Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Decide That You Can Do This 11
Recipe: My Mom's Wacky Cake 17
2 Start Where You are 19
Recipe: Lentil-Spud Burgers 27
3 Retire from Dieting 29
Recipe: Grandma's Lasagna (Raw) 35
4 Propel Yourself with Plant Protein 37
Recipe: 3-Bean and Quinoa Salad 43
5 Recast the Entrée 45
Recipe: Neat Loaf 50
6 Find Out What Other Vegans Eat 51
Recipe: Baked Chee Spaghetti Casserole 58
7 Amaze Your Doctor 60
Recipes: Oh-So-Good Mashed Potatoes and Easy Mushroom Gravy 66
8 Save Your Money as Well as Your Life 69
Recipe: Cheapish Chili 80
9 Take a Bird's-Eye View 82
Recipe: Veggie-Edamame Pot Pies 88
10 Know the Beings Behind Bacon and Burgers 90
Recipe: Classic Quiche 95
11 Let Fish Off the Hook 97
Recipe: Mock Tuna Salad 103
12 Outgrow Your Need for Milk 105
Recipe: Uptown Pizza 113
13 Get Your Calcium Where the Cow Got Hers 114
Recipe: Gena Hamshaw's Collard Wraps 120
14 Thrive with the Five Fitness Food Groups 123
Recipe: Casablanca Couscous 133
15 Go Green 135
Recipe: Corpus Christi Cornbread 140
16 Go Greens 142
Recipe: All Hail the Kale Salad 146
17 Go the Whole Way with Whole Foods 148
Recipes: Brown Rice and Millet 152
18 Veganize Your Kitchen 154
Recipe: Scrambled Tofu 172
19 Supplement with Vitamin B12 (and Maybe a Few Other Nutrients) 173
Recipe: House Dressing 179
20 Move Your Body, Manage Your Stress, and Poison Yourself Less 181
Recipe: ALT, the BLT Alternative 186
21 Dine Out 187
Recipe: Savory Stuffed Mushrooms 192
22 And Cook Out 194
Recipes: Spicy Coconut Lime Grilling Sauce, Asian Peanut Glaze, and All-American Fat-Free Marinade 197
23 Wake Up and Smell the Breakfast 200
Recipe: Nick's Holiday Pancakes 204
24 Joyfully Juice 207
Recipe: Kris Carr's "Make Juice, Not War" Green Juice 214
25 Have a Drink if You Want One 216
Recipes: Adair's No-Place-Like-Home Chocolate Martini and Adair's At-the-Bar Choco -Hazelnut Martini 222
26 Eat Soy and WheatOr Skip One or Both of Them 224
Recipe: Peanut Butter "Minus" Cookies 229
27 Rethink Macho 231
Recipe: Working Man Stew 236
28 Replace Cruel Cosmetics and Household Cleaners 238
Recipe: Chef John's Spa Smoothie 248
29tChoose Fashion with Compassion 249
Recipe: Catwalk Cobbler 259
30 Bring the Kids Along 261
Recipe: Krispy Kale Chips 269
31 Walk the Walk 271
Recipe: Mock Chicken Noodle Soup 276
32 Don't Sweat the Small StuffAt Least Not in Public 278
Recipe: Better Fruit Gel-Oh 285
33 Invite People Over 287
Recipe: Hot "Cheesy" Vegetable Dip 291
34 Win Friends and Influence Omnivores 293
Recipe: Cool Dilly Tofu Dip (or Dressing) 298
35 Love the People Who Wish You'd Just Eat Some Meat 300
Recipe: Pumpkin Pie 305
36 Travel Tastefully 367
Recipe: Chickpea Curry 314
37 Engage in a Little Activism 316
Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies 320
38 Grow Older Better 322
Recipe: Shangri-La Soup 328
39 Engage Your Spirit 329
Recipe: Seitan Stroganoff 334
40 Go the Distance 336
Recipe: Chocolate Mousse 344
Acknowledgments 347
Bibliography 349
I Vegan Cookbooks 349
II Books About Plant-Based Nutrition and Health 351
III Books About Plant-Based Weight Loss and Fitness 352
IV Books About Vegan Philosophy, Lifestyle, Animal Rights, and Ecology 355
V Children's Books 355
Appendices 356
I Organizations 356
II Farmed Animal Sanctuaries 358
III Web Sites and Blogs 359
IV Documentary Films 362
V Cruelty-Free Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Household Products 364
VI Online Sources for Shoes, Bags, Clothing, and Consumer Goods 367
VII Some Famous Historical Vegetarians 369
Recipe Acknowledgments 371
Index 373
About the Authors 383