Harder - Epic Vegan: Wild and Over-the-Top Plant-Based Recipes

Plant-based cuisine that is inventive, flavorful, fun and above all else, accessible to the masses. You will fall in love with Dustin's approachable recipes that flourish with familiar ingredients we all know and love. Not just for vegans, everyone will enjoy this over-the-top spin on comfort classics paired with beautiful images, personal anecdotes, and an entertaining, can-do approach!

Miyoko Schinner, author, television host, founder and CEO of Miyokos Kitchen

Dustin has taken his vegan creations to a whole other level! Every recipe in Epic Vegan starts off as a true classic, but then he puts his magical twist on it to make it unique, scrumptious, and, most importantly, very easy to make. Ive been lucky enough to taste-test all of these recipes and, let me tell you, they are amazing! Whats not to drool over in his Almost Famous Buffalo Chicken Lasagna and Pumpkin Cream Cheese Latte Shake? His Double-Stacked Cookie Dough Cake had me begging for more!

Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and author of Chloe Flavor

Everyone is going to be able to cook, create, and bake everything they have been craving, sans animal products. And, theyll be healthier, happier, full, and satisfied without any excuses.

Doron Petersan, Food Network Cupcake Wars champion, author of Sticky Fingers Vegan Sweets, and owner of Sticky Fingers and Fare Well D.C.

Pure vegan joy! From succulent seitan to lobster rolls in a biscuit, this treasure trove of recipes shall turn your normal dinner rotation into a vegan road trip for the ages.

Kale Walch, The Herbivorous Butcher

Dustin Harder throws the plant-based party of the year with Epic Vegan. With genius recipes (hello, Franks n Mac Pizza, Breakfast Nachos, and Birthday Cake Shakes) and Harders signature humor, this cookbook is an absolute blast.

Colleen Holland, publisher and co-founder VegNews Magazine

If you have ever had an inkling or craving for some serious stunt food as a vegan, Dustin has you more than covered with Epic Vegan. Combinations that only a mad food scientist could come up with are executed beautifully for dishes that are guaranteed to make you salivate.

Jackie Sobon, author of Vegan Yack Attack On the Go! and Vegan Bowl Attack!

Epic Vegan is a kick-ass cookbook, breaking the stereotype that vegan food is bland, limited, and boring. A great addition to that must-have cookbook list!

Chad Sarno, chef, author, and co-founder of Wicked Healthy and VP Culinary Good Catch Foods

WILD AND OVER-THE-TOP PLANT-BASED RECIPES

DUSTIN HARDER

Lets get epic! Its time to stop taking food so seriously and letting pretentious chefs scare you out of the kitchen. Its time to play with your food. Whos with me?!

This book was heavily inspired by my travels while filming my video series The Vegan Roadie. During these travels, I learned many things, primarily that people are hesitant about plant-based eating because they feel its unfamiliar, boring, or bland. Consumers have been heavily influenced by a fast-food nation with snappy ad campaigns boasting over-the-top creations. But vegans can create fun, irreverent, and exciting food too! This book is an invitation for vegans (and their nonvegan friends) to come together in the kitchen, communicate, and create.

I started The Vegan Roadie in 2014 after I graduated from the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. I had a committed mission to bridge the gap between vegans and nonvegans, to make plant-based eating accessible and welcoming, and, above all else, to entertain and make cooking or dining out a FUN experience. I have always said, I cant get someone to go from eating double cheeseburgers to drinking green smoothies in one day. But I can replace that double cheeseburger with an exact replica in taste, texture, and sight. Maybe it will ignite a spark, relieve some intimidation, and help guide that person toward a happier, healthier, and more compassionate lifestyle.

In 2007, when I was transitioning into a plant-based lifestyle, I found myself turned off from it because I felt judged within the vegan community for my past meat-and-potatoes lifestyle, and because I was eating processed animal-free foods. After muddling my way through the judgment of others, I have this advice to offer: Its about YOU. I want you to honor your journey, and for goodness sake, have some epic fun along the way! I applaud you for taking any steps, big or small, toward eliminating animal products of any kind from your diet and lifestyle. My only hope is that this book gets you excited about the possibilities that lie ahead for you.