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Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For--From Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes
by
Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Goodreads Author)
Omelets. French toast. Bacon. Brunch has always been about comfort, calories—and for vegans everywhere, a feast of foods they can’t touch. Until now! Bestselling vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz unleashes her signature flair and ingenuity to give readers breakfast they won’t find anywhere else, whether welcoming you from a late night on the town or waking you up for a meal...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
May 26th 2009
by Da Capo Lifelong Books
(first published May 20th 2009)
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Read previously, but borrowed again to make new things (chocolate beer waffles with cashew cream), remind myself of old (sesame-yam scramble), invent variations on favorites (basic scrambled tempeh & roasted squash), or look at the pictures and think about how I want to make them for certain people on a lazy morning (crepes with lemon-berry filling).
Thanks to Susan for recommending this one! Great stuff.
ETA: Made the Coffee Chip Muffins this morning. Delish!
ETA: Made the Coffee Chip Muffins this morning. Delish!
Sep 03, 2009
jess
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
ladies who brunch, all the hip vegans, anyone with tastebuds
It's no secret that half the vegan universe drools over everything Isa Chandra Moskowitz touches - but there's good reason! This cookbook, once again, raises the bar for homemade vegan cooking, with singular emphasis on the most important meal of the day: brunch!!!!! Since my household is also part of the cult of Isa, we pre-ordered the book without absolutely no concerns or reservations as to the soundness of our investment. It arrived, and my wife & I held it between us, caressing it and s...more
Race you to the kitchen! Isa continues to turn out terrific vegan cookbooks, and I've barely begun to scratch the surface of Veganomicon, not to mention her fabulous Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. She believes brunch is an ideal meal for sharing with family and friends. Vegan Brunch gives great ideas with just enough hand-holding for beginners, but enough challenge for experienced cooks as well. I prepared one of the dishes, Tofu Scramble, for breakfast at a recent family reunion, where it...more
After making seven recipes from this book, I now feel that I can rate it accordingly. Honestly, I think 4.5 stars is closer to how I feel, but I am generous and tend to round up. Breakfast has always been a favorite meal of mine, and brunch is a brilliant invention. I loved the variety of dishes in this book. Many of them are perfectly suitable for dinners as well (frittatas, quiches, roasted veggies, etc.) The stuffed poblano peppers were a favorite for dinner. I made the zucchini spelt muffins...more
This cookbook shows that brunch is the best meal of the day for a vegan diet! The inclusion of a vegan quiche recipe will save the day for our annual new years' brunch, I've been trying to find a good vegan quiche recipe for a few years. Also, the tofu benedict recipe is delicious. While this cookbook uses some ingredients that may be unfamiliar to those who don't spend a lot of time in health food stores, Moskowitz provides wonderfully detailed explanations of what the ingredients are and how t...more
This is an amazing cookbook. It probably improved the lives of a great many vegans who enjoy attending brunch potlucks. It's incredibly fun to bring something like the Tempeh Sausage Pastry Puffs (p. 129) to an omnivorous brunch potluck and explode everyone's brain with it.
This ain't health food, and it never claimed to be. I've never been one to consume fancy breakfasts in the morning--much more of the breakfast-for-dinner type--and this book is great for that. Tell me you don't want to eat the...more
This ain't health food, and it never claimed to be. I've never been one to consume fancy breakfasts in the morning--much more of the breakfast-for-dinner type--and this book is great for that. Tell me you don't want to eat the...more
I have been starting to use some of the recipes in this cookbook and quickly realize - the proportions are intended for a hosted brunch - not for breakfast for two! The "Banana Rabanada" (Brasilian style french toast) turned out to be enough for at least four people - so I might cut down the recipe next time. The frittata recipes are great - as are the scone recipes. I really am having a lot of fun with this cookbook - esp as a way to share my passion with a friend who loves food but who doesn't...more
Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s cookbook Vegan Brunch is a must for anyone who loves breakfast foods! Check this out if you’re looking for a classic meal like French toast, pancakes, waffles, and hash browns with a delicious vegan twist. Large, colorful photographs accompany many of the recipes. Ingredients are grocery store friendly, and Moskowitz includes variations for recipes and helpful kitchen tips.
Moskowitz is an award winning chef and runs a cooking blog called The Post Punk Kitchen. -JM
Moskowitz is an award winning chef and runs a cooking blog called The Post Punk Kitchen. -JM
I was waiting for this for so long! My local library (like most libraries) takes a while to get things into circulation. I had the first hold & used it well.
The recipes here are insane & delicious. Definitely a good cookbook to lend to your non-vegan friends to convince them that vegans eat more than mixed vegetables.
The chocolate-beer pancakes/waffles are among my faves from Vegan Brunch.
Pick this up not only for easy-to-follow recipes, but brunch inspiration & tips on how to host...more
The recipes here are insane & delicious. Definitely a good cookbook to lend to your non-vegan friends to convince them that vegans eat more than mixed vegetables.
The chocolate-beer pancakes/waffles are among my faves from Vegan Brunch.
