The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook

This book is wonderful, the recipes are easy and tasty and don't depend too heavily on soy. In fact, it takes various allergies into account. So far I have made boursin, guacamole grillers, mozzeralla, gruyere toasts and an AMAZING quiche which is indistinguishable from the real thing. It isn't cheese so don't buy it and then moan, it is uncheese which is much nicer.

When it's too good to be true.... (2/3 people found this helpful)

When something seems too good to be true, it's because it usually is, and this book is no exception.

I don't know what American cheese is like, but if you like English Cheese, and are hoping to find a replacement - this book is NOT for you.
I have just made 'Gee Whizz Spread'. It smelled very familiar, but it took me a while to place the 'aroma'. Then I got it - the poo of breastfed babies. Trust me - I'm a Midwife. Determined to find ways of making a palatable vegan diet, I did put some in my mouth - the taste ..... Yuck.

This book got one star because there was no option for giving it none.

Some impressive foods, from your very own kitchen (2/2 people found this helpful)

I like this cookbook because it has a wealth of recipes for cheese substitutes and a lot of them are pretty tasty too.

However, I have to say, that I was a bit disappointed with some of the results, as I was expecting to achieve almost perfect replicas of their dairy counterparts. I think some of this is down to my conditioning, so I can't be too harsh with my criticism.

I read one review claiming that half the ingredients are not available in the UK, as the book was written for an American market and while this is true for one or two ingredients, I had no problem at all getting hold of ingredients listed in the book at all.

SMILE! Say Uncheese! (7/7 people found this helpful)

This is the best cook book I've bought for ages, I just cant quite believe that this delicious food is dairy free, fairly low in calories and actually good for me! I want to open up a restaurant in its honour!
Every recipe I've tried so far has far exceeded my expectations.

Some of the ingredients can be difficult to find, especially for U.K residents, The only place I found the Nutritional Yeast flakes (a cheesy sort of nutty food supplement) was on goodnessdirect.co.uk's website. Agar agar (a tasteless nutritious sea vegetable that acts as a gelling agent or gelatine substitute) should not be bought from goodnessdirect. I paid 3 pounds and 69 pence for 28g (and subsequently bought 4 boxes as I thought I'd never find it anywhere else) only to find that you can get it in chinese supermarkets for about 60p or so in powder form!

In terms of it being an American book and everything being measured in 'cups', its easy to use if you just get yourself a cheap set of American measuring cups, available almost everywhere now. (a set of regular 'key' measuring spoons is also a good buy if you dont already have some)

Overall, the uncheeses are remarkably cheese-like, I'm sure by now you must think that I work for the author, but believe me I dont! I'd say that you could easily fool non suspecting guests into thinking they were eating something with cheese in it. If you like cheese then you'll love this book, be prepared for something a little different than cheese as we know it and respect it for what it is and you'll be fine.

Its nice to see the range of food available for vegans and the lactose intolerant widened by this book, its such a shame that commecially bought vegan 'cheese' is usually full of artificial ingredients and cheap, nasty 'foodstuffs' that arnt exactly good for the system (I'd rather eat actual cheese most of the time infact)

Keep up the good work!

Does exactly what it says on the tin! (14/14 people found this helpful)

Although intrigued by the prospect of a non-dairy cheese that actually bore some resemblance to the real thing, I didn't think it was actually posible. Thus, it was with some apprehension that I first attempted a recipe from this book, "mostarella". The recipe instructed me to blend all the ingredients and then cook it until it thickened. After doing this, I was even less confident than before (it looked like porridge!), but put it in the fridge to set none the less. However, 4 hours later, I was pleasantly surprised to see it had set solid, and, later still, when I sliced it up and put it on a pizza, I was even more impressed with the taste! You honestly could not tell the difference; the "cheez" was incredibly tasty and cheese-like. I have since made many more of the recipes from here, and their authenticity never ceases to amaze me! This book cannot be criticised on the grounds that the ingredients are hard to find; any decent health food shop will sell them and many UK based mail order companies sell them if you don't know of any such shops. All in all, this is an amazing book, that I would whole heartedly recommend to any vegan or anyone looking to reduce their dairy intake. A winner!

The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook

Joanne Stepaniak

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When it's too good to be true.... (2/3 people found this helpful)

Some impressive foods, from your very own kitchen (2/2 people found this helpful)

SMILE! Say Uncheese! (7/7 people found this helpful)

Does exactly what it says on the tin! (14/14 people found this helpful)

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