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Evergreen Kitchen: Weeknight Vegetarian Dinners for Everyone
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 IACP AWARDS*
The ultimate cookbook filled with over 110 wildly delicious vegetable-packed recipes for weeknight meals that will satisfy everyone from the creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen .
Bri Beaudoin, creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen , has been captivating her fans with delicious and healthy vegetarian recipes for years. While we all know that a home-cooked meal is the best for our budgets and our health, the idea of cooking dinner on weeknights can feel like a chore. With many of us eating more veggieforward meals, it's no wonder busy home cooks are craving tasty vegetarian recipes that everyone at the dinner table will love.
Evergreen Kitchen is bursting with beautiful, flavourful recipes-that just so happen to be vegetarian. The recipes provide much-needed inspiration for delicious weeknight mains that are sure to make your taste buds sing, and a sprinkling of simple, yet scrumptious, desserts for those who like to end their meal with something sweet. Whether you want to cook a vegetarian meal one night a week-or every night- Evergreen Kitchen is packed with over 110 recipes to make it happen with dishes that satisfy the heartiest of appetites like Veggie Skillet Pot Pie and Cheesy Chipotle Quinoa Bake to Spicy Miso Ramen and Sheet-Pan Veggie Fajitas.
Throughout the book, there is something for salads that eat like a meal, easy one pot and sheet-pan recipes, crowd-pleasing noodles, nostalgic comfort foods, healthy bowls, hearty soups, delicious desserts, and so much more. Many of the recipes feature make-ahead options, easy substitutions, and modifications to make them vegan and/or gluten-free (if they aren't already). In addition, learn how to stock your pantry with the essentials, the small handful of kitchen tools that are actually worth having, and tips and tricks to make vegetarian meals craveable. Filled with gorgeous photography and plenty of step-by-step images throughout the book to illustrate exactly how to get things done, Evergreen Kitchen brings weeknight vegetarian dinners to life.
The ultimate cookbook filled with over 110 wildly delicious vegetable-packed recipes for weeknight meals that will satisfy everyone from the creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen .
Bri Beaudoin, creator of the popular blog Evergreen Kitchen , has been captivating her fans with delicious and healthy vegetarian recipes for years. While we all know that a home-cooked meal is the best for our budgets and our health, the idea of cooking dinner on weeknights can feel like a chore. With many of us eating more veggieforward meals, it's no wonder busy home cooks are craving tasty vegetarian recipes that everyone at the dinner table will love.
Evergreen Kitchen is bursting with beautiful, flavourful recipes-that just so happen to be vegetarian. The recipes provide much-needed inspiration for delicious weeknight mains that are sure to make your taste buds sing, and a sprinkling of simple, yet scrumptious, desserts for those who like to end their meal with something sweet. Whether you want to cook a vegetarian meal one night a week-or every night- Evergreen Kitchen is packed with over 110 recipes to make it happen with dishes that satisfy the heartiest of appetites like Veggie Skillet Pot Pie and Cheesy Chipotle Quinoa Bake to Spicy Miso Ramen and Sheet-Pan Veggie Fajitas.
Throughout the book, there is something for salads that eat like a meal, easy one pot and sheet-pan recipes, crowd-pleasing noodles, nostalgic comfort foods, healthy bowls, hearty soups, delicious desserts, and so much more. Many of the recipes feature make-ahead options, easy substitutions, and modifications to make them vegan and/or gluten-free (if they aren't already). In addition, learn how to stock your pantry with the essentials, the small handful of kitchen tools that are actually worth having, and tips and tricks to make vegetarian meals craveable. Filled with gorgeous photography and plenty of step-by-step images throughout the book to illustrate exactly how to get things done, Evergreen Kitchen brings weeknight vegetarian dinners to life.
328 pages, Hardcover
Published October 18, 2022
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December 3, 2022
This has quickly become my family's go-to cookbook. Loving it for all the dinner inspo. Some favorites so far: Mushroom Stroganoff, Firecracker Tofu, Brothy Beans, and the Yellow Coconut Curry Soup. All have been delicious.
Overall, I find this book strikes a good balance of inspiration and being doable/simple. The recipes use mostly pantry ingredients or stuff that's at a regular grocery store. Definitely more accessible than some other plant-based cookbooks I have...but without being overly "basic" recipes that you don't actually need a cookbook for. Design is nice and I appreciate the tips/notes at the bottom.
