Vegan Living
what is a VEGAN? A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.
why VEGAN? Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle. Download free Why Vegan PDF
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Its easy to live vegan 24/7 with this collection of 250 recipes, menus, and color photos for dishes that taste even better than their non-vegan counterparts. The cookbook offers innovative recipes for all occasions, convenience, easy-to-find ingredients, and gluten-free and tofu-free options. More
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Take a step towards a healthier lifestyle by starting in the kitchen. "Wild Vegan" is a collection of recipes influenced by cuisines from all over the world, and includes Moorish Lentil Balls, Karelien Potato Pies, Roasted Vegetable & Couscous Salad, Corn Chowder, Vegetable & Tofu Stroganoff and Banana & Coconut Rice Pudding. The recipes do not contain meat, dairy, eggs or honey. Included in this title are various vegan and vegetarian cooking tips and a section on alternative ingredients to animal based foods. It features: no meat; no dairy; no eggs; no honey; various vegan and vegetarian cooking tips; and, a section on alternative ingredients rather products. Read more
By Alexandra Jamieson
This is the fun and easy way[registered] to live a vegan lifestyle. Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. "Living Vegan For Dummies" is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of life. This friendly, practical guide explains the types of products that vegans abstain from eating and consuming, and provides healthy and animal-free options .Read more
By Ruby Roth
Targeted to early readers ages six to ten, Ruby Roth's nonfiction book presents a showcase of brilliant illustrations featuring animals both in their natural, fulfilling setting and then in cramped, factory-farm misery, to carry the clear, firm message of veganism's virtue. Pigs, turkeys, cows, and even quails, dolphins, and turtles take the stage to exhibit with unflinching candour the conditions animals face on factory farms. While the message is sobering and serious, animals are also shown in their natural state rooting around, bonding, nuzzling, cuddling, grooming one another, and generallycharming each other with their family instincts and More
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Get It Ripe is a vegan cookbook for the twenty-first century with an emphasis on holistic living and whole food (i.e. unprocessed and unrefined) ingredients. Jae Steele is a registered holistic nutritionist; she has also been a professional vegan baker and has worked on an East Coast organic farm. Her life experiences and her love of vegan whole foods are at the heart of Get It Ripe, which not only includes uncomplicated yet delicious animal-free recipes, but advice and information on various aspects of holistic vegan living, including cleansing and detox programs, yoga and meditation, ethical consumerism, and the connections among mind, body, and spirit. Read More
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By Rob Rotondi
Vegan nori rolls, carrot cake, rawvioli, pad Thai, vegan pizza, asparagus soup, fettuccine de mare, croquettes over salad greens, sprouted falafel wraps: these and other tasty delights await the food and health enthusiasts who thought raw food meant giving up on good flavour. Rod Rotondi loves food, and he also loves good health and vitality. He combines these loves to create delicious and healthy meals at his three Southern California restaurants and for products sold through Read More
In this informative and practical guide, two seasoned vegans offer tips and advice for thriving without animal by-products. Sometimes funny and irreverent yet always aware of its serious message, this resource for being vegan in a world that doesn't always understand or have sympathy for the lifestyle illustrates how to go vegan in three weeks or less by employing a "cold tofu method;" convince family, friends, and others that there is no such thing as a vegan cult; and survive restaurants, More
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By Brenda Davis, Vesanto Melina (Joint Author)
Every day, more people are shifting towards a plant-based diet without meat, eggs, and dairy products due to concerns about their health, the environment, or animal ethics. Two of North America's foremost vegetarian dietitians present up-to-date findings on how to meet all of your nutritional needs eating a nutritious, vegan diet. From infants and toddlers to seniors - as well as the special needs of athletes and pregnant women, -. More
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By Michelle Rivera
Slow cookers are a convenient and easy way to prepare food. Now you can also enjoy a bevy of dishes with an international dishes. Sample the passion of Italy in soups and sauces, the colors of Mexico in bean and chili recipes, distinctive Asian flavors in miso and mushroom dishes, and an Irish lilt in stews and a shepherds pie. Also included are American favorites such as macaroni and cheese, baked beans and sloppy joes. More
By Beverly Lynn Bennett, Ray Sammartano
"The definitive book on becoming a vegan with recipes included."
Becoming a vegan isnat just about giving up animal products. Itas about making a lifestyle change. In "The Complete Idiotas Guide to Vegan Living," authors Beverly Lynn Bennett (known as the Vegan Chef) and Ray Sammartano provide a complete guide to living vegan- style, focusing on compassion for all, good health, and great eating. Inside, readers will find 50 sensational recipes, tips for everyday vegan living, the lowdown on vegan myths, and much more.
