Over 250 recipes organized by themes including cafe culture, breakfast at the diner, lunch cart, urban garden, haute cuisine, “just desserts,” and happy hour. At-a-glance icons signify which recipes are low-fat, fast, omnivore-friendly, kid-friendly, and frugal. Also included are essential tips covering vegan cuisine, an overview of the vegan pantry, and numerous menu ideas that will please even the staunchest omnivores!
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"The Urban Vegan is fresh, hip, and intelligent, and simply perfect for everyone – from the city dweller who wants to do a vegan dine-in to the rural cook who yearns to sample the vegan delicacies a large urban centre has to offer." - Dreena Burton, author of Eat, Drink and Be Vegan
“With an engaging, down-to-earth tone, but quirky and charming, Balcavage delivers the best of the world’s flavors to your kitchen, from Western Europe to the Middle East, and back home to Philly favorites.”
– VegNews
“You don’t have to convert to veganism to appreciate Balcavage’s healthy, Easy-to-make recipes.”
– GRID
“Dynise Balcavage's "The Urban Vegan," is less fussy, more funky, with vegan versions of sophisticated eats. It also requires specialty ingredients, but delectable dishes such as millet-crusted mushroom-leek pie and cherry-chocolate chunk scones are easy to make.”
– The Seattle Times, Food and Wine section
“The Urban Vegan: 250 Simple, Sumptuous Recipes from Street Cart Favorites to Haute Cuisine is by Dynise Balcavage, who details life as a city vegan on her blog, UrbanVegan.net. Selections range from Marsala mushroom crepes and sweet-potato gnocchi with basil cream sauce (made with soy milk) to minty mojitos and sherry-infused pate (made with cremini mushrooms and pecans, rather than goose liver). As she puts it, newer recipes have transformed vegan cooking from "oat cuisine" to "haute cuisine."
– Winston-Salem Journal
“The Urban Vegan: 250 Simple, Sumptuous Recipes from Street Cart Favorites to Haute Cuisine by Dynise Balcavage is one of our absolute favorite new cookbooks!”
– GIrlyGirl Army
Praise for Celebrate Vegan
“Gather, rejoice and feast: Dynise has all the dining milestones covered, joyfully so. Her Italian mojitos should be a tradition for every holiday!”
– Terry Hope Romero, author of Veganomicon and Vegan Pie in the Sky
“Celebrate Vegan is a must-have book for anyone that loves to eat! Dynise makes every occasion a celebration, with 200 deliciously fabulous vegan recipes to celebrate holidays big and small.”
– Julie Hasson, author of Vegan Diner
From the Back Cover
Sampling ruby-red organic berries at a farmers’ market. Comparing thirty varieties of rice noodles in a Vietnamese food store. Ordering “good and greasy” vegetarian rotis from a street cart. This is the life of the urban vegan! Dynise Balcavage brings this fresh cuisine to life with 250 original animal-free recipes inspired by the colorful culinary landscapes of urban areas. Whether you are a dedicated herbivore or someone seeking a healthy, varied, and delicious diet, this book provides mouthwatering inspiration no matter which city market, restaurant, or corner store you visit.
Recipes are organized by themes including cafe culture, breakfast at the diner, lunch cart, urban garden, haute cuisine, “just desserts,” and happy hour. At-a-glance icons signify which recipes are low-fat, fast, omnivore-friendly, kid-friendly, and frugal. Also included are essential tips covering vegan cuisine, an overview of the vegan pantry, and numerous menu ideas that will please even the staunchest omnivores!
Among the 250+ recipes:
Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
Chocoholic Waffles
Recipes are organized by themes including cafe culture, breakfast at the diner, lunch cart, urban garden, haute cuisine, “just desserts,” and happy hour. At-a-glance icons signify which recipes are low-fat, fast, omnivore-friendly, kid-friendly, and frugal. Also included are essential tips covering vegan cuisine, an overview of the vegan pantry, and numerous menu ideas that will please even the staunchest omnivores!
Among the 250+ recipes:
Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
Chocoholic Waffles
Rapini Panini
Honeydew Pomegranate Jigglers
Hot & Sour Coconut Soup
Savory French Terrine
Hedonist’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Chickpea Paprikash
Lemon Poppyseed Tempeh
Un-Fried Ice Cream
Honeydew Pomegranate Jigglers
Hot & Sour Coconut Soup
Savory French Terrine
Hedonist’s Stuffed Mushrooms
Chickpea Paprikash
Lemon Poppyseed Tempeh
Un-Fried Ice Cream
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More About the Author
Dynise Balcavage is the author of Celebrate Vegan, Urban Vegan and the upcoming Pies and Tarts with Heart. Her cruelty-free recipes have appeared in VegNews, Vegetarian Times, Philadelphia Daily News and Végétariens magazine (in French). Dynise has been interviewed in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune and has done cooking demonstrations across the globe, from New York to Paris. She teaches food writing at New York's Natural Gourmet Institute and is an avid runner and traveler. She lives in Philadelphia with her 2 former alley cats. She blogs at urbanvegan.net and tweets and vines at theurbanvegan.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By me
Format:Paperback
I just happened upon The Urban Vegan at my local "booksellers" and did not realize it was so new, it is copyrighted for next year! Lucky me! I loved the tone of Dynise's voice in her introduction. It was if she was articulating my thoughts exactly but much more mellifluously. I do not have any vegan friends so to read her words was really cool.
