The New Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery & Nutrition 1986 Paperback

The New Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery & Nutrition is a 1986 Ten Speed Press paperback by Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, and Brian Ruppenthal, with 511 pages of vegetarian recipes, whole foods cooking advice, and nutrition information.

The colorful illustrated cover remains bright, while the front and back covers show shelf wear, rubbed corners, and edge wear, and the spine has creasing and rubbing. The photographed interior pages are clean, clear, and easy to read.

This updated edition of Laurel's Kitchen brings together more than 500 recipes, menu ideas, cooking instructions, and information about everyday vegetarian eating. It covers breads, vegetables, grains, salads, and ways to build balanced meals with whole foods. Throughout the book, illustrations and practical explanations help readers understand both how to prepare ingredients and how nutrition fits into vegetarian cooking.

Details

• Item: Vintage vegetarian cookbook
• Title: The New Laurel's Kitchen: A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery & Nutrition
• Author: Laurel Robertson, Carol Flinders, and Brian Ruppenthal
• Illustrator: Laurel Robertson, illustrations copyright 1986
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California
• Publication Year: 1986 edition, third printing 1987
• Edition and Printing: Third printing of the 1986 edition. Number line 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 92 91 90 89 88 87
• Format and Binding: Illustrated trade paperback with glued binding
• Dust Jacket: None
• Pages: 511
• Genre: Vegetarian cookbooks, whole foods, nutrition, and home cooking
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-89815-166-X
• Dimensions: 9.25 in x 7.5 in x 2 in

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: This is a usable paperback cookbook with clear interior pages, colorful illustrations, and visible shelf wear to its covers and spine.
• The front cover retains its illustrated kitchen scene with colorful cookware, food, and cabinets. The title and authors' names remain easy to read.
• The title page is clean and shows the full subtitle, all three authors, and the Ten Speed Press imprint.
• The copyright page is present and clearly shows the paperback ISBN, publisher, copyright information, and printing number line.
• The photographed interior pages have clear printed text, readable recipes, and illustrations that remain easy to see.
• The bread section includes information about whole grain breadmaking, wheat, fermentation, and preparing homemade bread.
• The salads section includes salad dressing instructions, marinade ideas, and a vinaigrette recipe.
• The vegetable pages include Whole Beets and information about preparing broccoli, with a large green illustration.
• The book combines recipes with explanations of ingredients, cooking methods, and food nutrition.
• Black and white drawings and green vegetable illustrations remain clear on the photographed pages.
• The photographed interior pages open flat enough for the text near the inner margins to remain readable.

Issues / Wear

• The front cover has rubbing and areas of wear along the outer edges and corners.
• The front cover corners show bending and light creasing, especially along the lower edges.
• The spine has surface rubbing, creasing, and wear along its upper and lower edges.
• The spine lettering shows wear, although the title remains readable.
• The back cover has shelf rubbing, edge wear, and small areas of color loss near the corners.
• The back cover edges show light fraying and scuffing.
• The page edges show some age toning and small dark marks.
• One front cover corner lifts slightly when the book is lying flat.
• The thick paperback shows handling wear along the covers and spine.

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This 1986 vegetarian cookbook, with its colorful kitchen illustrations and 511 pages of whole foods cooking advice, is a useful reference for someone who enjoys preparing meals from older vegetarian recipes. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.