Collect Plant-Based On A Budget: Delicious Vegan Recipes For Under $30 A Week, In Less Than 30 Minutes A Meal Compiled By Toni Okamoto Volume

really great options in there!! Glad I picked this up! The artichoke pasta is definitely one of my favorite recipes! Since its plant based on a budget the recipes are obviously really plain and for beginners, but I can see this being really helpful for someone either on a budget or new to veganism, or both! Family loved this book.
I can't wait to read her next book the Friendly Vegan, I have a food allergy severe to the point I get very ill with certain items and had to make a change to Vegetarian leaning towards Vegan.
As still learning this and that but I was scared I couldn't eat much and didn't know where to start.
This book is great for those who are new and feel lost or overwhelmed, Toni walks you through every step even what you can do in replace of items that your not sure can use.
Even somethings you never thought of using, Thank you for so many new recipe's, Also book is very friendly for those that have Autism, My son does and found out he has same medical conditions I do and at first was upset he had to give things up till he started cooking from Plant Based on a Budget.
He actually turned it into a text book for himself to learn how to start cooking differently to fit his lifestyle changes.
Thank you and hoping I will be able to finically soon get the next book for both of us.
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This was one of the Best ofnominees, It has some lovely ideas, but I was really disappointed that there wasn't any nutritional information or cost information since that's the main goal of the book.
And honestly you can find very similar recipes on online blogs,

But the photos are beautiful!,

As a vegan of a little over two years, there weren't many new recipes in here for me.
That being said, I found it to be a useful reminder of easy and affordable meals I could be making.
I also LOVED that the author seems to be as much of a fan of peanut butter as I am! I would recommend this to anyone considering veganism but doesn't think they can afford it.
I'm planning on working my way through the cookbook to see how many meals I can add to our meal rotation.


The first recipe I tried was the blueberry oatmeal which is a very simple recipe, I haven't made oatmeal in a long time but it seemed like a good morning to try it.
Oh my gosh, it made my house smell like blueberry muffins! I added maple syrup, salt and chia seeds to mine which I'm going to write in the book in the section she left open for people to keep track of their own variations.


I really liked this book, and it changed my perspective on what is vegan food, The spice palette didn't mesh well with mine, and focused a lot on Mexican spins, Which is fine, but I was hoping for a wider variety, In snacks, there were likedifferent salsas and one recipes for ants on a log, but on an apple.
No kidding, apples, peanut butter, and raisins,

There are beautiful pictures and lines for personal notes for how to make many of the recipes your own.
That was super cool! I wish more cookbooks did this, I highly recommend this book for someone looking to explore the veggie section of their diets and meal planning on a realistic budget.
I will be passing this one along because good books are meant to be shared, As always Im looking for interesting dishes to offer for MLK events, Super Bowl, and winter nights in general.
This was overall works and had some yummy ideas that can creep into our menus, This book has some really great recipes, The recipes are also easy to alter for a family that is not vegan, I have a few recipes that I am going to make for my family, I can't wait to try them! Not a bad book but I didn't pick up anything I wanted to cook.
Just not my style of food, Beautiful book with sensible, economical recipes, I am not vegan, but always looking for more ways to get vegetables and healthy grains into my diet.

Book starts off with f author's story of how she adapted the vegan life style as a young woman and needing it to be both healthy and economical.

Some of the ideas are very simple but have never occurred to me ex: a bagel, spread with hummus and topped with avocado slices for breakfast.
Sweet prototypes are a favorite of mine but I've never used them in chili or in sandwiches,
Most recipes use basic staples such as canned chick peas, dried lentils, tomato paste, etc, Instructions are very clear and usually a couple of cooking methods are offered pressure cooker/stove top, food processor/blender.

