Beautiful and Easy-to-use Vegan Cookbook!
933313
As a longtime fan of ohsheglows.com, I thoroughly anticipated this book, and Im happy to say it is everything I hoped forand more! The pages are beautiful, the recipes are clear and concise, and Angela does a marvelous job of sticking to healthy/natural yet easy-to-find ingredients. I have several vegetarian cookbooks that I enjoy paging through for inspiration but often find the recipes either too complicated or just way more deadly than Im willing to make at home on a regular basis. The Oh She Glows Cookbook holds (in my opinion) the perfect balance of quick-and-easy to more extravagant/special occasion dishes and always keeps healthy ingredients at the forefront without compromising flavor. I also appreciate that she never uses fake/processed vegan ingredients. There is even a recipe for homemade vegan mayo!

I have had it less than a week and already tried out several of the dishes  all successes. She mentions throughout the book (as well as on her blog) how extensively she tested each recipe, and I don't doubt that for a second. I followed her instructions for the Cheerful Chocolate shake to a T, a little suspicious of the ingredient ratios and lack of frozen banana (which I almost always include in my smoothies), but I couldn't believe how perfectly it came out. It was like chocolate soft serve, but with all natural ingredients, only sweetened by dates. I highly recommend this cookbook for vegans and omnivores, kitchen veterans and new cooks alike!
1147412
My family has fallen in love with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's The 30-Day Vegan Challenge book. More than just a collection of some of her best recipes, it's a manifesto for vegans, ultimate guide book for the veg-curious and must-have resource for anyone who wants to eat well to feel well and live compassionately.

We love the easy to follow recipes and I enjoy giving the book away to friends and clients. If you know someone who would like to be vegan but says they don't have enough money/time/patience to stick with it or "just can't give up cheese", The 30-Day Vegan Challenge is for you (and them!). It addresses these concerns plus many more in a non-confrontational, encouraging, compassionate manner.

This fantastic book is organized into three primary sections:

"get ready!"
Simplifies what being vegan means and what to expect from the book

"get set!"
Encourages readers to understand their current state of health, find a support system, and to set clear goals and intentions

"go!"
Offers 30 days of support, ideas and information on sustaining a vegan diet. I can't say enough about the valuable information contained in this section. Some of my favorite topics include:
*Stocking a healthful vegan kitchen
*Eating healthfully affordably
*Discovering that there IS life after cheese
*Putting to rest the great protein myth
*Strong like Popeye: increasing your iron absorption
*Skipping the middle fish: getting omega-2s from the source
*Finding harmony living in a mixed household
*Keeping it in perspective: intention, not perfection
*Easy and convenient recipes

It's easy to get overwhelmed by all of the options available in a vegan diet when you first get started. The meal planning guide in this book makes it tremendously easy for you to plan three quick and easy meals a day plus snacks. There are even helpful tips on what to eat at restaurants!

While the information is easily digestible, the recipes are delicious, and very easy to make, with ingredients available at your local grocery store. For example, my 13 year old son was inspired to made Colleen's Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting recipe all by himself while I was catching up on some work after dinner. He did a fantastic job and even cleaned the kitchen afterwards! Unfortunately he had already sliced up the cake and served it to the family before I could take a picture, but trust me on this one, if you need a quick and easy recipe for cake or cupcakes, make this one your no-fail, go-to recipe.

