The Vital Vegan: More Than 100 Vibrant Plant-Based Recipes to Energize and Nourish

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With experience as an editor for the health and wellness website MindBodyGreen, Leah offers a new outlook on eating plant-based dishes for health and well-being. This is unashamed comfort eating big hearty bowlfuls, packed full of goodness and rich in flavour. Her philosophy is to get the maximum enjoyment from foods by using seasonings and cooking techniques in over 100 simple recipes that offer indulgence and balance all at once. Affordability and accessibility is key, too, and these tasty, comforting and hearty meals are designed to bring excitement to the palate. Expect lots of colour, texture and flavour, with combinations of spice and freshness, creamy and crunchy, umami, sweet and sour. Try Spiced Buckwheat Porridge, Chickpea Crpes with Mushrooms and Thyme, Peanut Butter and Banana Whip Bowl with Toasted Coconut and Seeds, Coconut Broth with Courgette Noodles and Mushrooms, Red Lentil Dahl, Winter Roasted Veg Bowl with Honey Balsamic Dressing, Curry-infused Quinoa with Herbed Black Lentils, Veggie Tacos with Five-seed Slaw, Planty Paella, Cauliflower Fritters with Tomato Chutney, Peanut Butter Cookies and Chocolate Bark with Dried Cherries and Almond Flakes. Plant-based comfort food incorporates an abundance of plant foods in meals that nourish the body and soul. It isnt heavy or overly rich, it can be light and healthy, while still being filling and flavourful. Its fresh and satisfying, The New Nourishing.

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Leah Vanderveldt was the food editor at health and wellness website, MindBodyGreen, where she wrote and developed whole-food recipes and edited content about nutrition, health and cultivating a positive relationship with food. She has also worked previously forVogueandVanity Fairin the US, as well as for lifestyle and design magazineHome Beautifulin Australia. Leah runs wellbeing blog Nourish and Evolve and focuses on mindful, nourishing and intuitive eating.She is certified in Culinary Nutrition from the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City and lives in Brooklyn, USA, with her husband, Fabian.