Vegan Cooking for Carnivores: Over 125 Recipes So Tasty You Won't Miss the Meat

by Roberto Martin (Artist), Portia de Rossi (Foreword by), Ellen DeGeneres (Afterword), Quentin Bacon (Photographer)

Overview

Ellen DeGeneres' personal chef, Roberto Martin, shares over 125 delicious vegan recipes he's created for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi that he hopes will make healthy vegan cooking accessible and easy for everyone.

Portia de Rossi explains in her foreword, "Roberto taught me that the key to making good food vegan is substitution...you can enjoy all your favorite foods and never feel deprived."

Some of the standouts Martin, a Culinary Institute of America-trained chef, has developed for Ellen and Portia include: Banana and Oatmeal Pancakes, Avocado Reuben, Red Beans and Rice, "Chick'n" Pot Pie, and Chocolate Cheesecake. Featuring mouthwatering photographs by award-winning food photographer, Quentin Bacon, this cookbook will appeal to die-hard carnivores and vegetarians alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609412418
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	09/24/2013
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,092,263
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Roberto Martin grew up in a Mexican-American family of fifteen. While in college he worked in a restaurant, fell in love with cooking, and attended the Culinary Institute of America. As a personal chef (working with celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi), he focuses on nutrition and health. Martin lives with his family in Southern California.

Table of Contents

Foreword Portia De Rossi viii

Introduction: From Carnivore to Vegan Chef 1

The Pantry and Some Basics 5

Chapter 1 Breakfast 14

Chapter 2 Lunch 28

Chapter 3 Appetizers and Snacks 40

Chapter 4 Soups 68

Chapter 5 Salads 86

Chapter 6 Pizza, Pasta, and Pasta Sauces 104

Chapter 7 Entrées 124

Chapter 8 Sides 150

Chapter 9 Beverages 176

Chapter 10 Desserts 186

Chapter 11 Condiments, Sauces, and Dressings 204

Afterword Ellen Degeneres 221

Acknowledgments 222

Index 223

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A treasure...The beauty that leaps from the pages of this wonderful book is a hint of how beautiful you'll feel when you try these recipes. Each one carries familiar tastes to a whole new level. A perfect introduction to healthful, conscious cooking." —Neal D. Barnard, MD New York Times bestselling author and Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine

Editorial Reviews

"A treasure...The beauty that leaps from the pages of this wonderful book is a hint of how beautiful you'll feel when you try these recipes. Each one carries familiar tastes to a whole new level. A perfect introduction to healthful, conscious cooking." —Neal D. Barnard, MDNew York Times bestselling author and Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine

From the Publisher