Dame Alison Holst has been inspiring New Zealand vegetarians in the kitchen for nearly 50 years, and she returns with another fantastic collaboration with her son Simon. The Holst's vegetarian cookbooks - Very Easy Vegetarian, Meals without Red Meat and Meals without Meat, which has sold over 250,000 copies - have been dependable kitchen companions to a wide range of Kiwi cooks for years. This Ultimate Vegetarian Collection is a compilation of the best from all their books - in one volume. It will appeal to vegetarians and meat eaters, those who want to cut down their meat consumption and those who are looking for the perfect dish to make for their vegetarian friends and family. The Holsts' focus on economical and easy - but tasty - meals is carried through in this collection. With over 400 hundred classic recipes, divided into 14 chapters, such as: breakfasts, light lunches, beans, pulses and tofu, pies and pastries, and desserts and sweets, there is something for everyone - even the meatiest meat eater! The beginning of the book provides a useful nutritional and pantry guide, and a glossary and comprehensive weights and measures guide is included for quick reference. This superb vegetarian collection is a must-have in every Kiwi home.