The Easy Vegan Cookbook: Make Healthy Home Cooking Practically Effortless

by Kathy Hester

Overview

Quick and Tasty Plant-Based Recipes That the Whole Family Will Enjoy

Bestselling author Kathy Hester hits the bulls-eye with a brand new cookbook to solve a big vegan dilemma: how to make vegan food that is fast, easy and lip-smackingly delicious. The Easy Vegan Cookbook, packed with 80 recipes, is a must-have cookbook for vegans with families, busy schedules, limited budgets and hearty appetites for healthy food that simply tastes good. With recipes like Creamy Broccoli and Potato Casserole and Veggie "PotPie" Pasta, readers will have a stockpile of quick recipes that they can count on to be delicious. Additionally, many of the recipes are gluten-free, soy-free and oil-free, for those who have other dietary restrictions or preferences.

This cookbook includes chapters such as Make-Ahead Staples and Speedy Stir-Fries, as well as recipes such as Inside-Out Stuffed Pepper Stew, Creamy Cauliflower Pesto Pasta and "Vegged-Out" Chili. No longer will weeknight meal planning be a source of stress. With The Easy Vegan Cookbook, vegans everywhere can enjoy easy, fast and family-friendly recipes for amazing food.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780594123781
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	258,567
Product dimensions:	7.88(w) x 8.88(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Kathy Hester is the author of the bestselling books The Vegan Slow Cooker, The Great Vegan Bean Book, Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just You and most recently OATrageous Oatmeals. She is the creator of the blog HealthySlowCooking.com and her recipes have been featured in The Washington Post, Yoga Journal and The Oregonian, as well as on SheKnows.com. She lives in Durham, North Carolina with her picky eater, Cheryl.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Chapter 1 Make-Ahead Staples 13

