I have been following the blog oh she glows, for almost 2 years now, so I was anxiously awaiting this cookbook.
Hands down my favourite cookbook I have ever owned or tried. It's full of beautifully photographed vegan recipes for meals, snacks and desserts and includes recipes for making homemade vegan staples. I just counted and I have made 11 recipes out of it since purchasing it in March, and loved them ALL!
Although I don't label myself as vegan (see feta cheese in photo above), I'm also not afraid of the label! I find a lot of people are...they have the same reaction to "vegan" as they do to "feminist". Amusingly, even my meat and potatoes roommates have been wandering kitchen into to the kitchen to see what the amazing smell is every time I cook from this book and everything has passed the taste test. The recipes are hearty and filling, but without a bunch of hard to find ingredients.
I had been seeing and hearing about cashew cream for a long time and wanted to try it out...today was the day! In the top right picture is the "broccoli & cashew cheese-quinoa burrito" and my own potato roasties. So yum. Cashew cream is made by soaking cashews overnight (they turn rubbery) and then blending them. They turn into the neatest consistency. The "cheese" includes other ingredients like nutritional yeast and mustard. I am not a big fan of the idea of vegan recipes trying to taste "non-vegan," but this has a great taste all of its own. I can't wait to try the desert version (similar to whipped cream).
Pictured on the bottom left is photo for the "cream of tomato soup with roasted italian chickpea croutons." Next on my list!
I would recommend to anyone to check this book out, but if you are unsure, the oh she glows blog is also full of (free) recipes.
