Fresh, raw plant foods are the key to vibrant health, glowing skin, and high energy. But many raw and vegan recipes require trips to specialty stores and long hours in the kitchen. On her popular website, TheRawtarian.com, Laura-Jane Koers offers simple, satisfying recipes to whip up healthy meals with as few ingredients and in as few steps as possible. Laura-Jane is on a quest to create amazing recipes using staple ingredients that can be found all year round and might already be in your kitchen (think bananas, apples, carrots, celery, and onions - no need to make a special trip for fresh coconut or celeriac). Cook Lively! offers 100 brand-new recipes as well as a few favorites from the website, arranged by time of day to show how to support health and satisfy taste buds all day long with all-vegan, mostly raw plant ingredients. Cook Lively! is the go-to cookbook when you're hungry for something wholesome, delicious, and quick.

Italian food is diverse, full of variety and above all designed for enjoyment. But it is also traditionally rich in products of animal origin. Veganissimo translates all the Italian classics into vegan alternatives. You will discover many easy recipes to make, with simple ingredients, some with gluten-free alternatives. Learn how to make Italian vegan cheese, and fresh pasta without eggs. There are recipes for Antipasti: arancini, pizza-style muffins, artichoke cream with hazelnuts, olive spread, and bruschetta. You will learn how to make tofu ragu, aubergine crumble, tempeh marengo, creamy polenta with mushrooms, seitan osso bucco, and polpetti. Produce home-made egg-free pasta such as lasagne, lemon and almond spaghetti, carbonara, and conchiglioni. Create your own vegan versions of mozzarella, ricotta, and mascarpone. As well as all the wonderful Italian dolce: lemon tiramisu, ice cream, cantucci, pannacotta and amaretti.

Whether you are a dedicated vegetarian or just love your greens, this recipe collection offers plenty of inspiration for deliciously fresh food - from a quick, tasty snack to a more glamorous evening meal. To start a relaxed weekend, try Oatmeal Pancakes with Berry Compote or Blueberry & Coconut Muffins from Breakfast & Brunch. Scrumptious Starters & Small Bites include Vegetable Tempura with Wasabi Dipping Sauce and Breadcrumbed Halloumi Goujons. A host of simple Soups & Salads, such as Curried Lentil Soup with Fresh Herb Puree and Pearl Barley, Roast Pumpkin, & Green Bean Salad are ideal for lunches or simple dinners. There are Main Dishes to cater for all occasions, from a Chickpea and Fresh Spinach Curry to Quinoa Burgers with Portobello Mushrooms. Finally, round off a meal with a delectable Dessert, including Plum Frangipane Tart with Ginger Cream and Orange, Almond and Amaretto Drizzle Cake.

Healthy eaters, practical cooks, cookbook collectors, and recipe readers will treasure this edition of this classic cookbook. There are more than 125 recipes, arranged seasonally, and includes soups. Appetizers, entrees, and salads, and cover the gamut from hors d'oeuvres to deserts. Recipes range from simple nutritious fare like Hermit Soup, Cloister Carrots, and Risotto to festive delicacies like Crepe Saint-Gwenole, Bread Pissaladiere, and Roman Gnocchi. An appendix offers basic sauce and pastry recipes, as well as, elegant beverage concoctions.

The recipes come from Brother Victor-Antoine's own kitchen -- supplemented by many others from monasteries all over the United States, France and Italy -- and utilize natural foods and vegetarian cuisine, including some fish dishes.

Reflecting the joy and simplicity of monastic life, and featuring inspirational text and woodcuts, From a Monastery Kitchen, now in paperback, is a must-own cookbook.