Easy Homemade Bouillon 14

DIY Golden Creamy Gravy 17

Cauliflower Mexi Mince 18

Plain Unsweetened Oat Milk 21

Vegan Sour Cream Substitutes (Cashew-or Tofu-Based) 22

Almond Ricotta 24

Carrot Cashew Chez 27

Spiced Pumpkin-Cashew Cream Chez 28

DIY Cajun Seasoning Blend 30

Slow Cooker Dried Beans (With Stove-Top Option) 31

Super-Fast Enchilada Sauce 33

Cauliflower Ricotta 34

Maple Walnut Sausage Patties 35

Chai-Spiced Almond Granola 36

Chapter 2 Soups Save the Day 39

Indian-Spiced Red Lentil and Veggie Soup 41

Asian Corn Cabbage Soup 42

Autumn Harvest Noodle Soup 45

Creole Okra Corn Soup 46

Veggie Split Pea Soup 49

Cauliflower and Rice Soup 50

Vegetable Chowder 53

Brothy Ramen for Two 54

Super-Quick Creamy Broccoli Soup 57

Warming Lentil Soup 58

Chapter 3 Simple Stews 61

Cuban Black Beans Over Coconut Rice 63

"Vegged-Out" Chili 65

Inside-Out Stuffed Pepper Stew 66

Veggie-ful Rice and Beans 69

Indian-Style Potato and Peas (Aloo Mutter) 70

Cauliflower Masala 73

Mapo Tofu 74

Potato Green Bean Stew 77

White Bean Kale Stew 78

Flashback Chili 81

Chapter 4 Pushover Pastas 83

Mushroom Red Pepper Pasta Sauce 85

Easy Avocado. Lemon Basil Pesto 86

Creamy Cauliflower Pesto Pasta 89

One-Pot Veggie Vodka Sauce Pasta 90

One-Pot Vegetable Lo Mein 93

Veggie "Potpie" Pasta 94

Creamy Mexi Mac 97

Singapore Mai Fun (Curry Thin Rice Noodles) 98

Red Curry Peanut Noodles 101

Almost Effortless Lasagna 102

Chapter 5 Manageable Mains 105

No-Thinking Veggie Quinoa 107

Mexican Kidney Bean Fried Rice 108

Holiday Stuffing Casserole 111

Richa's Chickpea-Stuffed Poblano Peppers With Smoky Tomato Sauce 112

Carrot and Kale Falafel 115

Apple-Braised Tempeh and Butternut Squash Bake 116

Creamy Broccoli and Potato Casserole 119

Sweet Potato Ropa Vieja 120

Baked maple Smoked Tempeh 123

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Beets 124

Apple Zucchini Buckwheat Pancakes 127

Chapter 6 Speedy Stir-Fries 129

Orange Ginger Cauliflower 131

Broccoli with Spicy Garlic Sauce 132

Pepper Portabella 135

Szechuan Eggplant 136

Ann's, Vegetable Fried Rice with Tofu 139

Chapter 7 Easy Sandwich Fillings and Spreads 141

Creamy Black-Eyed Pea Southern Quesadillas 143

Sloppy Shrooms 144

All-Natural Carrot Dogs 147

Delightful Brussels Sprout Tacos 148

Spicy (Or Not) Caufiflower Po' Boy 151

Pumpkin Hummus 152

Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad 155

Drunken Sweet Potato BBQ 156

Falafel "Pitza" 159

Chapter 8 Straight-Forward Sides 161

Whole-Wheat Pumpkin Rosemary Drop Biscuits 163

Veggie Quinoa Drop Biscuits 164

Zucchini Masala Fries 167

Baked Crispy Breaded Green Beans 168

Dreamy Greens 170

Ann's Sweet Potato Fries with Parsley, Garlic and Lemon Zest 173

Spicy Creamed Corn 174

Chapter 9 Desserts and Drinks 177

Surprise Walnut Brownies 179

My Favorite Maple Walnut Blondies 180

Pecan Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars 183

Jenni Field's Riesling Granita 184

Orange Chocolate Mousse Parfait 187

Applesauce Spice Cake 188

Jennl's Boozy Shredded Apple Crisp 191

Sweet Potato Spice Frozen Latte with DIY Coffee Concentrate 192

Salted Caramel No-Ice-Cream Milk Shake 196

Resources 198

Acknowledgments 202

About the Author 203

Index 204

Editorial Reviews

09/21/2015
In her fifth cookbook, Hester (Oatrageous Oatmeals) tackles vegan cooking with recipes that maximize health content and minimize effort. Diverse sections on “Make-Ahead Staples” and “Speedy Stir-Fries” guide the reader through different stages of eating; the recipes are as colorful as the pictures that accompany them. Hester includes inventive takes on classic meat dishes, with the All-Natural Carrot Dogs, a reinterpretation of the hot dog, and the Drunken Sweet Potato BBQ, a vegan version of pulled pork, and she offers fresh riffs on Indian and Middle Eastern dishes, such as cauliflower masala and carrot and kale falafel. Desserts include the Salted Caramel No-Ice-Cream Milk Shake and maple walnut blondies. Hester proves that there is lots for vegan cooks to explore. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

When it comes to cooking, 'easy' has always been my favorite word. Kathy Hester perfects this concept with creative and colorful meals that don't look or taste like any corners have been cut. The Easy Vegan Cookbook brings you healthy and compassionate cuisine in a flash!” —Nava Atlas, author of PLANT POWER and WILD ABOUT GREENS

“Full of recipes that are fast, fun and most importantly, flavorful, The Easy Vegan Cookbook is ideal for anyone in search of great tasting plant-based meals without a lot of fuss.” —Allyson Kramer, author of SWEET EATS FOR ALL and GREAT GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN EATS

“Thanks to the creative recipes Kathy whipped up for us, getting healthy meals on the table has never been easier.” —Celine Steen, co-author of THE GREAT VEGAN PROTEIN BOOK and many more

“Filled with recipes that use easy-to-find ingredients, and using techniques that even a beginner can tackle, The Easy Vegan Cookbook is perfect for building confidence in the kitchen, and a gentle reminder to the rest of us that we don't need to spend all day in the kitchen to make a great meal.” —Joni Marie Newman, author of FUSION FOOD IN THE VEGAN KITCHEN, VEGAN FOOD GIFTS and many more

From the Publisher

12/01/2015
In a new cookbook centered on vegetables, grains, and meat and dairy substitutes, author Hester (OATrageous Oatmeals) offers smart strategies for saving time and money at mealtime. Her make-ahead homemade staples—including bouillon, oat milk, cooked beans (handily frozen in can-sized portions), and nut-based "cheese"—are easy to prepare, cheaper than store bought, and effective in many recipes. Hester mostly appeals to a beans-and-rice crowd, sticking to hearty soups, casseroles, pastas, and sauteed mixtures served in bowls. She does feature intriguing junk food analogs, such as sloppy 'shrooms, spicy cauliflower po' boys, and all-natural carrot dogs (a whole marinated cooked carrot in a bun), along with drinks and desserts. All recipes are accompanied by a nutrition analysis and clearly labeled as gluten free, soy free, and/or oil free. VERDICT A competent vegan cookbook with a healthy, from-scratch slant. Recommend this to fans of Nava Atlas and Robin Robertson's Quick and Easy Vegan titles.

Library Journal