Vegan Soul Food Cookbook by Nadira Jenkins-El

Vegan Soul Food Cookbook by Nadira Jenkins-El ISBN-13: 9781646117215 Paperback: 178 pages Publisher: Rockridge Press Released: June 16th 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
101 tasty recipes for vegan soul food―100% plant-based recipes. If you love classic soul food but are hungry for healthier meat-free and dairy-free options, the Vegan Soul Food Cookbook will help you make mouthwatering, plant-based meals that are sure to surprise and delight your whole family. From Cajun Fried “Chicken” to Barbecue Riblets, this complete soul food cookbook delivers loads of satisfying flavor without relying on butter, sugar, and meat. These vegan recipes will tantalize your taste buds, and you’ll be eating smarter and healthier every day.


My Review:
Vegan Soul Food Cookbook is a vegan cookbook that focused on making dishes with similar tastes and textures to favorite southern recipes. She generally used whole food or minimally processed ingredients, but the focus was on replicating meat dishes (without the meat) so she used textured vegetable protein, vital wheat gluten, store-bought vegan butter and mayonnaise, etc. She briefly mentioned that you should buy organic corn and soy products due to the GMO issue. Almost all of the ingredients in the recipes should be easy to get.

Most of the 101 recipes served 4 to 6 people and took around 20-60 minutes to make. She included 9 recipes for breakfast, 10 recipes for salads, 10 recipes for soups and stews, 21 recipes for appetizers and sides, 21 recipes for main dishes, 12 recipes for sauces, seasonings, and dressings, 8 recipes for breads, rolls, and biscuits, and 10 recipes for desserts. The recipes provided the preparation time, cooking time, serving size, ingredients, instructions, and substitution tips. She labeled if a recipe was gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free, oil-free, or 30 minutes or less. There was usually only one picture of a finished recipe for each section of recipes.


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