Overall, I find this book strikes a good balance of inspiration and being doable/simple. The recipes use mostly pantry ingredients or stuff that's at a regular grocery store. Definitely more accessible than some other plant-based cookbooks I have...but without being overly "basic" recipes that you don't actually need a cookbook for. Design is nice and I appreciate the tips/notes at the bottom.
December 24, 2023
A fantastic cookbook. I'm a huge fan of the vegan sauces at the back of the book, I'll definitely be making those for friends! And the meals are wonderful combinations of flavors.
January 26, 2023
I am loving this cookbook. I wasn't familiar with the author, but grabbed it from the library because I appreciate a cookbook with a photo showing the final dish for each recipe, clearly listed ingredients, and a short list of instructions. If the directions take up more than half a page do NOT claim it to be "weeknight"! :)
Disclaimer is that I'm a comfortable cook in a city and keep a robust pantry: other than the fresh veg I've had what I need on hand already. And even the veg leans on frozen or long-storage options. Plus it's provided good ideas on using up things that sometimes I run out of steam on (quinoa, chipotles in adobo, too many sweet potatoes). I find the recipes to be really flavorful, straight-forward, appealing, mindful of nutrition, and low-cost.
So far I vouch for the Cheesy Chipotle Quinoa Bake, the Pad Thai, the Green Curry Coconut Pasta, and the Broccoli Salad--and there's at least a dozen more I plan to try!
Disclaimer is that I'm a comfortable cook in a city and keep a robust pantry: other than the fresh veg I've had what I need on hand already. And even the veg leans on frozen or long-storage options. Plus it's provided good ideas on using up things that sometimes I run out of steam on (quinoa, chipotles in adobo, too many sweet potatoes). I find the recipes to be really flavorful, straight-forward, appealing, mindful of nutrition, and low-cost.
So far I vouch for the Cheesy Chipotle Quinoa Bake, the Pad Thai, the Green Curry Coconut Pasta, and the Broccoli Salad--and there's at least a dozen more I plan to try!
June 16, 2023
A great book! Lots of variety in the recipes and everything is very flavourful / tastes good. I’ve made recipes from this book for my whole family and there’s something for everyone.
I appreciate that the recipes are approachable but still interesting enough to teach me something new. The notes sections also provides helpful tips and tricks in the kitchen.
Bonus points: The photography is beautiful and I like how each recipe has a photo.
I appreciate that the recipes are approachable but still interesting enough to teach me something new. The notes sections also provides helpful tips and tricks in the kitchen.
Bonus points: The photography is beautiful and I like how each recipe has a photo.
September 17, 2023
I love this book. My partner got it for me as a present as I always struggle figuring out what to cook for dinner. The recipes use simple, easy to find ingredients and turn them into delicious, wholesome recipes. We are not vegetarians, and we still love the recipes in here. I also find myself being inspired by her choice of ingredients and recipes and using them to create non veg dishes as well. Great book.
December 1, 2022
Not for beginners. I live in small town Canada and have no idea what some of the ingredients are or where to find them. A book for more advanced chefs looking to expand their repertoire but definitely not 'whip up on the fly' recipes. I returned it.
April 4, 2024
The recipes all look wonderful and there are many I want to try.
However, after making the orange, ginger and sesame (tofu) meatballs, I'm not as enamoured. I could barely finish eating them as they weren't at all as delicious as the picture. I would have much preferred just plain ol' sauteed or baked tofu which would have been a LOT less work.
However, after making the orange, ginger and sesame (tofu) meatballs, I'm not as enamoured. I could barely finish eating them as they weren't at all as delicious as the picture. I would have much preferred just plain ol' sauteed or baked tofu which would have been a LOT less work.
December 4, 2022
Some good recipe ideas for healthy lunches and dinners. Can’t wait to try them.
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January 16, 2023Some of these are more "weekend" dinners, but I took this out of the library and some of the recipes definitely peaked my interest. Very inventive dishes.
August 7, 2023
I am loving this book - great ideas and photos. Every dish I’ve made is fantastic. Current favourite is the falafels!
January 14, 2024
This is proving to be one of my favorite cookbooks after trying several of the recipes. Love the fact that most of the ingredients can be easily found in most kitchens. Delicious!