Stop what you're doing and purchase the book right now. I promise you, it's that good.
525701
I am two months into a vegan lifestyle and Ive been anticipating this cookbook after following you on Instagram and watching your videos on YouTube.  After trying a few recipes, I can already say, this cookbook is a winner and a family favorite. I love that your recipes are full of so much flavor.  The gorgeous photos really help when you are entering a whole new lifestyle and way of cooking. Also, the quality of the cook book is very good. The internet and videos are a great way start learning a few vegan recipes, but its so much nicer to have something in hardcopy so that you can always go back to your favorite recipes. This cookbook was exactly what I had hoped for. Im definitely planning to buy this book as a gift for several people interested in trying out Vegan food. You rock Gaz!
3856590
I love this cookbook so much. The photography is beautiful. The recipes are simple and healthy yet packed full of flavors. Im having so much fun cooking new meals that ive never tried before! A kitchen must have for every vegan (& non vegan!)
203443
One of my favorite plant based cookbooks! Beautiful, delicious and very easy, down-to-earth recipes. Whether you're new to plant based eating or you've been vegan forever, you'll find something to love in this book. I've made many of the recipes for other people (including omnivores) and everyone raves about them!
3295815
This is my third cookbook by this author and, once again, I am not disappointed. This book has easy-to-make recipes, using easy-to-find ingredients that all come out tasting great. There aren't many prepackaged vegan foods in the recipes (like vegan sour cream or vegan cheese) and when they are included, they are optional. I don't consider tofu or tempeh "mock meats" because they are really just re-purposed soy beans, but even if you don't like these foods you can usually use seitan or beans in their place (as Robinson suggests). This book also has many allergy-friendly recipes or variations to make the recipes allergy-friendly. So far I've tried:

-Frittata Puttanesca (really good)
-Mac and Thai (favorite)
-Indonesian Noodle Soup with Tofu (really good)
-Rice and Broccoli with Lemony White Bean Sauce (good)
-Vegetable Etoufee (good)
-Almond Bulgur with Black Beans, Tomatoes, and Kale (really good)
-Quinoa and Lentils with Butternut Squash and Rapini (good)
-Chipotle-Citrus Tofu and Broccoli (favorite #2)
-Spinach Alfredo Linguine (really good)
-Fettuccine with Creamy Cannellini Tomato Sauce (good)
3429422
Usually I have a love/hate relationship with cookbooks. When I browse them before buying, I tend to view them as menus and I go through them thinking "I'd like one of those, and one of those, and ooh, one of that" and conveniently forget that just owning the cookbook does not make those wonderful dishes magically appear in my home. I'll usually make one recipe from them and then go back to my lazy rotation of 4-5 can-make-them-without-thinking tried-and-true weekday meals. At which point the cookbooks all sit there on a pile on my bookshelf staring down and taunting me. (Cookbooks can be so cruel.)

But so far it's been nothing but love/love with AFR! Just in the first weeks of owning it, I made a whole bunch of recipes out of this and I've loved every one.  A lot of them feel like the kind of thing I'd normally make for myself (in terms of ease) but at the same time I'm getting lots of new ideas! It's even inspired me to clean out my kitchen cabinets, buy new spices (to replace the outdated, dust-covered ones) that had been cluttering my shelves, and make the whole space more user-friendly.

Made so far: Goddess Nicoise, Chickpea Piccata (so good I ate the leftovers cold out of Tupperware), Curried Scrambled Tofu with Wilted Arugula, Buffalo Tempeh, Mac & Trees, Pasta e Fagioli with Spinach, and the Ginger Bok Choy & Soba (with added dry-fried tofu from the Hoisin Mustard Tofu recipe) which is now my favorite thing ever. And there are many more on my to-make list.

This may technically be a low-fat cookbook, but even if you're not looking for low-fat recipes (I wasn't) this is just an all around amazing cookbook, chock full of delicious recipes, using healthy, easy-to-find ingredients, written with style and wit. Because of how easy these recipes are, I can highly recommend it for new vegans, busy vegans, and non-vegans looking to expand their veggie repertoire in the yummiest way possible.
3294415
This is a beautiful, simple cookbook. It also has a great introduction, including a really good background on produce-I definitely learned a few things! I love that all the recipes are simple, straight forward and look delicious. Most of the ingredients are things you already have in your cabinet, and the few that you don't can be easily found. I especially loved the soup section, I really want to try the carrot ginger soup (which also looks beautiful in the picture) and the cucumber avocado soup. I've also heard good things about chocolate, avocado pudding-so I'm happy to find what looks like an awesome recipe. I would definitely recommend this book! I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I've got a couple of shelves full of vegan cookbooks, and Isa has long been one of my favorites (I love her book Vegan Brunch). With this book, however, she elevates great taste and easy recipes to another level. I've made about 7-8 things from the book and have loved several of them and enjoyed the others. I'm challenging myself to cook my way through this cookbook by averaging one recipe a day for the month of November. I have never been so inspired by a cookbook, although I've enjoyed cooking for years. Don't wait - get Isa's newest offering today!

