Epic Vegan Quick and Easy: Simple One-Pot and One-Pan Plant-Based Recipes

by Dustin Harder

Accessible. Affordable. Delicious. These three words are at the heart of Epic Vegan Quick and Easy, a cookbook of simple one-pot and one-pan meals perfect for anyone who wants to dive into plant-based cooking. 

Veteran author and creator of The Vegan Roadie series, Dustin Harder serves as your guide to all things vegan, showing you how to use straightforward ingredients and techniques to make every meal epic. This book tells you how to create your own masterpieces by adding exciting flavors and textures, stacking layers upon layers of ooey-gooey goodness, and putting variety at your fingertips. No matter where you are on your food journey, the collection of epic recipes in this book will serve as your road map to enjoying flavor-packed, plant-based cooking. Vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, occasionally meatless—all are welcome here! 

Create fast and delicious dishes such as:
 

• Beyond the Cinnamon Roll Sheet-Pan Pancakes
• Effortless Buttered Pan Biscuits
• Sesame Thai Chili Cauliflower Bites 
• Made in Minutes Mini Pizza Cups
• Cherry Limeade Cobbler Bars 
• Stress Free Reuben Burger 
• Crafty One Pot Mac and Cheese 
• Toasty Pear and Walnut Arugula Flatbread 
• Spiced Hot Chocolate S’mores Brownies

 
From quick breakfast bites to lunch breaks and sweet treats, these recipes cover every meal of the day, as well as scrumptious snacks, apps, and entrees. You'll also find great nutrient-rich staples, sheet-pan meals, and meal prep combos that require very little time and, better yet, minimal clean up!

It's time to relax, play with your food and get epic with Epic Vegan Quick and Easy.

• ISBN10: 1592339867
• ISBN13: 9781592339860
• Publish Date: 29 June 2021 (first published 12 May 2021)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 April 2023
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Fair Winds Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Epic Vegan Quick and Easy is a new cookbook for one-pan/pot plant based cooking by Dustin Harder. Due out 29th June 2021 from Quarto on their Fair Winds Press imprint, it's 192 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats (ebook available now).

I liked the casual humorous vibe here. The author is encouraging and supportive as well as presenting appealing food which can be prepared quickly and with a minimum of fuss. The dishes aren't too complex and none of them require esoteric ingredients or expensive tools.

The chapters are arranged logically and the recipes are grouped by theme: staples and recipes for ingredients are followed by appetizers/snacks, small bites, soups, sandwiches, lunch, main dishes, desserts and sweet treats.

Ingredient measurements are supplied in American standard measurements with metric measures in parentheses (yay!). The nutritional information is not included. Extra tips or recipe alternatives are listed in the recipes. The recipes themselves are fairly straightforward and are made for the most part with easily sourced ingredients (not all though, some of the recipe ingredients are vegan substitutions for other products (butter, cheese, chorizo, etc)). Many are very simple, none of them are overly complex and they represent a refreshingly wide variety of world cuisines. There are a *lot* of one-bowl (Buddha bowl) type meals, so there are lots of variations or DIY dinner bowl possibilities. The author has also included a nice meal planning graphic for days when inspiration is difficult to find.

The photography is abundant, although not all the recipes are accompanied by photos. The illustrations are colorful and appealing and serving suggestions are attractively styled and appetizing.

Four stars - there are many recipes included which are perfectly accessible for beginning cooks and busy people. This would make a superlative choice for singles, college students, or younger folks cooking for one or two. There are abundant meal planning options to minimize food waste (and costs).

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.