Worried about feeding the omnivores in your life this holiday season? Or are you just looking for some options for your vegan guests? Luckily plant-based cooking has come a long way since the days of tofu surprise and boiled lentil casserole. There are so many meat and dairy substitutes that delicious comfort food can also be healthy and ethical, and your guests probably won't even feel deprived. Here are some cookbooks to help you veg out this holiday season.
Miss aioli sauce? Crepes? Ice cream? Vegan Holiday Cooking From Candle Cafe has got you covered with decadent recipes for every occasion from the New York Candle restaurants.
Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of the seminal Veganomicon, features recipes for holidays throughout the year, starting with New Year's and ending with Hanukkah and Christmas.
Pure Vegan by Gene Shuldiner would be equally at home on your coffee table or in your kitchen. Beautifully designed, it contains gorgeous photographs and all the recipes you need to prepare a soup to nuts meal, including cocktails.The recipe for mushroom risotto is a surefire hit.
Gena Hamshaw's Food52 Vegan, a compilation of recipes from Hamshaw's popular column on the Food52 website, contains easy-to-make yet flavorful and unusual recipes. Be sure to try some of the soups and hearty stews this winter.
I enjoy the glossy photos of sun-drenched kitchens and high-end ingredients in vegan blogs, but I can also see that vegan cooking sometimes comes across as exclusive and expensive. What I love about Thug Kitchen: Party Grub is the ethic of inclusiveness. High-quality produce, spices and herbs should be available to all, and plant-based cooking shouldn't be considered rarified or intimidating. After all, vegetables are usually less expensive and easier on the earth.
What are your favorite vegan holiday meals?
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