Party Vegan [Paperback]

Robin Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Release date: October 5, 2010

The first and only vegan celebration cookbook on the market

It's one thing to cook vegan for yourself, but what about hosting parties and holiday get-togethers for friends and family? Party Vegan has you covered with more than 140 scrumptious animal-free recipes for parties of every kind. Whether you're hosting a child's birthday or a sophisticated cocktail party, you'll find many vegan options that even omnivorous guests will love.

But this is more than just a cookbook. It's a detailed guide to hosting vegan parties, covering everything from party planning to food presentation to shopping lists. Virtually every big special occasion is included—Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and even the Super Bowl.

• Includes handy tips on planning your themes, menus, and trips to the market
• This is the first cookbook dedicated to vegan party recipes
• Party Vegan is ideal for people with vegan family or friends, as well as those who are watching their diet or have food allergies

For any occasion, this is a perfect cookbook for hosting fun parties that will delight vegans, vegetarians, and anyone who loves healthy, tasty food.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

A ONE-OF-A-KIND VEGAN COOKBOOK AND PARTY PLANNER!

If you like having company over and you are vegan or have vegan family and friends, this is the book for you! You'll find 25 exciting, inventive menus with animal-free recipes for almost any occasion, from holiday meals and birthday parties to potluck dinners and Super Bowl shindigs—and the dishes are delicious enough to satisfy vegans, vegetarians, and omnivores alike. Everything you need to host an unforgettable event is right here.

Get the party started with 140 healthy, simple,and tasty vegan recipes like these:

• Fava Bean Hummus

• Spinach-Potato Quesadillas Personal Pizzas

• Pecan-Pumpkin Pie

• Chestnut Bisque

• Mixed Berry Crumble

• Mini Focaccia with Tapenade

• Build-Your-Own Ice Cream Sundaes

• Seitan Enchiladas

• with Mole Poblano

• And much more!

About the Author

Robin Robertson is a veteran restaurant chef, cooking teacher, and an acclaimed writer. She pens a regular column for VegNews Magazine and has written for Vegetarian Times, Health Naturally, Restaurant Business, National Culinary Review, American Culinary Federation Magazine, and Better Nutrition. She has written numerous cookbooks including the best-selling titles Vegan Planet, Vegan on the Cheap, and Quick-Fix Vegan. Robertson currently writes, promotes her books, and teaches classes on her innovative vegan cuisine from her home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where she lives with her husband and two cats. Her website is www.robinrobertson.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition (October 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470472235
• ISBN-13: 978-0470472231
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A longtime vegan, Robin Robertson has more than twenty cookbooks, including Vegan on the Cheap, 1,000 Vegan Recipes, Vegan Planet, Vegan Fire and Spice, Quick-Fix Vegan, and Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker. For more information about her books and for sample recipes, visit her website at www.robinrobertson.com.

Before she began writing cookbooks, Robin was a restaurant chef and cooking teacher. When she left the restaurant business in the late 1980s, Robin became vegan for ethical reasons. Over the years, she has fine-tuned her vegan diet into an eclectic and healthful cooking style which she thinks of as a creative adventure with an emphasis on the vibrant flavors of global cuisines and fresh ingredients. In addition to writing cookbooks, Robin writes 'The Global Vegan' column for VegNews Magazine.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Life Saver! November 17, 2010

By Noelle Goveia

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It's hard to get non-vegan family and friends to enjoy themselves at parties. Enter Party Vegan. This book is full of recipes from quick bites to full meals, all categorized by holiday, which helps make planning much easier. Along with the recipes are tips for how to estimate the amount of food to make, ideas to make planning easier and a party punch recipe that will have guests wondering just how much bubbly is hidden amongst all the deliciousness.

If you are interested in recipes to bring along to potlucks, or for Thanksgiving & Christmas parties, or if you are planning on throwing a party yourself and want to be a party animal without serving any at your party, do yourself a favor and add this book to your collection.

-Noelle Goveia
www.NoelleGoveia.com

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars How does she come up with all of these recipes?? December 20, 2010

By Alisa Marie Fleming

Format:Paperback

I believe this is my fourth Robin Robertson cookbook, and thus far, none have let me down. Party Vegan starts with a solid tips and information section to help plan your party. From there it moves into 25 different menu-themed chapters of recipes. Thus far I have trialed three of the recipes. The Mini Falafels (from the "Crowd Control" chapter in the Moroccan Station) had a spot on flavor and texture, and were perfect for a make-ahead appetizer. The Fingerling Potato Salad with Pan-Fried Arugula Pesto (from the "a Picnic Lunch" chapter) was so rich in flavor that no guest would ever miss the Parmesan. And, the Chai-Spiced Muffins (from the "Mother's Day Brunch" chapter) were perfect for an everyday treat with tea.

This is definitely a must have for entertaining any time of year.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! October 17, 2010

By Wire Worker

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I have found numerous ideas from this book, tried a number of them and turned out great! If your not wanting to go the way of "the old Vegan style cooking" but looking for something contemporary to modern living that non Vegans will enjoy too... this is a book for you!