Vegan Christmas: Over 70 Amazing Vegan Recipes for the Festive Season and Holidays, from Avant Garde Vegan

What strook me about this book is that it could have been a series of bland yet easy “free from” recipes to make vegan food passable at the Christmas dinner table..instead Gaz has managed to retain the wonder and glamour of Christmas all the way through, the long lists of ingredients which would be an annoyance in any other recipe book are welcome here because these are (for the most part) meals designed to impress. My family is a mix of vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters so I have been looking for recipes which could keep everyone happy and I’m looking forward to perfecting the vegan turkey! Pro’s - Easy to follow instructions and plenty of tips for substitutions in case of allergies. - The food photography is stunning throughout. - Every part of Christmas Day is covered, from Christmas morning, party food, cheese boards and even mulled wine. I thought this was a nice touch and shows an understanding that people want to keep their Christmas food traditions alive. Cons - I found it a little grating that animal products being imitated are in speech marks (“cheese”, “turkey”, “bacon” etc) it seems silly, the book has Vegan in big letters on the front, I’d be surprised if anybody reading it needs reminders it’s not real turkey. All in all this is a great book and I would recommend it to anybody!

Pros: - book is beautiful and bright. Plenty of photos and a lovely hard cover - recipes are very innovative and seem relatively easy to make - plenty of recipes and ideas that you might not think to add to a celebration Cons: - I love every recipe to have a picture with it since I’m a very visual person. Even though a lot of the recipes have photos, not all of them have and some when they do are not next to the recipe. - I wish there was one of the those strings to mark the page. Not a necessity or a deal breaker but it is a good thing to have. - a lot of the recipes seem to be made with tempeh which if you live in a small town like I do, you won’t be able to find it. Therefore making a lot of the recipes unusable to me. I have not tried any of the recipes yet. These are my first impressions. All in all I still give the book a 5 star for the time being since the observations made above a small remarks that does not change how amazing the recipes themselves look. Which is what a recipe book is for.

This book has, amongst other things, recipes and ideas for party food, trimmings and edible gifts, with clear instructions and a guide to difficulty. It is the perfect resource to return to again and again to help produce plant based centre pieces, meals and snacks for the festive season.

The book looks great from the pages i've flicked through so far. I have my own blog but wanted some christmas inspiration to surprise people as christmas can be hard if you're vegan. the recipes look quite long and complex but i'm sure they'll taste great and hopefully be worth the effort. my only negative isn't regarding the book, and instead the packaging, the book came with no packaging itself and only a cardboard envelope it was sent in, meaning it looks second hand, and the bottom fold is ripped, i'm a bit worried after some use it'll rip completely.

What an amazing feat of accomplishment! It is a really wonderful book with brilliant photos, all glossy and atmospheric. Get it, it's well worth the money! The recipes look great and I'm looking forward to experimenting. I bought the book after seeing the 'beef' centrepiece recipe on youtube and thought I'd like to try something different. I'm an 'old school' vegan and eat vegetables, pulses, nuts and seeds to maintain a healthy diet. I don't think I'll transition to wheat gluten for every meal,because I'm not sure it's very healthy. Once in while, however, like at Christmas (and when you have relatives who don't understand what you eat. Still!) it will be good to try it. There are also other innovations like his vegan yorkshire puddings. Defo trying them. I haven't eaten one in years. Same with Tiramisu, creme brulee and panacotta, all of which there are recipes for in the book. Despite the heavy lean towards wheat gluten, I'm liking the innovation and creativity in showing that it's not necessary to harm animals to feed a human being in 2018. It has just taken a bit of time to figure out how to reproduce some of the recipes created with animal products that we have become used to. Good work, Gaz.

Managed to purchase this when the price was reduced significantly, so wasn’t expecting it to be a particular large book for the price. It is however, a lovely thick, hardback book, with beautiful pictures throughout. There is nothing in this book that I don’t want to try cooking and I’m sure they will impress both vegans and meat eaters alike. So far I have made the vegan “ribs” which were delicious and even better the following day. I have also made the Yorkshire puddings, which were a treat I didn’t think I would experience again, after becoming vegan. I am very pleased with this book and will trying many more of the recipes in the future.

Lovely recipes! MY entire Christmas dinner was made out of this book, everything was very tasty! Some recipes are quite elaborated, but not all. I made the not so complicated ones. I never knew making cranberry sauce was so easy! I will never buy it again.

You Tubers love Gaz Oakley! He is a super sweet, genuine human being with an absolute passion for cooking. He does not compromise his menus because he cooks vegan. I made his Butternut Squash Roast for Thanksgiving and it was delicious. It definitely had that perfect "presence" for a Christmas dinner table centerpiece. Gaz puts a lot of love and thought into his recipes. There are some gluten free options in this book (however, we are harassing him for more GF food options) as seitan (vital wheat gluten) is becoming a main-stay in vegan cooking (it mimicks the texture of meat and is somewhat satisfying but for celiacs and gluten sensitive people, it limits our options). I also have Gaz's first book and recommend that one too. Way to go Gaz! Looking forward to more of your cookbooks in the years to come.

Excelentes recetas, con ingredientes fáciles de encontrar, lo amo.

El libro está bien, normal... pero tardo un mes en llegarme!

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