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Plant-Powered Families: Over 100 Kid-Tested, Whole-Foods Vegan Recipes
Dreena’s fifth cookbook Plant Powered Families is a great addition to the collection after the fabulous Let them Eat vegan, Eat drink and be vegan books.
Chapters include Breakfast which has cereals, pancakes, French toast and omelets, to smoothies and milks, muffins, healthy snacks. Lunches have salads, sandwiches, savory bites, dips and spreads. Salad dressings, sauces and toppers. Dinnertime has soups, stews, pizza, pasta , burgers, casseroles and one dish wonders and a big chapter on Sweet treats with puddings, cookies, bars, frozen treats, cakes and frostings. And finally plant powered challenges and support chapter with tips and plans. There is also a guide to parties both hosting and attending.
Dreena is giving away a copy of her book on this post. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on the post about your favorite vegan family meal, by July 25. (Open to US and Canada)
The book has 100 amazing recipes including Motsa Dip which tastes like mozzarella!, Cinnamon French Toast, Sneaky chickpea burgers, Sunflower artichoke burgers, Home-Style Gravy, Pumpkin Pie Smoothie, Vanilla Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies (yum!), nicer Krispy squares, Creamy Fettucine, Apple Pie Chia Pudding, No-Bake Granola Bars, White Bean Guacamole, Chickpea nibbles, Red Lentil Hummus! , teriyaki stir fry, Lentil Sniffle soup, Best Banana bread and more.
I whipped up the Sneaky chickpea burgers within minutes. Burgers from the book below with a healthy helping of basil. Hubbs has been devouring these as snacks with his evening tea, while he preps for his weekend hike.
The cashew ginger sauce was obviously going to be a hit because you know, anything nutty and ginger sauce! I added some bean sprouts and carrots and healthy garnish of pepper flakes to round it off as a meal.
This book is for healthy vegan comfort food for families with kids. Hence, you will find a lot of simple and easy everyday recipes that are kid approved. There are also tips for meal planning, batch cooking, packing school lunches. The book does not have adventurous or exotic food or complex recipes. Its a great guide for vegan families that are starting out or a great addition for tips, easy meals, tackling situations for the experienced. Thank you for writing this wonderful book Dreena. Some of those tips and suggestions for parties, travel, packed lunched are universally helpful with or without kids :).
Some recipes from the book..
- Sunflower Artichoke Burgers
- Saucy BBQ Chickpeas and green beans
- Ultimate Teriyaki stir fry
- Polenta Pizza Crust
Gorgeous and filling Sneaky chickpea burger patties below.
The publishers and Dreena are giving away a copy of the book to a blog reader. Leave a comment on the post about your favorite vegan family meal, by July 25. (Open to US and Canada)! Or get your copy of Plant-Powered Families here
I have a picky toddler, so it’s really hard to find a meal that he will eat, but that isn’t boring for my husband and I. Pasta fits the bill because I can serve my son his without the sauce. Tofu or seitan stir fry is another good choice. Again, my son likes his meal dry, so I set aside some tofu and veggies for him before adding the sauce. (Sigh. Where did this kid’s taste buds come from?)
Love curried tofu scramble – goes with bread/roti/naan. A wholesome meal!
Our favorite family meal is vegan pot pies made with biscuits! Thanks for the opportunity.
Our favorite vegan meal has to be Tofu, Peas, and Pepper Stir Fry with a peanut butter, hoisin, and soy sauce. Yum. It’s the best over vermicelli!
My family does well with a vegan chili dish. Yum!
So many delish recipes to choose from- yay Dreena! Peanut Passion Sauce, Avocado & Pinto Bean Enchiladas, Broccoli Cashew Teriyaki Tofu Stir-fry, Sunflower-Lentil Pie w/Sesame Tahini Sauce….okay, I’m going to stop now. 🙂 So many wonderful dishes!
Some good-looking recipes here, the polenta pizza crust especially! For our family it would be hard to pick out one favorite, but I certainly do love a stir-fry with tempeh, red bell peppers and pineapple over brown rice.
Nothing says family dinner like vegan lasagna! Great leftovers for days as a bonus!
Tofu stir fry 🙂
NO SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS! That has me sold! Being a starving college student living in Chicago (the most expensive city in the US), I really can’t afford exotic spices or a something that costs $10.99/lb.
That being said….my “family” meal is my all-time favorite GF banana pancakes, doused/swimming in almond butter and jelly with extra nanner slices. I live alone, so I cook for one! Unless you count the fur baby, that is.