"With recipes from around the world and quotes from Buddhist masters, chefs, food historians and celebrities, this book is enjoyable, informative and offers hours of guided cooking meditations."

– Mandala

"Pure and simple ingredients, brilliantly easy recipes and a liberal serving of Dharma will nourish the body of wisdom well past mealtime."

– Karen Maezen Miller, author of Hand Wash Cold and Momma Zen

"This is one beautiful book! Veggiyana is a book to be treasured, living as it will in my kitchen and in my heart."

– Toni Bernhard, author of How to Be Sick: A Buddhist Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers

"Veggiyana pleases the palate, and nourishes our Dharma practice."

– Cheryl Wilfong, author The Meditative Gardener

"In order to have comfort, happiness, and a long life in this human body, we need to eat good food that is healthful and nourishing, and we must learn to eat with wisdom--and in Veggiyana, Sandra Garson shows us how to do this."

– Thrangu Rinpoche

"The recipes are wholesome, nutritious, simple and express the author's premise that fueling the body with the right foods are the keys to a healthy mind and body."

– The Vegan Mouse

"Sandy she has written a love letter to centuries of culinary innovation and tradition."

– Bookadda.com

"I do recommend this book, especially for those who already have a number of cookbooks. With its mixture of narratives and foreign recipes, this cookbook is unlike any others I've seen."

– Sally Kneidel, Ph.D, VeggieRevolution.com

"I was looking for a new vegetarian cookbook with satisfying recipes--a mixture of refreshing and hearty fare--but I'm no longer looking, because Veggiyana offers that perfect feast." --

– Shambhala Sun