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Now vegan means vitality and vibrant taste!
A simple definition—
The vegan diet consists exclusively of foods from the vegetable kingdom and excludes all animal products—meat, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs, dairy, and honey—as well as products which are processed using animal ingredients.
Good health and great flavor have finally come together! Whether you’re a full-time vegan or simply looking for an occasional “ideal” meal—one low in … More >>
I don’t know exactly why, but I don’t love this book. It’s kind of boring… I refer to it’s recipes the least of any vegan cook books that I own.
Rating: 4 / 5
My boyfriend and I sit down for a meal and it goes something like this:
Bf: Wow! This is really good. Where did you get the recipe?
Me: From the cookbook my coworker gave me in the book exchange. You know the one.
Bf: (mouth full of food) Mmm hmm, yum.
Another winner from The Complete Vegan Cookbook.
This is my go-to cookbook. I make the fast and delicious recipes in this book more than any other recipes. I love the pasta puttanesca with artichokes, the potato and garlic soup, rice noodles with curried veggies, tempeh rancheros, chorizo “sausage”, linguine with asparagus, walnuts and fresh herbs. This book has my favorite hummus recipe. When I made the chocolate-cinnamon walnut cake, a non-vegan friend asked for the recipe and made it for her non-vegan husband’s birthday that week!
I also appreciate a little bit of history, accompaniment suggestions, leftover storing and alternative ingredients in the side bars.
Rating: 5 / 5
This vegetarian cookbook is easy to use. It calls for easy to find ingrediants and the procedures are easy to follow. Also, its easy to modify these recipes as you wish.
Rating: 4 / 5
The recipes in this book are out-of-the-ordinary, which is a good thing if you ask me–it keeps the vegan diet from getting boring. Every one I have tried has been easy to make and very delicious. My favorites right now are the Southwest Corn, Chard, and Potato Soup and the Linguine with Asparagus, Walnuts, and Fresh Herbs. I made the Oat and Buckwheat Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce for friends, who loved them. Anyway, I’m not a experienced or fancy cook and this book is one of my favorites. It also has a lot of good nutrition and cooking tips. Check it out for yourself!
Rating: 5 / 5
I signed on to review this book because I am so excited about it, but had to respond to the last reviewer, who says the recipes in it are too high in fat. In fact, MOST of the recipes are very LOW in fat. And you have to take into account the percentage of calories that are derived from fat, not just the total fat grams. There is plenty of wonderful food here for people who are watching fat intake. Also, the last reviewer mentions canola oil as the major fat in the book, but the most prominent oil used in The Complete Vegan Cookbook is heart-healthy olive oil. It is important to remember that an extremely low-fat diet can be hazardous to your health, unless you already have heart disease. You need a sufficient quantity of essential fatty acids in your diet, especially the monounsaturated kind–like olive oil and avocado. I definitely recommend this inspiring and informative cookbook. I especially recommend the great selection of pilafs and the Chinese-inspired soups.
Rating: 5 / 5