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Focused on the art of crafting complete, balanced meals that deliver sustained energy and nourishment, this book features 100 compelling and delicious recipes that just happen to be vegan.

These 100 recipes for wholesome and nourishing vegan food from blogger, nutritionist, and Food52 author Gena Hamshaw help you make delicious vegan meals that deliver balanced and sustained energy. Every recipe contains the key macronutrients of healthy fats, complex carbohydrates, and proteins, which together make for a complete meal--things like Smoky Red Lentil Stew with Chard, and Falafel Bowls with Freekah and Cauliflower. Photographs accompany each recipe, showing how Gena's simple techniques and fresh ingredients yield delicious meals. Additional tips and tricks for taking food on the go, and for cooking ahead on the weekend for quick weekday lunches and dinners, round out the collection.

From the Publisher

Rice, Beans, Tofu, and Greens

Makes 4 To 6 Servings

This dish grew out of my tremendous love of rice and beans, as well as my tendency to load up the dish with extras: greens, peppers, sautéed mushrooms, tofu or tempeh, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I love it because it’s fast and filling, and it all comes together in a single pot. I’m the sort of person who can eat plain tofu right out of the package, so adding unmarinated, uncooked tofu doesn’t bother me. If naked tofu is a turnoff for you, feel free to use 8 ounces (225 g) smoked or baked tofu instead.

Optional Toppings

Crumbled corn chips, chopped fresh cilantro, lime wedges, hot sauce

Recipe

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion is tender and translucent. Stir in the cumin, chili powder, paprika, and salt, then stir in the beans, tomatoes, rice, and water. Add the tofu and stir gently to combine. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring gently from time to time, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes for white rice or 40 minutes for brown rice.

Add the greens, cover, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, until the greens are wilted. Season with red pepper flakes and stir in lime juice to taste. Taste and adjust the seasonings if desired. Serve right away, with any additional toppings you like.

Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 white or yellow onion, chopped 1 small bell pepper, chopped 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1⁄2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 1 1⁄2 cups (270 g) cooked black beans, or 1 (15-oz, or 425-g) can, drained and rinsed 1 (14.5-oz, or 411-g) can diced or crushed tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted 1 cup (185 g) white or brown basmati or long-grain white rice 2 3⁄4 cups (650 ml) water 1 (15-oz, or 425-g) block extra-firm tofu, preferably pressed (see page 15), cut into 3⁄4-inch (2-cm) cubes 1 small bunch collard greens or other greens, stemmed and cut into thin strips Red pepper flakes (optional) Freshly squeezed lime juice

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; Illustrated edition (January 23, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399579052
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399579059
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.29 x 0.9 x 9.77 inches
Reviewer: Susan Hinojoza
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Our new favorite
Review: We have several shelves full of vegan cookbooks, but this one tops them all. The recipes are delicious, satisfying, easy and fast to make, and nutritionally balanced. Before this book, it wasn't unusual for me to have to spend 3 hours in the kitchen making dinner, in addition to all the mental labor it took to ensure I was getting the right balance of nutrients. After several decades of being mostly vegan, frankly I was getting bored and annoyed by the food prep demands, and I was gaining weight and feeling sluggish from making poor choices.Enter this book, and I am fired up again, enjoying cooking (and especially eating!) I always feel satisfied, nurtured, and not overly full after one of Gina's meals, the excess weight is starting to come off, and all the mental work has been done for me. And it takes me an hour or less to have a yummy, healthy dinner on the table. Lots of variety, and good protein sources without relying on fake meat (which tastes industrial to me.) A huge bonus for me is that the dinners tide me over all night and well into the morning without the low blood sugar feeling I used to often get upon waking. I'm a huge fan! Highly recommended!