Also, the book itself is beautiful. Nearly every recipe has a large, appealing photo and the writing is in typical Isa style. She adds little comments, stories and jokes, all of which add to the experience of working with this cookbook. Congrats, Isa, on such a fabulous offering. Lucky us to have new recipes to try. Some of which will make it into my regular meal rotation!

So far, my favorite dishes are Glam Chowder and the Shiitake Banh Mi sandwich - amazing, restaurant quality offerings. But everything I've tried has been worth making!
2877771
I was hoping that this would be a vegan cookbook not needing a lot of trips to the health food store, not requiring specialty ingredients and not using a lot of soy-based meat and dairy substitutes, and it's SURPASSED my hopes!  This cookbook provides quick, DELICIOUS and easy recipes, even for "non-vegans" (easy enough to add in your meat/poultry/seafood of choice); I've made probably about a dozen recipes from here already, and a lot of the recipes utilize pantry staples, which is convenient.  This cookbook also doesn't include the same-old, same-old recipes that vegetarians and vegans yawn about in cookbooks; refreshing variety!  While I like different types of ethnic cuisines, I don't necessarily want a whole cookbook devoted to that one particular type, and there is enough variety in this cookbook for me.  The recipes are fresh, convenient and healthy and MADE FOR people who don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.  The only drawback is, this cookbook does not contain any photos, which may or not be a big deal to some people.
3599009
I loved this cookbook! I am now reading it again for the second time page by page....no kidding. It's a cookbook but you can read like a book if you're crazy like me, because it's written in an upbeat, fun way. You could also just skip to the recipes you want very easily.

I really liked how Terry H. Romero did not assume everyone reading the book is Vegan, she explains some commonly used vegan ingredients but not in an annoying way, if you are already familiar with these. I'm Flexitarian myself, exploring more and more vegan food so I found her approach helpful.

I loved that she gave a little bit of background on the traditional dishes and that she gave the cookbook a pan Latin American approach. I not only learned about the food traditions of other cultures, I was very happy to see the foods I grew up eating included in the book (healthier vegan versions of course).

This book will seriously be one of the main cookbooks in my kitchen! Her recipes were easy to follow, the ingredients are simple and easily found. I have nothing but good things to say, if you're thinking of getting this book it is definitely worth the money. And as a Puerto Rican/Dominican with a Cuban boyfriend who grew up in a Brazilian neighborhood....I can tell you the recipes are pretty authentic and traditional, just without the animal products!

A lot of the recipes make use of Seitan in different forms which I am excited to make at home for the first time now after reading this book. There are plenty of vegetable only, bean based and some Tofu dishes but I was happy to see all the different ways you can use seitan. I even became inspired to try a few inventions of my own.

As a Latina who recently became Flexitarian/vegetarian, I was thrilled to find this book because I can keep my cultural traditions and even pass down some new meatless versions to my daughters.
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As an Indian vegan, I'm so excited about this cookbook. I've been a fan of Richa's blog for years, and this cookbooks is equally amazing. The photos are gorgeous and plentiful, and the Kindle version is very well organized.

For those on the fence about buying another Indian cookbook (as I was): Do it! I've already bookmarked more than half of the recipes to try soon. What makes this book unique to me is that it has a lot of recipes I've personally found difficult to veganize from non-vegan Indian cookbooks, but it looks like Richa's done it! Specifically, the Dahi vada (black gram fritters in yogurt), malai peda (saffron cream fudge) and pista kulfi (pistachio ice cream).

The breakfast section looks incredible. I'll be making the Savory Pan-Fried French Toast (bread pakora), Spicy South Indian Tofu Scramble, and Savory Oats Hash (poha) soon.

