When Run Fast Eat Slow by Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky first came out, I was hesitant to put it on my cookbook wish list. What I didn't need was another cookbook on my shelf that I rarely used because it was full of recipes containing meat.After the book was released and more and more running bloggers began talking about the book, and posting pictures of recipes, my interest in the book went up again. Some of those recipes looked really good - and not all of them had meat.
Curiosity got the best of me and I purchased the book. I have got to tell you, I'm not disappointed in it either. As I was paging through the book, and later sitting down to read it (yes, cookbook geek), I was pleasantly surprised at how many vegetarian and vegan recipes there were in the book, as well as plenty that could be veganized with little effort.
The recipes in this book are all whole food goodness and just bursting with nutrition.
I have several recipes earmarked that I will be making soon! Curry Lentil Soup with Charred Cauliflower, Moroccan Lentil Salad with Cauliflower Couscous, Pasta Primavera with Tempeh "Sausage", and Cocoa-Coconut Macaroons top my list.
There are several smoothies in the book too. One that I tried was the Can't Beet Me Smoothie... it's really good and a great way to get some beets in your diet.
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I’m linking up with Rock My Vegan Socks & VNutrition for Healthy Vegan Fridays!
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I had been waiting for the Kindle price to come down -- I generally prefer my cookbooks on my Kindle these days -- and it finally did.
ReplyDeleteOf course the first recipe I went for was cookies. :)
Do you use the Fire or the regular Kindle... I haven't adopted to Kindle yet for cookbooks, but that is a good idea!
ReplyDelete"and later sitting down to read it (yes, cookbook geek)" I'm not the only one! I totally read cookbooks like I do with other books - page by page, start to finish.
ReplyDeleteI've heard about this book, but was feeling the same way as you. And I didn't think it would really cater to veg people. But maybe I should check it out after all.
I appreciate you were able to share a recipe with us too! I'm not a fan of beets, but I bet I could enjoy it in this form.
Thanks for sharing at Healthy Vegan Fridays! I'm pinning & sharing. Hope you're having a great week =)
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