The author Toni Okamoto spent most of her early adult life living paycheck to paycheck due to low-paying jobs, car problems, student loans, vet bills, and attempting to pay off credit card debt. So, when she became a vegan at the age of 20, she was concerned: How would she be able to afford such a drastic lifestyle change?

Then she figured out how to eat plant-based on a budget. Toni's popular website has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to eat a plant-based diet while saving money. Going vegan is not only an attainable goal with Plant-Based on a Budget, but it is also the best choice for your health, the planet, and your wallet.

Toni's advice not only saves you money but also saves you time. Every recipe in this book can be completed in 30 minutes or less. Toni empowers readers to make their own substitutions based on the ingredients they have on hand through her inventive and incredibly customizable recipes, reducing food waste in the process. Plant-Based on a Budget, with a foreword by Michael Greger, MD, provides everything you need to make plant-based eating simple, accessible, and, most importantly, affordable.

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If you enjoy traditional soul food but are looking for alternatives that don't include meat or dairy, the Vegan Soul Food Cookbook is for you. It's packed with delectable vegan versions of comforting favorites like Gumbo, Biscuits and Gravy, and Cajun Fried "Chicken" that are hearty, delicious, and satisfying.

This Vegan Soul Food Cookbook is full of authentic flavors that everyone will enjoy. You can explore 101 modern takes on soul food staples made with only wholesome, plant-based ingredients. These recipes use only vegan ingredients that are inexpensive, easy to find, and simple to prepare at home. This book also covers vegan fundamentals, such as what it means to be a vegan, how it benefits your health (and the environment), and the fundamentals of veganizing comfort foods.

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The author Joanne Lee Molinaro's powerfully moving personal tales of love, family, and food have captivated millions of fans. In her first cookbook, she shares a collection of her favorite Korean dishes, both traditional and reimagined, as well as poignant narrative snapshots from her family's history.

As Joanne explains, she is frequently asked, "How can you be vegan and Korean?" After all, fish sauce and barbecue are synonymous with Korean cuisine. Although grilled meat is common in some Korean dishes, the ingredients that adorned Joanne's bapsangs as a child are doenjang (fermented soybean paste), gochujang (chili sauce), dashima (seaweed), and others are entirely plant-based, unbelievably flavorful, and uniquely Korean. Jjajangmyun, the rich Korean-Chinese black bean noodles she ate on birthdays, or the humble Gamja Guk, a potato-and-leek soup her father makes, are two of her childhood favorites. Besides, Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake is a tribute to the two foods that saved her mother's life after fleeing North Korea. The Korean Vegan Cookbook is a detailed portrait of the immigrant experience filled with life lessons.

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Chef Chloe Coscarelli has transformed how vegans cook and eat with exciting, plant-based recipes that are fun, full of flavor, and make you feel healthier. When she decided to become a vegan chef, she hoped to change the way the world ate. This was back in the "pre-kale" days when veggie burgers were frozen, tasteless patties were despised by the general public, and if a vegan wanted to eat, she had to cook! Nowadays, corner stores stock almond milk on their shelves and mainstream restaurants have quinoa, tempeh, chia seeds, faro, ramps, and a plethora of avocado toast variations on their menus. There has never been a better time to enjoy food than now, and there has never been a better time to be a vegan.

Chef Chloe Coscarelli first came to prominence as the only vegan chef to win the top prize on Food Network's Cupcake Wars, and she has since been recognized for bringing vegan cuisine to the mainstream as an award-winning chef, successful entrepreneur, and bestselling cookbook author. She has three best-selling cookbooks and opened her first restaurant, by CHLOE., in 2015, bringing healthy and satisfying vegan and plant-based dishes to the masses.

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Caitlin Shoemaker, vegan and health-world influencer, and creator of the blog From My Bowl shares the easy-going kitchen magic of her flavorful, simple recipes. The cookbook Simply Delicious Vegan demonstrates that unprocessed, plant-based food does not have to be expensive, complicated, or boring—and, even better, it can help you feel (and look) your best.

