Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Asian Vegan Recipes for a Dairy Free Raw Vegan Lifestyle


Sam Kuma does it again! Here's a concise collection of recipes to tingle your taste buds with delicious foods that you will love. I just love Asian foods but don't like the oils or added unhealthy ingredients for my body that you get in restaurants or processed packaged foods in the grocery store.

Sometimes I get so bored with my normal vegan diet and I yearn for something spicy, different, and cost effective. Here are just some of the examples in this book:  Vegetable Rolls, Wonton Soup, Chinese Hot Pot, & Grilled Pineapple with Spiced Caramel (my personal favorite). 

The best part is that all of these can be made at home simply and quickly. The ingredients you may already have stocked in your pantry or are available in grocery stores in the international food sections.

I received this book free. The opinion expressed is my own.
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Friday, October 21, 2016

Air Fryer Cookbook: Delicious Air Fryer Recipes For A Healthy Diet (Delicious, Recipes, Easy, Simple, Air Fryer Cookbook)


Everyone I know calls me a fussy eater. Well, I try to limit my intake of oils. Oil is one of the major causes of obesity in our country. Some of the major contributors to excess intake of oil and fats are fast food, processed food, such as potato chips.

Here is a cookbook for frying your foods with an air fryer. I don't have one, but I believe it is a great way to have fried foods without all of the excess cooking oils in your food.

This cookbook has recipes for frying or roasting meats and other foods for a healthier intake of good food. Air fryers reduce fried food odors in your home because of an air filter system and  faster cooking times.

There are plenty of simple breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes that are easy to make with your regular foods.

Follow the affiliate link below to see a sample recipe in the book with the table of contents and a preface of the style of cooking foods with an air fryer.



I received this ebook free. The opinion expressed here are my own.
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Monday, October 03, 2016

GIVE ME CHOCOLATE!

You can't be vegan and eat chocolate! That's what people tell me. So, I have to tell them about the recipes that are in this book. None of the ingredients are of the animal variety. There aren't even eggs. The milk is all nut based and delicious. I've been eating this way for four years but sometimes my diet becomes stale and I need inspiration. That's what this ebook has been for me, an inspiration. I love desserts and when they are healthy, that's the best kind of dessert.  I've tried the Chocolate Chia Smoothie Pudding, Three Ingredient Brownies, and the Chocolate Lava Cake.  As soon as my kitchen is back in business, I will try the Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake to take to a picnic this weekend.  Because I do eat only plants, my cupboards are already stocked with most of the ingredients needed for these recipes. But, they are readily available at most big box grocery stores.  I do hope you try some of these desserts.  Yummy.

I received this product free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Vegan: 101 Essential Chocolate Vegan Recipes (plus free bonus book included) to Supplement a Raw Vegan Diet for Healthy Weight Loss (Gluten Free, Delicious, ... Diet for Healthy Living Cookbook) bySam Kuma

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Friday, December 14, 2012

Happy Herbivore Abroad

Lindsay's newest endeavor will be available soon!  
Leave a comment to win a free copy!
In March of 2012 I was diagnosed with an under-active gall bladder. To avoid surgery, my primary doctor asked me to try a plant-based lifestyle for 6 weeks. I didn't have anything to lose except surgery, so I gave it a shot. My gall bladder calmed down, I lost 13 lbs. and dropped my total cholesterol from 229 to 148! I don't miss dairy, meat or oil in my new plant-based lifestyle. I have more energy and my skin and hair are much better than when I ate anything and everything. It's feels like I'm on holiday and get to eat treats for breakfast, lunch & dinner!

I have also learned that a plant-based lifestyle is much more economical than eating meats and dairy. 

Lindsay's website  was first in the search for recipes and I have been avidly perusing her recipes for the delicious food that I love. Her daily emails are inspiring and encouraging. I had a recent opportunity to ask her a few questions and here are her responses:


1. How do you come up with your recipes?

With my first book, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, I set out to recreate dishes ("comfort foods") that I used to eat -- but in a new healthy and plant-based way. With my second book, Everyday Happy Herbivore, I went back to basics. I looked at whatever ingredients I had on hand, then created a meal (or meals) out of it. With my new book, Happy Herbivore Abroad, I recreated meals I ate or saw on my travels... I made international cuisine healthy and plant-based -- and with everyday ingredients. 


2. Do you research the products used in creating a dish, i.e. best brands/products to use?

No - I use whatever I have on hand or what is available to me. I'm only brand specific on two products: nutritional yeast and almond milk, but even then I've used other brands if that's all that was available. I love to buy generic.
 
3. What is the best way to figure out meal plans ahead of time?

We have great meal plans at getmealplans.com -- for individuals and families. If you want to write your own, sit down and figure out what meals you want to make for the week, write up your shopping list and go from there.
(I'm starting on the meal plans soon! Takes the guess work out of planning.)
4. Does your book include recipes for lunches to take to work?

All of the lunches on the meal plans are designed to travel to work. With my new book, Abroad, there are several meals that you could take to lunch, but I didn't specifically develop recipes for lunch. That's more for a meal plan recipe than a cookbook one.
 
5. Why is your book different than other plant-based cookbooks?

My cookbooks (all of them) focus on being low fat, no oil -- using whole foods, and basic ingredients, which makes them stand out from the vast majority of other vegan cookbooks on the market.
 
6. Have the menus of restaurants of other cultures given you more creative ideas?

Absolutely. I recreated a lot of dishes I ate abroad in Happy Herbivore Abroad.
 
7. I thoroughly enjoy your escapades to restaurants and it makes me want to tag along! Do you
share your experiences in the book for the reader?

Yes. There are so many personal stories in Happy Herbivore Abroad -- you'll definitely get a sense you're traveling with me.
 
8. What is your favorite newest recipe?

Asking a chef to pick their favorite recipe is like asking a parent to pick their favorite child :) 


Lindsay is giving away a copy of this cookbook! Just leave a comment on this blog and we'll choose one person to receive a copy at the end of December.  The winner will need to forward their mailing address to us.  U.S. & Canada only.