Food Heroes - Rose Elliot

Hello me dears.
Here is another in a random series on my food heroes
Today is Rose Elliots turn

I have been a great fan of hers since the early 80s when I bought her ' The Bean Book, Fontana 1979 ' 
It has been my bible for any thing to do with pulses ever since. It is one of the books I simply never would be with out. Her simple and open style combined with every detail of the ingredients you could ever wish to know makes it a good read as well as being instructive.

Her first book, Simply Delicious, was published in 1967. Her latest cookery book, The Best Of Rose Elliot: The Ultimate Vegetarian Collection was published by Mitchell Beazley this year (2014).

I have just added another of her books to join my battered but loved copy of the bean book on the shelf.

We love charity shops here at 'Delargo Towers' and at £2.25 a bargain.

Rose Elliot became vegetarian at the age of 3, grew up in a spiritualist family and started cooking for the guests at a spiritualist retreat when she left school. Encouraged to write her recipes down  she was given rave reviews in the times after her little vegetarian booklet was published by the organization that ran the retreat.

She is a Fellow of The Association of Professional Astrologers International, is a member of  MENSA and was awarded the MBE for services to vegetarian cookery in 1999

Bibliography from wikipedia

Chronological list of books by Rose Elliot (Incomplete)

• Simply Delicious The White Eagle Publishing Trust 1967
• Not Just a Load of Old Lentils The White Eagle Publishing Trust 1972,
• Thrifty Fifty, 50 Low Cost Recipes, Hampshire: White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1973
• The Oxfam Vegetable Cookbook, Oxfam 1975
• The Bean Book, Fontana 1979
• The Festive Vegetarian: Recipes and Menus for Every Occasion, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1983
• Rose Elliot's Book of Fruits, Fontana Paperbacks, 1983
• Book of Savoury Flans and Pies, Fontana. 1984.
• Beanfeast; a beginner's guide to wholefood cooking, Fontana 1985
• The New Vegetarian Cookbook, London: Octopus Books, 1986
• Vegetarian Mother and Baby Book, Pantheon Books, 1986
• Cooking with Beans and Pulses : With foreword and star recipes by Rose Elliot, Holland & Barrett / Thorsons Publishers. 1986.
• Vegetarian Dishes of the World, HarperCollins Publishers, 1988
• The Zodiac Cookbook, Pyramid, 1989
• Vegetarian Four Seasons, New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1994
• Life Cycles, The Influence of Planetary Cycles on Our Lives, Macmillan, 1993, and Pan, 1995.
• Rose Elliot's Oxfam Vegetarian Cooking For Children, Vermilion, 1995
• Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Fast Food : HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996.
• Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking, Thorsons, Wellingborough 1996
• Quick and Easy Vegetarian Meals for Students, Martin Books, 1997
• Vegetarian Meals for Students, HarperCollins, 1997
• Mother, Baby & Toddler Book, London: Harper Collins, 1997
• Vegetarian Express, Phoenix, 2001
• New Vegetarian Cooking: 120 Fast, Fresh, and Fabulous Recipes, Simon & Schuster, 2004

• Book Of Pasta ISBN 0-00-636703-8
• The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook
• Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Cookery
• Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Christmas
• Best Of Rose Elliot, Mitchell Beazley, 2014

All in all she is a bloody good egg

Three cheers for Rose Elliot I say !.

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