This book offers 100 recipes that check every box and fit easily into real life, as well as personal tips for creating a glowingly healthy and happier life. This cookbook provides practical advice for those looking to go plant-based and improve their health, as well as gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and oil-free recipes made with readily available ingredients. The stunning photos feature sweet potato and kale skillets, platters of sweet and smoky chickpea burgers, and bowls of grits with smoky tempeh bacon.

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You've come to the right place if you're a seasoned vegan looking for some impressive new baking recipes or a home baker looking to experiment with egg and dairy alternatives. Vegan Baking for Beginners includes dozens of sweet and savory treats made with plant-based alternatives to traditional baking ingredients, as well as easy-to-follow instructions.

Let's learn to bake vegan and wow your friends with everything from bread and cakes to pies and custard. These delectable recipes are tried-and-true crowd-pleasers. Comprehensive recipe labels, ingredient swapping tips, and other features make it simple to customize your baked goods to accommodate any allergy or preference.

This vegan cookbook includes baking basics, beginner tips, and step-by-step instructions. You will learn how to replace eggs, milk, butter, and other ingredients in baked goods using organized lists of vegan alternatives and explanations of why they work. Every recipe specifies which tools are required, ensuring that you are always prepared. There's also a glossary of baking terms to help you learn the lingo of the pros.

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If you're looking for vegan versions of classic Asian dishes, Vegan Asian: A Cookbook will be your new favorite cookbook! Jeeca Uy's cookbook features simple and delicious Asian-fusion recipes with a vegan twist. Plant-based pad Thai, Vietnamese mushroom pho, Japanese yakisoba, Korean bulgogi mushrooms, Singaporean chili tofu, Chinese lettuce wraps, and more fill the vibrant pages, taking you on a vegan culinary journey across Asia. You'll never want to order takeaway again.

Along with vibrant photographs, Jeeca has packed this book with tips and tricks to help any cook, vegan or not, understand how to work with tofu, fold dumplings, make vegan versions of essential sauces, and much more. This cookbook will quickly become your go-to resource for easy-to-make vegan Asian recipes. This cookbook contains 60 recipes as well as 60 full-page photographs.

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Jessica Seinfeld isn't a vegetarian. Her husband and children are also not. Instead of convincing you to become vegan or shaming you for eating meat, she simply wants to demonstrate how simple it is to be a vegan at times by cooking flavorful, affordable, and robust plant-based meals whenever you want—whether that's every day, once a week, or just occasionally.

Jessica shows you step-by-step recipes for sweet and savory breakfasts, comforting and healthy lunch and dinner meals, delicious snacks that can be whipped up quickly, and essential sauces and dressings—all tailored to home cooks—in her reassuring and approachable style. She also shows how to make a basic vegan pantry full of essential items to keep on hand, explains what kitchen equipment you'll need, provides sample menus for combining recipes, and shares relatable stories about her family's vegan cooking adventures.

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The author Edgar Castrejón became a vegan as a college student after realizing that eating a plant-based diet made him feel better, but he was concerned that he would no longer fit in at the table with his family. Edgar, a proud first-generation Mexican American growing up in Oakland, had spent countless hours in the kitchen with his mother, aunts, and grandmother, where family recipes were passed down through "las manos mágicas". As a result, Edgar began experimenting with healthier, meatless versions of the dishes he grew up cooking and eating.

Provecho contains one hundred of Edgar's inventive vegan recipes that pay homage to the traditional, often meat-heavy classics of Mexican and Latin American culture while cooking with compassion. Many are thirty minutes or less in length, use readily available ingredients, and have Salvadoran and Colombian influences. And they're all organized around how Edgar's family approaches meals.

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Sharon Palmer, a plant-powered dietitian, tells the diverse story of California veganism through recipes that highlight local produce while also celebrating the cultural roots, historical legacy, and future of the state's plant-based pioneers. California is the birthplace of vegan culture, and a diverse group of innovators continues to break new ground there. From the first glimpses of California cuisine in the 1970s to today's Silicon Valley startups revolutionizing the way America eats, the Golden State pioneers the vegetable trends that the rest of the country adopts.

California Vegan welcomes Californians into veganism and vegans from all over the world into California, with over 100 plant-based recipes, full nutritional information, and original photography. You can bring California right to your family's table with recipes like blackberry pecan cobbler, vegan Johnnycake with sausage, black-eyed peas and greens, and more.

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