The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Cooking

Bring Health and Compassion to Your Table with 240 Plant-Based Recipes

Ebook
On sale Aug 05, 2008 | 352 Pages | 9781440636639

Delicious recipes for the growing vegan lifestyle.

There are so many reasons to go vegan—health and nutrition, weight loss, green and sustainable living, and prevention of cruelty to animals. With over 200 mouth-watering recipes and tips for converting meat- and dairy-based dishes into vegan ones, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Vegan Cooking will help readers enjoy a healthy vegan diet without sacrificing taste.

In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get:
•  Beginner-friendly tips for creating vegan versions of your favorite recipes.
•  Simple substitutions for replacing meat, dairy, eggs, gelatin, and honey in your vegan cooking and baking.
•  Straight talk on getting the calcium, protein, and other nutrition you need while eating vegan.
•  Easy-to-follow advice on planning healthful vegan meals your family will love.
Beverly Lynn Bennett has been working in restaurants for over 20 years, and as a chef in vegan restaurants since the early 1990s. She presently cooks at Sundance Natural Foods in Eugene, Oregon. She’s also a monthly columnist for VegNews, and she’s appeared at food festivals and on local PBS affiliates, preparing her own recipes. She is the author of Eat Your Veggies! Recipes from the Kitchen of the Vegan Chef. View titles by Beverly Bennett

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Delicious recipes for the growing vegan lifestyle.

There are so many reasons to go vegan—health and nutrition, weight loss, green and sustainable living, and prevention of cruelty to animals. With over 200 mouth-watering recipes and tips for converting meat- and dairy-based dishes into vegan ones, The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Vegan Cooking will help readers enjoy a healthy vegan diet without sacrificing taste.

In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get:
•  Beginner-friendly tips for creating vegan versions of your favorite recipes.
•  Simple substitutions for replacing meat, dairy, eggs, gelatin, and honey in your vegan cooking and baking.
•  Straight talk on getting the calcium, protein, and other nutrition you need while eating vegan.
•  Easy-to-follow advice on planning healthful vegan meals your family will love.

Author

Beverly Lynn Bennett has been working in restaurants for over 20 years, and as a chef in vegan restaurants since the early 1990s. She presently cooks at Sundance Natural Foods in Eugene, Oregon. She’s also a monthly columnist for VegNews, and she’s appeared at food festivals and on local PBS affiliates, preparing her own recipes. She is the author of Eat Your Veggies! Recipes from the Kitchen of the Vegan Chef. View titles by Beverly Bennett

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