My boyfriend is Assamese and it's rare to impossible to find Assamese recipes in Indian cookbooks. I'm going to make him the Assamese Greens and Potatoes!

The fusion dishes look very creative, particularly the Makhani Vegetable Pot Pie and the Spicy Red Lentil Cauliflower Potato Casserole. Will save these recipes for nights when I want Indian food but don't want to be chained to the stove.

I love Indian curries with tofu, tempeh, and seitan. The Butter Seitan Curry (seitan makhani) will be the first recipe I try from this section. Also intrigued by the Andhra-Style Tempeh Curry. I bet they'd be amazing with the Avocado naan.

I really bought this book for the dessert section though ;) I'm usually not a huge fan of Indian sweets, but I'm sad when I crave them occasionally and can't have them because they're not vegan. I'm so excited to try out this chapter!
1092302
This is my new favorite vegan cookbook. I have yet to try a recipe out of here that I haven't liked and this cookbook has turned my cheese-loving lacto-vegetarian husband into a vegan believer.

It's true that Roberto Martin uses a lot of processed vegan food items in his recipes, but I personally do not have a problem with this. It's not like I cook out of this cookbook every single night of the week (although I want to!). Actually for a really long time I've been very reluctant to try fake cheese and meats, but this cookbook has shown me they can actually be amazing when they're used the right way. And no offense to other vegan cookbooks, but (true to it's title) this is the first one that I've found with recipes that not only satisfy, but even fool non-vegans. My parents still don't believe that the mac n' cheese is completely dairy free and my co-workers swear that's real sausage in the red beans and rice.

The other things about these recipes is that they're very easy and very versatile. You could easily use many of these recipes to experiment with and make into your own creations. But for those of us that are less creative, Martin gives variations for several recipes. For example, not only does his recipe for plain cheesecake rock, but he also tells you how to make pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake, berry cheesecake, and Kahlua cheesecake!

There are all types of vegans out there, but I think this cookbook would be really useful to someone who needs to cook for non-vegans, someone who really misses dishes that traditionally use meat or dairy, or someone who is new to the vegan diet.
1921817
I am new to Vegan cooking, looking for healthier recipes and substitutions for my old favorites I found this book easy to use, colorful with tons of great recipes. Author explains substitutions, basics of vegan cooking that anyone can understand. I love how she has recipes from all over to try. My favorite Vegan book so far!
4732198
I received this cookbook as a gift recently and it is a book that I turn to with frequency to cook simple, yet tasty meals.  Aside from being completely vegan, I love that many of the recipes are able to be created from ingredients that you could pluck from a backyard garden or find at a farmer's market.  You won't find pages upon pages of recipes requiring meat substitutes or foreign made ingredients.  The flavoring of the recipes comes from the vegetables themselves, salt, pepper, fresh garlic, and occasionally a spice like nutmeg or thyme.  This is a back to what we should be cooking type of book.

I love that the recipes are organized by primary ingredient.  If you have leeks on hand, you can find a great recipe for leek soup.  If you want to use up your barley, there is a very hearty soup for that as well.  I've made no less than ten of the recipes.  Some I have tweaked.  The author likes carrots a great deal and I am not a huge fan so I usually leave those out.  The author also always uses oat milk, which is a milk I don't use.  I use So Delicious unsweetened coconut milk with great results.  The lentil dish that uses a vinegar based dressing was delicious but for some people the amount of vinegar should be reduced.  The only mediocre recipe that I had was the tomato soup.  It was a little bland.  When using this book, know that celery, tomatoes, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, milk substitute, flour and vegetable broth (try&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Better-Than-Bouillion-Vegetable-Base-8-oz/dp/B00016LA9S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Better Than Bouillion; Vegetable Base (8 oz)</a>,<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Better-Than-Bouillon-No-Chicken-Base-Vegan-Certified-8-oz/dp/B000N7YKQK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Better Than Bouillon, No Chicken Base, Vegan Certified 8 oz.</a>, or&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Better-Than-Bouillon-No-Beef-Base-Vegetarian-8-oz/dp/B000N7YKQ0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Better Than Bouillon, No Beef Base, Vegetarian, 8 oz.</a>) are frequently called for so these may be ingredients you want on hand.

