Product Description

Sarah and Tanya are long-time friends and self-described "lazy vegetarians" whose love of animals made them want to completely eliminate animal products from their diet. Their decision to "go vegan" was a challenge not only to their palate but to their way of thinking about food and nutrition. With some imagination and a little know-how, the transition to a vegan lifestyle can be painless. And as Sarah and Tanya demonstrate in How It All Vegan!, vegan food is fabulous food, full of flavour and all the nutrients you need.

Two-colour throughout, the book's chapters include entrees, soups, sauces, breads, salads, and desserts; there are recipes for blue banana muffins, mushroom barley stew, chocolate cheese-less cake, tofu jerky, and vegan versions of ice cream, mayonaisse, and Sloppy Joes. There are even instructions on turning other aspects of your life vegan: recipes for cosmetics, hair products, pet treats, and household cleaners.

With its campy '50s style illustrations, unusual concoctions, and cool, punky sensibility, How It All Vegan! will tempt readers to animal-proof their diet and join the Vegan Empire.

Currently, over 110,000 copies have been sold.

Two-time winner, Veggie Award (VegNews), "Best Cookbook"
Now in its 15th printing!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99111 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .59" h x 7.52" w x 9.02" l, 1.03 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 228 pages

Amazon.ca
It's a daunting resolution for anyone who loves food to renounce engrained eating habits and embrace an animal-free diet. How It All Vegan! co-authors Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer were themselves "lazy vegetarians" who eventually made the leap from lactose to legumes. Their charmingly personal compilation of animal-free recipes is mainly a transitional cookbook, chock full of flavourful, creature-friendly recipes such as lentil "burgers," "Cajun Jerky," and "cheese" perogies, all designed to encourage the adoption of a vegan diet. Chapters feature 1950s "daddy-o" advertising stills, with subjects ranging from "Veganism 101"--its directions spotlight what to do "If Mum Gets Worried"--to instructions for animal-free health, beauty, and household products. With appendices and indices elucidating "Vegan No-Nos" (honey is "for bees, made by bees") and Imperial/Metric conversions, How It All Vegan! is certainly sweeping in its gentle persuasion. Ultimately, though, it comes down to the reader. Are Barnard and Kramer preaching to the converted--those that covet flax oil on that baked potato, two psyllium husks over easy? Yeah, maybe. But any non-vegan reader open to the graceful appeal of How It All Vegan! may just decide that hummus is where their heart is. --Tony Mason

From Booklist
Vegans avoid not simply meat, but all animal products including dairy. This diet can be problematic unless it's carefully controlled to be sure that all necessary protein components are present. Barnard and Kramer recount their own roads to veganism, one as a matter of personal choice, the other as a way out of chronic disease. The authors suggest substitutes for animal products and recommend ways to ensure that one consumes sufficient proteins and vitamins while following a vegan regime. Recipes present few surprises, relying on tofu and other soy products as textural components and substitutes for meats and dairy products. Keeping in mind that many cosmetics are based on animal products or tested on animals, the authors offer some helpful recipes for these beauty enhancers as well. Mark Knoblauch

Review
Their tatoos, their fashion sense, stolen from grandma's vintage trunk, and their irreverence, say it's not important to be earnest vegans; their recipes have an I-hate-to-cook-but-love-to-eat attitude.
—Vancouver Sun (Vancouver Sun )

Written with sass, style, and a sense of humor. More than just a cookbook. . . .
—Bust (Bust )

The authors genuinely seem to be having a wonderful time as they share recipes, anedotes and advice for cooking, baking and even making your own beauty products.
—Reader Review Vegetarian Times (Vegetarian Times )

Fun, educational, accessible and tasty!
—Impact Magazine (Impact Magazine )

The vegetarian cookbook industry seems to be in the permanent grip of New Age hippies and Hare Krishnas. Anyone turned off by such associations should seek out How It All Vegan! by two Canadians, Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer. Refreshingly, they do not discuss chakras, or offer instructions on how to become a practising druid. Barnard and Kramer adopt a down-to-earth approach, and focus on everyday meals someone might actually eat. The clarity and simplicity is no doubt why How It All Vegan! has won several awards and begotten two sequels. Much like Singer and Scully, Barnard and Kramer remind us there are ways to save animals that do not require breaking into cars.
—The Globe & Mail (The Globe & Mail )