Ashley Madden - The Plant-Based Cookbook

The statements and opinions expressed in this book are not a substitute for medical or professional advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified health care provider with any questions or concerns you may have regarding a medical condition or before starting or altering your dietary plan. Copyright 2021 by Ashley Madden Photography 2021 by Ashley Madden All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018. Skyhorse Publishing books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion, corporate gifts, fund-raising, or educational purposes.

Special editions can also be created to specifications. For details, contact the Special Sales Department, Skyhorse Publishing, 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10018 or . Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Daniel Brount Cover photo by Ashley Madden Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-5761-5 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-5762-2 Printed in China PRAISE FORTHE PLANT-BASED COOKBOOK A plant-based diet not only helps with weight control, lowering cholesterol, and overall disease prevention; evidence shows that it also has the power to slow the progression of a surprising range of conditions, including multiple sclerosis.

Take it from Ashley Madden, who faced her MS diagnosis head-on by learning about the power of nutrition for health. Ashleys cookbook will equip you with everything you need to know about stocking your pantry with plant-based ingredients, tips and tricks to save you time, and a wonderful selection of recipes that will have you questioning why you didnt try a plant-based diet sooner! Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Filled to the brim with timely and thoughtful information procured from Ashleys firsthand experience using food as medicine as a person living with multiple sclerosis. Ashley offers up an elegant and accessible celebration of whole foods making healthier foods taste amazing. The Plant-Based Cookbook gently invites its readers to see whole foods in a new way. This book will become a staple in kitchens for years to come, showcasing healthy recipes that dont compromise on taste! Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM, founder of NutritionFacts.org and author of How Not to Die Ashley is a plant-based visionary! The ultimate guru when it comes to creating the healthiest, most vibrant, and flavorful meals! Youll want to make every recipe! Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and author of Chloe Flavor With The Plant-Based Cookbook, Ashley Madden demonstrates how food lovers can have it alloptimize their health and enjoy delicious, nutritious cuisine.

This informative and beautiful book will give you the confidence you need to make healthful meals. Ashley offers up a tasty variety of family-friendly, traditional, and unique recipes that anyone who loves to eat will appreciate. Julieanna Hever, Plant-Based Dietitian, author of The Healthspan Solution and Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiots Guide) This cookbook is a delight! But its not just a cookbook. Ashley Madden is absolutely inspirational in showing how plant-based cooking can not only produce sumptuous and delicious meals, but act, as it has for her, as a recipe for robust good health, even for those with serious chronic illness. Professor George Jelinek, MD MBBS, Dip DHM FACEM, author of Overcoming Multiple SclerosisThe Plant-Based Kitchen is bursting with brilliant dinner ideas, colorful salads, wholesome breakfast alternatives, and guilt-free sweets! Ashley has a talent for expanding the readers view of food, no matter their personal journey. Because of Ashley, I cook oil-free and gluten-free with confidence, something I never imagined being able to do.

This book is full of gorgeous photos and inspiring recipes that anyone who likes good food will appreciate. Dustin Harder, chef, author, television host, and creator of The Vegan Roadie Gorgeous, delectable, and mouthwatering are just a few of the adjectives to aptly describe The Plant-Based Cookbook from Ashley Madden. I found myself turning the pages and saying Ohhh, I want that! more times than I can count. Her easy-to-follow recipes combined with healing plant-based ingredients offer an approachable and nourishing feast for the senses. This book is going to inspire the curious foodie to explore the myriad benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and also offer newfound culinary inspiration to seasoned cooks with its vibrant recipes and health-supporting information. Jason Wrobel, celebrity vegan chef, cooking channel TV host, and co-founder of Wellevatr Dedicated to Bernard. For believing in my dreams and chasing them with me.

For your endless support and for eating everything Ive ever cooked. (Except for that curry in 2011.)
I love you. CONTENTSINTRODUCTION With great challenge comes great change. I dont know where I read that, but its proven to be true over and over again my own life. And these challenges, no matter how unwelcome or painful, can help you shift and reshape your life for the better. If you let them.

If you embrace rather than resist. In the middle of my own quarter-life calamity (ahem, personal shit storm), I realized I was going through major life-altering change and transformation. Like so many people, maybe you included, I had to get sick in order to appreciate health. I remember sitting in a bare hospital room, a heartbreaking diagnosis still echoing in my ears, and questioning for the first time what a healthy lifestyle really looked like. From that moment onward, my personal and professional life would change forever. And over the next decade a new food philosophy and approach to health would emerge.

One shaped by my career as a pharmacist, my education in holistic nutrition, my training as a chef, my love (capital L) of food, and, last but certainly not least, my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at the age of twenty-three. If I were to neatly summarize what Ive learned over the last fifteen years, it would be that the old health adages were telling us everything we need to know: food is medicine, we are what we eat, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Not overly exciting, not earth-shattering news. But thats the problem, its almost unbelievable. Its a message thats simple and straightforward yet often dressed up as complicated and convoluted. Eat food.

Not too much. Mostly plants. As Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, so eloquently said. You can capture this idea a handful of different ways: shop the perimeter, an apple a day, and my personal favorite, eat the rainbow! These trending hashtags point to the common denominator in any healthy diet: eat more whole, plant-based foods and fewer processed ones. Does that stir something within you? Does it ring true for you as it does for me? If youve purchased this book or youre flipping through the pages, chances are youre interested in making some changes, improving your diet, preparing more meatless meals, or even just learning more about whole foods. Listen to your intuition.