Also I like the tester's tips at the end of many of the recipes getting another cook's opinion is useful.
Beautiful color full page photographs throughout the book,

This cookbook was a birthday gift from my wonderful friend, Kayleigh, I went dairy free late inand dabble in vegan cooking and eating, This cookbook is extremely accessible, I don't live in a food desert, but I do live in a rural area where Walmart is the place to get your groceries.
Most vegan cookbooks use ingredients I would have to drive an hour or two to find, This cookbook has ingredients I can buy at my local grocery store Walmart or items I already keep stocked in my pantry.
I think jackfruit was the only item I wouldn't be able to find locally, Most of the ingredients are rather inexpensive if you live on a strict budget, I cannot wait to get started on working my way through this cookbook, If you are beginning to cook and/or even beginning a vegan lifestyle, I highly recommend this book and her instagram plantbasedonabudget for easy, delicious vegan recipes.
Nice photos of the foods in the book, Not too many recipes I'll try, but simple and easy to prepare based on instructions,

I didn't like the green smoothie, Made better ones from jj Smith book, I did like the Mexican bowl, simple to make, I loved the black beans with sweet potato and added more seasoning,

Disclaimer: I purchased a copy and giving my honest opinion, This book is a gamechanger and makes vegan cooking accessible and affordable, and that alone fills me with a lot of hope and joy.
As a fellow vegan who also lived paycheck to paycheck for years and years, cooking healthy and filling meals on a strict budget was really stressful.
It felt isolating and grocery shopping/ cooking was just another number crunch, I'm so happy to see someone take this reality and create a resource for folks who are struggling to have some guidance.
This is a popular vegan cookbook for a reason: it offers easy, inexpensive recipes for freshfood newbies, It's honestly refreshing to find a vegan cookbook that eschews expensive, trendy ingredients and focuses on weeknight meals that won't break the bank.
However, there are drawbacks to this as well, As an experienced cook I don't eat a completely vegan diet, but I am very comfortable with vegan cooking, there were few recipes here to inspire or excite my palate.
I don't need another recipe for hummus or salsa at this point in my life, In addition, relying on inexpensive ingredients also means that the recipes sometimes felt repetitive, and the flavor profiles weren't as varied as I would have liked.
There are only so many things to be done with sweet potatoes, canned beans, cabbage, and peanuts, all of which are heavily represented here.


In sum: this is a fantastic resource for new vegans and new cooks in general who are working within a limited budget.
However, if you already know your way around a block of tofu, you probably won't find much to excite you here.
Check out Teri Walters's sitelinkClean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More ThanRecipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You or sitelinkClean Start: Inspiring You to Eat Clean and Live Well withNew Clean Food Recipes instead.
What I like about this cookbook are the easy to follow recipes, Plus, the author seems like a nice, warm person, and even though this says nothing about the quality of the recipes, I still find it adds to the overall impression you get from a cookbook.


What I didn't like about this cookbook is the simplicity of the recipes, I mean, it might be my mistake because it's right there in the title that this is a cookbook that is about not spending a whole lot on food.
Less ingredients mean a lower grocery bill, of course, But some recipes were just bland and could have really used more ingredients, like more veggies or spices.


If you're an experienced cook, I wouldn't recommend this book, You don't need a recipe to decide on some veggies to put in a stirfry and add storebought teriyaki sauce.
If you're not usually cooking a whole lot, I think this cookbook could be a good start especially if you don't care for long ingredient lists and spending a long time in the kitchen.
This is right along with the way I've been eating for the past few years, People equate a plant based diet with an expensive grocery bill and it's only that way if you're into vegan junk food/processed food or convenience foods.
Most whole food, plant based ingredients are inexpensive and fit easily into simple recipes, I've only tried a few of the recipes in this book so far but they were great, and I have many more marked to try.
I am an omnivorous, ketogenic formerly diabetic in a family with two vegans and two more omnivores, I got this book from the library in the hopes of finding some recipes that we could all share.
Unfortunately, the recipes do not include the nutritional information I need to easily determine if they'll work,

However, there are still lots of things to like about this book, especially for the average person who doesn't need to limit their carbs/sugars/starches.
Most recipes are simple and frugal, with only a few using meat substitutes, There's a shopping list and meal plan, The recipes include testers' tips and they have room to make notes of your own,

