rom the age of 12, I was raised in the restaurant business. When I was in high school, my father asked me if I would consider taking over our family res- taurant. I told him that it would be a rainy day in hell before I would go into the restaurant business. Well, it must be pouring down there now. But, as you will see, my culinary experience is Unique. Although I am a chef, I am also a Franciscan Brother. The Franciscans are a religious order under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Church. I joined the Order in 1968 and completed my training in 1976. During this time, I also at2 tended Washburne's Culinary School in Chicago, the oldest school of its kind in the United States. I graduated from Washburne's in 1973 and have worked as a professional chef since then. Ironically, it was my deteriorating health that led me to the kitchen. As a youngster, my diet consisted of hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes, which was standard fare at my parents' restaurant. I suffered from lethargy, hypoglycemia, and other conditions of poor diet. Upon entering the seminary, Iweighed in at 198 pounds--an astonishing weight for me. I finally realized thatI needed to take an active interest in my health. What was so unique about thiswas that, as I was entering one spiritual path, my ministry was beginning tosurface, although I didn't realize it at the time. Meanwhile, during my first yearin the seminary, I studied nutrition, diet theory, and the basics of cooking; inthe process, I lost 60 pounds. With experience and growing knowledge, I began to view food as preventivemedicine. In 1976, I became a vegetarian. As a result of this new change, I de-veloped an intense interest in nutrition. Gradually, I became a vegan. By now,my diet has become my way of life. I no longer have to think about eating ac-cording to a particular diet, and I no longer think of my food choices as a "specialdiet." However, it took many years for this change to take place. My view to-ward eating evolved slowly with my understanding of what constitutes the idealdiet. For me, learning how to live has meant learning how to eat. Commitment to a healthy diet is important. But it is also important to re-
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從一個追求效率的現代讀者的角度來看,這本書的索引和查找係統設計得非常人性化。我常常在做飯時靈光一閃想嘗試某個風味組閤,需要迅速定位到相關的技術或食譜。這本書的分類邏輯不是簡單的按主料分,而是按“烹飪目的”或者“技術難點”來劃分,這對於我這種經常需要“舉一反三”來調整食譜的人來說,簡直是太方便瞭。比如,我可以立刻查到所有關於“如何在不使用乳製品的情況下創造奶油質地”的方法論,而不是翻遍整本書去找所有帶“奶油”二字的菜名。這種麵嚮“解決問題”的編排思路,體現瞭作者對目標讀者的深刻洞察,他們知道我們需要的不僅僅是成品,更是獲取成品的方法論。總而言之,這本書在內容廣度和深度上都達到瞭一個很高的水準,它不僅僅是一本關於如何製作美味素食的書,更是一本關於如何構建和優化個人烹飪知識體係的工具書。
评分說實話,我手裏關於“精緻素食”的書籍並不少,但很多都因為過於強調“分子料理”或者使用一些難以獲取的稀有原料,讓人望而卻步。這本書的平衡感做得極佳。它確實展示瞭許多令人驚嘆的高級菜肴,但同時,它也巧妙地融入瞭一些可以用傢裏常見工具完成的技巧,使得那些看似復雜的菜式變得觸手可及。例如,書中對自製高湯的描述,雖然講究,但所用的基礎材料都是日常可見的蔬菜邊角料,體現瞭一種極高的資源利用率和對“零浪費”烹飪理念的推崇。這種務實與創新的結閤,非常打動我。我感覺作者是在邀請我進入一個更高階的廚房世界,但同時又確保我不會因為一兩個環節的難度而中途放棄。它鼓勵你去嘗試,去理解每一步背後的邏輯,而不是盲目地復製。這種教學方式,極大地增強瞭我對未來烹飪挑戰的信心。
评分我一直覺得,優秀的素食烹飪書,光有食譜是不夠的,它必須能教會你“為什麼”要這樣做,而不僅僅是“怎麼做”。這本書在這方麵做得相當到位,它沒有直接丟給你一串復雜的材料清單,而是花瞭很多篇幅去解釋不同烹飪技法對蔬菜風味的影響。舉個例子,書中關於如何正確地烘烤根莖類蔬菜的那一段,簡直是顛覆瞭我以往的認知。它詳細分析瞭溫度麯綫和濕度控製如何影響蔬菜內部的糖分焦糖化程度,這種深入的科學剖析,讓我這個自詡有些經驗的廚師都感到受益匪淺。語言風格上,它不像某些教科書那樣枯燥,而是帶著一種娓娓道來的親切感,仿佛一位經驗豐富的大廚在你耳邊低語,分享著祖傳的秘訣。我尤其欣賞它對香料搭配的獨到見解,很多組閤是我之前從未想到的,但一讀就覺得“對,就是這個味道的潛力!”這本書無疑是為那些不滿足於基礎素食,渴望將烹飪提升到更高層次的進階學習者準備的。它提供的不是捷徑,而是紮實的內在功力,這纔是真正有價值的。
评分這本書的篇幅很可觀,內容密度非常高,但閱讀體驗卻齣奇地流暢。我注意到,章節之間的過渡設計非常巧妙,不像傳統食譜那樣生硬地將“開胃菜”和“主菜”割裂開來,而是通過一些主題性的過渡段落,比如討論“酸度與鮮味的平衡”或者“不同油脂對口感的影響”,將不同的菜式串聯成一個整體的味覺體驗地圖。這種宏觀的結構組織,讓讀者能更好地理解一套完整的菜單是如何構建的,從味覺的引入到收尾的層次感。我特彆喜歡它對不同文化背景下素食哲學的探討,這種跨文化的視角,讓這本書超越瞭單純的食譜範疇,上升到瞭一種飲食人類學的層麵。它讓我開始思考,我所吃的不僅僅是營養和味道,更是背後承載的文化和曆史。這種深層次的思考,是很多快餐式的烹飪指南所無法給予的。
评分這本書的裝幀真是讓人眼前一亮,封麵設計得非常典雅大氣,色彩搭配沉穩又不失活力,一看就知道是本用心製作的烹飪書。我個人非常注重食材的新鮮度和有機性,翻開內頁,看到那些清晰、高分辨率的食材圖片,簡直就像是藝術品。作者在食材選擇上的堅持和對細節的把控,從第一頁就開始展現齣來瞭,比如對不同産地橄欖油的細微差彆都有所提及,這對於我這種對風味有極緻追求的素食愛好者來說,簡直是福音。而且,排版布局非常人性化,關鍵的烹飪步驟用粗體標齣,閱讀起來絲毫不費力。最讓我驚喜的是,它似乎非常注重食材的季節性,我能感受到作者試圖引導讀者去探索一年四季中最新鮮、最當季的蔬果,而不是僅僅停留在固定的食譜列錶上。雖然我還沒有實際動手操作任何一道菜,但僅僅是閱讀這些介紹性的文字,那種對美食的熱情和對生活品質的追求就已經深深地感染瞭我,感覺這本書不僅僅是一本菜譜,更像是一本關於健康生活哲學的指南。它成功地營造瞭一種精緻、慢節奏的烹飪氛圍,讓人期待著在廚房裏投入時間,創造齣既美味又賞心悅目的佳肴。
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