Cooking with Cool Beans: A Comprehensive Guide to Utilizing Plant-Based Protein for Delicious and Nutritious Meals

Neil Bettez: can't wait to make more recipes, first one I made was phenomenal. Great book, highly recommend.

United States on Oct 14, 2023

hollyannr: I bought the book as trying to eat more whole foods. I will spend this winner cooking soups and stews.

United States on Oct 08, 2023

Geneva Ayte: Have been a vegan for over a decade. I wish I had this book 10 years ago. Not only are the meals delicious, but the recipes are easy to follow. And the variety is unequaled! I highly recommend this book. Even if you are doing "meatless Mondays" or thinking about giving a plant-based diet a try, this book is for you!

United States on Jun 05, 2023

LL: Given English language recipe books are sold internationally publishers really should insist that they include metric units for measures. This book is only in American cooking units which is frustrating. Also, some of the recipes lack clarity forcing you to guess what the writer means.

Germany on Jul 31, 2022

Cynthia: Cookbook arrived a week ahead of schedule. Awesome recipes with tips that guarantee success (no matter how old your dried beans and legumes.

Canada on Jul 23, 2021

Lin S.: I ordered this cookbook because I didn't know much about cooking beans. I have so far made 3 of the recipes which taste great. It's worth it for the Cuban black beans with orange alone. I now see that when the author recommends "use water to cover" he means "barely cover." Two dishes have turned out more stew-like than intended because I don't cut down on the water enough. However, taste is always superb. And all other instructions clear.Highly recommend

Canada on Feb 21, 2021

RGS: I have only had this book for a short time but already love it. I have made 5 recipes so far from this and loved each of them. The book is well written and the steps are easy to follow. The ingredients are easy to find and mostly cupboard staples. I love that he offers a wide variety of possible beans you could use for most recipes if you have trouble finding some of them. I really love that he makes it easy to use canned beans in his recipes. I highly recommend this book and I'm not a vegetarian!

Canada on Jun 17, 2020

Lolamon: If you're vegan, looking for inspiration, and love all kinds of legumes, this is for you. Worth every penny. Going to try growing my own beans this year, just so I can try some of the recipes. If you are based in Europe or UK, there are quite a few exotic ingredients,(coconut aminos, peppers in adobe, dried ancho chillies, etc.), but many of these can be found in the bigger supermarkets now, health food shops, or on Amazon. There is a vital page in the first chapter that shows the categories of beans, and their substitutions. If you live in the US, it will be a lot easier to get many of the ingredients, I think. Still a brilliant book, from a brilliant writer, who generously credits many other chefs when he uses their recipes for inspiration.

United Kingdom on Apr 20, 2020

I Do The Speed Limit: "Cool Beans!" Surely it's an expression to shout from your roof top once you start working with this book.

Rather than write a review the day after the book was published, it took me somewhat longer to work with some of the recipes here and formulate my thoughts. I’ve still not covered all the recipes that I’ve got marked, but I’ve made up my mind that this is a very worthy book. And, hey, don’t forget to browse through the “Look Inside” feature on this product page. Ten Speed Press always does a great job of giving you, ahead of time, a good indication of the quality of the cook book you are considering buying. And, by perusing the contents and index pages, you can see the titles of all the chapters and most, if not all, the recipe names, plus see all pertinent ingredients.

At the top of your list, “Good Reasons to Buy this Book”: It’s by Joe Yonan, a personable and true journalist who’s been with the Washington Post for a long time and who is dedicated to communication, teaching and learning. Personally, as I have most of his other cook books, and as I try to keep up with his Washington Post articles, I knew this book would be full of great...

United States on Feb 16, 2020

Food, Glorious Food!Food, Glorious Food!: Just received this book today and had to write a review immediately. Its gorgeous!

Joe Yonan's book Cool Beans has a recommendation by Steve Sando from Rancho Gordo as "just plain inspiring" and that was good enough for me! I have Steves books too and only purchase my beans from Rancho Gordo or from my local farmers market after repeatedly having issues with old, dry, hard beans in stores (even from Whole Foods) I have been cooking a lot of beans lately trying to amp up my plant protien and wind back on the meat. Even though I had a few bean cookbooks I purchased this one as soon as I saw it.

I never pay full price for my books. Well, when I say never I actually mean occasionally. When I just can't wait for the price to drop on Amazon. But I am a cheapskate and I hate paying full price for anything but this book was one of those books I had to buy immediately.

So here I am, newly minted copy in hand, excitedly deciding what to make first.

Chapter list is as follows:
-Dips and Snacks
-Salads
-Soups, Stews and Soupy things
-Burgers, Sandwiches, wraps, tacos and a pizza
-Casseroles, pasta, rice and hearty main courses
-drinks and...

United States on Feb 05, 2020