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More copies of this ISBNThe Urban Vegan: 250 Simple, Sumptuous Recipes from Street Cart Favorites to Haute Cuisineby Dynise Balcavage
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Sampling ruby-red organic berries at a farmers market. Comparing thirty varieties of rice noodles in a Vietnamese food store. Ordering “good and greasy” vegetarian rotis from a street cart. This is the life of the urban vegan! Dynise Balcavage brings this fresh cuisine to life with 250 original animal-free recipes inspired by the colorful culinary landscapes of urban areas. Whether you are a dedicated herbivore or someone seeking a healthy, varied, and delicious diet, this book provides mouthwatering inspiration no matter which city market, restaurant, or corner store you visit. Recipes are organized by themes including cafe culture, breakfast at the diner, lunch cart, urban garden, haute cuisine, “just desserts,” and happy hour. At-a-glance icons signify which recipes are low-fat, fast, omnivore-friendly, kid-friendly, and frugal. Also included are essential tips covering vegan cuisine, an overview of the vegan pantry, and numerous menu ideas that will please even the staunchest omnivores! Among the 250+ recipes: Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake Chocoholic Waffles Rapini Panini Honeydew Pomegranate Jigglers Hot & Sour Coconut Soup Savory French Terrine Hedonists Stuffed Mushrooms Chickpea Paprikash Lemon Poppyseed Tempeh Un-Fried Ice Cream Synopsis:Transforming vegan cooking from oat cuisine to haute cuisine Sampling ruby-red organic berries at a farmers' market. Comparing thirty varieties of rice noodles in a Vietnamese food store. Ordering good & greasy vegetarian rotis from a street cart. This is the life of the urban vegan, and author Dynise Balcavage brings this cuisine to life in The Urban Vegan. Designed to help vegans--and all readers--find inspiration for a healthy, varied, and delicious diet in each city market, restaurant, and corner store that they visit, this book presents 250 delicious, and even decadent, original vegan recipes inspired by the colorful culinary landscapes of urban areas.
Accompanying the recipes are shortcuts, entertaining ideas, and menu themes that will please even omnivores; an overview of the vegan pantry; and helpful icons that alert readers to low-fat, kid-friendly, fast, omnivore-friendly, and frugal recipes at a glance. Synopsis:Over 250 recipes organized by themes including cafe culture, breakfast at the diner, lunch cart, urban garden, haute cuisine, “just desserts,” and happy hour. At-a-glance icons signify which recipes are low-fat, fast, omnivore-friendly, kid-friendly, and frugal. Also included are essential tips covering vegan cuisine, an overview of the vegan pantry, and numerous menu ideas that will please even the staunchest omnivores! About the AuthorDynise Balcavage has been cooking since age seven. The author of eleven books for young readers, she has published recipes in Herbivore and Végétariens (Frances first vegetarian magazine) and is a contributor to VegNews. Shes been featured in the New York Times and International Herald Tribune. Dynise volunteers for Philly PAWS (Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society) and is an activist for several animal rights organizations. Readers may visit her blog at urbanvegan.net. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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