Fast, easy, and thoughtful

Good looking fast & easy vegan recipes! Whether you are plant curious , starting on your vegan journey, or a vegan veteran looking to switch up your meals, JL has something for you! I also love that she acknowledges so many allergies and preferences with gluten free, soy free, nut free, and oil free options to almost every recipe. I am going to try to narrow down my first couple of recipes to try!

Great ideas

Great recipes, I will be trying some this week! I love that she shows gluten free alternatives for each recipe.

JL Field's books: Always a win!

I'm a fan of JL Field's cookbooks, but I can already tell this one will be in heavy rotation! It's the unicorn of cookbooks: easy, practical recipes th a t i know will be delicious, based on my experience with her other books.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own.

It is so hard to find a cookbook that I'll use regularly, especially one that's 100% vegan. Typically, I'll end up using only a handful recipes, so keeping the entire book has always felt a little pointless. Does anyone else do that? Buy an entire cookbook just for a couple of recipes? Well, I am happy to report that there are quite a few recipes in the Fast & Easy Vegan Cookbook that I'm looking forward to making. I've skimmed the entire book, marked the pages that snagged my attention, and successfully made Creamy Portobello Soup.

My son had to leave school early on Friday because he had a fever, and soup is a pretty standard response when someone is sick. Me? I always want potato soup (the chunky kind my mom makes, but that I can never get exactly right). However, my son loves mushrooms. I remembered seeing a recipe in this book, so I stopped and grabbed some friendly fungus on our way home.

There are a lot of cookbooks out there that claim their recipes are "fast and easy," but most of the time that's simply not true. Thankfully, Fast & Easy Vegan Cookbook is exactly what it claims to be. The recipe I followed was straightforward and required very little of my time. Bonus: I already had most of the ingredients (just not the main one, haha), and was able to prep this meal and have it ready in 15-20 minutes.

I also really liked the variety in this cookbook, and appreciated the inclusion of the recipe index and dietary labels at the end. Whether you're a vegan or not, this cookbook is definitely worth looking into. Side note: I used 1 tablespoon of olive oil instead of 1 teaspoon, waaay more salt that what was required, and 2 mushroom caps instead of one (in case anyone decides to give this recipe a whirl).

Originally posted at Do You Dog-ear? on November 18, 2019.