I am sure this cookbook/lifestyle guide/armchair international adventure will do very well. I made the Cauliflower-Chickpea Tagine tonight (adding potatoes since I am wheat free at the moment) and It Was Amazing. Tomorrow I am cooking up the Pumpkin Risotto with Sage and Sundried Tomatoes and have my eyes on the Chickpea Paprikash for next week. Yum! I am sure I will not run out of "What's for dinner?" for a long time to come. Thanks Dynise!
I am sure this cookbook/lifestyle guide/armchair international adventure will do very well. I made the Cauliflower-Chickpea Tagine tonight (adding potatoes since I am wheat free at the moment) and It Was Amazing. Tomorrow I am cooking up the Pumpkin Risotto with Sage and Sundried Tomatoes and have my eyes on the Chickpea Paprikash for next week. Yum! I am sure I will not run out of "What's for dinner?" for a long time to come. Thanks Dynise!
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The last year or two have seen an explosion of new vegan cookbooks, and it can be rather overwhelming to try to choose among them. However, The Urban Vegan should be on everyone's list. Dynise Balcavage's fine cooking sense and surprising flavor combinations will make this book appealing to all kitchen adventurers, vegan or otherwise. So far, we have made two recipes - the Hearty Adzuki Bean Soup, and the Spaghetti with Eggplant - both of which were fantastic. Having followed Balcavage's blog for some time, I am confident that the rest of the book's recipes will be equally wonderful. Get it now!
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By bekki
Format:Paperback
I flipped through this in my local big box bookstore and came to the realization that I wasn't leaving there without it, even with knowing I could save a good bit by ordering online. Every single recipe looked SO delicious and inspired that I couldn't resist--after spending well over an hour drooling over what to make first I realized there were no pictures, something I normally notice immediately but this book just looked so tasty I still don't miss them at all. I love how inspired the recipes are while maintaining a surprising simplicity in preparation. Even the "Haute Cuisine" section with slightly more sophisticated flavor combinations (Like a Raspberry Tamarind sauce-Yum!)aren't daunting enough to make them seem like a major task to attempt. I look forward to wearing this book out over the next few weeks.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS is the reason Dynise is among my favorite vegan bloggers ever.
I'm a longtime reader of Dynise's blog (also called Urban Vegan). When I began exploring veganism in late 2007/early 2008, Dynise's site was one of the first few that I found. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Amber Shea
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Cookbooks by this Author.
Dynise's both cookbooks are a must have for your kitchens. The recipes are very well thought out and planned. One bite of any dish that you make, will tell you this. Read more
Published 15 months ago by DJ
5.0 out of 5 stars
My go to, Must have in your Vegetarian, Vegan kitchen
I am new to Vegan cooking, looking for healthier recipes and substitutions for my old favorites I found this book easy to use, colorful with tons of great recipes. Read more
Published on March 26, 2011 by Sita @ Silver Spoon Scraps
5.0 out of 5 stars
Urban Fantastic!
Great cookbook with lots of information & stories. Pretty well rounded for a vegan cookbook, good flavors and variety. Read more
Published on March 20, 2011 by Lucky
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Vegan Cookbook
I think this is probably the most underrated vegan cookbook out there. There are lots of breakfast and dessert recipes, as well as a ton of hip and modern cutting-edge vegan... Read more
Published on February 23, 2011 by C. Vegan
5.0 out of 5 stars
tasty recipes!
I have loved all the recipes in this book and they're a huge hit with omnis. I know the title is urban vegan but the comments about city living seems a bit snotty.
Published on December 30, 2010 by Winter
5.0 out of 5 stars
RE AllWrappedUp2000's comment
I was startled to read your comment about the sugar. You're absolutely right - all sugar is NOT vegan. Read more
Published on November 28, 2010 by Skinny Trinny's Mom
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great vegan cookbook for non-vegans
I'm not a vegan. In fact, I'm the opposite; an omnivore. So why did I buy this book? My vegetarian friend and I decided to go vegan for a couple weeks to "cleanse" our bodies... Read more
Published on November 12, 2010 by First Time Mom
4.0 out of 5 stars
Creative, Tasty, but. . .
The only wish I have for this wonderful compilation of recipes are a few pictures. The whitty comments and explanations make for chuckles as one prepares, and the recipes... Read more
Published on November 10, 2010 by scottishjess
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent vegan cookbok
This is a great vegan cookbook. The author uses normal everyday ingredients. Her recipes are both creative and basic. Read more
Published on October 18, 2010 by Marilyn Cathers
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