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never thought I'd enjoy eating lentils until I tried Liddon's recipes, Being a follower of her blog, I eagerly purchased this book in hopes of trying out newtome recipes.
I was pleasantly surprised to find all sorts of treasures such as a list of food she keeps in her pantry at all times critical for bulk shoppers like myself.
Several months later, I've yet to use a recipe I didn't enjoy, Most make enough food for several people which is essential for someone with a busy lifestyle, I don't mind eating this food every day for a week! Her instructions are straight forward and don't call for bizarre ingredients you can't find in a basic grocery store or can't easily supplement.
This makes this cookbook my favourite one of the large stack I've accumulated over the years, Not only is it beautiful, it's easy to use and accessible to those of us who are daunted by the kitchen and don't necessarily have a lot of time to cook.
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fucking good. I'm not even vegan. But this book, as a cookbook, is extremely neat,

I got this mostly for the smoothies, which are excellent, The food pictures in this book are sort of out of this world too, like absurdly good,

Like, I never knew vegan food could look so good, I feel like I learned a lot from this book, just by looking at the pictures, I feel like I am less dumb now because I know more about something I thought I knew all there was to know about.


When you think about what you were like when you wereorthat's what I feel like right now, thinking about the "me" before reading this book and the "me" now, after having read this book.


It's not abecauseis for perfect books but if you're looking for a new cookbook that's not totally like the other cookbooks, I recommend this one.


Also, there's no such thing as "perfect" anything,

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As I have mentioned in previous posts, my family is moving toward a more plantbased diet, so we are testing out all sorts of cookbooks and other resources catering to vegans.
In my searches for things like realistic chocolate chip cookies and other cravings, I have come across Angela Liddons Oh She Glows website over and over again.
Since some of the recipes sounded pretty good, I thought Id check out her cookbook,

While I think the recipes sound very good, I have to admit this book did not knock me out.
Liddon is clearly an excellent cook, and these recipes look fantastic, but from my years of experience cooking I can tell you this is a more advanced cookbook than I would recommend to those not clearly versed in either vegan cooking or cooking in general.
Its more along the lines of Martha Stewart in both obscure ingredients and fancy recipes, As I was saying to my husband, its more like a cookbook that someone without kids and tons of free time to cook would like.
So if thats you, check this out, For me, whom a family and budget are serious considerations, Id skip it, You know what sold me on this book the most The food looks SO GOOD,

I just want to EAT all the food,

I also need to own a physical copy of this book, because the little screen on my iPod touch ain't cutting it.






Since becoming a vegan, I've been eating almost exclusively, recipes from the Oh She Glows cookbook.
What can I say, the food is just amazing! Deliciously Wholesome Vegan Food

Full disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for review at the publisher's behest.


Let me begin by thanking Penguin Books for sending me a copy of this cookbook for review about a month prior to its publication date.
Before it was even on my radar, actually, As an avowed junk food vegan, it's probably not something I would have picked up on my own but I've discovered more than one new favorite dish in The Oh She Glows Cookbook!

As fans of the sitelinkOh She Glows website and blog already know, Angela Liddon focuses her culinary efforts on plantbased, healthy whole foods, free of chemicals and additives.
Continuing this tradition, The Oh She Glows Cookbook includesnew recipes, as well as more thanfan favorites from her blog.
Recipes run the gamut, from "power snacks" to smoothies, juices, and teas, as well as breakfast foods, appetizers, salads, soups, entrees, sides, and desserts.
There's a fairly wide variety of dishes to be found, from vegan versions of American favorites Lentil Walnut Loaf, Grilled Portobello Burger, LightenedUp Crispy Baked Fries to more international meals Creamy Vegetable Curry, CrowdPleasing TexMex Casserole, Quick amp Easy Chana Masala.
Many of the recipes are glutenfree, or include glutenfree substitutions and Liddon sometimes offers soyfree alternatives, too,

I tried just over a dozen recipes in preparation for this review and, let's be honest, because my stomach compelled me to!, including the following:

Classic Hummus page

Never before have I been able to get my homemade hummus as smooth and creamy as the storebought versions.
. . that is, until now! The secret's in the chickpea skins or rather, the lack of them, For a supersilky hummus, Liddon recommends skinning the chickpeas prior to use,

This works well, but at what cost!! It took me nearly an hour to skin the chickpeas required for this recipe.
Probably I'll stick to Sabra brand for the foreseeable future, Barring a hummus shortage or zombie apocalypse, that is,

On the upside, this is a delicious recipe, Normally I prefer my hummus with some "extras" roasted red peppers, Kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes but as far as plain hummus goes, this one's a winner.