Pick this up not only for easy-to-follow recipes, but brunch inspiration & tips on how to host...more
As with most recipes I've tried of Isa Chandra's nothing has been disappointing. Here's what I've tried so far:
~Mushroom & Spinach Tofu Omelet (time-consuming and a bit frustrating but totally worth it)
~Mushroom Scrambled Tofu
~Basic Scrambled Tofu (w/ lots of nutritional yeast; excellent & easy-peasy side dish)
~Basic Scrambled Tempeh
~Pesto Scrambled Tofu w/ Grape Tomatoes (I cheated & added some fresh mozzerella; it was amazing)
~Buckwheat Pancakes (fluffy & delicious, not dry at...more
~Mushroom & Spinach Tofu Omelet (time-consuming and a bit frustrating but totally worth it)
~Mushroom Scrambled Tofu
~Basic Scrambled Tofu (w/ lots of nutritional yeast; excellent & easy-peasy side dish)
~Basic Scrambled Tempeh
~Pesto Scrambled Tofu w/ Grape Tomatoes (I cheated & added some fresh mozzerella; it was amazing)
~Buckwheat Pancakes (fluffy & delicious, not dry at...more
All in all, this is a great cookbook that's accessible to beginning cooks and people new to the vegan lifestyle. While it's not as diverse as Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook, there's a lot going on in these pages. Here are my takes the first five recipes I've tried:
Italian feast sausages: It's worth buying this book for this recipe alone, which is an easy technique to make sausage. I subbed extra vegetable broth and salt for the soy sauce to make it soy-free, and it was great, with the...more
Italian feast sausages: It's worth buying this book for this recipe alone, which is an easy technique to make sausage. I subbed extra vegetable broth and salt for the soy sauce to make it soy-free, and it was great, with the...more
I love this cookbook!!! Isa reigns supreme yet again with her appealing, easy-to-follow recipes for what is typically the most non-vegan meal of the day. As long as you and your friends & family are willing to make it all on a lazy late-morning Sunday, you will never miss out again on omelets, french toast, quiche, pancakes, tasty sides, pastries, etc etc. Add some OJ, coffee, conversation, and good tunes, and you are in brunchy heaven from construction to consumption, my friend.
The recipe...more
The recipe...more
Jun 01, 2009
Colleen
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who eat food
Shelves:
cooking-vegan,
own
I'd probably only give this four stars because it's not phenomenal, except there's such a thing as ratings inflation and I'm a not-so-unwitting participant in that. Besides, there are no half-star values to lodge this at 4.5, where I'd really like it now. That said, this is indeed a really amazing cookbook. Like Isa's other books, my only grief with its recipes stems from some personal matters of taste (e.g., I am never going to have a love affair with cumin or mustard seeds) and not any fundame...more
Jul 30, 2009
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone who enjoys brunch food, especially vegans, vegetarians, & those who cook for them
This is a wonderful cookbook. I love this cookbook author’s other three books too, and I’m excited about her upcoming fifth vegan cookies book. This fourth one is just as great as the first three. Her recipes always look wonderful but what’s best about this cookbook (as with her others) is that she’s entertaining and she’s funny also.
This book is beautiful and stylish. The layout and colors are gorgeous. The photos of the food are mouthwatering.
The recipes I most want to try (in approximate or...more
This book is beautiful and stylish. The layout and colors are gorgeous. The photos of the food are mouthwatering.
The recipes I most want to try (in approximate or...more
I never thought I would read, much less like, a vegan cookbook. I got mine from the library when I wanted to find some dairy-free recipes at the suggestion of my new baby's doctor.
This cookbook rocks! Everything looks so good and I've made several items from it. I recommend the Chelsea waffles and the chorizo sausage.
I'm sad I have to return this book to my library since there's more recipes I want to try. Guess that means I'm gonna be buying my own copy!
This cookbook rocks! Everything looks so good and I've made several items from it. I recommend the Chelsea waffles and the chorizo sausage.
I'm sad I have to return this book to my library since there's more recipes I want to try. Guess that means I'm gonna be buying my own copy!
Whether you're a vegan or not, this is a hell of a cookbook. The Chelsea Waffles are to die for; the sausage recipes are delicious and a great alternative to Boca Burgers and the like (at least you know what's in them!). Some ingredients are not readily available in your basic grocery store, but Isa offers substitution ideas for many of them (and most of the oddballs are at Whole Foods, so not too terrible). A great tool for reducing the meat in your diet while still eating scrumptiously.
Apr 07, 2009
melissa
marked it as to-read
Even though I am no longer vegan and I will eat anything that swims, walks, crawls, flies, slithers, stumbles, or flat out flops onto a plate in front of me (SORRY VEGANS) I love, love, LOVE Isa Chandra Moskowitz and every book she puts her name on. The woman is that good. I heavily anticipate this release. I promise not to make bacon with any of my vegan brunches.
Tomato Rosemary Scones: Very, very good. I'd like to substitute a little wheat flour in for all purpose next time.
