In Need of Plant-based Eating Inspiration? Check out these Cookbooks
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All of us could benefit from eating more plants. Whether you decide to be 100% Vegan or Vegetarian is totally up to you, but if you too are looking for some plant based foodie inspiration, check out these plant-based (vegetarian and vegan) cookbooks.
Cookbook: Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed
Brief Description: In Afro-Vegan, renowned chef and food justice activist Bryant Terry reworks and remixes the favorite staples, ingredients, and classic dishes of the African Diaspora to present more than 100 wholly new, creative culinary combinations that will amaze vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike.
Cookbook: Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul
Brief Description: Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating classic Soul Food--fluffy biscuits, smoky sausage, Nana's sweet potato pie--but thought she'd have to give all that up when she went vegan. As a chef, she instead spent years tweaking and experimenting to infuse plant-based, life-giving, glow-worthy foods with the flavor and depth that feeds the soul.
Cookbook: Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African American Cuisine
Brief Description: One of the foremost voices in food activism and justice, Bryant Terry brings soul food back to its roots with plant-based, farm-to-table, real food recipes that leave out heavy salt and refined sugar, "bad" fats, and unhealthy cooking techniques, and leave in the down-home flavor. Vegan Soul Kitchen recipes use fresh, whole, healthy ingredients and cooking methods with a focus on local, seasonal, sustainably raised food.
Cookbook: Caribbean Vegan: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine
Brief Description: Welcome to the Caribbean, home to an incredibly rich cooking tradition. Here, African, French, Asian, and Spanish influences combine with the local flavors of Barbados, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and more.In this expanded, full-color second edition of Caribbean Vegan, Barbadian chef Taymer Mason shares 75 all-new recipes.
Cookbook: Hot for Food Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face
Brief Description: In this bold collection of more than 100 recipes, the world of comfort food and vegan cooking collide as Lauren Toyota shares her favorite recipes and creative ways to make Philly cheesesteak, fried chicken, and mac 'n' cheese, all with simple vegan ingredients.
Brief Description: Love Real Food offers more than 100 approachable and outrageously delicious meatless recipes complete with substitutions to make meals special diet–friendly (gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free) whenever possible. The cookbook is designed to show everyone—vegetarians, vegans, and meat-eaters alike—how to eat well and feel well.
Cookbook: 28 Day Pant-Powered Health Reboot: Reset You Body, Lose Weight, Gain Energy & Feel Great
Brief Description: With this one-of-a-kind guide to plant-based eating, it only takes 28 days to gain a healthier you. Written by Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez, both registered dietitians/ nutritionists, each and every recipe in this cookbook is both delicious and nutritious. All of the 100 recipes have a healthy balance of carbohydrates, fat and protein and are typically between 300 and 500 calories per meal.
Cookbook: Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out
Brief Description: This treasure trove of more than 100 moutherwatering, wholesome recipes — from revamped classics that even meat-eaters will love, to fresh and inventive dishes — all packed with flavor. The Oh She Glows Cookbook also includes many allergy-friendly recipes — with more than 90 gluten-free recipes — and many recipes free of soy, nuts, sugar, and grains
Brief Description: Dana Shultz founded the Minimalist Baker blog in 2012 to share her passion for simple cooking and quickly gained a devoted worldwide following. Now, in this long-awaited debut cookbook, Dana shares 101 vibrant, simple recipes that are entirely plant-based, mostly gluten-free, and 100% delicious.