Each issue of Vegetarian Journal includes reviews of recent vegan books. In our latest issue we looked at Bravo Express by Ramses Bravo. Chef Ramses works at TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA, and uses herbs, spices, and creativity to produce vegan dishes that contain no added sugar, oil, or salt. This book contains SOS-free, whole-plant-food dishes that are easy to prepare. You will find menus for two weeks with recipes and photos.

The Plantiful Plate by Christine Wong is beautifully designed and offers readers handy charts with numerous options for each recipe’s preparation. This allows for flexibility and makes the odds better that you will have all the ingredients on hand when you start cooking. For example, to prepare her Fried Rice recipe you choose a grain such as rice, quinoa, or millet; an aromatic including fresh chives, garlic, or shallots; an oil; vegetables like edamame, snow peas, or broccoli; finely chopped greens such as bok choy, chard, or spinach; and seasoning including soy sauce or nutritional yeast. An exact quantity for each ingredient category is listed. You will also find an example of a complete recipe using some of the suggestions found in her chart.

Your Complete Pregnancy by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, will enable you to calm down family, friends, and doctors that might be concerned you are having a vegan pregnancy. It explains what women should eat for a healthy vegan pregnancy and provides critical information to know during each trimester, as well as during labor and delivery. You will also find more than 50 vegan recipes.

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