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A Wonderful Gluten-Free and Vegetarian Cookbook: Whole Bowls by Allison Day

May 15, 2019 By Joi Sigers

Whole Bowls Cookbook by Allison Day

Whole Bowls Cookbook by Allison Day

When I had to quit eating wheat and gluten (as well as cooking, baking, smelling, and dreaming about them), I had to adopt and adapt. Adopt a new way of eating, cooking, and serving meals and adapt to every single change or be a miserable cuss.

I have no intention of being a miserable cuss… so adapt, I did!

One of my favorite sanity savers and means of serving meals became (and remains) “Bowls.”  Some call them Buddha Bowls and others call them even fancier names. Me.. well I’m a simple gal from Kentucky, so Bowls suits me just fine.

My middle daughter, Brittany (who happens to be a beautiful vegetarian – more about her here!), knew how much Bowls mean to me and gifted me with the gorgeous cookbook you see here, “Whole Bowls: Complete Gluten-Free and Vegetarian Meals to Power Your Day.” This cookbook could not be more up my alley! Not only are there MANY (countless, really) great gluten-free recipes but they’re ALSO vegetarian, meaning I can make them for Brittany to enjoy as well.

Only fair, right? After all, she bought the book!

Above, I referred to the recipes in this cookbook as “countless.” Obviously, the actual recipes can be counted – I’ll tell you why I insist on calling them countless! Each and every recipe in Whole Bowls can be tweaked and switched up to your individual tastes. For example, “Loaded Baked Potatoes with Baked Beans and the Works” (page 157), calls for russet potatoes, you can easily use sweet potatoes. If a recipe calls for quinoa, you can use brown rice.. if a recipe calls for white rice, you could use cauliflower rice… and on and on. I would recommend making each recipe exactly as given – but, after that, get creative. It’s your Bowl, after all!

There are also recipes for out of this world sauces that can be incorporated into the bowls they’re recommended for as well as other bowl recipes (whether in or out of this particular cookbook). A few of the sauces are Pumpkin Seed Sauce, Homemade Mayonnaise, Balsamic Glaze, and a Chive Oil (page 109) that is extraordinary on just about anything and everything. In fact, I have a special glass bottle in my Amazon cart I’m buying solely for keeping some of this oil made up and handy.

I love that author Allison Day has made Whole Foods such a gorgeous cookbook (they’re somehow more enjoyable to use, aren’t they?) and that the recipes are completely gluten-free. I also love that they’re basic – deliciously creative, but yet “doable.”

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Other AMAZING Recipes Include:

  • Mac and Cheese with Smoked Tofu and Baked Tomatoes
  • Mediterranean Pasta with Arugula, Peas, Yellow Tomatoes, and Feta
  • Roasted Pears with Whipped Goat Cheese and Maple Pine Nut Brittle
  • Hummus
  • Coconut Dreamy Whip
  • Homemade Nut Butter
  • Spring Rice Bowls with Chive Oil
  • Holiday Bowls with Stuffing, Sweet Potato Latkes, Brussels Sprouts, and Balsamic Glaze
  • Greek Mushrooms Stifado with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes
  • Miso Meal in a Bowl
  • Black Beans with Butternut Squash, Black Rice, and Chimichurri
  • Three Bean Garden Salad with Asparagus and Coconut Dressing
  • Curried Falafel with Kale Salad
  • Winter Chopped Salad
  • South of the Border Bowls with Walnut Meat and Grilled Avocado
  • And many, many, many more creative, delicious, and nutritious recipes.

From the Back Cover

“Allison’s first cookbook is fresh and fabulous! I was bowled over by the mouthwatering photos and flavor combinations. The cauliflower hazelnut pilaf alone is worth the price of the book!” —Greta Podleski, bestselling author of Looneyspoons

“Whole Bowls makes healthy food crave-able! It marries the concept of comfort food with healthy eating and shows in the most tantalizing way that the two don’t have to be mutually exclusive.” —Chelsea Allen, RD, creator of Chelsea’s Healthy Kitchen

“All of the best nutrition advice in the world is of little use if you don’t know how to feed yourself well. Allison effortlessly takes one of my favorite things—a comforting bowl of veg and grains—up a whole bunch of notches (hello, hazelnut dukkah!). Whole Bowls will show you just how insanely delicious a plant-centered life can be!” —Desiree Nielsen, RD, author of UnJunk Your Diet

About the Author

Allison Day is a nutritionist and the creator of the award-winning whole foods, vegetarian recipe blog Yummy Beet. She has contributed to various food, health, and news publications such as the New York Times, Prevention, and The Kitchn. Allison grew up in a small, country town—the place where she first developed her love of seasonal, local foods. She resides in southern Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.