Reviewer: Customer Feedback
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Foolproof recipes for a fool of a cook
Review: The imperative to change our eating habits for the planet led me to this book nine months ago and I haven’t looked back. Where other books tell you to “cook until the food looks/tastes/feels/behaves this way” and couch the ingredients within paragraphs of esoteric running-commentary instructions (see “Joy of Cooking”), Gena Hamshaw kindly, simply lists ingredients separately on one side of the page and on the other narrates in simple language her precise, easy-to-follow instructions: what to do, exactly how long to do it and at what temperature, when to add what, and then how to attractively serve. Each recipe is beautifully illustrated with a full-page photo and introduced with a brief paragraph or two explaining the inspiration behind it. After a lifetime of feeling like a failure as a cook, I’m finally able to enjoy the entire process of prepping, cooking and entertaining, knowing with confidence that by sticking to Gena Hamshaw’s straightforward instructions my efforts will result in something truly delicious, attractive and very likely unique for most folks. I’ve gifted this cookbook to several friends and family members, having cooked over a dozen of its recipes multiple times (just counted 20 bookmarked pages for recipes I’ve made) and entertained multiple rounds of house guests for days feeling serenely confident in my ability to nourish and please them. My husband is sold too—he seldom buys meat anymore. These photos are of Gena’s White Chili which we’re having tonight—the prep work done; in my stock pot; and on the table. It is delicious fare on the first wintry night after turning the clocks back. This is the first cookbook I’ve ever felt compelled to sing the praises for, and I’ve got shelves full of others that never “took.” A giant “thumbs up”—recommend without reservation.

Reviewer: Kelly Lohr
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Really flavorful filling recipes for the vegan curious
Review: I bought this book to get into some healthy meal prep. I make one recipe a week, divide into 5 portions, and always look forward to my work day lunches now. The recipes are really flavorful and more importantly filling, which has always been my struggle with reducing meat in my diet.

Reviewer: brenda Marquardt
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best vegan cook book.
Review: I have been vegan for 13 years and struggle to keep things interesting and healthy. This cook book has been a game changer. I love tempeh again.

Reviewer: ML
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Criticisms are valid. Good for healthy grains and beans.
Review: I’m not vegan and don’t plan to be, but wanted to purchase this book for its hearty salads, bowls, and soup recipes. It delivers. It’s nice that it’s vegan because that’s like trying to produce flavors on hard mode. I love to avoid dairy when I can, so vegan recipes still appeal to me. I haven’t tried anything out, but the flavor combinations are what I’m looking for. The ingredients include grams, so I’m confident this will be a great cookbook. For some recipes I’m just planning to use chicken breasts instead of tofu or tempeh. Was not moved by the breakfast or skillet recipes, and I think they’re pretty time consuming. All these recipes are, but if you mean plan for 2-4 hours on the weekend, you have to put in the time anyways.One thing I’ll say is, I think the nutritionally balanced title is misleading. It just means protein, fat, and carbs on each plate. I thought it was actually micronutrient balanced which would have been crazy impressive. But regardless, it takes the guess work out of trying to add in a carb or protein to your meal. I struggle a lot with healthy carbs because I eat too much protein or fat in my meals. This definitely isn’t a diet book. You’ll have to portion control and count calories on your own, but it’s definitely healthy whole foods.These recipes probably aren’t fast. She has directions for cooking beans and rice but I’m probably going to skip everything and just search for instant pot instructions for specific ingredients I need to save time.Overall, I’d give this book a shot if you want the flavor combinations (complex, vegan) and look for hearty salads and soups. I like that the recipes are all hearty but since they’re vegan you don’t rely on cream and cheeses like a lot of other “hearty” soups have.At $20, that’s basically one meal eating out so I think the price is worth it for the knowledge gained in this book.

Reviewer: Moberg
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This cookbook is bursting with flavour. Unique bowls and dressings. Lots of family staples have come from this book. In the pic is the Provençal salad with lentils and cashew cheeze. The sundried tomato dressing is divine - just blend it with an immersion blender and always make double and add water to taste/make it easier to blend.

Reviewer: Michael
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: So far I have only made 3 dishes out of this book and I now have a new favorite soup for colds. I use this book for a guideline for combinations of new spices and foods to mix.

Reviewer: dutchgirl
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Have followed a plant-based diet for a long time but when my husband’s nutritionist recommended he do the same, I wasn’t sure how he would react to a lot of recipes I’m used to. These recipes all look spectacular and, having cooked with these same ingredients most of my life, I can tell by reading through the recipes that they’ll taste as good as they look (and the pictures really are beautiful)!

Reviewer: Client Kindle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It's a healthy plant-based recipe book with balanced and flavorful meals . Great ideas for meal prep too! Easily adaptable for those on a no oil and no salt WFPB diet.

Reviewer: Kelly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent recipes. Hearty, tasty, nutritional