Vive Le Vegan! by Dreena Burton is definitely my favourite cookbook. I’ve nowhere near made everything from the book, but everything that I have made is a winner! Plus Dreena has her own blog and is always happy to answer any queries you might have about her recipes.Here are some things from the book I have made recently.
This is Chickpea Ratatouille. Dreena mentions in the book that this is her personal favourite, and it’s definitely become one of mine too! It’s a super simple and tasty dish...everything is mixed together then thrown in the oven for an hour or so. Unlike traditional ratatouille there’s no aubergine (eggplant) or courgettes (zucchini) instead the main ingredient is chickpeas mixed with an unusual combination of flavours including ginger, mustard seeds and oregano. Although it seems like a strange mix it works so well! Great with some quinoa!
Here’s some Tomato-Lentil Pasta Sauce over brown rice pasta. This really reminded me of Bolognese sauce and it is just as tasty. I sprinkled some nutritional yeast over after the photo and it was so good! I went and looked this one up in the book after reading about it on Laura’s blog...so thanks Laura!
And this is Pureed Chickpea Pasta Sauce with Fresh Herbs that Diann also blogged about the other day. I really enjoyed it...it doesn’t seem like it’s made of chickpeas as it’s very creamy and different. We had it with rice noodles and broccoli. The fresh lemon squeezed over the top really complemented the flavour of the sauce (and the broccoli!). Wee G was not crazy about it so I don’t think it’s going to be a regular in this house. Ah well...I’ve also made and blogged about Hummus-Quinoa Casserole, French Toast, Sunflower-Lentil Pie, Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookies , Lemon Herb Tofu, Earthy Lentil Soup, Spicy Peanut Stir Fry, Fudgy Brownies , Pumpkin Seed Coated Lentil Patties, Moroccan Chickpea Patties. So if you’re looking for a new cookbook (and haven’t already got Vive!) and want simple, tasty and different recipes then I would definitely recommend Vive! (and no, I’m not on commission!!).