What I appreciate most is the author's positive attitude, She explains her choice to eat a plantbased diet, but doesn't preach or badger like the hostile, militant vegans.
Anyone could comfortably use this book as a reference to add some plantbased meals and snacks to their own lives, or to find a veganfriendly dish for a potluck or a sick friend, without being vilified.
I truly appreciate that. Less of a cookbook, and more a book of suggestions of things to do with food, this would be a good gift for young broke vegans who don't really know how or have time to cook anything.
I won a copy of this book through Goodreads, I will have to update this once I try using the recipes, but on first glance this is a really nice book, especially for someone starting out with vegan eating.
There are a lot of recipes, all with bright and appealing photos, Many of the recipes are simple and may be too basic for some, but there are things in the book that interest me as a longtime vegetarian, including basic things I have meant to try making at home but haven't.
The format of the book, with tasters tips and suggestions similar to a short comments section and space for adding notes, makes it seem like a useful resource to return to over time.
This is a really good cookbook that has straight forward vegan recipes, a practical approach, and useful for both new and seasoned home cooks.
Look forward to working my way through this one, Ive entered to win this book on Goodreads, I cant remember another time Ive wanted to win this much, Id love to own this book, Its one of the very few cookbooks Ive read that Id

actually regularly use, The copy I read I borrowed from the library,

Recommended for all people who like to save money and save time, eat healthfully/fairly healthfully, and cook/eat vegan.
These really are time saving and money saving and mostly healthy recipes,

This book is all about saving money and all about health, though while the author did start a plant based diet for health reasons she did come to be vegan also for the environment and animal welfare reasons.


I love that readers are encouraged to play with the recipes because that is what I always do I never make recipes exactly as they are written.
This is a book with room for home cooks to write their notes about the recipes, I love the idea! There are some tips from the author and the tasters and there is also space at every recipe for the readers/home cooks to make their personal notes about recipes.
This is one reason that this would be a good book to own,

I love her tips on how to shop to get the exact right amount of ingredients for the recipes.
Shes against food waste and I find that inspiring and will adopt some of her suggestions when shopping for ingredients for recipes and also for using leftovers, vegetables just starting to go bad, etc.


There are so many recipes Id like to make from this book, Yes, Id tweak many but only a tiny bit, Most look great as they are,

I enjoyed the short little blurbs before some of the recipes, especially the ones that had personal stories about them.


There are colorful, gorgeous and mouthwatering photos for each of the completed recipes, There are also multiple photos of the author, The entire layout of the book is attractive and seems easy to use and easy to find its recipes.


The only negative I see is that there is a lot of repetition in the basic foods lists and between the recipes re types of beans, grains, vegetables, spices, but its also obvious how easy it would be to substitute alternatives to get a wider variety of foods.
The only negative for me is that I dont have a food processor or blender or even some of the basic recommended kitchen utensils.
This author does describe how its possible to get whats useful very inexpensively,

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction
My Story
How To Be PlantBased on a Budget

Breakfast
Salads
Snacks
OnePot Meals
Supper Staples
Desserts
Back to Basics
Sample Meal Plan for One

Acknowledgments
Metric Conversions
Subject Index
Recipe Index
About the Author

Some of the dishes Id like to make that would require very little or no tweaking from me:

From Breakfasts: FiveIngredient Peanut Butter Bites Tofu Scramble Blueberry Banana Muffins Hummus and Avocado Bagel

From Salads: Quinoa Salad Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad Larb Salad

From Snacks: Homemade Hummus Homemade Red Salsa Guacamole Nacho Cheese Peanut Butter Balls

From OnePot Meals: Black Bean Soup Broccoli Potato Soup Carrot Ginger Soup Miso Split Pea Soup MexicanInspired Soup Minestrone Soup Gumbo Sweet Potato Chili Tofu Noodle Soup

From Supper Staples: Tofu with Peanut Sauce Avocado Sunflower Seed Pesto Pasta Lentil and Sweet Potato Bowl Veggie Tofu Pasta Spaghetti Squash with Marinara and Veggies Stuffed Bell Peppers Veggie Chow Mein Ginger Lime Tofu Tofu Veggie Gravy Bowl

From Desserts: FourIngredient Chocolate Cake Banana Soft Serve Aarons Grandmas Banana Bread Depression Era Cupcakes Mixed Berry Cobbler Chocolate Covered Strawberries Baked Apples Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies Pumpkin Pie RealDeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Her Back to Basics section includes some great recipes too.
Theyre mostly staple foods such as specific grains, beans, dressings, etc, and special foods such as piecrust, pizza dough, cashew cream,

I should try to make at least a couple of these recipes before I return the book.
There is a queue. Im glad and I dont mind borrowing it again, I voted for this book for best cookbook in theGoodreads Choice Awards, Id be delighted if it wins, The author has a blog sitelink com/blog/ on her website, This book stands completely on its own and its excellent,

The problem is the book and writing this review made me way too hungry!,