Vegan Power

POWER PLATES

If you're a lifelong omnivore who loves variety and meat, the prospect of becoming a vegan can be awfully frightening.  No eggs, no butter, no meat ever?  Simply cooking a delicious meal for vegans struck fear in me.  Whether or not we are committed vegans, most of us do have friends who are vegan or vegetarian, and most of us are trying to eat healthier, better.

That's what I love about Power Plates.  Power to the all people who want to eat more nutritionally balanced meals.  While I'm not sure I can ever become vegan (never say never!), I am eating more plant-based diet, and enjoy organic gardening.  

One of my fears about becoming vegan is based on the fear that I will be eating the same boring thing after another.  This is where Power Plates really helps allay those fears.  The photos are full of color, vibrancy, and whet your appetite.   The butternut squash salad with red quinoa and pumpkin seeds looks wonderful.  Just picked up some tempeh, inspired by the balsamic-glazed tempeh and vegetables over soft polenta  The ingredients are easy to find, and recipes easy to follow -- a major plus as most of us lead busy, hectic lives.  

Power up, this book is a win-win.

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.

Easy Vegan

The word "vegan" has been known to strike fear in many of us who consider ourselves adventurous eaters.   We want to rebel against the restrictions.   Our tastebuds think boring and bland.  Then, of course, the panic of comprising a full meal driven by vegetables that will satisfy and delight?  Gena Hamshaw takes the fear out and puts the pleasure in Vegan with her new cookbook.

The recipes are easy to follow, basic and most do not call for umpteen trips for esoteric ingredients. The subtitle says it all:  60 vegetable-driven recipes for any kitchen.  Any kitchen, folks, so let's here it for Vegan Democracy.

Gena gives you the basics in a section titled Vegan 101, putting you at ease from the beginning.  The photographs whet your appetite.

I received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review.