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Vegan Food For The Rest of Us: Recipes Even You Will Love Kindle Edition

by Ann Hodgman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Recipes for regular people who love great food by "a humorist and cookbook author whose recipes really work."

To create her very best recipes for Beat This!, a cult favorite and a hilarious book full of seriously delicious recipes, Ann’s formula was simple: "Double the chocolate and add bacon." But when she decided to go vegan, what in the world was she going to put in her pound cake—buttons?

For a while, her kitchen resembled a molecular gastronomy lab. After a hellish incident with seitan, she made a decision: No more foods that made her hungry for her former life. No recipe would make the cut in her new life unless her husband liked it enough to beg for second helpings. More than 100 Hodgman-family-tested recipes later, Vegan Food for the Rest of Us was born, full of brilliantly original culinary discoveries, honest and funny writing, and yes, the very, very best recipes.
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"Hodgman (Beat This, Beat That) tackles with humor the challenge of making food without animal products. The text is filled with a chatty sass that is the author's trademark ... Unlike other vegan cookbooks that start with the rationales for going vegan, Hodgman's explanations are saved, like a punch line, for the end and are summed up with 'right vs. wrong period.'" –Library Journal    "If you like reading cookbooks for more than the recipes, you need to read Ann Hodgman, one of the few cookbook writers whose introductions (we call them headnotes) and even recipe names regularly make me chuckle, if not guffaw. Her latest book,   is no exception, except now, as you can tell by that title, Hodgman, 60, is bringing her matter-of-fact sense of humor to the topic of vegan cooking, something she has been trying to master since becoming vegetarian in 2009."  Joe Yonan, Food and Dining Editor, The Washington Post    "In her newest cookbook, Hodgman convinces naysayers and skeptics that veganism doesn't have to be pretentious."- Publishers Weekly —

About the Author

ANN HODGMAN is the author of Beat This! and Beat That! Cookbooks and One Bite Won’t Kill You. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Book Review, and Food & Wine. She lives in Connecticut.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N1S3IN5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvest (June 6, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 6, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 17.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
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Ann Hodgman is author of more than forty children's books, several humor books, and the BEAT THIS! and BEAT THAT! cookbooks. She has two children and twenty pets. Ann Hodgman lives in Washington, Connecticut.

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Customers find the recipes delicious and wonderful. They appreciate the humor and helpful information provided in the side notes. However, opinions differ on the vegan content - some find it good for vegans and gradual adoption, while others say it's not totally vegan and honey is not vegan. There are mixed reviews on the writing style - some find it beautifully written, while others feel the font is childish and not inviting to read.

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21 customers mention "Recipes quality"17 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the recipes. They find the food delicious, excellent, and wonderful. The recipes are simple and healthy.

"...The Vegan Burgers are a wonder. The next thing I plan to try is the Pure, Rich, Great Vegan Caramels...." Read more

"...Omnivores love great food just as much as vegans do, so make sure you give this to them for the next gift giving occasion." Read more

"Best: This is NEW turf for me. So for him to search a gazillion potential recipes & select these that are simple, & scrumptious is great...." Read more

"...me to work toward a plant-based life -- and delicious, I mean really delicious recipes -- this is a sky full of stars on a clear night. Great gift." Read more

5 customers mention "Humor"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They say the author is humorous.

"...I already started to read it and it is very funny, but also provides serious and helpful information in the TMI side notes...." Read more

"...She is funny and cares about delivering good quality food! Bravo! Waiting for her to come out with another Vegan cookbook! Maybe all desserts????" Read more

"And the author is HYSTERICAL! I laughed my way through this but also learned a lot. My husband and I are new to this and needed some help...." Read more

"Some really good recipes plus the author has a wonderful sense of humor. Mostly I have read the cookbook." Read more

3 customers mention "Information quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book provides helpful information for those new to adoption. They appreciate the wise remarks about whether it's okay to adopt.

"...It contains wise remarks, too, though, about, for example, it being OK to adopt veganism gradually, or even only partially...." Read more

"...and it is very funny, but also provides serious and helpful information in the TMI side notes...." Read more

"Christmas gift. I'm told it has all kinds of great information for someone knew to the Vegan world!" Read more

8 customers mention "Vegan content"5 positive3 negative

Customers have different views on the vegan content in the book. Some find it useful for vegans and a different kind of vegan cookbook, encouraging gradual or partial veganism. Others mention that the recipes are not completely vegan, have no photos, and make veganism more difficult than necessary.

