Veganomicon

Jacque1038

Jacque1038

Cathlete
I thought this might be helpful to the veggies on the forum.....

I picked up Veganomicon at Borders yesturday. I was wondering if I really needed another cookbook and debating if I made the right decision on the way home. I already have Vegan with a Vegance, Vegan Planet and countless other vegan cookbooks.

However after reading through this Veganomicon my answer was yes I need this cookbook! It is from the Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Vegan with a Vegance) and Terry Hope Romero. It comes in a nice hardcocer binding that will lay nice and flat on your kitchen counter (unlike VWAV that is falling apart from use haha). Going through the book I wanted to make every single recipe because they all sounded so good! I found nice soups and salad recipes for my clean days. There are also a tone of seitan, tempeh and other creative vegan protein based recipes in the book. It goes behind the typical baked tofu recipe I end up making a lot on my clean days. In fact I think there are more seitan and tempeh dishes in this cookbook then all my other cookbooks put together. There are also a tone of things to make for omivores or on cheat days. Want to try to host a vegan dinner? There are menu ideas in the back.

I can not say enough good things about this cookbook.
 
Are they quick recipies?

I have the MOosewood cookbook and although I love the recipes, they take way too long to prepare. I once spent an entire afternoon making samosas. Yummy food, but too much prep (and clean-up).

I always prefer eating food that takes longer to eat it than make it.

Susan L.G.
 
I recently picked this one up as well, based on a suggestion here (Pixie or pixiesis?).I haven't finished reading through it yet, but most of the recipes I've seen so far look fantastic! I also picked up "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World" (same authors) and "The Joy of Vegan Baking" by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau.

I actually don't USE my many, many cookbooks very often!--I usually just throw stuff together---but they are essential for baking (which doesn't do well with the 'just throw stuff together' method), and I like having a 'reference library' on hand, just in case I'm looking for a recipe to use X-ingredient-I-have-on-hand.
 
They have icons in the book that help when picking out something to make (S=soy free, G=Gluten Free, A little picture of a grocery cart=items that can be found at any rural grocery store). If there is one that says 45 minutes it means it can be made in under 45 minutes total including cook and prep time. They also give the total prep time for every recipe. Some are as short as 15 minutes other take 1 1/2 hours. It depends on how fancy you want to get.
 
Yeah, Kathryn, it was my suggestion. I pre-ordered the book and got it a few weeks ago and have made several things already. Everything, as I expected, was great. I think it is my all-time fave!

Amy
 
Hey Jacque, thanks for posting this, it looks like I will have to get this book....I bet there will be no Scrapple recipes!!!...:)
 
Thanks for the recommendation. It like having the prep time and total time for reference. It may be a useful one.

After purchasing Nonnas Italian Kitchen Vegan..something or other, I was disappointed, because every recipe is a time eater. And I do not need a recipe for minestrone. I just use the veggies/beans on hand, DUH


[font color=purple][font size +1]Judy "Likes2bfit"

***The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.
William Osler

***Eat Food. Not too Much. Mostly plants. Michael Pollan[/font]
 
Thanks for recommending this! I always love getting new cookbooks, and this one sounds really good. I'll have to check it out!

Leanne
 
OMG Carole I almost forgot about the scrapple!!! For some strange reason I guess Vegans do not feel the need to try to duplicate the wonderful culinary delight known as scrapple. To bad now our favirote diner waitress will not buy the book}(



On a side note to everyone they have a chocolate drizzles monster they describe as "what Paula Dean would make if she was a vegan". Not exactly clean but maybe something to make to wow non vegans or on a cheat day. haha
 
Judy,

While I would page through it at Borders to see if it is right for you because I do not know what your times needs are they do have some simple bean dishes,stirfrys and a whole one pot recipe section. I am a student who works full time so I also get discouraged when I look through a cookbook and see what looks like a good recipe. That is untill I realize I will have to run to an ethnic store, health food store and regular grocery store to get the list of uncommon items. Then take another couple of hours to prepare it. I can understand maybe people that are single and have a simple lifestyle having the time for that but I do not think most people with families and demanding jobs do.
 
>OMG Carole I almost forgot about the scrapple!!! For some
>strange reason I guess Vegans do not feel the need to try to
>duplicate the wonderful culinary delight known as scrapple. To
>bad now our favirote diner waitress will not buy the book}(


No, I don't think "Helga" would be interested in a scrappleless cookbook...:)...But...thanks again Jacque, I ordered it today!!!
 
You know I bought this book when it first came out and have not used it yet. Sort of don't know where to start or what to choose for some reason. So thank you. I will start with the soup! There is just so much to choose from that I get lost in just reading the recipes.
 
I'm now hestitating to use this book, after making some bad cupcakes from the author's "Vegan cupcakes take over the world," and some 'okay but not great' corn bread (after making a 'great' cornbread from "The Joy of Vegan Baking" by another author).

I made orange/coconut cupcakes (only changing lime to orange in the recipe) and they were soggy and gross. And the frosting that was supposed to taste so great was greasy and pretty much inedible (and I followed the recipe for that to a tee). "Cupcakes" is now on my donation to the library pile.
 
I made a Indian style lentils from the book. I also made some Indian flat bread to go with it from the book. My family goobled both up. On New Years day instead of pork and sauerkraute we had a temeph reubens. I think that one was from Vegan with a Vengance though. The sauce tasted just like the "special sauce" from McDonalds. My family also goobled those up.
 
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