Noted vegans and vegetarians love Mark Reinfeld and Jennifer Murray's food. Food Network host and author Ellie Krieger lauds their recipes as "delicious, exciting, healthful, and] accessible for everyone," while Deborah Madison notes their "appealing recipes, good information about food and cooking in general and] surprisingly realistic approaches to thirty-minute cooking." Now, Reinfeld and Murray turn their skillets to the East, featuring over 150 vegan versions of favorite cuisine from India, Thailand, China, and Japan. "Taste of the East" also offers inspired animal-free recipes from Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam, Korea, Tibet, Iran, and Afghanistan.

Want a burger that's low in fat and cholesterol, high in nutrition and fiber, and simply delicious? Try a veggie burger. Not the bland bean burgers of yore, these burgers offer a wide range of exciting flavors, textures, and ingredients that give America's favorite food a unique vegetarian twist, and an international flavor. Among the mouth-watering burgers presented here are: Beet and Mushroom Burgers--perfect for the summer grill; Peanut Burgers--which have a unique Indian accent; Teriyaki Tofu Burgers; and Shiitake-Stuffed Barley Burgers. In addition to serving suggestions, Vegetarian Burgers devotes entire chapters to creating side dishes and condiments that complement a meal of meatless burgers, featuring recipes for Sautéed Asparagus, Double Garlic Potatoes, Honey-Ginger Mustard, and Peanut Sauce.

From the strictest vegans and vegetarians to the curious carnivore looking for a change of pace, all will find the recipes in this unique cookbook a necessary part of their cooking repertoire.

Yum + Ommm = Yommme! Christine Wong, creator of yommme.com, has made it her mission to help others discover how delicious mindful eating can be. In The Plantiful Plate, she shows how easy it is to prepare hearty, satisfying vegan (and gluten-free) dishes bursting with colour and flavour. With a mix-and-match approach, these recipes offer maximum flexibility to account for individual tastes, diets, allergies, and perhaps most importantly, what happens to be in your kitchen that day. In addition to the recipes, she shares her tips for meal planning and shopping at markets to minimise plastic waste and provides at-a-glance guides to nutritional content. Filled with Christine's gorgeous photos, it's truly a feast for the eyes. Eighty adaptaple recipes include: * Asian Pear Salad * Black Bean & Chard Empanadas * Kohlrabi Fries * Chocolate-Cherry Pancakes

Ten years ago, this breakthrough cookbook made vegetarian cooking accessible to everyone. Today, the issues surrounding a plant-based diet-health, sustainability, and ethics-continue to resonate with more and more people, whether or not they're fully vegetarian. This new edition has been completely reviewed and revised to stay relevant to today's cooks: New recipes include more vegan options and a brand-new chapter on smoothies, teas, and more. Charts, variations, and other key information have been updated. And, new for this edition, the recipes are showcased in bright full-colour photos throughout. With these photos and a host of recipes destined to become new favourites, this already classic vegetarian cookbook will continue to be more indispensable than ever.

With an emphasis on comfort, quality, and taste, Francesca Bonadonna draws upon her Italian American heritage to bring familiar flavours and delectable dishes to your table. Plantiful teaches you how to easily transform plant-based foods into hearty and nourishing meals. With an array of creamy, saucy, and crispy creations, Francesca dispells any misconceptions that vegan food lacks the pleasing flavours and textures of its non-vegan counterparts.

The world is becoming more accessible, as is the adventure of eating good food from other lands. Our Healthy World Cuisine Series offers authentic dishes from Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, and Sri Lanka -- not to mention recipes from our own exotic Cajun country and the spicy Southwest. These cookbooks will introduce you to new flavors, new spices, and lots of options while sharing the secrets of traditional dishes enjoyed for generations.

Ethnic recipes lend themselves to easy vegetarian adaptations with meat substitutes, while retaining their unique cultural flavors. Many international cuisines are already heart-healthy, emphasizing the use of olive oil and fresh vegetables and legumes. With these international cooking guides, you can recreate at home the wonderful meals you've enjoyed when dining out or on travels abroad. So, enjoy! World cuisine has never tasted better or been so good for you.

