Love the recipes needs prep/cook time.
587040
Love the book but it needs to include the prep and cook time.  I go to make dinner and some of them take me 2-3 hours!  Need to know what Im getting into so I can start it early enough.
4046258
I just received this book and I could not wait to make something, so I went out and purchased some fresh buttermilk and bananas which are items I normally don't have on hand. I made a chocolate chip cookie with banana filling whoopie pie. They were a little time consuming not as bad as making a cake from scratch but not as easy as making cookies and throwing everything in the mixing bowl but I am a lazy baker.

I gave it four stars since the recipe requires 3 1/4 cup at min of powder sugar which make the filling too sweet in my opinion so I added more salt, extract and lemon juice to balance the sweetness. The book says you need nonstick liner or parchment paper but my liner is to to big for my sheets since I use it to make various doughs and I was not going to buy parchment paper so I used my nonstick cookie sheet pans and lightly greased the sheets and used a cookie scoop for the uniform look and it worked perfect. The baking time was 7 minutes for me instead of the 10 minutes the book suggested, they would have burned. NOTE: They will stick, I did not believe that so I stacked a few on top since I ran out of room, so use wax paper to separate when stacking as suggested.

As far as the font complaints other reviewers had, I did not have any problems but I am 28 and I am sure I will have a change of heart in 20 years. I thought the layout of the book was great and cute but they could have put suggestions of fillings at the bottom of each page since it would have been easier than fingering threw the suggestion and trying to look for a particular filling or base you want to make.
382646
Great looking recipes! BUT some of the information is incomplete or missing. I
Love to bake and am glad to have recipes for desserts that fit into my new keto lifestyle.
1402331
Pros:
Great information
Awesome photography
High quality recipes and instructions
Price

Cons:
Some recipes are very complicated and require many hours. Maybe some simpler recipes for home use might be a good idea.
Pages are not waterproof
3478120
I've been making the recipes in this book for a little over a week now.  The meals are delicious and simple although they some of them do take a lot of time.  It's a lot of prep work if you're a working professional like myself.  With a little planning ahead you can set yourself up for the week.

Some of the recipes call for too much salt, so far the avocado smoothie and meatball recipe.  I cute the salt down a lot in these two.
4294632
Ive read this cookbook but haven't done any recipe yet. I love very simple recipes which require 4-5 ingredients and a little time. I don't know will I try more complicated meals. But, in any case, this cookbook will be very useful for me.
4944787
I made the beef short ribs last night for company and everyone thought they were great.  Yes, there is more prep work involved in these recipes than the typical "throw it in the pot and ignore" crock pot cookbook recipes but that is also why they taste more interesting. While these recipes could probably be made on the stove as well, it was nice to do the prep work and then be able to go about my day without worrying about dinner cooking dry or the stove catching on fire.  I would definitely recommend this book for anyone willing to do a little extra work for great tasting food.
4397838
I got this book to be a cookbook. In it's also a diary style book of the author's punk lifestyle. I love the recipies in this book; totaly amazing. However i don't think this book was proofread too well. They forget to tell you to cut the onion before you simmer it.

I'd recomend this book to any vegan or anyone in general as long as  you've cooked before and makesure you read though the recipe before you make it
4777354
The book is great - Alicia gives great, common sense reasons to reduce or eliminate animal products in your diet.  Very inspiring!  The recipes, however, are a little overwhelming for a novice cook such as myself.  I am a fan of 5-or-less ingredients / 30-min or less recipes.  Alicia's recipes contain some ingredients that are exotic (to me)and also seem kind of time consuming to make.  Also, it's summer right now and many recipes call for baking or simmering something on the stove for long periods, which I don't want to do in the hot weather.  Bottom line, I plan to keep hunting for some of those ingredients (where does one find brown rice syrup?) and in cooler weather I'll definitely be trying more recipes.
3368505
Real southern cooking. Be ready to invest some preparation time but it is worth it!
2202905
The recipes look great but I have not had the chance to bake any. I am looking forward to working my way through the book.
3260734
liked recipe book very much haven't had time to try a lot of the recipes but ones i have are good.
2604397
Recipes are great but the plan is extremely time consuming. The meal prep was too much for my husband and I after the first week. Also the recipes were too expensive for our budget. I occasionally still use the recipes but we couldn't follow the plan d/t cost & time.
2539019
Bought this due to need to expand our vegan repertoire.  There are lots of yummy ideas in here, and I have made several on multiple occasions.  While the ingredients are generally things that are easy to find, the prep time consistently is WAY more than 30 minutes.  That being said, the prep is usually easy.  A couple of standouts:  Ziti with Roasted Cauliflower and Tomatoes; Spicy Peanut-Hoisin Noodles with Tofu and Broccoli; Pecan Crusted Maple-Mustard Seitan; Penne with Artichokes, Walnuts & Olives.  The flavors in her dishes meld really well and make great leftovers - often better than the first time around, which means you could make a dish a night or two ahead of time and it would be delish.
2397930
I really like the recipes in this book. Very easy and not overwhelming as I am not a good cook nor do I enjoy long involve recipes. I am recommending this book for its ease and, if bought early, preparation for the fast.
3314302
I think it could be fantastic just a little difficult to get cooking times perfected. Either too done or too raw.
1732584
I LOVE this book!! I needed something simple and easy that I could prepare in the morning before I left for work ... I would say that I'm averaging about 10 minutes of prep time.  So far, so good.  Very family friendly ideas.