{"id":13683,"date":"2019-06-10T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2019-06-04T12:32:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T16:32:45","slug":"latest-vegetarian-journal-features-book-reviews-of-plant-based-meats-the-kick-diabetes-cookbook-vegan-yack-attack-on-the-go-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/06\/10\/latest-vegetarian-journal-features-book-reviews-of-plant-based-meats-the-kick-diabetes-cookbook-vegan-yack-attack-on-the-go-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Vegetarian Journal Features Book Reviews of Plant-Based Meats, The Kick Diabetes Cookbook, Vegan Yack Attack on the Go, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The recent issue of Vegetarian Journal features reviews of\nbooks that we especially like. The review of Plant-Based Meats by Robin Asbell\nsays: \u201cHave you ever wanted to make your own vegan “meats” at home?\nNow you can! This book starts you off with basic “meat” recipes, such\nas vegan beef seitan, chicken breasts, chicken skins, shredded chicken, and\nham. Then there are recipes for various types of vegan sausage including\nBreakfast Sausage with Sage and Apple, Spanish Chorizo, and Italian. Next, move\non to lunch “meats” like salami, pastrami, pepperoni, and baloney. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Meatballs, Burgers, and Meat Loaf\nchapter offers options such as Thai Meatballs in Red Curry, Walnut-Bulgur\nBurgers, and Quinoa-Sweet Potato Meat Loaf. Tacos and Pulled Meat ideas include\nSmoky Chipotle Mushroom Taco Meat and Jackfruit Jerked Pork. Also try Roasts\nand Filets, such as Strip Steaks for the Grill and Pineapple Baked Ham, or Ribs\nand Wings including Sticky Sriracha Ribs or Cauliflower Buffalo Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bacon and Jerky options are provided as\nwell as numerous main courses such as Pepperoni Pizza, Curried Chicken Salad,\nChinese Beef with Broccolini, Ham and Veggie Potpies, and a Classic BLT.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our review of The Kick Diabetes\nCookbook states: \u201cIf you or someone you know has diabetes and wants to follow a\nvegan diet, this book is for you. The first section includes information on\nfoods that help regulate blood glucose levels, along with several helpful\ncharts indicating which nutrients decrease diabetes risk and which increase the\nrisk. Next, the reader is provided with useful tips on cooking vegan cuisine,\nincluding 100 quick-and-easy vegan recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For breakfast, you might want to\nprepare Wholly Granola, Banana-Walnut Pancakes, or Carrot Spice Muffins. Move\non to soups and try Green-Gold Cauliflower Soup, Kale and Avocado Soup, or Navy\nBean and Mushroom Soup. Serve a salad with your soup choice such as Classic\nBroccoli Salad, Kale Salad with Orange-Ginger Dressing, or Mango and Black Bean\nSalad. You will also find a very useful section on dressings, marinades, dips,\ngravies, and sauces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vegetables and Side Dishes\nchapter offers Asian Green Beans, Spicy Bok Choy, Red Cabbage with Apples, and\nmore. Main dish choices include African Chickpea Stew, Stuffed Winter Squash,\nTamale Pie, Nori Rolls with Cauliflower Rice, and Black Beans with Greens. And\nof course, you can end your meal with one of these terrific desserts: Apple\nCrisp, Vanilla Chai Pudding, Lime Bliss Balls, or Black Bean Brownies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutritional analyses and\nbeautiful photos appear throughout the cookbook. The Kick Diabetes Cookbook<\/em> (ISBN: 978-1-57067-359-7)\nis a 192-page book. It is published by Book Publishing Company and retails for\n$19.95. You can purchase this book from our book catalog online in the United\nStates only at www.vrg.org\/catalog<\/a>,\nor from your local bookstore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the entire column here: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2019issue2\/2019_issue2_book_reviews.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscribe to Vegetarian Journal in the USA only by visiting https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also subscribe to the Kindle version of Vegetarian\nJournal in the USA and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The recent issue of Vegetarian Journal features reviews of books that we especially like. The review of Plant-Based Meats by Robin Asbell says: \u201cHave you ever wanted to make your own vegan “meats” at home? Now you can! This book starts you off with basic “meat” recipes, such as vegan beef seitan, chicken breasts, chicken […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13683"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13685,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13683\/revisions\/13685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}