Whether you choose to eat gluten-free or the choice has been made for you, you will absolutely love Whole Bowls. For that matter, you’ll love it if you eat gluten with wild abandon! This is just a fun, exciting, and delicious cookbook. I highly recommend it to everyone.

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Bowl

A few tips I’ve picked up along the path of my relationship with Bowls:

  • If you’ve given up wheat/gluten for health reasons, to cut calories, or because you’re on a particular “diet,” you don’t have to give up flavors because of it. Get creative! Sloppy Joes, for example don’t have to have buns – they can just as easily be served over potatoes (baked, mashed, roasted..) in a bowl with pickles and onions on the side. Same with Pulled Pork or any other “sandwich” you need to deconstruct. Even Egg Rolls can be deconstructed and presented, beautifully, in bowls.
  • We all know how nutritious vegetables are or us. I won’t insult your intelligence or bore you unmercifully by going into their virtues. One of the wonderful things about Bowls is that you can “sneak” beautiful, colorful, and healthy vegetables in to the mix without compromising the taste. I love to keep avocados on hand because they add SO MUCH to bowls. They look great, taste great, and are healthy to boot.
  • Spiralized vegetables aren’t just beautiful in Bowls, they’re also filling and fun to eat. Kids, especially, love different sizes, shapes, and textures.
  • Roasted vegetables are also fun to throw into Bowls – they give a delicious contrast in flavors alongside cooked or raw vegetables and grains.
  • Bowls are IDEAL for those of us who keep and insist on using leftovers. Leftover corn is one of my favorite things to pop into bowls.
  • A “mock” KFC Chicken Bowl technique I love – Put Mashed Potatoes into the bowl(s), top with cooked yellow corn, chicken (omit if you choose), and brown gravy. I love to make and add a little vinegar coleslaw to the side, too. It’s outrageously good.
  • When buying bowls for… well… Bowls… look for wide-open bowls, usually called pasta or salad bowls.  Bowls can make a gorgeous presentation – I like to use white bowls, often, but have also fallen in love with colorful ones.
  • Bowls are ideal for breakfast, lunch, and supper. Breakfast bowls are another favorite. Potatoes, bacon or sausage, eggs, broccoli, and cauliflower bowls make a breakfast that’s worth getting out of bed early for even on a Saturday.
  • Once you go down the Bowls rabbit hole, you’ll wonder what took you so long! Again, Whole Bowls is a wonderful source for inspiration and countless ideas.


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Cookbook Review: The Best 30 Minute Vegetarian Recipes

March 9, 2016 By Joi Sigers

The Best 30 Minute Vegetarian Recipes
The Best 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes
If you’re looking for great vegetarian recipes, here’s a cookbook you’ll want to add to your collection. The Best 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes by Marie-Claude Morin is as perfect for vegetarians as it is the individual who simply wants to replace a couple of meaty meals each week with healthier meals.

Gourmet results — quickly, easily and with a minimum of ingredients and steps.

The rich, varied and delicious vegetarian recipes in this easy-to-use cookbook can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. The ingredients are readily accessible and provide a wonderful range of choices and combinations that will appeal to the whole family, both occasional vegetarians and those who have adopted the lifestyle completely.

Most of these quick and easy-to-prepare recipes are also low fat and low sugar, which further enhances their health benefits. Among the 150 recipes are meals to suit every taste and occasion, from hearty and delicious breakfasts and lunches to main meals suitable for entertaining. The foolproof recipes are arranged in the following categories for easy access:

  • Starters, salads and snacks
  • Soups
  • Pasta and grains
  • Beans, lentils and tofu
  • Sides
  • Desserts

Packed with epicurean delights, The Best 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes will appeal to dedicated vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

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The Best 30 Minute Vegetarian Recipes
The Best 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes
Recipes Include:

  • Fava Bean Dip
  • Wild Rice Salad
  • Sunny Side Up Western Sandwiches
  • Pineapple Muffins
  • Corn Soup
  • Lentil Soup
  • Greek Salad
  • Chile sin Carne
  • Sweet Potato Muffins
  • Bean Dip
  • Polenta Cakes
  • Feta Cheese Bites
  • Spaghetti Sauce
  • Divine Salad
  • Guacamole
  • Hint of Orange Salad
  • Banana Honey Fritters
  • Two Color Potatoes
  • Swiss Chard Gratin
  • Cilantro Salsa
  • Lemony Artichokes
  • Asian Salad
  • Asparagus in Vinaigrette
  • Many more!

