King - Easy, whole, vegan: 100 flavor-packed, no-stress recipes for busy families

Praise for

EASY.WHOLE.VEGAN.

Easy. Whole. Vegan. offers a fantastic variety of healthy and easy-to-make recipes that both vegans and non-vegans will love. Youll want to bookmark every page!

KATIE HIGGINS, author and founder of Chocolate-Covered Katie

First she did it with nut milks and nut butters. Now, vegan genius Melissa King once again proves how easy it is to kick processed foods to the curb. Easy. Whole. Vegan. serves up no-fuss meals, snacks, and treats for the entire family!

IVY LARSON, author of Clean Cuisine

Melissa King has again created simple, affordable, and original whole-food recipes that make the transition from the SAD diet to whole foods, easy and exciting. From indulgent and nostalgic Creamy Mushroom Risotto and Chocolate Espresso Pudding to refreshing dishes like Energizing Green Juice, Strawberry Salsa, and Creamy Orange Pops, Easy. Whole. Vegan. is a wonderful resource for a variety of plant-based recipes. This collection takes the intimidation and complication out of healthy cooking and highlights seasonal produce and other nutrient-packed foods!

ASHLEY COX, vegan chef and creator of thenakedfoodlife.com

Praise for

DIY NUT MILKS, NUT BUTTERS & MORE

If youre ready to move beyond store-bought boxes of almond milk and jars of natural peanut butter, Kings small book is the perfect guide to homemade nutty goodness.

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

When I tested [the Chocolate Almond Banana Cups] in the Bauer house this past weekend everyone FLIPPED OUT! Best part? Theres only 5 ingredients and the recipes super-simple to whip together.

JOY BAUER,Today show host and founder of Joy Bauer Nutrition

DIY Nut Milks, Nut Butters & More is an essential resource for anyone who wants to eat well, go homemade, and make the most of an amazing ingredient. Strawberry brazil nut milk, cinnamon pecan butter, almond joy cookies (!)I could go on and on. Whether youre just beginning to make more homemade staples or youve been making nut milk for years and want to take it to the next level, Melissa King has you covered.

ALANA CHERNILA, author of The Homemade Pantry and creator of eatingfromthegroundup.com

Melissas delicious staples and treats make healthy living so accessible. Youll never buy commercial products again, when you see how easy it is to create pure, natural food with just a few ingredients. I will be giving this book to every mother I know.

TESS MASTERS, author of The Blender Girl

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DIY Nut Milks, Nut Butters & More

FLAVOR-PACKED, NO-STRESS RECIPES for Busy Families

Melissa King

EASY. WHOLE. VEGAN.: 100 Flavor-Packed, No-Stress Recipes for Busy Families

Copyright 2016 by Melissa King

Photographs 2016 by The Experiment

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: King, Melissa (Melissa G.), author.

Title: Easy, whole, vegan : 100 flavor-packed, no-stress recipes for busy families / Melissa King.

Description: New York, NY : Experiment, LLC, [2016]

Identifiers: LCCN 2016011258 (print) | LCCN 2016023792 (ebook) | ISBN 9781615193097 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781615193103 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Vegan cooking. | Quick and easy cooking. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX837 .K4975 2016 (print) | LCC TX837 (ebook) | DDC 641.5/636--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016011258

ISBN 978-1-61519-309-7

eISBN: 978-1-61519-310-3

Cover and text design by Sarah Smith

Photographs by Heather Poire

by Marcus King

Distributed by Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

Distributed simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Ltd.

First printing August 2016

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This book is dedicated to my husband, Marcus.
Thank you for the countless hours you spent helping me with this book.

Its amazing how seemingly unrelated events, small suggestions, and giant leaps of faith can bring you to a point in your life you never would have imagined. Ive been a vegetarian for the past sixteen years, but it wasnt until I made the decision to become vegan and gluten-free that I realized how many processed foods I was consumingfar from whole food and worlds away from plant-based. The decision to follow a vegan, gluten-free, and whole food diet really started with my children, my two little girls who make my husband and me feel like the luckiest people alive.

In September 2009 we had our first daughter, Meadow. It was a difficult journey from the get-go. After a pregnancy riddled with complications, Meadow was born with multiple gastrointestinal issues, including a milk-protein allergy, acid reflux, and delayed gastric emptying. It was heartrending to see her vomit and refuse food to the point of dehydration on an almost daily basis. Knowing what to feed her was a struggle and a constant point of stress for the whole family.

In May 2011, while living in Las Vegas, we had our second daughter, Olive, after another difficult pregnancy. Olive is my miracle baby. Born with restricted growth (meaning she was much smaller than she should have been), she was quickly diagnosed with a milk-protein allergy, acid reflux, malabsorption, and failure to thrive. With no local family support and few friends willing to help us, we decided it was time to move back to our home state of Texas, where we could get the support we desperately needed. We packed up and started our trek to Dallasacross the desertthat summer. In hindsight, a four-day road trip through triple-digit temperatures with two sick babies in the backseat was probably not the best idea. Before we made it to Dallas, Olive stopped eating. In desperation, Marcus put Olive and me on a plane to fly the rest of the way.