This cookbook supports the critical need for sanity, wellness and healing through the conscious use of food. These 200+ recipes are nutritious, delicious, time-efficient and easy to prepare, even for beginners who might need coaching in how to make a meal from scratch. Unlike many cookbooks that advocate one system, these tested recipes are drawn from a variety of food cultures -- including vegetarian, vegan, macrobiotic, gluten-free, raw, and juice-based. In all, this book makes use of readily-available, fresher & less-processed ingredients. From sumptuous breakfast alternatives, like Papaya Pudding Smoothie, to summer picnic lunches that might include Potato, Beet and Cabbage Salad, to tried and true winter soups, like German Hokkaido Pumpkin, to hearty daily entrees of Soba Noodles with Asian Sauce, to special occasions menus ...from India, France or Japan, to desserts of Lemon Sorbet and Cardamom Shortbread ...this cookbook has it all. As it encourages slowing down, learning about food, preparing it properly, and eating it consciously, Dharma Feast Cookbook helps cooks (and their families and guests) to take a giant step forward in self-esteem and self-understanding. Allowing better care of ourselves, we model for our children and others a relationship with food and life itself that is an expression of beauty and sanity. Dharma Feastis so much more than a cookbook. It is also a Transitional Plan, in three stages, for gently and enjoyably reorienting our diets from "toxic" to life-supporting. This is not gourmet food, but elegant food. And despite its appeal of back to nature, the recipes are chosen for people with busy lives. The book is conveniently indexed, and contains gorgeous black and white photographs.

For food and lifestyle blogger Andrea Duclos (known as Drea to her friends and followers), "the good life" is a natural, plant based one. But when she sits down with her husband and their young daughter, what's on the menu? The quick-to-make, tasty creations in The Plantiful Table! Here are: Comfort classics made vegan, such as Mac & Cheese and Shepherd's Pie A world tour of flavors, from Garam Masala Pancakes to Banh Mi Chay Pea Pesto, Mushrooms with Crispy Sage, and other amazing "things on toast" Hearty one-pot dishes, festive Latin American fare, chocolaty treats, smoothies, and more! This sunny, down to earth cookbook is proof that eating vegan doesn't mean taking options off the table. Throughout, Drea gives kid friendly tips so that one meal can feed everyone. Plus, she takes the guesswork out of reviving leftovers. So, from Drea's family to yours - large or small, all vegan or not - here are hearty meals straight from the earth, perfect for your happy home, every day.

A plant-based diet that can help you not only look great, but also lose weight! This revolutionary step-by-step 30-day diet plan will help you lose weight and start feeling better fast - while eating delicious, satisfying plant-based foods (and absolutely no calorie counting). Carefully developed by award-winning nutritionist and chef Christine Bailey, including nutritionally balanced, gluten-free and delicious recipes, this easy-to-follow, protein-rich vegan weight-loss programme will get the results you want and keep you healthy and energised. Whether you are looking to lose a few pounds or seeking a new way of eating to boost energy, Go Lean Vegan will provide you with all the nutritional principles you need for a vibrant, healthy life. Including nutritionally balanced recipes such as the Coconut Quinoa Bowl with Berries, Grab & Go Protein Raw Protein Bars, Courgette Carbonara and Orange Chocolate Pots, the Go Lean Vegan diet plan will get you in shape quickly, boost your vitality and overall wellbeing without cutting out the foods you love. You'll be astounded at how amazing you look and feel in just 30 days!

