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Vegan Handbook: Over 200 Delicious Recipes, Meal Plans, and Vegetarian Resources for All Ages (Vegetarian Journal Reports Series, 2nd Bk.) (Dreamers and Schemers Series)

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This book is simply a collection of articles from the "Vegetarian Journal". I'm not saying that's a terrible thing, but just know that before you buy it. It was interesting to look through the first time, but I didn't really care for any of the recipes and I haven't opened it back up since the first time I read it.

I find this book to be invaluable for checking nutrition information, health concerns, and other vegan-related issues. It is always a good idea to have several sources for these particular questions, and I think this handbook is an honest resource for this information. The authors do a thorough job of researching, and they stay away from fantastic claims.

I also appreciate the stories and the historical and cultural articles. It is interesting to read about vegetarianism from these perspectives, and it gives a person a good basic background on the topic.

I am not quite as enthusiastic about the recipes, but that could be because I do a lot of my own creations when cooking. I am also not a fan of many of the "traditional" vegetarian foods, like bean-centered dishes, so I tend to steer clear of them. I will say that this book has a wide variety of dishes, and someone who is not as creative on his/her own with cooking should enjoy them.

I really like this cookbook. It is very useful, especially for young vegans like me who need to cook for themselves. The recipes are easy follow, but sometimes complicated to prepare, and not always quick. I really like the poetry and biographies in it, but some of the information isn't completely true, for example, they talk about Ben Franklin being a vegetarian, but they don't add that he decided that vegetarianism wasn't for him after smelling fish.

I've had this book for about 6 years. It's now falling apart and some of the pages stick together from the food splatter. That is why my recommendation to the publishers is to consider a spiral bound book for future printings. I would even buy it again! My 18 year old, loves the carrot nut spread. The info on proper nutrition is helpful just to have it in one source. Although the recipes are not always fancy, they are great base recipes to start from and change to suit your taste. When you've been vegan a while, especially a whole food vegan, your taste buds change and you don't require fancy as much. That may be why the recipes seem bland to some readers. I bought the book when I first started trying out veganism and I've not regretted the purchase. It's not a cookbook so much as a handbook, just as the title states.

I bought this book for my vegan husband. He did not like some of the recommendations for recipes as they weren't all natural foods. Otherwise, I think it's a good book to have and share with non-vegans.

Very good articles, poems, and recipes...truly a handbook. Interesting information for parents and creating vegan recipes for children and babies.