Member Review

Eat Plants, B*tch is a beautiful cookbook. Pinky Cole is the author and entrepreneur who launched the brand Slutty Vegan, which encompasses three brick and mortar restaurants as well as food trucks and partnerships with large food chains to connect great tasting vegan food to the masses. I am not vegan but am interested in eating more vegetables, and I have no interest in those vegetables being in the form of boring salads. This cookbook has a variety of dishes for all meal types. A fair number of the recipes call for meat substitutes to replicate traditional meals such as Paella or “Bacon” Wrapped Asparagus. I never review a cookbook without trying a few recipes. This weekend I made Black-Eyed Pea Stew for my lunches this week. It is delicious. The combination of cooked down black-eyed peas with the sweet potatoes, vegetables, and spices is a perfect combination of smoky and sweet. I also made the Potato Mushroom Soup. I served it with homemade bread, and it made for a perfect Sunday dinner. It was a robust soup that I will enjoy the leftovers for this week. I will make both dishes again in the future, for sure. This cookbook is a great choice for someone interested in tasty meat-free dishes that are not, for the most part, difficult to make. I received an advanced reader e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.