Polenta Rancheros: Delicious. The polenta is especially good using vegetable broth for the cooking water. I recommend Rapunzel Organ Vegan Vegetable Bouillon with Sea Salt and Herbs. I could eat one of those cubes all by itself. Two issues I had: (1)The tomato sauce/onion mixture is not runny enough to use an immersion blender in the pot unless you have a very deep pot and a lot of...more
Polenta Rancheros: Delicious. The polenta is especially good using vegetable broth for the cooking water. I recommend Rapunzel Organ Vegan Vegetable Bouillon with Sea Salt and Herbs. I could eat one of those cubes all by itself. Two issues I had: (1)The tomato sauce/onion mixture is not runny enough to use an immersion blender in the pot unless you have a very deep pot and a lot of...more
Jun 29, 2009
Mallory
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like cooking and brunch, I guess...
Personally I thought a whole brunch book was overkill but I bought it anyway. Good recipes for if you're having a brunch party (if people do that), or if you have out-of-town guests staying with you, or if you need to impress your in-laws. Some of the dishes, like the omlettes and pierogies, can be made for meals other than brunch.
Had sevaral of the gravies so far, buiscuts, omelettes... a great technique book for leaping off. A starting point for all us non-cookbook users to get an idea and to see how it works, then fly off and do something else once we've gotten the gust of the recipe. And when you do follow the recipe, everything is so yummy.
I have not technically read this book yet, but I did take a closer look at it the other day. Lots of great, easy recipes that one can not only use for brunch, but also as yummy sides for dinner or as stand-alone lunch dishes. Isa, again, gets two-thumbs-up, and I put this book on my staff pick at the bookstore.
You can make a vegan omelet and I did! I think some of the recipes in Vegan Brunch need tweaking and some suggested specialty ingredients are hard to come by in this town, but the ideas are amazing (tofu benny) and satisfying (gravy) and Ms Moskowitz, you make the best scramble in all the land!
Polenta rancheros! Why didn't I think of that? Vegan crab cakes? Hell yeah! Detailed, easy-to-follow and obviously well tested recipes.
I'm on a detox diet for the next few weeks. No gluten and no refined sugar, among other things, but OMG: buckwheat pancakes with fresh fruit and agave nectar!
I'm on a detox diet for the next few weeks. No gluten and no refined sugar, among other things, but OMG: buckwheat pancakes with fresh fruit and agave nectar!
I LOVED this book. I usually prefer to create my own recipes and rarely, if ever, follow a cook book. But this one was different. Omelettes that taste better than the 'real' thing, frittatas and waffles and scones, oh my! Such a wonderful book, Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a vegan genius.
The in-between meal, the what do I want now meal, the waffle meal, where it is okay to buy or be given a waffle iron, where it is okay to eat yummy food before anything else. The must book for trainee vegans or students exploring their culinary delights.
I love Brunch, and this book will definitely inspire you to invite people over for a great big brunch. There are too many great recipes in here to point to specifically, but the ideas for waffles, and homemade sausages, and omelets are just amazing :)
Of course, there are some repeat recipes from Veganomicon, but this is a good brunch cookbook. It's great because when people say brunch they think eggs (well, and champagne but that's vegan!) so this cookbook gave me some other ideas for entertaining.
All the recipes I have made out of this book have been delicious:
*Chocolate Beer Waffles (I was questionable at first, but the flavor that comes out of this is amazing. I used Budweiser because that's was was around. Absolutely delicious. Just mix until combined and DON'T overmix or they will come out a bit flat. Also, right after they are mixed, IMMEDIATELY use them in the waffle maker.)
*Scrambled Tofu (Actually, I prefer this to regular eggs :o)
*Pumpkin Waffles (Another yummy waffle)
*Tempeh (I...more
*Chocolate Beer Waffles (I was questionable at first, but the flavor that comes out of this is amazing. I used Budweiser because that's was was around. Absolutely delicious. Just mix until combined and DON'T overmix or they will come out a bit flat. Also, right after they are mixed, IMMEDIATELY use them in the waffle maker.)
*Scrambled Tofu (Actually, I prefer this to regular eggs :o)
*Pumpkin Waffles (Another yummy waffle)
*Tempeh (I...more
I bought this cookbook after coming across a number of its recipes on the web. It is fantastic!
The very best thing about it is that the author introduced me to "black salt" (which is actually pink), known as Kala Namak, which smells and tastes exactly like hard boiled egg yolks. If the only things in this book had been the tip about black salt and the recipe for omelots (using chickpea flour, tofu, black salt, and a bunch of other things) it would have been worth the price. But it has a whole b...more
The very best thing about it is that the author introduced me to "black salt" (which is actually pink), known as Kala Namak, which smells and tastes exactly like hard boiled egg yolks. If the only things in this book had been the tip about black salt and the recipe for omelots (using chickpea flour, tofu, black salt, and a bunch of other things) it would have been worth the price. But it has a whole b...more
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