Healing Through Nutrition by Eliza Savage, RD, MS, CDN, Rockridge Press, Callisto Publishers, 214 pages

"I hope this book will inspire you to start exploring your own relationship with plant-based nutrition and healing. Lace up your shoes and let me guide you to a healthier and happier you--naturally!" Eliza Savage, Introduction, page ix

Healing Through Nutrition is a clean-eating with regular cooking techniques but a different eating style. The directions, side notes are helpful with good organization and easy to follow recipes.  I did not see any hard to find ingredients to prepare recipes because most are pantry staples.

I chose the Three-Bean Slow Cooker Chili to prepare since it was raining outside and seemed the perfect time for something nice and warm. The flavor was good and tasty with the homemade bread I prepared.

You have to go it alone as far as how things are supposed to look because there are no pictures except at the beginning of every chapter (mostly ingredients). I posted pictures of the chili recipe and believe me it was good!  I recommend this book to persons wanting nutritious meals prepared at home with little fuss and time.

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines.

Whole Food Vegan Baking by Annie Markowitz, PhD, Rockridge Press, Callisto Publishers, 103 pages

“Whether your passion is blueberry muffins, chocolate chip cookies,

red velvet cupcakes, or pecan pie, this coobook covers all your

whole food vegan dessert-making needs.”

-Annie Markowitz, Introduction, page x

Whole Food Vegan Baking has five chapters with Chapter 1 covering Baking without Eggs, Baking without Milk, Flours, and Natural Sweeteners, and Essential Tools. Chapters 2 through 5 are filled with scrumptious desserts from cookies and pies to bread and tarts. The cookbook concludes with The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, Conversion Charts, Weights of Common Whole Food Baking Ingredients, and Ingredient Substitutions. The last two sections are very helpful and useful with excellent information for vegan baking.

Recipes I plan to prepare are 10-Minute Whole Wheat Biscuits, and since I like certain cookies, I tested the Oatmeal Raisin, and Coconut Cookies recipes (yay).The Oatmeal Raisin cookies were simply delicious that I cooked them again a week later. The Coconut Cookies were moist and chewy, the best coconut cookies I have ever tasted thus far. I might try my hand at the Healthy Carrot Cake with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting. The pictures are posted below.

I recommend this vegan-baking cookbook to every person who likes baking to please that sweet tooth. This cookbook is not just for vegans, it is for every baker.

I received this book from Callisto Publishers in exchange for an honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines.

Truly Healthy Vegan Cookbook by Dianne Wenz, Rockridge Press, Callisto Publishers, 174 pages

“I will also be sharing recipes for healthy

veganized versions of comfort food favorites,

such as burgers, tacos, and macaroni and cheese.”

Dianne Wenz, Introduction, page ix

This cookbook starts with An Unhealthful Vegan Diet and Top 10 Vegan Diet Mistakes, The Healthy Vegan Pantry, and Allergy Alert: How to Swap Ingredients. There are 10 chapters with Chapter 9 dedicated to Pastas, Noodles, and Rice. That immediately drew my attention to this section because I love pasta.

The recipe Homemade Vegetable Stock is not just for vegans but any cook that uses stock in preparing any recipe requiring such an ingredient. Included are a Prep and Cook Vegetable Chart and Produce Storage Guide that proves to be helpful and useful to every cook.

This cookbook will be sent to my daughter living in Sweden who is a vegan and has been for many years. She will be very happy and surprised to receive this gift because she loves to cook and bake but has a hard time finding worthy vegan cookbooks.

Recipes I chose to prepare are Pad Thai and Strawberry Nice Cream. The Pad Thai had a wonderful taste and the Strawberry Nice Cream was a little tart for my taste. The pictures are posted below.

I received this cookbook from Callisto Publishers in exchange for an honest review in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission Guidelines.