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Customers find the recipes in this book tasty and easy to prepare. They appreciate the vegan options and low-fat recipes. The book is suitable for busy individuals and families, with a simple layout and clear instructions. Many consider it worth the cost and a great buy. Customers also mention that the variety of recipes provides good value for money.
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The acclaimed author of Quick-Fix Vegetarian shares 150 easy and delicious vegan recipes—plus helpful tips for your vegan kitchen and pantry.
Robin Robertson’s Quick-Fix Vegan features everything from starters, snacks, salads, sauces, and sandwiches to stovetop suppers, pastas, soups, and desserts that can all be prepared in 30 minutes or less. It also includes “Make-Ahead Bakes,” convenient recipes that are assembled ahead of time (in less than 30 minutes) and then baked before serving.
Quick-Fix Vegan draws upon a myriad of ethnic influences such as French, Mexican, Cajun, Middle Eastern, and more. Recipes include Spicy Black Bean Hummus with Orange, Korean Hotpot, Rotini with Creamy Avocado-Herb Sauce, Moroccan-Spiced Pumpkin Soup, BBQ Pinto-Portobello Sandwiches, Burmese Ginger Salad, Autumn Harvest Gratin, and Catalan-Style Creme Brulee.
Robertson also shares secrets on maintaining a “quick-fix” vegan kitchen, including pantry suggestions and kitchen tips, as well as basic recipes for ingredients such as homemade vegetable stock and seitan.
ASIN : B005XXT0AK
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (October 4, 2011)
Publication date : October 4, 2011
Language : English
File size : 8501 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 365 pages
Blythe Dresser –
FANTASTIC for the vegan and supportive non-vegan alike!
When my boyfriend went vegetarian last year I wanted to show my support for his healthy lifestyle change so I picked up Robin Robertson’s Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less. We’re just out of college and we live on a pretty strict budget so we were able to quickly and affordably make the recipes out of that cookbook with very little fuss! Not only that, but as a non-vegetarian I was absolutely loving the meals we were making!So when he told me he was going vegan, I knew I had to pick this up for him for his birthday! And, much like with Quick-Fix Vegetarian, I’m glad I did!Robin Robertson never fails to deliver on really scrumptious recipes that are easy to make and affordable. We’re usually able to pick up 90% of the ingredients listed within at our local Trader Joe’s and only occasionally do we have to go to Whole Foods to find a rare item. This makes making dinner very budget-friendly.Here are some of the recipes we’ve tried so far and have adored:The Jerk Seitan and Vegetable Skillet – Even though I still eat meat, I think seitan is a great and very tasty substitute. And, as a bonus, you don’t end up feeling all bloated and heavy after mealtime.Black Bean Sunburgers – We were always spending a pretty penny buying black bean burgers in bulk at Costco, but this recipe showed us how to save money making our own! They freeze really well so it’s great being able to make a bunch at a time and saving them for later. Super tasty!The Tiramisu Parfaits – These are TO DIE FOR tasty! One of the things my boyfriend has struggled with is how a lot of vegan deserts end up tasting dry or brittle. It was nice to whip these up and they taste just as good (if not better) as the real thing!Easy Artichoke Puffs – I absolutely adore artichokes, so I could wait to try this one. We made these when we were having (non-vegan) company over and everyone ate them right up. Our guests loved them just as much as we did.What I like most about this cookbook is the variety. Every course of a meal is covered and Robin Robertson doles out some very practical advice in the introduction of the book about the vegan lifestyle as well as how to properly equip your kitchen and stock your pantry for preparing these meals. I would definitely suggest this book as a first cookbook for anyone thinking of making the transition over to veganism. This book isn’t too intimidating for beginners, but still has a great sense of variety for more experienced diners.I honestly think you can’t go wrong with this book, vegan or not, especially for this price! If you pick it up, you’ll be glad you did!
Joy N. –
Buy it and love it!!!
