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Vegan Cooking for Two: 200+ Recipes for Everything You Love to Eat
The most comprehensive guide to easy, quick, and delicious small-batch plant-based cooking
No more throwing out past-its-prime produce, doing on-the-fly math to scale down recipes designed to serve a crowd, or guessing at substitutions for nonvegan ingredients. Now you can skip straight to perfectly portioned, all-vegan custardy French toast, katsu sandwiches with the crispiest pan-fried tofu, spicy sesame noodles, velvety vegetable chowder, gooey fig streusel bars, and more.
220+ vegan recipes for breakfast, dessert, and everything in between. 140+ recipes are ready in 45 minutes or less, and over half of recipes require 10 or fewer ingredients.Dramatically reduce kitchen waste with smart shopping and food storage tips. The Use It Up chart helps you find recipes that use up pesky leftovers.Embrace vegan cheese, butter, egg, and more store-bought products for ultimate convenience. We tell you which products to buy for the best results.All out of sweet potatoes? Substitute squash. Then level up with a crispy tempeh topping. 300+ Kitchen Improv suggestions make each recipe flexible and customizable.Failproof baked vegan treats. Scaled-down banana muffins and chocolate-ginger scones emerge from the oven (or toaster oven) perfectly risen every time.
No more throwing out past-its-prime produce, doing on-the-fly math to scale down recipes designed to serve a crowd, or guessing at substitutions for nonvegan ingredients. Now you can skip straight to perfectly portioned, all-vegan custardy French toast, katsu sandwiches with the crispiest pan-fried tofu, spicy sesame noodles, velvety vegetable chowder, gooey fig streusel bars, and more.
220+ vegan recipes for breakfast, dessert, and everything in between. 140+ recipes are ready in 45 minutes or less, and over half of recipes require 10 or fewer ingredients.Dramatically reduce kitchen waste with smart shopping and food storage tips. The Use It Up chart helps you find recipes that use up pesky leftovers.Embrace vegan cheese, butter, egg, and more store-bought products for ultimate convenience. We tell you which products to buy for the best results.All out of sweet potatoes? Substitute squash. Then level up with a crispy tempeh topping. 300+ Kitchen Improv suggestions make each recipe flexible and customizable.Failproof baked vegan treats. Scaled-down banana muffins and chocolate-ginger scones emerge from the oven (or toaster oven) perfectly risen every time.
385 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 18, 2022
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264 books628 followersAmerica's Test Kitchen, based in a brand new state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston's Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America's Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America's Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook's Country, in 2008.
Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!
Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.
Discover, learn, and expand your cooking repertoire with Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop, Dan Souza, Lisa McManus, Tucker Shaw, Bryan Roof, and our fabulous team of test cooks!
Learn more at https://www.americastestkitchen.com/.
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April 25, 2026
(actually I love the website: jessica in the kitchen)
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Again, no mention of TVP - an economical substitute for ground beef (or other meats) that is so easy to use. Too many recipes that use specialty ingredients not found in ordinary supermarkets* and also 'fake' substitutes. If you want a vegan hamburger, you can find them ready made in the store or choose from dozens of recipes online. I use paper cookbooks to find brand new inspirations, templates, and recipes (as I did in Supermarket Vegan.
But I did find a few ideas:
The baked oatmeal recipe looks easy, with only ordinary pantry ingredients. I'm keeping it, probably going to try it tomorrow morning.
The suggestion to make a chickpea sandwich spread w/ egg salad ingredients looks delicious and naturally healthful.
The black-eyed pea salad with greens, peaches, and pecans looks good but I don't imagine I'll make the opportunity for it.
Beets cook in microwave if they're in small cubes, a little water, a tight cover.
Next time I'm in a restaurant that serves curry I'm going to try the Panang Curry.
*Does your supermarket have a salad bar!? My family lives in five different parts of the country and we've never heard of one.
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Again, no mention of TVP - an economical substitute for ground beef (or other meats) that is so easy to use. Too many recipes that use specialty ingredients not found in ordinary supermarkets* and also 'fake' substitutes. If you want a vegan hamburger, you can find them ready made in the store or choose from dozens of recipes online. I use paper cookbooks to find brand new inspirations, templates, and recipes (as I did in Supermarket Vegan.
But I did find a few ideas:
The baked oatmeal recipe looks easy, with only ordinary pantry ingredients. I'm keeping it, probably going to try it tomorrow morning.
The suggestion to make a chickpea sandwich spread w/ egg salad ingredients looks delicious and naturally healthful.
The black-eyed pea salad with greens, peaches, and pecans looks good but I don't imagine I'll make the opportunity for it.
Beets cook in microwave if they're in small cubes, a little water, a tight cover.
