So far, my favorite recipe is the Sweet Potato and Wild Rice Cakes that are on page 308. A combination of two types of rice, diced sweet potatoes, shredded vegetables, and rosemary – yum. I look forward to using my own fresh sweet potatoes for this recipe next Fall.

I had the opportunity to ask Pat Crocker a few questions that I’m hopeful will help beginning vegans. Please come back tomorrow and you will have the chance to win a copy of  The Vegan Cook’s Bible for yourself.

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Blisstree: Many people want to make changes to their diet, whether for ethical or health reasons. What is the easiest way to transition to a Vegan diet?

Pat Crocker:For me, the easiest transition was to explore the Vegan diet one day a week. That way, I and my family had time to think about just that one day’s food without our whole foodstyle being turned topsy-turvy. Once we were comfortable with finding recipes we liked and enjoying fresh plant ingredients, we ventured out to two days and it didn’t take long before we found that we had totally changed our eating habits and only wanted vegan foods.

Blisstree: Busy people like to have a handful of go-to recipes to fall back on. Can you recommend a few quick, healthy, flavorful favorites?

Pat Crocker: I have always loved roasted vegetables and so naturally, the rich and slightly sweet flavors of roasted vegetables were the first recipes I developed for this book and they have remained my favorites. Dishes such as Roasted Zucchini Shells with Almond Filing (page 281); Lentil and Rice Bowl (page 309); one-pot dinners like Corn, Beans and Squash Bake with Oat Nut Topping (page 275); stir-fry dishes such as Vegetable Paella (page 295) and of course, pasta and grains- see my Moroccan Couscous (page 319) are all relatively fast and easy to make.

Thanks, Pat! 

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The Vegan Cook’s Bible – Interview

This is a great resource for people who eat meatless (many meat-free recipes) or are just looking for a way to feed their families creative healthy meals. The shows are fun to watch as they follow Tamra shopping with her cute little boys, or doing yoga while one of the boys keeps climbing on her, and then there’s the food.  Yum.

Here’s the first part of a 2-part Mexican cooking show. Be sure to catch the second part, too.

I ordered a copy of Tamra Davis’s cookbook, “Make Me Something To Eat,” and I’ll share my review of it with you very soon.

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The Tamra Davis Cooking Show

A few years ago, I tried Tasty Eats and I have to be honest, I was not a fan.  So many things can be made with soy, I didn’t think that soy made a very good jerky. When I was asked to try them, I said, “No, thanks,” but I was told that all of the Tasty Eats had been reformulated. “Okay,” I said, “go ahead and send them over.”

This is not the same product that I tried before. It has a better texture and a better flavor. There’s no unpleasant aftertaste. My kid even loved it and she did not when she tried it before.

My favorite is the Peppered Flavor. Give it a try. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

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Tasty Eats Meatless Jerky