12 best healthy cookbooks from 2011
Vegan Diner: Classic Comfort Food for the Body & Soul
By Julie Hasson (Running Press, 2011)
If you know someone who has considered going vegan but can’t bear giving up creamy, gravy-laden favorites, hand them this fun-loving book. Hasson’s mission was to “develop diner-style recipes and comfort food favorites that have all of the wonderful flavors and creamy textures that we all love, with a vegan twist.” Plus I love the easy-to-read, retro-color fonts and forget-the-diet photos. (Oh, those All-American Beer-Battered Onion Rings!) Sample recipes: Cherry-Almond-Poppyseed Muffins; Orange Cornbread Waffles; Biscuits and Creamy Sage Gravy; Grilled Cheezy Sandwiches; Banana Pudding Pie.