Main Street Vegan: Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in the Real World Book

Introduction 1

1 Decide That You Can Do This 11

Recipe: My Mom's Wacky Cake 17

2 Start Where You are 19

Recipe: Lentil-Spud Burgers 27

3 Retire from Dieting 29

Recipe: Grandma's Lasagna (Raw) 35

4 Propel Yourself with Plant Protein 37

Recipe: 3-Bean and Quinoa Salad 43

5 Recast the Entrée 45

Recipe: Neat Loaf 50

6 Find Out What Other Vegans Eat 51

Recipe: Baked Chee Spaghetti Casserole 58

7 Amaze Your Doctor 60

Recipes: Oh-So-Good Mashed Potatoes and Easy Mushroom Gravy 66

8 Save Your Money as Well as Your Life 69

Recipe: Cheapish Chili 80

9 Take a Bird's-Eye View 82

Recipe: Veggie-Edamame Pot Pies 88

10 Know the Beings Behind Bacon and Burgers 90

Recipe: Classic Quiche 95

11 Let Fish Off the Hook 97

Recipe: Mock Tuna Salad 103

12 Outgrow Your Need for Milk 105

Recipe: Uptown Pizza 113

13 Get Your Calcium Where the Cow Got Hers 114

Recipe: Gena Hamshaw's Collard Wraps 120

14 Thrive with the Five Fitness Food Groups 123

Recipe: Casablanca Couscous 133

15 Go Green 135

Recipe: Corpus Christi Cornbread 140

16 Go Greens 142

Recipe: All Hail the Kale Salad 146

17 Go the Whole Way with Whole Foods 148

Recipes: Brown Rice and Millet 152

18 Veganize Your Kitchen 154

Recipe: Scrambled Tofu 172

19 Supplement with Vitamin B12 (and Maybe a Few Other Nutrients) 173

Recipe: House Dressing 179

20 Move Your Body, Manage Your Stress, and Poison Yourself Less 181

Recipe: ALT, the BLT Alternative 186

21 Dine Out 187

Recipe: Savory Stuffed Mushrooms 192

22 And Cook Out 194

Recipes: Spicy Coconut Lime Grilling Sauce, Asian Peanut Glaze, and All-American Fat-Free Marinade 197

23 Wake Up and Smell the Breakfast 200

Recipe: Nick's Holiday Pancakes 204

24 Joyfully Juice 207

Recipe: Kris Carr's "Make Juice, Not War" Green Juice 214

25 Have a Drink if You Want One 216

Recipes: Adair's No-Place-Like-Home Chocolate Martini and Adair's At-the-Bar Choco -Hazelnut Martini 222

26 Eat Soy and Wheat—Or Skip One or Both of Them 224

Recipe: Peanut Butter "Minus" Cookies 229

27 Rethink Macho 231

Recipe: Working Man Stew 236

28 Replace Cruel Cosmetics and Household Cleaners 238

Recipe: Chef John's Spa Smoothie 248

29tChoose Fashion with Compassion 249

Recipe: Catwalk Cobbler 259

30 Bring the Kids Along 261

Recipe: Krispy Kale Chips 269

31 Walk the Walk 271

Recipe: Mock Chicken Noodle Soup 276

32 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff—At Least Not in Public 278

Recipe: Better Fruit Gel-Oh 285

33 Invite People Over 287

Recipe: Hot "Cheesy" Vegetable Dip 291

34 Win Friends and Influence Omnivores 293

Recipe: Cool Dilly Tofu Dip (or Dressing) 298

35 Love the People Who Wish You'd Just Eat Some Meat 300

Recipe: Pumpkin Pie 305

36 Travel Tastefully 367

Recipe: Chickpea Curry 314

37 Engage in a Little Activism 316

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies 320

38 Grow Older Better 322

Recipe: Shangri-La Soup 328

39 Engage Your Spirit 329

Recipe: Seitan Stroganoff 334

40 Go the Distance 336

Recipe: Chocolate Mousse 344

Acknowledgments 347

Bibliography 349

I Vegan Cookbooks 349

II Books About Plant-Based Nutrition and Health 351

III Books About Plant-Based Weight Loss and Fitness 352

IV Books About Vegan Philosophy, Lifestyle, Animal Rights, and Ecology 355

V Children's Books 355

Appendices 356

I Organizations 356

II Farmed Animal Sanctuaries 358

III Web Sites and Blogs 359

IV Documentary Films 362

V Cruelty-Free Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Household Products 364

VI Online Sources for Shoes, Bags, Clothing, and Consumer Goods 367

VII Some Famous Historical Vegetarians 369

Recipe Acknowledgments 371

Index 373

About the Authors 383