Can't imagine living without cheese? Convinced that dairy-free baked goods just don't cut it? Hate the taste of tofu and not a fan of boring salads? EXCUSES, BE GONE! Blogger-author extraordinaire Kristy Turner deliciously refutes every excuse you've ever heard with 125 bursting- with-flavor vegan recipes for every meal of the day - including dessert! "All those special ingredients are way more expensive." Not when you can make your own Homemade Seitan, Barbecue Sauce, Zesty Ranch Dressing, and Tofu Sour Cream. "I could never give up cheese!" You won't miss it at all with Tempeh Bacon Mac 'n' Cheese with Pecan Parmesan, Tofu Chevre, Citrus-Herb Roasted Beets with Macadamia Ricotta, or Mushroom Cheddar Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. "What about brunch?" Chickpea Scramble Breakfast Tacos, Lemon Cornmeal Waffles with Blueberry Sauce, and Caramel Apple-Stuffed French Toast are vegan breakfasts of champions! "My friends won't want to come over for dinner." They will when they get a taste of Carrot Cashew Pate, Portobello Carpaccio, and Gnocchi alia Vodka. "But I scream for ice cream!" Then you'll shriek over Dark Chocolate Sorbet, Mango Lassi Ice Cream, and from-scratch Oatmeal Raisin Ice Cream Sandwiches. If you're a waffling vegan newbie, on-the-fence vegetarian, or veg-curious omnivore, this book will banish your doubts. You'll find you can get enough protein, fit in at a pot luck, learn to love cauliflower, and enjoy pizza, nachos brownies, and more - without any animal products at all. (Even vegan pros will discover some new tricks!) Colourful photographs throughout will have you salivating over Kristy's inventive, easy-to-follow recipes. So what are you waiting for? Get in the kitchen and leave your excuses at the door!

Don't run. Don't hide. Vegan cookies are going to invade your cookie jar, one delicious bite at a time. Join award-winning bakers Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (authors of the hit cookbook V"egan Cupcakes Take Over the World") as they continue their world-domination mission--with dairy- and egg-free batches of everyone's favorite treats.
"Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" includes more than 100 irresistible recipes for cookies, bars, biscotti, brownies, and more. Discover festive desserts that are sure to impress family and friends at any occasion, from birthdays to bake sales. Or simply tempt yourself with:
- Magical Coconut Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Brownies
- Peanut Butter Crisscrosses
- NYC Black & Whites
- Key Lime Shortbread Rounds
- Call Me Blondies
- Macadamia Lace Cookies
Throughout the book, Isa and Terry share their best mixing, baking, and decorating techniques and tackle age-old cookie conundrums. Learn the secrets of vegan-izing name-brand favorites (Nutter Betters, anyone?), whipping up gluten-free batches, and even making cookies you can eat for breakfast. When vegan cookies invade your cookie jar, it's yummy to give in

Longtime vegan and author of By Any Greens Necessary offers a plan and recipes to harness the power of a vegan diet for longevity, health, and beauty. Plant-based diets as a means to greater health are on the rise; from Michael Greger, MD, to T. Colin Campbell, PhD, and Neal Barnard, MD, and others, health professionals are embracing a veg-powered way to combat disease. A diet full of plant-based foods can also help you look and feel younger. Food activist, public health nutritionist, and longtime vegan Tracye McQuirter (50-years-old-going-on-30) teams up with her mother Mary (80-years-old-going-on-50) to share their secrets for staying young, vibrant, and healthy (hint: it's all in the greens), along with 100 delicious plant-based recipes. The McQuirters break down the basics of nutrition, how to build a vegan pantry, and how to make sure you're getting the best nutrients to promote longevity and prevent chronic disease, along with 100 recipes that are perfectly seasoned and full of flavor. Based on fresh, easy-to-find ingredients, including 100% whole grains and natural sweeteners, the recipes combine spices and herbs to create rich flavor combinations, like Cajun and BBQ, so you can easily add variety to your everyday meals. With a 14-day plan to jumpstart healthy eating habits, practical advice about transitioning to a vegan diet, getting essential nutrients, socializing with friends, eating healthy on a budget, and more, Ageless Vegan provides the tools for you to dine your way to a long, healthy, and delicious life.

Are you ready to discover the power of plants? Let's dive in.

Just imagine if what you put on your plate could not only improve your health right now but also make you healthier in the future. This book shows you, and your loved ones, how to make enjoyable, sustainable choices to futureproof your body and mind.

