Veganomicon The ultimate vegan cookbook
September 4th 2010 09:26
Original Creative Writing:
Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
Link: www.dacapopress.com
Veganomicon The ultimate vegan cookbook
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
It sounds like a hook to a joke, "How do you surprise a Vegan?" and begs for a punch-line, but it is not a joke, it is a real dilemma sometimes.
Many of the vegans I know find themselves searching for something new and appealing to serve at a dinner party or take to a 'bring-a-plate' do, so they will be directed towards Veganomicon, where they will find plenty of ideas and clear directions on how to do it.
This is the great challenge - what and how to do - encountered by those of us who want our Vegan friends over for a meal, but don't want to ask them to bring their own food or dictate to us what we should be serving. It can be quite a difficult challenge to find a whole meal, three or more courses, to serve a Vegan.
In the case of Veganomicon the title says it all really. Inside this book you will find in the vicinity of a hundred recipes, all without any of the gnarly stuff vegans will not eat, plenty of really helpful tips on how to get the food put together with the highest amount of impact and lowest amount of fuss.
The photography is deliciously slick, showing off a selection of full colour versions of the recipes to their mouth-watering advantage. The book also contains metric conversions and menu suggestions helping the decision making process for those too overwhelmed to find a satisfactory starting point.
It is not only Vegans who will enjoy the food here, anyone who is entertaining the company of Hindus or other non-meat-eating types will be pleased. Good health and well-being often demands dietary shifts from too much meat, not enough veg, greater intake of coarse grains or essential oils etc. So even though it is pitched at Vegans by Vegans, this is a cookery book anyone can enjoy.
There is also a connection to Vegan quirkiness here - in a nice way - lots of silly little comments by the writers/cooks to keep a smile on your face. It's pretty irreverent, relaxed and full of wholesome shtick - comments as far ranging as what a Vegan-zombie may want to throw on the barbie through to pop culture references that will raise a chuckle from even the most stoic of chefs. Good food, good fun, good health - all in one easily understood tomb, ah... I mean, tome (which is a fancy-schmancy way of saying book).
Yummy!
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
It sounds like a hook to a joke, "How do you surprise a Vegan?" and begs for a punch-line, but it is not a joke, it is a real dilemma sometimes.
Many of the vegans I know find themselves searching for something new and appealing to serve at a dinner party or take to a 'bring-a-plate' do, so they will be directed towards Veganomicon, where they will find plenty of ideas and clear directions on how to do it.
This is the great challenge - what and how to do - encountered by those of us who want our Vegan friends over for a meal, but don't want to ask them to bring their own food or dictate to us what we should be serving. It can be quite a difficult challenge to find a whole meal, three or more courses, to serve a Vegan.
In the case of Veganomicon the title says it all really. Inside this book you will find in the vicinity of a hundred recipes, all without any of the gnarly stuff vegans will not eat, plenty of really helpful tips on how to get the food put together with the highest amount of impact and lowest amount of fuss.
The photography is deliciously slick, showing off a selection of full colour versions of the recipes to their mouth-watering advantage. The book also contains metric conversions and menu suggestions helping the decision making process for those too overwhelmed to find a satisfactory starting point.
It is not only Vegans who will enjoy the food here, anyone who is entertaining the company of Hindus or other non-meat-eating types will be pleased. Good health and well-being often demands dietary shifts from too much meat, not enough veg, greater intake of coarse grains or essential oils etc. So even though it is pitched at Vegans by Vegans, this is a cookery book anyone can enjoy.
There is also a connection to Vegan quirkiness here - in a nice way - lots of silly little comments by the writers/cooks to keep a smile on your face. It's pretty irreverent, relaxed and full of wholesome shtick - comments as far ranging as what a Vegan-zombie may want to throw on the barbie through to pop culture references that will raise a chuckle from even the most stoic of chefs. Good food, good fun, good health - all in one easily understood tomb, ah... I mean, tome (which is a fancy-schmancy way of saying book).
Yummy!
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