Jackie Sobon

**I received a temporary ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

I enjoyed the concept of this cookbook immensely. As a young family of 5, we are constantly on the go and always looking for ways to make eating healthy easier. This book certainly would help with that. The only issue I really had is that we're not actually vegan, so I found myself adapting some of the recipes to our more paleo way of living. This created a little extra work, but wasn't too bad. I mean, it's really my fault since the book is obviously vegan! And some of the recipes ran a tad pricey for us. My kids enjoyed several of the recipes we tried and I enjoyed finding new ways to "hide" veggies and make healthy meals in advance. All in all I would recommend this book to those looking to find new ways to eat healthy.… (més)

Vegan Yack Attack’s Plant-Based Meal Prep
Jackie Sobon

Meal planning is something I have always wanted to try. I remember having the calendar out, allotting two days each week to husband, daughter and son and letting them choose the menu for the days that were theirs but it never lasted long. I know that planning is supposed to save time but so far have always found the organizational skills lacking or time lacking or whatever.

I believe THIS book would be beneficial to any number of plant-based vegan eaters who would like to begin planning meals for one or an entire family. The information is succinct about how to set yourself up for success and includes information on how to choose meals, where to find the recipes in the book, how to create a shopping list, what to put the food into for best storage, a four week planning device (again with recipes and page numbers) and plenty of delicious recipes to plunk into a planning grid when you are ready to begin.

The recipes that grabbed my interest were:
* Lemon-rosemary chickpea pasta casserole
* Naked seitan picata
* Peanut butter pancake sandwiches
* Shakshuka (really would love to try making those “eggs”)
* More than one snack/dessert
* Lentil walnut sausage crumbles (though I can’t find some of the ingredients where I live)
* More than one dressing/sauce

My only quibble is that more than one of these recipes requires an item I cannot find in local grocery stores but if I lived where I could find those ingredients I would make quite a few of the recipes in this book and give meal planning and prepping a try.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4.5 Stars… (més)

Vegan Yack Attack On The Go by Jackie Sobon

With seven years of experience cooking, eating and sharing recipes on her blog, Vegan Yack Attack, this author has presented recipes that are creative and tasty sounding. There is information related to pantry staples, cooking utensils and storage containers as well as tips and tricks to make cooking easier. Some of the recipes sounded intriguing but then I would see ingredients that I don’t stock in my pantry and wonder if I will be able to find them in markets here in Lebanon. I like the idea for some of the wraps and salads as well as a few of the breakfast ideas and really was intrigued by the campout recipes. A number of recipes have variations and that is always a nice. The photographs are gorgeous and the recipes appear to be easy to follow so if I can find the ingredients for some of the recipes I will give them a try. Nutritional information is not included and I might have enjoyed having some options for substitutions if/when possible. That said, I did sign up for information from the blog, Instagram and Facebook and look forward to doing so recipe sleuthing online in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars… (més)

Looking for nourishing, vegan meals that smoothly fit into one dish? This is a fun new cookbook with tantalizing photographs of vegan meals. Favorites like shepard's pie and cinnamon rolls are not only given a vegan do-over, but the author's creativeness can be seen in each of the recipes. I found this a great new resource for vegans and clean eaters alike (or those like me with food allergies), and I'm excited to try out a new stack of recipes from this cookbook!

Sarah M. / Marathon County Public Library
Find this book in our library catalog.

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