Vegan Cookbook Club Roll Call Pt. 1

So pretend that we are in homeroom class and its time to see who's all here.  I want to give all the hardworking recipe creators props.  Below are some cookbooks that are in my cookbook library.  You can click the name of each book to get more info, also you will see some of my favorite recipes in each cookbook.

Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Romero - the encyclopedia to Vegan Cooking however some of the recipes are time consuming which may be more suitable on the the weekend to cook.  There are many recipes you can whip up in minutes and in the cookbook the expected time to make each dish is provided.

• My recipes picks are Broccoli- Millet Croquettes ,Vietnamese Seitan Baguette with Savory Broth Dip, Blueberry Corn Pancakes, and Wheat Free Chocolate Cookies.                                                                                                                              

Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin - a fresh take on food, she gives you the clean list and the shitty list....why we should avoid certain chemicals and how these chemicals can cause so many problems for your body and our earth.  And she does it in an unconventional way which is why I think this book ROCKS!!!.

• My recipe picks are Kale with Peanut Dressing, Lentil Sloppy Joes, and the sweet, tart, and  creamy Avocado, Coconut and Lime Sorbet mmmmm so creamy.  I think I'll make some this weekend.                                                                                                                                        

American Vegan Kitchen by Tamasin Noyes - this is your diner book.  Foods that you would find in any American Diner are found in this book. Comfort Food at it's best.  So many appetizer to make just a great representation of vegan comfort food.                                                                                                                                                                              

• My recipe picks are Eggplant Parm with Tomato Basil Sauce, Sweet Garlicky Ribz, Tempeh Stroganoff- Stuffed Potatoes and Tuna Free Noodle Casserole                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Spork Fed by a family duo Jenny Engel and Heather Goldberg - a colorful cookbook.  One the best features of this book is that it includes pictures of every recipe.  Which is so helpful to cooks who want to know if their end product matches what it should look like.

• My recipe picks are Ginger, Maple, and Mustard Glazed Tempeh, Beer Battered Tempeh Fish with Tarter Sauce and Strawberry Shortcakes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Asian Takeout at Home

Hey Yall... So I'm sitting in my car on lunch break and wanted to post some pics of what I cooked on a weeknight. This is from Alicia Simpson's cookbook . You can see the book I'm talking about in pic below. I made some revisions to her recipeTeriyaki Rice Bowl. I added fried seitan instead of tofu. My husband and son ate some of this dish. Very easy to throw together on a weeknight. I ate leftovers the next day and it was still good. Cool points to Alicia for the inspiration as most cooks books are for me at least they're inspirations. I'm always adding or omitting ingredients. I like to think of cookbooks as a guide. See the finish product below:

Cookbook Review

My oh my how time has flown by..... so I'm playing catchup but wanted to give a little shot out to Lindsay S. Nixon,  I love her first book The Happy Herbivore so it was natural that I would purchase her second book The Everyday Happy Herbivore. I'm a follower of good quality recipes and she know how to do that very well. There are many recipes that are on my favorite list the one I want to quickly mention is her version of Chicken Style Seitan and it's super easy to make.  It so good!!! The picture you see below are nugget bite size.  Once I get a handle on things you will find more pics of some of the recipes featured in both her books.  With the nuggets  I added green peppers and made gravy to go on top and served with rice. 

Until next post....Happy Reading :^)