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Vive le Vegan!: Simple, Delectable Recipes for the Everyday Vegan Family

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I finally bought this book on the recommendation of many trusted friends, and I was not disappointed. Within the first three days, I had made 5 recipes. Every single thing that I have made from this book is totally delicious, and easy too.

You could feed a lot of these recipes to a non-vegan, and they would never know the difference. Actually, I am not vegan or even vegetarian, I just love healthy cooking, and this book suits me to a T. If you have any desire to get this book, do so immediately. It is one of the best recipe books I own.

When (not if!) you get this book, you must make the Moroccan Chickpea Patties with the recommended sauces. To die for! Also, the Banana Oat Bundles are wonderful little breakfast gems, and the Sunflower Lentil Pie is as delicious tasting as it is weird sounding.

I have had this book for a couple of years now and the recipes have certainly become staples in my cooking repetoire. A relaxing Sunday morning just isn't the same without Dreena's banana pancakes-they are so simple and delicious. Honestly, I have tried so many of the recipes in this book and they have not only impressed me, but my omni family members and friends as well. Dreena's flavour combinations are pleasing to my more adventurous palate but also keep the children in my life clamouring for seconds. She makes eating nutritious meals both simple and incredibly satisfying. I would highly suggest trying her creamy hummus, the stork muffins, the banana bundles, the lemon-herb tofu, and the three-bean curry tomato soup. Once you are full of all those wholesome recipes-turn to the dessert chapter. Dreena's cookie recipes have proven over and over again to be the best vegan cookies I have ever made (I do own over 80 vegan cookbooks). I even did a blind recipe taste-test with a local vegetarian group and Dreena's chocolate chip cookies reigned supreme. The peanut-butter cookies are just as amazing. Honestly, it is worth buying the book just to have these cookie recipes in your house for all of those special occassions.

My very thoughtful boyfriend gifted me with this at Christmas. I've already stained the pages and marked out my favourite recipes, which are basically foolproof to make. Despite being a student, I find it easy to make the big batches of food (like the Earthy Lentil Soup which makes probably 12 servings), then just refrigerate or freeze the remainder for later (and even easier) meals!

If you've ever searched for a lovely French toast recipe that's vegan-friendly, your search can now come to an end! I've even won over non-vegans with it!

This is my favorite vegan cookbook.
Easy recipe that are delicious and that you can make even when you come back home tired from work
Ingredients are easy to found.
Love it!

I haven't tried out so much of the 'food' items in this cookbook, as I find the recipes a little bit 'all over the place'. We have used some of the dessert and muffin recipes which have been good.
We have almost elimnated white flour from baking. I've used up 2 bags of spelt flour and 1 whole wheat flour bag whereas the white flour bag I purchased just before the cookbooks came is still left unopen.