Broccoli and Cashew CheeseQuinoa Burrito page

SO GOOD! Seriously, this recipe is worth the purchase price of the book alone.
While the fillings quinoa, broccoli, sundried tomatoes are delish, it's the cashew cream sauce that really makes this burrito sing.


Don't want to use quinoa Swap it out for millet, barley, or even just plain old white or brown! rice.


Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta page

Ive enjoyed avocado pasta before, but this is just.
. . WOW.

The sauce is deliciously simple: avocados, garlic, basil, lemon, The lemon It downright OWNS the pasta, Blend in a food processor, mix with the pasta, and serve,

The hardest part about this dish is the timing: since avocados oxidize quickly thus turning an unappetizing shade of brown, you want to use the sauce immediately.
Or at least if you want to snag a halfway decent photo of it,

This is one of the recipes sitelinktaken from the Oh She Glows website, so you can try it out prior to buying the book.


Roasted Salt amp Vinegar Chickpeas page

I'd never tried roasted chickpeas prior to this recipe, and I am kicking myself for not checking them out sooner.
Delicious, healthy, and very easy to make,

The Oh She Glows Cookbook contains two recipes for roasted chickpeas a "plain" version and a salt and vinegar flavor but you can very easily experiment with your own versions by following the basic recipe in the book.


Perfected Chickpea Salad Sandwich page

Another epic win, Modeled on a flaky chicken salad the author used to enjoy in her prevegan pregan! days, the mashed chickpeas no skinning required! provide a nice, flaky base for the salad.
Also present: mustard, vegan mayo, dill pickles, red peppers, and celery though I omitted it too weird and stringy for me!.
The dill is optional but takes the salad to the next level, Seriously, don't skip it. Unless you loathe dill. Then do. But not before reconsidering your priorities and life choices,

Crispy Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies page

This was my first time making glutenfree cookies, and it was NOT A DISASTER! Actually it was a yummy, yummy success.
Instead of wheat flour, this recipe uses almond and oat flour this, along with the almond butter, gives these cookies a multilayered nutty taste that's pure perfection.
I really love almonds, yo, sitelinkMARCHPANE!

The only downside This is the only cookie recipe in the whole book.
Boo! My inner Cookie Monster is indignant,

Pro tip: always use parchment paper and cooling racks when baking cookies, It makes all the diff,

Apple Pie Oatmeal page

Though it's more effort and brainpower than I'm able or willing to muster first thing in the morning, this Apple Pie Oatmeal makes a tasty and filling lunch or dinner.
Only thing I'd do differently next time around Mix the apples into the oatmeal after it's done cooking.
I like them either raw and crisp or soft and mushy no inbetweenies, okay,

Luxurious TomatoBasil Pasta page

I'm pretty sure the "Luxurious" in the Luxurious TomatoBasil Pasta is code for "cheesy.
" And if its not, it should be, Put vegan cheese on ALL the things!

This pasta dish has an unusual pink sauce that's the result of a superholy marriage between a traditional red tomato sauce and a white sauce made of blended cashews and nondairy milk.
So good, and supereasy to make, The cook time on this one is justminutes, so you can whip it up in a snap.
Though I prefer to let my tomatoes simmer for awhile so that they get nice and tender,

Loaded Savory Oatmeal amp Lentil Bowl page

I've never had savory oatmeal, and so I fully expected not to like this recipe.
Fussy eater problems, yo! And I didn't, Like it, that is. BECAUSE I LOVED IT!