-One of the few titles that combines information on the vegan lifestyle with recipe. -Being a vegan is not only about what you eat; this book also discusses clothing, cosmetics, etc. Author is a renowned vegan chef . More
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By Lynda Stoner
Go vegan. It's Easy. It's delicious. It's good for you, good for the planet and good for animals.Lynda Stoner has collected a mouth-watering collection of vegan recipes from her friends and family to lay a table full of colour, vitality and health.Many of her recipes are salt-free or gluten-free.Be prepared for a taste sensation in this showcase of modern vegan food.Lynda has chosen an enormous variety of dishes - soups, dips, sauces, new ways with vegetables, classic and modern main meals. The baking will fill your kitchen with a warm glow of bread, brownies, puddings and cakes. More
By Jannequin Bennett, Double Image Studio, Carl Lewis
A vegan diet-one without any animal products-is unusually healthy because it is high in fiber, low in saturated fat, and very nutritious. Nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis says, "My best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet. . . . My weight is under control, I like the way I look, I enjoy eating more, and I feel great."
"The Complete Vegan Kitchen" is "one of the best vegan cookbooks I have read," said famousveggie.com. For the person just beginning to chose meatless meals, it provides information on choosing a vegan diet, nutritional information, and recipes with familiar foods and techniques. . More
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By Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Vegans have often been misunderstood or treated with suspicion because of their beliefs. Now, this strict form of vegetarianism is attracting thousands of new adherents both young and old and it has now become socially accepted as more people learn the health risks of eating too much meat and the benefits both to themselves and the planet of a plant-based diet. "Vegan with a Vengeance" is a vegan cookbook for the 21st century. It is the creation of Isa Chandra Moskowitz, co-host of t. More
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By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Whether you want to bake dairy- and egg-free for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, The Joy of Vegan Baking lets you have your cake and eat it, too! Featuring 150 familiar favorites -- from cakes, cookies, and crpes to pies, puddings, and pastries -- this book will show you just how easy, convenient, and delectable baking without eggs and dairy can be.
A seasoned cooking instructor and self-described joyful vegan, author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau puts to rest the myth that vegan baking is an inferior alternative to non-vegan baking, putting it in its rightful place as a legitimate contender in the baking arena. More than just a collection of recipes, this informative cookbook is a valuable resource for any baker -- novice or seasoned.
Learn just how easy it is to enjoy your favorite homespun goodies without compromising your health or values. More
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By Dreena Burton
In Dreena Burton's first two bestselling vegan cookbooks, The Everyday Vegan and Vive le Vegan!, she offered a dazzling array of healthy, animal-free recipes, many of which are based ont her experience as a mother of two young girls she and her husband are raising as vegans. Dreena also maintains an active blog (vivelevegan.blogspot.com) and website (everydayvegan.com) and and has cultivated an enthusiastic audience for her nutritious recipes.
In this, her third cookbook, Dreena turns her attention to celebratory food - imaginative, colorful, and delectable vegan fare perfect for all kinds of events, from romantic meals to dinner parties to casual potlucks.
Eat, Drink and Be Vegan is destined to join the bestselling ranks of her first two books (The Everyday Vegan is now in its fourth printing, and Vive le Vegan! is in its third). Come celebrate with Dreena and impress your guests (and yourself) with these sensational animal-free recipes. More
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By Wheeler Del Toro
"Ice Cream - Vegan Style "brings the pleasures of the ice cream parlor into the home with 150 recipes for delicious frozen treats that are so rich and creamy, they're better than the "real" thing. Developed by vegan hipster Wheeler del Torro of Wheeler's Frozen Desserts, these "faux" creams feature soy and nut milk blends and all vegan-certified ingredients, making them suitable for both vegans and those with lactose intolerance and other dairy aversions. With a few simple churns of the ice cream maker, you can bring Wheeler's delicious and innovative desserts into your own home. The recipes will be divided into sections based on their main ingredient or inspiration, such Fruit Flavors, Japanese-Inspired Flavors, Nighttime (Alcohol-Inspired) Flavors, and Sorbets. There will also be a chapter on Toppings, including sauces, brownies, and cupcakes (which can be used "in "the ice cream as well) (read more)
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Amazing Cookies, Cakes, Muffins, Pies, Brownies and Breads
By Kris Holechek
This title features 100 all-natural, delicious recipes that are all free of lactose, saturated fats, cholesterol, and cruelty. From classic breads, cakes, and desserts to imaginative new creations, the recipes in this book eliminate the dairy and eggs without reducing the flavour. These homemade delights have been taste-tested to tantalizing perfection. Each bite proves that vegan-baked goods can be just as delectable as their animal-product counterparts. Whether one is motivated to do something positive for the earth, to show compassion for animals, or to be good for one's health, these quick-to-make, easy-to-bake recipes offer a proven new approach for novice bakers and professional pastry chefs alike. (read more)
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