The recipes are fun, easy, and highly creative. I’m really enjoying this great cookbook and am sure you will, too. A few of the recipes I was most excited about were the Lemony Artichokes, Asparagus in Vinaigrette, and Cilantro Avocado Salsa because I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for fresh ways to fix/serve artichokes, avocados, and asparagus. Ever notice how some of the most delicious foods in the world begin with A?

I was also especially anxious to try the Cilantro Salsa, which was perfect.

This one is a must have whether you are a vegetarian or not.

See The Best 30-Minute Vegetarian Recipes (Amazon link) for more information.

I was sent a review copy of this cookbook, but the opinions expressed are completely my own.

 

Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Vegetarian Dishes Tagged With: cookbook review, Cookbook Reviews, vegetarian cookbook review, vegetarian cookbooks, vegetarian recipes

Cookbook Review: Vegan Everyday Will Make a (Vegan) Believer Out of You

March 7, 2016 By Joi Sigers

Vegan Everyday by Douglas McNish
Vegan Everyday: Wonderful for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Everyone Else!
When I received my review copy of Vegan Everyday, the author had me hooked from the start.  I must have stared at the Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpeas Tacos  on the cover for a couple of minutes. As the seconds ticked by, I just kept thinking…. could this look any more delicious? If all vegan meals were like this, why’d we need to eat anything else?!

Then the author, Doublas McNish, went on to fill an entire cookbook with similarly delicious vegan recipes. 500 to be exact.

The delicious recipes in Vegan Everyday aren’t just “doable,” they’re off the charts creative and fun.   They reflect the chef’s complex palate and experience, yet somehow remain very simple to create.

While the book is, obviously, a dream come true for vegans, you most certainly do not have to be a vegan to appreciate this book. That’s one of the things I love most about it. Vegan Everyday serves as the ideal way to incorporate healthier meals into your meal rotation. You’ll discover a whole new world of flavors and possibilities while widening your culinary horizons.

Author Douglas McNish starts with “Vegan Basics” featuring 20 recipes for dishes most popular in vegan cuisine like Whipped Non-Dairy Butter, Mayonnaise, Curry Paste, Vegetable Stock and pie crust.

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Vegan Everyday Cookbook
Vegan Everyday is Filled with Delicious Vegan Recipes
These 500 recipes include every meal of the day, as well as many special occasions. Below is a small sampling of the recipes in Everyday Vegan.

  •  Tomato and Spinach Ragout
  • Buddhist Noodle Bowl
  • Cheesy Broccoli Soup
  • African Spiced Tempeh Chili
  • Fettuccini Carbonara
  • Creamy Sweet Potato Linguine
  • Pineapple and Coconut Fried Rice
  • Okra and Squash Gumbo
  • Sicilian Eggplant Caponata
  • Oven Baked Spicy Risotto
  • Mushroom and Spinach Lasagne
  • Caramelized Onion and Olive Flatbread
  • Blueberry Cheesecake
  • Chocolate Banana Cake
  • Chocolate Cherry Dream Bars
  • Many more… 500 vegan recipes, in all

Vegan Everyday is perfect for experienced cooks, new cooks, busy families, college students, vegans, vegetarians, meat eaters AND those of us who have to eat gluten free, as many recipes are naturally gluten free – with the rest being easy to modify.

The cookbook is clear and concise, very easy to read, and includes many beautiful, full-page, colorful pictures. I love the “lead in” paragraph at the top of each recipe as well as the tips on the side.  These touches always feel like the recipe creator is right there with you, sharing their information with you.

I know you’ll love this beautiful cookbook as much as I do. See Vegan Everyday (Amazon link) for more information.

About the Author: Douglas McNish is a vegan executive chef, instructor and consultant, with a strong commitment to health and organics. He is also the author of the bestsellers Eat Raw, Eat Well and Raw, Quick and Delicious!

Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Gift Ideas Tagged With: vegan cookbook, vegan cookbook review, vegetarian cookbook, vegetarian cookbook review

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