Quick and Easy Comfort Food

Description

Popular US vegan blogger Alicia Simpson shares 150 easy-to follow, vegan recipes - organized into 50 plus handy meal ideas - covering every American regional cuisine in a new, healthy, and animal-product-free way. Perfect for new vegans, long-time vegans, or meat eaters trying to bring more healthful options into their diets, "Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food" has more than 150 recipes for those looking for the tastes of home. Author Alicia C. Simpson opens by debunking myths that sometimes get in the way of eating vegan and introduces readers to favourite ingredients, cooking tools, and her love of quick, easy and tasty vegan-ized comfort classics. Dishes include Southern favourites such as Fried Chik'n Seitan, Collard Greens and Sweet Potato pie, Midwestern Tuno Casserole and Sloppy Josephs, while recipes for Black Bean Enchiladas and Fool Your Friends Tacos represent the Southwestern classics. There's something for everyone - and best of all, it is all animal-free.

Alicia C. Simpson is the founder of Lici's Sweet Treats Organic Bakery in Atlanta, creator of the popular US Vegan Guinea Pig Blog, a contributing writer for the award-winning Vegans of Color blog, and has been featured in the documentary I'm Vegan. She lives in Atlanta.

"Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food is filled with accessible, invigorating recipes. Alongside simple preparation instructions are cooking tips and suggestions for pairings with other dishes in the book . . . Beautiful full-page color photos illustrate these delectable combinations . . . Simpson's unpretentious recipes provide vegan simplicity, and her enthusiasm for cooking is infectious . . . Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food delivers on all counts." --Brittany Shoot, Feminist Review blog "With Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food, Alicia Simpson shows the budding vegan cook how simple it can be to whip up delicious, cruelty-free creations in the kitchen with common ingredients. The easy-to-follow recipes, creative meal ideas, and cook's tips are sure to inspire you to get cooking!" --Leigh Saluzzi, co-owner of Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe "Alicia C. Simpson's book is a wonderful entr e into the world of vegan cooking for those who are just getting acquainted with what veganism has to offer, as well as those on a tight budget. Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food educates readers about yummy plant-based sources of protein, calcium, and iron--as well as how easy, cheap, flavorful, and quick it is to make healthy vegan snacks, smoothies, and dishes. This book is a must for those who have always thought 'going vegan' is intimidating, complicated, expensive, and time-consuming." --A. Breeze Harper, editor of Sistah Vegan: Black Female Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society "I love this book! As a vegetarian for over twenty-four years, I know the amazing benefits of a vegan diet for the person and the planet. I love how Alicia shares personal insights and delicious Southern-inspired recipes, making veganism easy and accessible to the masses. From the section on 'Vegan Myths' all the way to the decadent vegan desserts that remind me of mother's cooking, Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food has something for everyone. The world is changing and consciousness is rising. People are searching for a more compassionate way of living, but may not know where to start. Alicia's book is a must-have and will be a permanent part of my cookbook collection. I highly recommend it to all of my readers!" --Martha Theus, 21st Century Vegetarians blog, and co-author of "Throwin' Down" Vegetarian Style! "Yum. Yum. Yum!" --Sarah Kramer, co-author of How It All Vegan "Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food has made it possible for us to enjoy many of the classic comfort foods we once enjoyed--favorites such as Mac and Cheeze, Collard Greens, and Sweet Potato Pie. Guess what though? It is all vegan!" --Traci Thomas, founder of the Black Vegetarian Society of Georgia "Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food is one of the better vegan recipe books that I've come across in the approximately two decades that I've lived a vegan lifestyle." --Simcoe.com