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Hilda is the author of 'Triumph of the Lentil: Soy-Free Vegan Wholefoods for all Appetites' (2011) and 'High Protein Vegan: Hearty Whole Food Meals, Raw Desserts and More' (2012). She is a busy mother of three who cooks nourishing recipes from scratch for her family every day. A vegan since 2004, she has developed her own style of cooking focused on legume-based main dishes and healthy yet decadent-tasting desserts, cooking to impress family, friends and hungry farm workers from her home kitchen, and around the world as a volunteer cook. She blogs sometimes at http://triumphofthelentilblog.wordpre...

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

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Good quality vanilla extract can be really expensive, and the shop I usually buy it from is often out of stock. But now that I know how easy it is to make at home, I’ll never buy it again. This recipe is so easy, and tastes even better than shop-bought extract.

If you buy organic vanilla beans in bulk (200g (7oz) of them is around 53 beans) it works out to be less than $5 for the vanilla beans,...

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	Triumph of the Lentil: Soy-Free Vegan Wholefoods for All Appetites 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Protein Vegan: Hearty Whole Food Meals, Raw Desserts and More 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Practically RAW: Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make

by Amber Shea Crawley

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Hilda Jorgensen said: "This is a fantastic book. Not only does it provide the basics for someone to start on raw food - kale chips, healthy smoothies and breakfasts, nut milk, 'cheeses', hummus, breads, crackers, but also plenty of unique recipes that will appeal to even l...more This is a fantastic book. Not only does it provide the basics for someone to start on raw food - kale chips, healthy smoothies and breakfasts, nut milk, 'cheeses', hummus, breads, crackers, but also plenty of unique recipes that will appeal to even long-term raw foodists.

One of the things I especially appreciate about this book is the flexibility - in most of the recipes Amber provides details of how to substitute ingredients - so I know that if I don't have one particular nut on hand the recipe will still work with another, if I don't have maple syrup, agave will work etc.

Most of the ingredients have been stuff I usually have around in the kitchen, and I live somewhere that doesn't have access to a lot of the stuff many US cookbooks ask for. When 'weird' ingredients are called for, there is usually a substitution listed, or they are entirely optional, for example in the case of Irish moss the author lets us know exactly what purpose this serves in raw breads, and has made the recipes both with and without it so we know that they will work. When recipes call for fresh coconuts, she offers alternative ingredients that can be used in their place - great for people that have trouble finding fresh coconuts.

The cooked options are good for those of us that don't have dehydrators, haven't planned meals ahead or don't want to be raw all the time, but still want to make healthy allergy-friendly recipes from whole food ingredients.

I've read a few raw food books and none have appealed to me as much as this one. Recipes that I have marked out to make include: apple pie smoothie, chia porridge with blueberries, banana bread squares, apple cinnamon raisin bread, nut and seed flatbread, basic flax crackers, graham crackers, basic nut cheese, sour cream and onion kale chips, pizza kale chips, coconut-vanilla kale chips, spinach salad with asian ginger vinaigrette, spaghetti alla marinara, almond butter sesame noodles, mushroom-nut burgers, sopes con mole poblano, deconstructed sushi bowl, stuffed peppers with sunseed hash, vegetable korma masala, primavera pesto pizza, moroccan grated carrot toss, cauliflower 'rice' pilaf, build-your-own energy bars, chocolate almond butter cookies, crunchy salted cashew cookies, white chocolate coconut fudge bites, chocolate-covered cookie dough truffles, caramel fudge brownies, cinnamon crumble coffee cake, warm apple walnut cobbler, sugared doughnut holes, classic vanilla bean ice cream and strawberry cheesecake gelato.

So far I have made the cooked options for these recipes:
Chocolate kale chips - these are a really tasty way to eat this nutritious green, and my 18 month old liked them too and (with the exception of smoothies) I've never seen him eat leafy greens before.
Baklava nut medley - this tastes just like baklava, but without all the hassle of working with filo pastry. Really easy to make and nice to eat.
Vermicelli with pecan cream sauce - Delicious. I made it with walnuts instead, and didn't plan this ahead so I didn't soak the nuts - just added some extra water and left all the ingredients in the blender to soak for a few minutes before blending while the pasta cooked, it still turned out really well. Served it with cooked wholemeal spaghetti and raw sugar snap peas.
Famous 5 minute blondies - really nice, I've made this twice and it's only taken 5 minutes to make before getting to eat it. I used almonds instead of walnuts (this wasn't listed as an alternative ingredient in the book, but worked anyway).
Caramel fudge brownies - delicious. I've had raw brownies before which are always tasty, but the caramel icing on these really turned them into something different.

The great recipes and flexible approach to raw foods make this a book I will be using a lot - and given the quality of the desserts in this book I can't wait for the author's next book Practically Raw Desserts.(less) "

Dec 14, 2012 09:52pm · see review

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World Vegan Feast: 200 Homestyle Recipes from 38 Countries

by Bryanna Clark Grogan

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Good Home Preserves: Delicious Jams, Jellies, Chutneys, Pickles, Curds, Cheeses, Relishes and Ketchups - And How to Make Them at Home. Dian

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Hilda Jorgensen made a comment in the group Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — Artisan Vegan Cheese by Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner topic "I've been making the basic cashew cheese a lot - here's a picture of it in a salad: http://triumphofthelentilblog.wordpre... When it's first been cultu...more "
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Hilda Jorgensen made a comment in the group Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — High Protein Vegan by Hilda Jorgensen topic "Thanks for posting the giveaway up Lisa. I'm glad you liked the pilau Rashida, here is my picture of it: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I... "
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Hilda Jorgensen rated a book 5 of 5 stars Practically RAW: Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make by Amber Shea Crawley	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a fantastic book. Not only does it provide the basics for someone to start on raw food - kale chips, healthy smoothies and breakfasts, nut milk, 'cheeses', hummus, breads, crackers, but also plenty of unique recipes that will appeal to even l...more
Dec 14, 2012 09:52pm · see review
Hilda Jorgensen made a comment in the group Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — Practically Raw by Amber Shea Crawley topic "I got this book recently and have made a few recipes that have all turned out great - I really like the flexible approach that makes it easy to substi...more "
Dec 14, 2012 08:29pm
Hilda Jorgensen made a comment in the group Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — Giveaway – High Protein Vegan by Hilda Jorgensen topic "Congratulations Rashida and thank you Lisa and Lee for hosting this giveaway. For those of you who would still like the chance to win a copy of this b...more "
Dec 04, 2012 03:49am
Hilda Jorgensen made a comment in the group Vegan Cooking & Cookbooks — Vegan Milks topic "Almond milk, hazelnut milk and cashew milk are really nice in hot chocolate. I've been making sunflower seed milk a lot lately. "
Nov 16, 2012 04:08am
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