great cookbook
Olive Trees and Honey is a great cookbook for vegetarians and anyone who loves food from the Mediterranean. Lots of bulgur and lentil recipes which my family loves. And the authors offer variations which I really like since I am more of an organic, in the moment cook, who sometimes puts a little turkish flare to an unsuspecting recipe. I am also not good at following long complicated recipes (a little short with patience and time) so I find these recipes complicated enough without being long winded.

It is a fun read. Inspirational if you are tired of making the same things and want to break out.. And if you are a vegie, it is even better.

Awesome Tool on High Holy Days!
I was given this book as a wedding gift and it has been invaluable! Though we are not strict vegetarian, we have been incorporating less meat and more vegetarian dishes into our daily menu, and the recipes in this book are delicious and nutritious. I love the section "Vegetarian Foods for Special Occasions and Holidays"! It lists many traditional and appropriate dishes for specific high holidays. With a synagogue full of people with varying degrees of vegetarian and Kosher diets, this book fits the bill when cooking for a crowd because everyone can eat these dishes! I just made the Sephardic Baked Rice Pudding for our Rosh Hashanah oneg and it got rave reviews. I enjoy the notes from the author about the cuisine habits of the Jewish communities he obtained the recipes from. This book is definitely worth the buy if you are looking for a vegetarian cookbook! (And you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy it!)

great food with a history sidedish
excelent recipies, some that i never saw anywhere else. i also love all the stories. i only wish there were a few photos, but even so, this book is much, much better than any other book on jewish cooking i have ever come across.

Love it
I purchased this cookbook a few weeks ago and have made 3 dishes so far. The Egyptian Potato Soup was delicious - nice and creamy without any dairy. It had a beautiful vibrant color with a wonderful potato/lemony taste. I also tried the Romanian Potato and Vegetable Patties. They were pretty good; not my favorite veggie patty but not bad at all. Lastly, I made the Ashenazi barley with mushrooms which was very yummy. I plan to try many more recipes as they all look really delicious. I enjoy reading the small blurb about each recipe. All in all, a wondeful Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook that I highly recommend.

Awesome recipes!
I love this book. The recipes are so good, and are quite unique and easy to make. Instructions are well explained, and some are simply amazing.

My friends recommended the book and it is great (Written by Brett's wife!).