Next time I'm in a restaurant that serves curry I'm going to try the Panang Curry.
*Does your supermarket have a salad bar!? My family lives in five different parts of the country and we've never heard of one.
December 2, 2024
Great recipes with photos. Paper is high quality.
Each recipe begins with why the recipe works. Instructions and steps are clear. Plenty of charts are included too>
This book would be a very good book to have for vegan cooking.
Each recipe begins with why the recipe works. Instructions and steps are clear. Plenty of charts are included too>
This book would be a very good book to have for vegan cooking.
June 9, 2023
This book hits several sweet spots for me. Easy to understand and common sense vegan. Yes. Meals for two. Yes. Within reach of the home cook. Yes. International flavors from a host of countries. Yes.
Excellent sidebar info, great intro. Yes yes.
Excellent sidebar info, great intro. Yes yes.
December 28, 2022
Great cookbook, have tried many recipes, not complicated, great pictures, great instructions. A lot of variety.
October 2, 2022
“Vegan Cooking for Two” includes over 200 recipes. It is filled with full-color images and tons of inspiration.
The cookbook offers recipes for a smaller household. I love how it gives suggestions on customizing each recipe to our taste. Each page contains a recipe, kitchen improv, a level-up tip, and a beautiful photograph of the dish. I also love how the recipes are practical by taking into account portion size, cooking methods, and equipment.
The recipes are flexible and meant to fit into our busy life.
Don’t worry if you don’t have particular ingredients on hand. You can substitute it! Add some extra ingredients to change the flavor and texture and to add an unexpected twist. Do you need a more fulfilling meal? Test Kitchen has you covered. Add vegan protein or cooked grain. Don’t forget you can mix and match the recipes.
This book has tons of helpful and practical tips.
It also includes a guide to a vegan pantry, like what grains to always keep on hand or which vegan protein is a staple in every vegan kitchen.
I like the future of vegan brand products and the explanation of why this particular item works in recipes.
It is a different cookbook from what I usually see on the market. I like all the tips, suggestions, substitute ideas. I really like the overall format of it.
From breakfast recipes to soups, sandwiches, salads, and pasta, you will find inspiration for every mood and occasion.
I made the Weeknight Meaty Chili, and even though I think I put too much vegan meat, I enjoyed the meal. It is easy and quick to make.
A must-have on your bookshelf.
I have received an early copy from the publisher. Thank you.
The cookbook offers recipes for a smaller household. I love how it gives suggestions on customizing each recipe to our taste. Each page contains a recipe, kitchen improv, a level-up tip, and a beautiful photograph of the dish. I also love how the recipes are practical by taking into account portion size, cooking methods, and equipment.
The recipes are flexible and meant to fit into our busy life.
Don’t worry if you don’t have particular ingredients on hand. You can substitute it! Add some extra ingredients to change the flavor and texture and to add an unexpected twist. Do you need a more fulfilling meal? Test Kitchen has you covered. Add vegan protein or cooked grain. Don’t forget you can mix and match the recipes.
This book has tons of helpful and practical tips.
It also includes a guide to a vegan pantry, like what grains to always keep on hand or which vegan protein is a staple in every vegan kitchen.
I like the future of vegan brand products and the explanation of why this particular item works in recipes.
It is a different cookbook from what I usually see on the market. I like all the tips, suggestions, substitute ideas. I really like the overall format of it.
From breakfast recipes to soups, sandwiches, salads, and pasta, you will find inspiration for every mood and occasion.
I made the Weeknight Meaty Chili, and even though I think I put too much vegan meat, I enjoyed the meal. It is easy and quick to make.
A must-have on your bookshelf.
I have received an early copy from the publisher. Thank you.
December 30, 2022
Easy to follow recipes that are flavorful and filling. Some (eg vindaloo, enchiladas) tended to be a bit dry, but still keepers.
March 27, 2023
Tons of intriguing recipes with lots of commentary as to why/how to make it turn out well.
May 6, 2023
More than a few good recipes I might actually make. Love the definitions of ingredients that I’ve heard of but never really knew what they were!
May 22, 2023
At first glance, this book appeared to be full of easy plant-based swaps — but it instead offers creative options for the same-old-thing-only-vegan.
July 5, 2023
Trying not to be wasteful yet not eating the same leftovers day after day.
August 21, 2023
I didn't really enjoy the recipes themselves but as per usual with the Test Kitchen books, what I love is all the other information they provide.
January 3, 2026
The charts and tips in here are great and maybe worth buying it for. Much more fake meat and cheese than I like though.
June 13, 2024
Want to make the Tofu Katsu Sandwich, the Dan Dan Mian, and the Blueberry Hand Pie recipes.
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