"...wise remarks, too, though, about, for example, it being OK to adopt veganism gradually, or even only partially...." Read more

"...Honey is not vegan & regular sugar is processed w/bones to make it white so it isn't vegan either...." Read more

"...Her approach to vegan cooking is very practical, and anyone who used Beat This and Beat That knows that she is so diligent at experimenting and..." Read more

"...Ann offers many vegan alternatives that are far cheaper than store bought versions." Read more

5 customers mention "Writing style"3 positive2 negative

Customers have different views on the writing style. Some find it nicely executed and beautifully written, while others think the font is childish and uninviting to read.

"The author has a witty writing style but the recipes are just awful. Her must have ingredients are things I have never heard of or would not use...." Read more

"...I didn’t mind that it was paperback, but the font is childish and really didn’t look inviting to read. I wish I had sent them back...." Read more

"Well written but w/the title "vegan" I was surprised to find recipes with honey & sugar as ingredients, it's misleading...." Read more

"Not a good cookbook. The book tries telling you that honey is vegan ,which it isn't, and some recipes call for weird ingredients like xanthan gum...." Read more

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  • Cathy Helm
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this cookbook for both reading and cooking!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2017
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    A really wonderful cookbook. I read it before I made any of the recipes, and I was howling with laughter. It contains wise remarks, too, though, about, for example, it being OK to adopt veganism gradually, or even only partially. That approach is a refreshing change from most other vegan cookbooks (and in fact vegans), which are much more rigid about veganism being the only right way. When I started making the recipes, I was even more delighted with the book. The Vegan Burgers are a wonder. The next thing I plan to try is the Pure, Rich, Great Vegan Caramels.It's hard to imagine how you can make a good caramel without butter or cream, but I'm sure Ann Hodgman can do it
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  • P. Theroux
    5.0 out of 5 stars ... mother used to read Hodgman's cookbooks just for the funny and charming storytelling and history of the recipes
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017
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    In her old age (100+) my mother used to read Hodgman's cookbooks just for the funny and charming storytelling and history of the recipes. In MY old age (kidding!) I love them for the wonderful food and of course for the anecdotes too. Her approach to vegan cooking is very practical, and anyone who used Beat This and Beat That knows that she is so diligent at experimenting and testing that the recipes end up fail safe. Omnivores love great food just as much as vegans do, so make sure you give this to them for the next gift giving occasion.
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  • Case
    4.0 out of 5 stars Best: This is NEW turf for me
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2018
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    Best: This is NEW turf for me. So for him to search a gazillion potential recipes & select these that are simple, & scrumptious is great.
    Worst: I am not an accomplished chef by any means. So, I frankly expected him to include photos of each finished dish. So few photos of what the finished item should look like is a pain for me.
    Recommendation: This day & age, folks are bringing their favorite recipes to the kitchen on a tablet. In the book, could he ahve mentioned [since I already spent the money on the book] in the preface, "If the reader wants recipes provided in an eBook fashion, able to be scanned, it can be done. Just ask us." That would be nice....even if it cost a couple more bucks!!!
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  • PS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and informative
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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    I am a fan of her earlier book, Beat This! so I am looking forward to trying the recipes in her new book. I already started to read it and it is very funny, but also provides serious and helpful information in the TMI side notes. I enjoyed Hodgman's philosophy on becoming vegan -- it is ok to get there gradually and not get hung about being a purist, which I learned from the book is also the approach of PETA.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • TRUDY A SHELTON
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2018
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    Recipes are not as great as expected
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  • Chris Peterson
    5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK
    Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2017
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    I LOVE THIS BOOK. I am not vegan but I recently watched "What the Health" and I was freaked out. If cookbooks were rated on wit and amusing world views only, I'd give Vegan Food for the Rest of Us five stars as I like to read as well as use cookbooks. But as a path for me to work toward a plant-based life -- and delicious, I mean really delicious recipes -- this is a sky full of stars on a clear night. Great gift.
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  • Vicki S.
    1.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth Buying
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018
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    The author has a witty writing style but the recipes are just awful. Her must have ingredients are things I have never heard of or would not use. Ironically I got Laura Theodore’s newest book at about the same time. It is filled with great recipes using wholesome vegan ingredients. I’m donating Hodgman’s book to the library.
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  • R.B. Kealey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ann Hodgman!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018
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    I LOVE ANN HODGMAN!!!! I have both her previous cookbooks (Beat This, Beat That) and they are staples in my kitchen. Recently my husband and I went vegan. In searching for cookbooks to try new recipes I came across this gem. I have only cooked a few items and Ann Hodgman has me addicted to another cookbook! She is funny and cares about delivering good quality food! Bravo! Waiting for her to come out with another Vegan cookbook! Maybe all desserts????
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