New American vegan / by Vincent J. Guihan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guihan, Vincent J., author.

Series:

Tofu Hound Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vegan cooking--United States.

Vegan cooking.

Cooking, American--Midwestern style.

Cooking, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : PM Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Weaving together personal stories with 120 appetizing recipes, this friendly cookbook delivers authentically American and vegan cuisine that has to be tasted to be believed. Midwestern-inspired recipes range from very basic to the modestly complicated, but always with an eye on creating something beautiful and delicious in its simplicity. Clear text provides step-by-step instructions and helps new cooks find their feet in a vegan kitchen, with a whole chapter devoted to terms, tools, and techniques. With an eye towards improvisation, the cookbook provides a detailed basic recipe that is good a

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction: How I Went Vegan, Why I Stay Vegan & Why the Food Is Central to My Life""; ""Chapter 1: Terms, Techniques & Tools: A Brief Field Guide to What You Need & What You Need to Know""; ""Preparing your ingredients""; ""Being a better cook & being a better eater""; ""A brief glossary""; ""Tools you�ll need & tools that are nice to have""; ""A brief grocery list""; ""Deciphering the time/difficulty glyphs""; ""Chapter 2: Soup Is Good Food (for Vegans!)""; ""Basic Vegetable Stock""; ""Quick, Rich Borscht""; ""Luxurious Carrot & Cashew Soup with Agave & Chipotle Ribbon""

""Cream of Broccoli Latte with Soy Foam""""Tangy Pumpkin, Tomato & Jalapeño Soup""; ""Stick-to-Your-Ribs Yellow Split Pea & Greens Soup""; ""Zesty Sweet Potato, Black Currant & Jalapeño Soup""; ""Exotic Mushroom & Sea Vegetable Bisque""; ""Grandpa Vince�s Homemade Chickenless Soup""; ""Fresh Pineapple, Red Pepper & Arugula Gazpacho""; ""Old-Fashioned Hearty Lentil & Vegetable Soup""; ""Fiery Illinois Corn Chowder""; ""Deep South Gumbo Z�Herbes""; ""Getting Past the Recipes: What Makes a Good Soup?""; ""Chapter 3: Get Saucy!""; ""Simple Vinaigrette Salad Dressing""

""Pomegranate Jalapeño Sauce""""Orange Sauce""; ""Simple Caramel Sauce""; ""Spicy, Sweet & Sour Pineapple Peanut Sauce""; ""Strawberry Chipotle Sauce""; ""Red Lentil, Red Onion & Red Wine Gravy""; ""Black Currant & Horseradish Sauce""; ""Three-Pepper Whiskey Sauce""; ""Porcini Mushroom & Red Wine Gravy""; ""Maple Mustard Sauce""; ""Simple Mornay Sauce""; ""Getting Past the Recipes: Dressings, Sauces & Gravies""; ""Chapter 4: Side Dishes or Plate Partners?""; ""Roasted Asparagus""; ""Arugula, Artichoke & Fig Salad""; ""Smoky Honeydew Melon Wedges""; ""The Basic Garden Veggie""

""Caesar Salad""""Clementine, Kalamata Olive & Collard Salad""; ""Carrot Salad with Agave Nectar, Walnuts & Golden Raisins""; ""Collard Green Noodles with Garlic, Ginger & Tahini Sauce""; ""Roasted Kale""; ""Red Bean & Black Rice Salad with Spinach & Orange Peppers""; ""Roasted Red Potatoes with Chives""; ""Roasted Ginger Garlic Coleslaw""; ""Carrot & Black Kale Slaw with Black-Eyed Peas""; ""Old-Fashioned Mock Egg Salad""; ""Chipotle Mock Chicken Salad""; ""Spicy Peanut & Mango Salad""; ""Chickenpea & Wakame Mock Tuna Salad""; ""Roasted Midwestern Succotash""

""Brown Rice Risotto with Spinach & Sun-Dried Tomatoes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60486-622-5

1-60486-624-1

OCLC:

747410846