The Complete Vegan Cookbook: Over 200 Tantalizing Recipes, Plus Plenty of Kitchen Wisdom for Beginners and Experienced Cooks

by Susann Geiskopf-Hadler, Mindy Toomay

Now vegan means vitality and vibrant taste! A simple   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 saturated fat and cholesterol and high in health-enhancing nutrients and great taste—here is your definitive source for easy and innovative vegan cooking.

It's proven that eating an abundance of foods from the vegetable kingdom leads to a healthier—and perhaps longer—life. But healthful eating doesn't have to be bland and boring! The Complete Vegan Cookbook is your step-by-step guide to creating delicious and satisfying vegan dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. You'll discover more than 200 tempting recipes as well as exciting meal plans for special family meals and entertaining. Now you can experience the health benefits of the vegan diet while enjoying hearty meals and mouthwatering flavor!

Enticing recipes
• Southwest Corn, Chard, and Potato Soup
• Yellow Beet and Arugula Salad with Dried Cranberries
• Bulgur and Red Lentil Pilaf with Kale and Olives
• Eggplant Enchiladas with Almond Mole
• Spaghetti with Artichoke-Pistachio Pesto
• Arborio Rice Pudding with Pears
• Oat and Buckwheat Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce
• And many, many more

Genres: Cookbooks, Vegan, Nonfiction, Cooking

352 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Lisa Vegan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I like this cookbook; it has a lot of good general cooking information and the recipes are good, although there are not enough of them so that I'd want this to be my only cookbook or my main cookbook. The thing I like best about this cookbook is that each recipe has complete nutritional information, including the mention of 0 mg. of cholesterol for every dish - which is funny to include as vegan foods never contain any cholesterol, but I guess that's educational for those new to vegan eating.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I like their other book better. I had made the pasta with adzuki beans, tomatoes, spinach, and olives a while back and liked it, but it wasn't that different from things I throw together all the time. Then the other night, I made the risotto with portobello mushrooms and radicchio and was not impressed. Still, I'm not ready to give up on this book yet.

[Hawley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four out of four recipes made thus far I would make again AND value enough to rewrite for my binder of awesome, keep-making-these recipes. Quite pleased, but wondering if I should have bought it instead of checking it out from the library. Probably will purchase it someday. We used some of the recipes for our thanksgiving meal :) Yum!

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

The recipes in this cookbook are unfailingly delicious, gourmet and most are not too difficult. The ingredients are sometimes expensive and sometimes difficult to find. But so worth it. We just had the Southwest Corn, Chard and Potato Soup. Wow!

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very thorough information for those starting a vegan diet. Includes what you need, nutritional information and easy recipes.

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not enough pictures here, but this cookbook rocks when it really counts. It has everything you need. It's a good basic vegan starter cookbook with all sorts of ideas. I'm inspired by it!