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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48303.Vegan_with_a_Vengeance_Over_150_Delicious_Cheap_Animal_Free_Recipes_That_Rock?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1170353341m/48303.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48303.Vegan_with_a_Vengeance_Over_150_Delicious_Cheap_Animal_Free_Recipes_That_Rock?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27045.Isa_Chandra_Moskowitz">Isa Chandra Moskowitz</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19449204?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>I love this book with all my heart. There is not one meal that I have made that hasn't been delicious; the fact that my incredibly carnivorous and generally unhealthy food devouring family is duly impressed with each new dish is amazing. <br/> <br/>I appreciate the simple yet malleable nature of most of the recipes (well, the ones I've tried!). A vegan due to a variety of food related health issues, I also have to keep my foods gluten free, and do my best to keep them low-fat. It's incredibly easy with these. The recipes don't rely on battering and frying tofu 101 ways and they are not overly carb-heavy. The result? Foods that are immensely satisfying and incredibly tasty as well as easy on the stomach, the blood sugar, the belt notches, and the wallet. (In my experiences anyway!) <br/> <br/>I cannot stop making the Chickpea-Broccoli casserole (with added spinach and peas, and sometimes TVP in place of the sorely missed Japanese breadcrumbs) or my version of the Veggie burgers (baked). I also love the Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy on Mashed Potatoes (even on mashed chickpeas) and the Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Toasted Garlic. Dessert wise, I've only made the Mexican Chocolate Rice Pudding. I plan to try other desserts,pizzas and waffles when I'm ready to experiment with GF flours...but not before I've made every soup and entree. Looking forward to reading VEGANOMICON. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/281101?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>