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Easy Plant-Based Cooking For Two

Delicious Vegan Recipes To Enjoy Together

2023 Nautilus Book Award Winner, Silver Medal

In Easy Plant-Based Cooking for Two: Delicious Vegan Recipes to Enjoy Together, chef Lei Shishak shares 80 extraordinarily delicious meat-free recipes. From morning beverages to baked goods, breakfast to lunch, mid-day snacks to sides, dinner to dessert, this book is a must-have for plant-forward enthusiasts, plant-based dieters, vegans, veg-curious, and anyone in between!

Beach House Dinners

Simple, Summer-Inspired Meals For Entertaining Year‑Round

Dinner is the most home-cooked meal of the day. We gather in the kitchen, open up a great cookbook and see what ingredients we have in our pantry. Our devices are off, work is done for the day and we get ready to make and share an amazing meal. Beach House Dinners: Simple, Summer-Inspired Meals For Entertaining Year-Round celebrates these moments.

Featured Recipes

Sweet Butter Flaky Pie Crust

Flaky Pie Crust

What are the secrets to a perfectly flaky pie crust VERY cold butter, food processor, baking powder, and...

Roasted Strawberry Jam

Roasted Strawberry Jam

One way to brighten up the flavor of strawberries is to slow-roast them with sugar The strawberries cook in their own juices and turn into a sweet jam,...

basil and mint mojito

Basil and Mint Mojito

One of my favorite summertime beverages is the mojito, a Cuban beverage made with rum and...