How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet
by Tanya Barnard, Sarah Kramer
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
vegans, vegetarians, health-concious cooks
This book is filled with a lot of great vegan recipes that sound, for the most part, very easy to prepare. It's written in a very informal, fun style. As you can tell from the looks of the two girls on the cover, it's not pretentious. It's not preachy either, since people become vegetarian or vegan for all different reasons. Of course, you don't have to be a veghead to get something out of this book.
In addition to the recipes, there's some good info on substitutes you can use in any recipe f...more
In addition to the recipes, there's some good info on substitutes you can use in any recipe f...more
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New vegetarians
This was possibly my first vegan cookbook as a teenager. Sarah and Tanya have a lot of basic, easy recipes (ie, variations on tofu, veggies, sauce) and this book book is a great starting place for the new veghead. The book loses points for the crappy index, though: section headers don't tell you what recipes are in that section, and the index isn't cross-referenced well, making it difficult to look something up by ingredient. When I go to the farmer's market and pick up a huge bunch of dill b...more
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Read in October, 2000
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vegans, vegetarians, those who love cookbooks
This is a good book for beginning or long term vegans. Unfortunately, at first didn’t see the bee products which aren’t vegan, but I do have it on my vegan shelf anyway because it’s such a unique and fun read (one of those many cookbooks I can happily read from cover to cover), and the recipes are easy to prepare and not intimidating for beginner vegans & vegetarians. I must say also that even if you are not a vegan/vegetarian, I’d still recommend this book. It’s written by 2 Canad...more
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I'm not quite sure why people like this cookbook so much. Granted I'm not a vegan anymore, but I never much liked the recipes in here. I used to think people only liked this one cause of the hip young folks on the cover, but I should probably give my friends more credit than that. As far as vegan friendly cookbooks go, I'm more a fan of classics like the Moosewood Cookbook. And, if you want the cookbook author to be someone yo...more
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Read in March, 2006
recommends it for:
vegans, everybody who likes traditional American cooking
This was my second vegan cookbook and I have to say it took me ages to try any of the recipes.
The recipes call a lot for special vegan foods which are neither healthy nor available everywhere and rely heavily on tofu.
Most of the recipes I tried turned out pretty bland for my tastbuds, others I don't bother to make because they are not even real "recipes", but things everybody knows to do unless you're a complete beginner in the kitchen (eg how many recipes for vegetable soup d...more
The recipes call a lot for special vegan foods which are neither healthy nor available everywhere and rely heavily on tofu.
Most of the recipes I tried turned out pretty bland for my tastbuds, others I don't bother to make because they are not even real "recipes", but things everybody knows to do unless you're a complete beginner in the kitchen (eg how many recipes for vegetable soup d...more
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The later books are better (there are a few dud recipes in this one) but this is a good place to start. The Asian Creation and the Shepherd's Pie are definitely always on my standby list. Most of the recipes are easy, fast, and don't call for extravagant ingredients. The only consistent problem I had is that without halving the ingredients for any of the pie recipes, I ended up with tons of extra pie filling, perhaps enough to make a second pie. At any rate, this was the first vegan cookbook...more
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Read in January, 2004
I haven't tried everything but it all looks edible and easy to make. The cookies are great for your lactose-intolerant friends and what the recipes lack in explicit instructions they make up for in enthusiasm and gusto.
there are instructions in the back for making your own toothpaste, skin cleansers, and a list of 40 things you can do with vinegar. Great resource when cooking for a crowd with many allergies, sensitivities, etc.
there are instructions in the back for making your own toothpaste, skin cleansers, and a list of 40 things you can do with vinegar. Great resource when cooking for a crowd with many allergies, sensitivities, etc.
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Read in May, 2006
I'm not vegan, I just wanted to find good recipes that would help me incorporate more veggies into my diet. This was the first cookbook I found that had lots of good recipes that were easy to follow. I used to get discouraged by cookbooks that would call for ingredients that I didn't recognize or cooking techniques that I didn't know. This book is really simple. It has an awesome recipe for a mean black bean burger!
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The recipes are excellent but the somewhat more surprise bonus is the science. Not only can you learn to repeat the specific meals provided, this book opens up a whole new line of thinking about being vegan by detailing the nutrition, substitutions, household cleaning supplies, and on and on that are just as much part of living a life with an ever-decreasing reliance on animal-derived products.
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An amazing cookbook! Easy, understandable, and delicious recipes! Fun; well written and laid out. I adore this cookbook! This was the first cookbook ever given to me as a gift and I totally cherish it! I can always fall back on it when I'm experimenting in order to get some grounding. I highly recommend this cookbook.
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there are some really fabulous recipes in here like the spaghetti squash. eat that! and also lots of groovy tips for cleaning in the back. healthy snacks for kids too...like the fart sandwich which is made with beans. who doesnt like beans? what kid doesnt like stuff with fart in the name?
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Read in January, 2007
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vegans, new vegans
another really easy, very accessible vegan cookbook with many good, quick recipes. also try la dolce vegan & in the garden of vegan. a great vegan starter cookbook...maybe even a classic at this point. but just good to have around for anyone who likes to whip up something good, but quick.
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I'm not a vegan, but I did go out and buy some vegan cookbooks when I was fasting from meat and dairy for Lent. There were some good recipes in here, and there were also some that I can't imagine actually being edible. (Psst...Vegan with a Vengeance is a lot better. Sorry!)
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my best friend and i made several batches of the chocolate chip cookies from this book last summer. they were muy tasty! we used bananas instead of tofu, which gave them an interesting twist. the book was a little too preachy/extreme about veganism for my taste overall.
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Read in December, 2001
I was really obsessed with this book when I first went vegan, but haven't used it much lately. The recipes from it I use most are Brainless Banana Pancakes, Gerry's Saucy Cream Sauce (I leave out the fake parm), Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie, and Chocolate Chip Bars.
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This book also has other uses for food. Like how to make your own perfume or art projects for kids (which I strongly disagree with. People are starving and were wasting pasta to make crappy toy necklaces). But there are some really good multiple uses for food.
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this book is simple and the recipies are easy to make. i wish that i could submit myself to my inner vegan--perhaps the more i cook from this book the further i will stray from the temple of cheese and cheese products. and alcohol. (yeah right)
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mediocre cookbook.
the layout is pretty nice.
And its got a lot of simple reciepes for those just getting into cooking.
The ladies that wrote it seem pretty decent enough. In the very least people should glimpse at this one.
the layout is pretty nice.
And its got a lot of simple reciepes for those just getting into cooking.
The ladies that wrote it seem pretty decent enough. In the very least people should glimpse at this one.
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For those of us who want to be vegan and hip, this is a must read. I have to admit, I failed the vegan lifestyle, but this still holds a sacred space on my bookshelf. Gotta love any cook book that contains "Burning butt burritos".
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Read in April, 2008
Let's face it, there's no way on god's green earth I'm giving up cheese, but this contains the recipe for the mock chicken salad I gleefully drop something like $15 a pound on at the Coop, so it's a-okay in my book. Of books. :)
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