It reads more like a stew than an oatmeal the oats take on the flavor of the chicken broth vegan, natch they're cooked in, and the lentils make it extrahearty.
The husband enjoyed his bowl with the suggested avocados and hummus, while I went with crackers and avocado toast.
A pretty excellent weeknight meal, if I do say so myself,

Sunrise Scramble with Roasted Home Fries page

I'll be brutally honest here: this isn't my favorite tofu scramble recipe.
That said, it's still a tofu scramble, and tofu scrambles effin rock,

This one's got both mushrooms and spinach, the excess moisture of which can be difficult to cook off.
Consequently, my tofu ended up a but wet and mushy, Also, this recipe's funny in that it doesn't include many of the tofu scramble staples, namely tumeric, soy sauce/tamari, and extra spices to season.
There's just a tablespoon of nooch rather low, imho, papika, salt, and pepper, Yawn.

Still, it's tasty enough, And the home fries Fuhgettaboutit! Way easier to make than hash browns I've yet to produce a properly crispy batch!, and every bit as tasty.


Our Favorite Veggie Burger pagewith a side o' LightenedUp Crispy Baked Fries page

You know, if the cashew cheese burritos hadn't already sold me on the OSG cookbook, this veggie burger would have sealed the deal.
It's thick and hearty, and stuffed with tons of goodies: black beans, rolled oats, sunflower seeds, breadcrumbs, grated carrots, garlic, onions, parsley.
. . shall I go on It takes a little while to put together, but it's so worth it, And since I usually only cook for two, I just stored the extra batter in the fridge for another night.
The husband and I ended up stretching this out into four meals, Score!

The Crispy Baked Fries are rockin', too, They have an arrowroot powder/oil coating similar to that in the Roasted Home Fries that gives the outsides a really interesting texture.
Plus they have roughly the same bake time as the burgers, so they make a convenient pair, It's almost like they were made for each other! wink

ImmunityBoosting Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms page

So, Ill be honest: this isnt my alltime favorite pasta sauce.
But to be fair, I am superItalian, and have been enjoying pasta at least once a week my entire life.
I have long since perfected my own dream red sauce recipe, Spoiler alert: it involves roasted red peppers, But I have to admit, I love the idea of adding red lentils to pasta sauce, and the chia seeds are a nice extra too.


Well done, even by own snobby standards,



As you can see from the individual breakdowns, most of the dishes I tried were an overwhelming success.
And those that weren't, were still pretty damn good, A few will even make it into regular rotation in the GarbatoBrady kitchen: Broccoli and Cashew CheeseQuinoa Burritos.
Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta. Perfected Chickpea Salad Sandwiches which I've already made three times now!, Loaded Savory Oatmeal amp Lentil Bowl, Our Favorite Veggie Burger. Of those recipes that I most likely won't make again Apple Pie Oatmeal Sunrise Scramble ImmunityBoosting Tomato Sauce with Mushrooms, it's mainly because I have my own tried and true recipes that I prefer to Liddon's not because hers aren't nomworthy, too.


The ingredients lists are straightforward and don't feature many unusual or hardtofind ingredients, Among the "weirder" ingredients I found: chia seeds, coconut aminos which I've since learned is a soyfree alternative to soy sauce, and glutenfree rolled oats and spelt bread crumbs each of them easily swapped out for the gluteny versions.


To the newbie, some of the recipes might appear intimidating at first glance, with extensive ingredient lists but, upon closer inspection, you'll find that many of the entries are spices.
While it's true that some of the dishes require a little more prep work, none are especially difficult.


Liddon is a food photographer as well as a chef, and as expected, The Oh She Glows Cookbook is a gorgeous book.
The pages are thick and glossy and peppered with Liddon's photography, Every recipe is accompanied by a fullpage, fullcolor photo, Those who like their cookbooks colorful and shiny will not be disappointed,

As for the overall rating, The Oh She Glows Cookbook ranks somewhere betweenand.
for me. While there are many amazing recipes to be had here, there are also a number of recipes that I'm not likely to try including an entire chapter of smoothies and juices.
For those who consider themselves health food vegans, The Oh She Glows Cookbook might be more of astar dealio.
To be fair, I decided to average the two and round the resulting,up to. If you enjoy healthy, wholesome vegan food not to mention mouthwatering food photography look no further,

Or do: you can always sitelinkcheck out the Oh She Glows website before ordering the book.
Take a few recipes out for a test drive and see what you think!

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