You Won't Believe It's Vegan!: 200 Recipes for Simple and Delicious Animal-Free Cuisine [Paperback]

Lacey Sher (Author), Gail Doherty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 13, 2008

Gourmet chefs Sher and Doherty, former owners of the highly successful restaurant Down to Earth, offer a collection of innovative yet simple restaurant-quality recipes, for every day and special occasions, all toxin- and animal-free. From basic dishes to world-class entrees and hors d’oeuvres, You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan! serves up over 200 delicious recipes that just happen to be animal-free. With sections devoted to appetizers, entrees, sides, drinks, Down to Earth’s famous desserts, fun food for kids, and raw food alternatives, this book contains all the ingredients for an eco-friendly feast. You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan! offers comprehensive information for any animal-free kitchen, including: equipment essentials; key cooking techniques; the vital items for an organic pantry; and conversion ideas to help make any recipe whole food and vegan.

Editorial Reviews

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"VegNews," 11/08
"Will have pros and neophytes alike making a dash for the kitchen."

About the Author

Lacey Sher and Gail Doherty, both graduates of the Natural Gourmet Institute, opened Down to Earth, New Jersey’s first organic vegan restaurant, and ran it for seven years. Sher now owns a catering company in Oakland, California, and Doherty cooks vegan dishes daily for Asheville, North Carolina’s largest natural foods store. Lacey Sher and Gail Doherty, both graduates of the Natural Gourmet Institute, opened Down to Earth, New Jersey’s first organic vegan restaurant, and ran it for seven years. Sher now owns a catering company in Oakland, California, and Doherty cooks vegan dishes daily for Asheville, North Carolina’s largest natural foods store.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (May 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600940706
• ISBN-13: 978-1600940705
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #371,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same exact book as the Down to Earth Cookbook, August 22, 2008

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Michelle the Doula (On the road to world-peace) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: You Won't Believe It's Vegan!: 200 Recipes for Simple and Delicious Animal-Free Cuisine (Paperback)

I just bought this, thinking that it was a new book of recipes; imagine my surprise when I read inside the book that it was the same book Lacey and Gail released a couple of years ago. As much as I love the recipes I do not require them in duplicate.
The recipes are wonderful, but I am disappointed in the fact that no where in the online book description was it written that the books were the same, simply with different titles and covers.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Guaranteed to be delicious, August 20, 2008

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Dana (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Won't Believe It's Vegan!: 200 Recipes for Simple and Delicious Animal-Free Cuisine (Paperback)

I have been a vegan for six months now and this book changed everything! Before this cookbook, I rarely enjoyed cooking. So many times I would try a new recipe, spend a lot of time preparing it and it would turn out to be a disappointment. Not with these recipes. Every recipe I have tried has been outstanding. I have even started trying new recipes with guests because I am confident that it will turn out fabulous. My husband isn't vegan, yet he eats vegan with me whenever I make something from this cookbook. Needless to say, this book has changed the way we eat as a couple. No more making two versions of a dish because the vegan dish isn't flavorful or filling enough for him.

These recipes do take a lot of time to prepare, but they are worth every minute. They use some unusual ingredients, but I have had no trouble finding most of them. Also, almost all of these ingredients are "staples" and used throughout the recipes, so I'm not buying one item for just one recipe.

I believe the greatest testament to veganism is a delicious vegan meal. The recipes made from this book are more effective than any verbal diatribe against meat.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Book, March 25, 2009

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Brian Mullins (Genoa, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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I have been vegan for about five years now and often look for recipes that will allow me to create things that my four children and wife will eat. They aren't vegan and often turn their nose up at my tofu creations from other books. However, every recipe I've tried from this book has been a hit. I even took the Tiramisu (pg 190) made with the vanilla cake (pg 187) to my mother in laws house. I often take vegan dishes there and return with them almost in tact, as most people there tend to want their meat. However, this was devoured by everyone except my brother in law who detests coffee.

The tofu scrambles on page 38 are very nice as well, and have quickly replaced scrambled eggs for many in the house, which thrills me to no end. I have noticed some errors in editing, for instance on the page with the scrambles it tells you to see a chef's tip on page 95. You turn to page 95 and there is no tip. It's an introductoin to to the chapter for sandwhiches and wraps. You find the tip it's wanting you to find on page 100.