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Three Outstanding Cookbooks

Three Outstanding Cookbooks

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Aug 01, 2022
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My version of PlantYou’s Wild Rice & Lemon Soup.

Today’s post is all about food, glorious food!

While on the road, I ordered four whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) cookbooks. When we arrived back in Jackson, they were waiting, and I could not wait to get cooking. However, I’m only sharing three since the fourth was nothing special.

I’ve looked at almost every vegan cookbook through the years and bought many of them. Most are eventually passed on to friends or donated to public libraries, while only a handful make it into my rotation. The three I’m posting today are already in my top ten, and I cannot imagine they’ll ever be displaced.

Due to my heart and kidney health, I choose vegan recipes that avoid nuts, seeds, avocado, coconut, and all oils. Most recipes can be made with a few alterations. Avoiding all oils is part of any WFPB diet, but avoiding nuts, seeds, avocadoes, and coconut has more to do with heart health. (I strive to minimize my fat calories.) My way is not for everyone, an…

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