Currently, many cookbooks on the market lack pictures.  When I have a cookbook with few pictures, I seem to always pick a recipe that is represented by one of those few photos.  This book, thankfully, is full of pictures.  There are photos on every page and they are very pretty.

On a negative note, the book binding was destroyed in short time. The book does not stay open on its own and propping it open puts more pressure on the binding. The pages are falling out and I will likely have to punch them into a binder shortly.  Some of the writing in the book is cutesy.  Each vegetable is introduced by a cartoon character of itself (a smiling carrot, a gleeful tomato) and then some commentary from the vegetable that it is joyful and full of vitamins or something along those lines.  Like I do with other cookbooks, I tend to avoid extended commentary and just focus on the recipes.

I love the book, and little quirks aside, this book has a prominent spot on my cookbook shelf.  I make the leek soup (double the celery, you can use the whole leek, and no need for spices) at least once a month.  This cookbook is responsible for turning me on to brussel sprouts.  I love the sauteed vegetable strips with homemade tomato sauce.

Simply put, this cookbook is a reminder of how we should be eating.  While I have many vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, they pale in comparison when looking at ease of recipe creation, availability of ingredients, and tastiness.  There are several recipes in here that I will make for the rest of my life.

To your health.
1501193
Excellent cookbook for anyone who has an instant pot, and is either vegan already, or wants to incorporate more vegan meals into their diet. First of all, the instant pot crock pot is a great way to save you work and time in the kitchen. You basically fill it up, set it and forget it until the timer goes off. This book is geared toward a specific instant pot, which is mentioned in the book. It is the 6 quart versions. This is also a  book which helps you create meals easily for two people, specifically. So that is something to keep in mind. The recipes in this book are fantastically delicious, and relatively easy to prepare and cook. The recipes are divided by categories, for example, breakfast, main course, desserts, broths, soups etc. There are a ton to choose from, and they all sound amazing. I personally like that there are so many different wantons and rice-type dishes. There are also many broths and soups to choose from, and some pretty good vegan substitutes for traditionally meaty dishes or ones that usually have dairy in them. As a vegan, it is reassuring to know that all of these recipes are suitable for me to eat. Glad I picked this one up!
1082877
I am so glad I found this book. Robin Robertson proves that you CAN eat an elegant AND tasty vegan meal and still make it an easy meal to put together. This book is full of SO MANY recipes and every single one of them I have tried with HUGE success! I borrowed this cookbook from the library 6 times before I finally bought it - my husband told me just to spend the money and buy it for myself. Being vegan in a meat-eating, cream and cheese and fat-indulging country is not easy, so having this cookbook has been a huge lifesaver! So much useful information and tips are included. Did you know that red food coloring is mostly made from crushed beetles? I didn't until I read this book. How do you stock a vegan pantry? It's all in there. There are many global recipes in the book to help you expand your vegan horizon. Sauces, dressings, pasta, veggies, beans, grains, desserts (yes - VEGAN DESSERTS!!!!!!), grilling, saute'ing, stir frying, pizzas, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, breads, smoothies, and most importantly - THE BASICS - all included in this book!  You can't go wrong. I live in a mixed household, myself being vegan, my husband a pescovegetarian, and my daughter who, unfortunately, enjoys the occassional chicken strip while dining out(most definitely NOT in the home). I have easily satisfied every one of us in the house using this cookbook. None of us ever feel as if we are missing anything at our meals. Our favorites: Maple-Pecan French Toast, Not-So-Dirty Rice, Strawberry-Topped "Cheesecake", Three-Nut Burgers and the Cajun Spice-Rubbed Tempeh. I could go on. Sorry, this book does not have pictures, but the recipes are all easy and the pictures just aren't so necessary in this book. You'll see for yourself after your first indulgence! There is just so much USEFUL INFORMATION you just can't find in most other vegan cookbooks. You can't go wrong with this cookbook.