Shasta Press - Vegan Recipes in 30 Minutes: A Vegan Cookbook with 77 Quick & Easy Recipes

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Vegan Recipes in 30 Minutes . If you lead a busy life and have minimal time to prepare meals, then this book is for you. Vegan Recipes in 30 Minutes provides busy vegan home cooks with recipes that:

Taste great.

Are budget-friendly.

Use ten ingredients or fewer (not counting salt, pepper, or optional ingredients).

Require fewer than 15 minutes of prep time.

Can be on your table in fewer than 30 minutes.

Use healthy ingredients you can find at your local grocery store or farm stand.

Minimize the use of processed ingredients.

Are easy to prepare.

Rely on simple cooking techniques.

Dont require special equipment.

Quick and Easy

In todays busy world, home cooks need recipes for budget-friendly, healthy, and delicious meals they can prepare quickly. At the beginning of each recipe, you will find both preparation time and cooking time as an indication of approximately how long the recipe will take.

Fresh, Natural Ingredients

Many people, fearing the amount of time it takes to prepare homemade vegan dishes, turn to processed foods. These foods, while technically vegan, arent always the healthiest choices. The convenience of such foods comes at a cost, both nutritionally and financially. Processed foods often contain additives, preservatives, and chemicals that dont support vibrant good health.

The recipes in this book rely on affordable, fresh, natural ingredients you can find at your local grocery store or farm stand, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices. These ingredients are real, whole foods that nourish your body naturally.

In many of the recipes, you can substitute seasonal local produce to save money. You can replace fresh ingredients with affordable frozen and canned foods in many cases. Possible substitutions for ingredients are noted in parentheses on ingredient lists for each recipe.

Vegan Cooking on a Budget

The recipes in this book also keep your budget in mind. Along with discovering recipes that use inexpensive and easy-to-source ingredients, youll also find tips to help you save both time and money, such as a list of affordable pantry staples; methods for storing foods and ingredients so they last longer; and healthy, time-saving prepared foods you can substitute for fresh.

Simple Instructions

Good cooking doesnt require complicated techniques. In fact, the recipes in this book have been designed with simplicity in mind, using straightforward, easy cooking techniques youve most likely already mastered. The recipes also contain ten or fewer ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, and optional ingredients). They are designed for busy people who want to eat fresh, affordable, delicious, and healthy vegan foods.

Variety

These recipes are also designed to keep meal and snack time interesting, providing a variety of flavors and textures. Along with delicious main dishes, youll also find international foods, easy-to-make sandwiches and soups, quick breakfasts, tasty sides, and mouthwatering desserts.

Get Cooking!

With these simple, quick, easy-to-follow recipes, youll be inspired to step into the kitchen and feed your family delicious homemade vegan meals.