Robin Robertson is my new best friend. (Okay, Robin? Cool.) Why? Because she wrote this vegan cookbook that not only makes me feel like eating a plant-based diet is possible, it’s also easy and incredibly delicious. I’ve been vegetarian for nineteen years, since my early teens, but only recently did my husband decide to make the switch to a plant-based diet. And when he did, he wanted to be as vegan as possible. (Right now, veganism is more of a goal for both of us, not something we actually achieve every day.) But when he first told me this, I was frankly quite stressed. I’m used to cheese and eggs being part of what we eat. It’s easiest — or at least that’s what I thought till I bought this. I know I’m not alone in my thinking because so many vegetarians I know, when asked if they’re vegetarian or vegan, say, “I could never be vegan. It’s too hard.”Well… Enter Quick-Fix Vegan.First off, the lay-out is easy to follow. The author has a list of the basics needed in your pantry for quick, plant-based cooking. I do need to mention that I ordered some of the items on the list from Amazon rather than try to track them down in local groceries, but now that I know what I’m looking for, it’s getting easier to find those products. The book then goes through recipes — salads, soups, sandwiches, make-ahead bakes, etc. — and has an index at the back that I’ve found is much easier to use than those in other cookbooks. For instance, you can look up the ingredients that you have in your kitchen and come up with a plan for your meal. Other cookbooks don’t always include the main ingredients unless they’re part of the title, which makes for more time-consuming flipping through the book. Robin Robertson is all about making things simple and fast.But the taste is what should really sell this book. I wish there was a way to stick taste samples on my review, they are so incredibly delicious. I haven’t made a single dish that wasn’t met with rave reviews — even from the pickier eaters in our family. The Indian Shepherd’s Pie is a starred favorite, asked for weekly at least. Same with the Roasted Ratatouille. And the aroma as these are being cooked is… (okay, I’m stuck here because I feel like I’ve used “incredible” too much here already)… Outstanding! Mouth-watering! The kind that make you happy to stand by the stove even if you didn’t consider yourself a “cook” before! The kind that make you count the seconds till you can shout, “Dinner is ready!” and then run to the table to dig in! (and be glad these are “quick-fix” items!)If you can only buy one vegan cookbook right now, buy this one. You will absolutely not regret it.
J. Greening –
Great cookbook for vegetarian or vegan. Simple but tasty recipes with things you probably have in your kitchen. Robin Robertson is my favorite vegan chef and I have other cookbooks of hers. Excellent.
Katja –
Wer wie ich gerne englischsprachige Kochbücher benutzt, wird mit diesem Kochbuch glücklich werden. Die veganen Rezepte sind schnell zuzubereiten, die Zutaten werden erfahrenere Köchinnen und Köche nicht überfordern, auch wenn man wahrscheinlich neben einem gutsortierten Bioladen und einem Asialaden auch noch gut einen türkischen Supermarkt o.ä. gebrauchen kann. Wer vegan essen möchte, um es als Diät zu nutzen, wird angesichts des normalen Umgangs mit Öl und Fett vielleicht nicht ganz glücklich, aber mir gefällt, dass die Rezepte eher vollwertig sind.
Jane Easton –
I think this book rocks! I really love Robin Robertson: she’s a bit of a US vegan Delia – her recipes are delicious, well-explained and they work. I also own her ‘Vegan on the Cheap’ and ‘1,000 Vegan Recipes’ which are genius imho.Firstly,, about 90-95% of the ingredients are easy to source. Re the more unusual items, I realise that might be a problem for newish vegans or those cooking for them. But it’s simply because as a US book it doesn’t list UK brandsIn fact, most of them are available in big supermarkets, Sainsbury and Waitrose especially: I’ve bought miso (sweet and dark varieties); vegan mayo (Plamil brand); vegan marg (Pure and Vitalite); vegan puff and shortcrust pastry (Jus-Rol and most s/market own brands, just check no added butter). Tempeh isn’t yet in supermarkets but is available in good health food shops – frozen. Holland & Barrett will also stock most things. Vegan sausages? Linda McCartney’s are vegan. Other brands (health food shops) include Redwood, Fry’s and Vegetarian Choice.Re using vegan stock, if you don’t have home-made (I rarely do!), just use a vegan stock cube or bouillon powder. Marigold red and purple tubs are vegan (not the greeny orange one); Kallo do vegan stock cubes and even Green Oxo is vegan. Things like chipotles in adobo – just use dried chipotles, soaked in stock and don’t worry about the more obscure extras. (Chipotles are a dried, smoked chilli – yummy!)If anyone has a problem with a US vegan ingredient, Google it – not only do most of the big UK supermarkets have an ingredient search – but there are lots of UK online health food stores such as Goodness Direct, Alternative Stores, Veggie Stuff and tons more that deliver. Similarly, US sometimes has different words for foods, e.g. scallion for spring onion; eggplant for aubergine etc. Again, a quick google will take you to several sites that list these foods and their UK equivalents.If none of the above works, please contact me [email protected] – I’m the food person there and I would be pleased to help.The only downside is that there are no or few photos of the food, which is a shame but all too common in US vegan cookbooks it would seem (‘Vegan Yum Yum’ one of the exceptions). I guess it’s down to tight publishing budgets… but many of these cookery writers have cool websites where you can view some of their creations,Hope this helps!
bill Morgan –
Excellent, for me. On the go, not much time and I can eat like a good vegan
Ms. Damodaram –
The recipes are very easy and quick to make and taste fabulous! I only wish there were pictures too as I enjoy looking at the pictures in a cookbook. Highly recommended