In this ground-breaking book, British family doctor Gemma Newman shares the transformative effect plant-powered eating has had not only in her life, but also in the lives of her family, her patients, and many people around the world. She explains the science that shows why plant-power works and how you can eat your way to a brighter future.

Dr Newman shares how in many cases your genes matter less when it comes to your health destiny than what you eat for dinner. Explore how many of the chronic illnesses we face - including heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, hormonal dysfunction, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and obesity - can be helped with a plant-powered approach along with gut health and immunity.

Make some simple switches. You can still eat your favourite kinds of food and enjoy delicious meals - simply learn how to make them plant-powered. Banish the diets, the calorie counting and deprivation. Instead you can try a compassionate and powerful way of eating that everyone can enjoy.

Start cooking! This book includes over 60 mouth-watering meal ideas to kick-start your journey. Dr Newman includes a simple guide as to the principles of a whole foods plant-based approach and helpful meal plans for you to fill out too. Enjoy easy breakfasts, family favourites and meals on the go and so much more.

Everything you need to eat your way to a healthier, happier you.

Reinventing plant-based eating is what Tal Ronnen is all about. At his Los Angeles restaurant, Crossroads, vegans, vegetarians, and carnivores sit side by side and eat dishes that satisfy each of them. Ronnen's cooking is Mediterranean first - think warm bowls of tomato-sauced pappardelle, plates of spicy carrot salad, and crunchy flatbreads piled high with roasted vegetables - and vegan second. Ronnen proves that the flavours we crave are easily replicated in dishes made without animal products. With accessible, unfussy recipes, Crossroads stresses simple preparations and fresh ingredients, and takes plant-based eating firmly out of the realm of hippie health food and into a cuisine that fits perfectly with today's modern palate. After all, the backbones of Ronnen's food-seasonal vegetables, beans, nuts, and grains-are what many of us are already eating daily. The recipes are photographed in sumptuous detail, and with more than 100 of them, this book is an indispensable resource for healthy, mindful eaters everywhere.

The hosts of the vegan cooking show The Post Punk Kitchen are back with a vengeance -- and this time, dessert. A companion volume to Vegan with a Vengeance, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World is a sweet and sassy guide to baking everyone's favorite treat without using any animal products. This unique cookbook contains over 50 recipes for cupcakes and frostings -- some innovative, some classics -- with beautiful full color photographs. Isa and Terry offer delicious, cheap, dairy-free, egg-free and vegan-friendly recipes like Classic Vanilla Cupcakes (with chocolate frosting), Crimson Velveteen Cupcakes (red velvet with creamy white frosting), Linzer Torte Cupcakes (hazelnut with raspberry and chocolate ganache), Chai Latte Cupcakes (with powdered sugar) and Banana Split Cupcakes (banana-chocolate chip-pineapple with fluffy frosting). Included also are gluten-free recipes, decorating tips, baking guidelines, vegan shopping advice, and Isa's true cupcake anecdotes from the trenches. When Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, no dessert lover can resist.

Pure & Healthy is a unique book, packed with tasty vegetarian recipes suitable for everyone, including practical weekly menu suggestions for those with medical conditions such as diabetes, gluten allergies, and thyroid issues as well as how food groups and servings can be determined and distributed. With its blend of traditional dishes and innovative renditions, it elevates healthy food into refined cuisine. The focus is on using wholesome and fresh ingredients to make dishes like Ragi Dosa (Finger Millet Pancake), Papita-Nariyal Sherbet (Papaya-Coco Shake), and Bharwa Parwal (Stuffed Pointed Gourd). The recipes have been created in collaboration with well-known nutritionist Radhika Karle to ensure that nutritional values are balanced and appropriate. This book retains all features of bestselling author Vidhu Mittal's previous works - simple recipes, step-by-step photographs, and special tips.