November 12, 2024
Healthy vegetarian recipes, some step by step guides
August 15, 2023
I love this cookbook! I love the way it's organized: instead of "appetizers, salads, entrees, etc" there are headings like Bowl Food; Sheet Pans, Skillets & One-Pot Bakes; Classic-ish Comfort Food. And all the (many) recipes we've tried so far are winners. I think this would be a great book for someone who is new to cooking, as well as the more seasoned cook; I shared it with my young friends when I borrowed it from the library, and then decided I needed a copy of my own. My biggest compliment: as non-fan of mushrooms, I've made the Mushroom Stroganoff several times! Bri's method of cooking mushrooms is converting me. Evergreen Kitchen is now in regular rotation in our home.
July 8, 2024
UPDATE: revising rating to 5 stars after cooking with this for awhile. Veggie bahn mi? Fire. Miso Butter Pasta? Fire. Potstickers? Fire. The herb dressing that accompanied the halloumi sandwich? Double fire. So many yummy things. All of them so simple and easy and flavorful and VEGETARIAN. Also love the variety of cuisines included, and somehow the author pulled this off without too many (if any) trips to a specialty grocery store.
I stand by the opinion that a handful of these recipes are really basic, but frankly that's usually what I'm looking for on a weeknight when my brain can't think of anything and I can't be bothered to hit up the grocery store for the 2nd time in one week.
Old review:
This book gets four stars from me for the following:
-Super easy and fun to cook from
-Features recipes from a variety of ethnicities/food cultures with easily accessible ingredients that are stocked in most regular grocery stores (though I speak as someone who lives in the main metro area of their state)
-Completely vegetarian (!!!) instead of just vegan
-Recipes are well written, and there's a photograph for every recipe, which I always love.
-A handful of the recipes I've made (namely the potstickers and brown butter miso pasta) will probably make a regular rotation into my meal planning, which is about the highest compliment I can give to a cookbook.
Update: revising this to 5 stars after having cooked with it for awhile now (A year, maybe longer?). Mis
Loses a star because:
-A lot of the recipes are incredibly basic, either ridiculously easy and obvious pasta dishes or just plain roasted veggies with differing sauces (which are presented as separate recipes). These are meals that anyone beyond the beginner level home cook has probably already made simply by throwing together the leftovers in their pantry.
-although the author claims each recipe is enough to stand up on its own for a weeknight meal, I really disagree. Many of these recipes need at least a side dish to round out a proper evening meal (unless of course you're not too hungry)
-There is some overlap of recipes between Evergreen Kitchen and the Cookie+Kate blog/cookbook (my personal favorite book for veggie recipes), and anytime I cooked one of these, I always preferred the Cookie+Kate version
Overall, I'm glad I picked this up. I'd be more likely to recommend it to people who are just starting to cook for themselves, but there's definitely something in here for everyone.
I stand by the opinion that a handful of these recipes are really basic, but frankly that's usually what I'm looking for on a weeknight when my brain can't think of anything and I can't be bothered to hit up the grocery store for the 2nd time in one week.
Old review:
This book gets four stars from me for the following:
-Super easy and fun to cook from
-Features recipes from a variety of ethnicities/food cultures with easily accessible ingredients that are stocked in most regular grocery stores (though I speak as someone who lives in the main metro area of their state)
-Completely vegetarian (!!!) instead of just vegan
-Recipes are well written, and there's a photograph for every recipe, which I always love.
-A handful of the recipes I've made (namely the potstickers and brown butter miso pasta) will probably make a regular rotation into my meal planning, which is about the highest compliment I can give to a cookbook.
Update: revising this to 5 stars after having cooked with it for awhile now (A year, maybe longer?). Mis
Loses a star because:
-A lot of the recipes are incredibly basic, either ridiculously easy and obvious pasta dishes or just plain roasted veggies with differing sauces (which are presented as separate recipes). These are meals that anyone beyond the beginner level home cook has probably already made simply by throwing together the leftovers in their pantry.
-although the author claims each recipe is enough to stand up on its own for a weeknight meal, I really disagree. Many of these recipes need at least a side dish to round out a proper evening meal (unless of course you're not too hungry)
-There is some overlap of recipes between Evergreen Kitchen and the Cookie+Kate blog/cookbook (my personal favorite book for veggie recipes), and anytime I cooked one of these, I always preferred the Cookie+Kate version
Overall, I'm glad I picked this up. I'd be more likely to recommend it to people who are just starting to cook for themselves, but there's definitely something in here for everyone.
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