. For instance, the soups are not really made on the sheet pan. No. The veggies are roasted, baked or steamed on the sheet pan, then transferred to a bowl to actually combine everything to make the soup.

And instructions are far-fetched, and some I would not dare to try for safety’s sake. Maybe it depends on your oven and where it is located and how easy, or not, it is to reach the racks without burning yourself. But I think it is ridiculous to add more veggies to a pan already in the oven, take out veggies as they are done, cover and re-cover a large sheet pan with foil and crimp edges, or take a large sheet pan from the oven with cups of water/broth in it.

And that's just the first two chapters. I need not go on. It does not improve. Go get yourself a book on roasting and your money will be much better spent.

I persevered through this entire book. I feel it was a waste of my time. I did not come away with even one recipe that was new to me or that piqued my interest.

*I received a temporary download of this book from the publisher.

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