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The Everyday Vegan: Recipes and Lessons for Living the Vegan Life
I began writing The Everyday Vegan after my father-in-law had a heart attack and his cardiologist encouraged him to adopt a vegetarian diet. Since I had been a vegetarian for about four years and had experimented with vegetarian and vegan recipes, my in-laws asked me for practical ideas and recipe they could use. They needed to know the basics – what new foods to buy, where to buy them, how to prepare them, and recipes that were delicious and easy enough to ensure that they wouldn’t miss meat. After compiling this information for them, I realized it was a valuable resource for others. This was the beginning of The Everyday Vegan.
The Everyday Vegan features:
- Delicious, easy recipes using common ingredients. Classic recipes include Pureed Curried Squash and Yam Soup, Divine Tofu Spread or Dip, Amazing Creamy Caesar Dressing, Ginger Hoisin Rice Noodles, Sweet and Sour "Neat" Balls, Maple Banana Loaf, Coconut Raspberry Squares, and Triple Layer Chocolate "Cream" Cake.
- Nutritional analysis for each recipe.
- Cooking tips and substitution ideas within recipes.
- An "Everyday Cooking Tips and How-To’s" chapter for practical advice on preparing and using ingredients you may not be familiar with.
- A "Shopping For Everyday Ingredients" chapter for information on where and how to buy some of the foods that may be new to you.
- "Stories of Everyday Vegans" to show you that anyone can eat vegan foods, any or everyday!
- Minimal use of refined flours and sugars in recipes, and no hydrogenated oils such as margarine.
Now in its second printing, The Everyday Vegan is available at bookstores everywhere. Buy the book online or contact my publisher to have your favorite bookstore carry it.