My son decided that he wanted to give up meat for Lent and I have been hard at work trying to create recipes that he will enjoy that also have enough protein for a growing teenager. I recently received The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Slow Cooking (Complete Idiot’s Guides (Lifestyle Paperback))
Vegan Slow Cooking
Title: The Complete Idiots Guide to Vegan Slow Cooking
Author: Beverly Lynn Bennett
Publisher: ALPHA (October 2, 2012)
ISBN: 978-1615642014
Format/Length: paperback 304 pages
My Rating: 4
This cookbook is full of over 240 vegan recipes designed for your slow cooker. The author gives a great introduction into the world of slow cookers, discussing the different types that are available, their safety features, and tips on using them for meal creation. She also provides a great list of pantry items you should consider keeping in stock if you want to be successful in your vegan slow cooking adventures. The recipes in this book range from warm and hearty breakfasts, snacks, appetizers, desserts and a ton of other options. She also includes recipes for things like sauces, spread, and dips that might make a great accompaniment to some of the other recipes.
The recipes themselves are very thorough and easy to follow. Ingredients and directions, yield, preparation time, cook time and variations you might consider depending on your dietary needs. I really appreciate the little tips, definitions, and other useful information that the author includes at the bottom of each recipe. I do wish there were some pictures in the cookbook but the core information in this vegan slow cooking guide is all very complete and easy to understand. I have a tendency to prefer the recipes that are vegan ‘naturally’ and don’t use artificial meat substitutes but there is a nice selection of both types of recipes so I had no trouble finding recipes I enjoyed.
If you are looking to reduce your meat consumption, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegan Slow Cooking is a great place to start. Chaotic schedules make slow cookers a HUGE help and there is no reason you can’t have a meatless dinner just because you are choosing to use your slow cooker!
About the Author:
Beverly Lynn Bennett is an experienced vegan chef and baker, writer, and animal advocate who is passionate about showing the world how easy, delicious, and healthful it is to live and eat as a vegan. A certified foodservice operations manager, she earned her culinary arts degree in 1988 from the University of Akron, Ohio, and in the years that followed, gained much practical experience working in and managing vegan and vegetarian restaurants and natural foods stores.
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We love vegan macaroni and cheese.
Pho Stew…but we need more vegan recipes!
TOFU TACOS
Right now we are really into our veggie burgers. I like black bean with avocado, tomato, spinach and feta.
I want to learn how to make veggie burgers from scratch. Right now I just buy them premade.
I buy the pre made as well. I make great turkey burgers, but I have yet to try my hand at veggie’s. I will probably give it a whirl this spring. That is when I am most adventurous with vegetables in the kitchen.
Chipotle,corn and black bean stew!
My family loves lentil chili.
macaroni and cheese.
Vegan chili
Asian vegetable burgers on top of a big salad!
My favorite vegan meal? Cheeseburger pizza with Lightlife bacon, Yves ground ground, french fries, tomatoes, onions, and cheddar Daiya cheese!
We like vegetarian chili with carrots, celery, peppers, onions and all different types of beans and tomatoes.
lentil chili
Eggplant “bacon”, sprouts,tomato, and avocado on whole grain toast
I love to make black bean veggie burgers!
We like when I make my homemade vegetable soup.
I love veggie lasagna, with lots of eggplant and zucchini!
Black bean chili.
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I make a great vegan chili.
we love bean soup!
veggie soup
veggie lasagna
My family loves black bean burgers!
vegetable lasagna
veggie “pizza” made with soy cheese!
For my family its a baked veggie saute…. Amazing!
love vegan manicotti
Taco salad with veggie crumble meat
I make vegan spaghetti and meatballs that are delicious! Even people that arent vegan or vegetarian love them
Egg plant parmesan!
We love vegan nachos with cashew cheese.
we love vegan nachos
vegan chili is a big hit.
We love Tofu Scrambles
rice and bean burritos
Vegan Chili!
We *love* making sweet potato fajitas! Super easy, just cook the sweet potatoes whole in the oven or microwave, peel and dice, then use them in place of meat in your favorite fajita recipe. The combo of spicy/smoky and sweet/creamy is so good!
http://punchfork.com/recipe/Red-Pepper-Pasta-with-Mushrooms-and-Spinach-Whats-Gaby-Cooking
black bean burgers.. yum!
I make a mean white bean chili, but probably our favorite is a veggie seitan ‘blood’ sausage made with smoked dried tomatoes (that I smoke in a stovetop smoker) served with homemade sauce and pasta
Homemade Vegetable Soup
vegetable lasagna
Homemade veggie soup
Thanks for the giveaway…Vegetarian Greek Lentil Casserole with Bell Peppers and Feta
My family love any tofu scramble, I change it up everytime, we love it
i make a vegetable soup that we love, it’s just a bunch of veggies with a veggie broth!
Lentil soup.