Linda Long (1)

CALL it "a cookbook" (lots of BE-YOU-tiful COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS of vegan-friendly food), and the descriptor fits. However, the size is right for a how-to-do-t guide for someone who is just exploring the topic.

Is that why they call it "Virgin Vegan"? I think so. It's not PETA in character (but watch PETA pick up this book if I say anything dismissive about them), but it's for the newbie who is concerned with "not giving up anything whatsoever" in order to be (or explore) being vegan.

We vegans may look askance at however MANY folks really DON'T want being vegan to become a moral challenge for them, but this book seems written for them - the overwhelming majority who are subtly, on so many levels asking., "What's it going to cost me?"

Nothing, if we believe Linda Long.

My own spin has been that vegetarianism is basic, need not be fancy, and costs far less than conventional foods. Others, particularly the very young, despite the contracting economy, seem to think that life is all about self-indulgence. That mindset oughta find Linda Long's book a "giftsend" - (a) easy to read and appreciate (lots of color photos; everything is well-outlined FOR THE BEGINNER who "knows nothing" - ha ha - really, we don't until we study something), (b) attractive (lots of color photos with great narrative, Linda Long earned her living as an expert culinary photographer, so she knows how to translate those skills into a how-to-go-vegan-for-fun book (and she does).

Get through the first 38 pages (Introduction and Good Things to Know), and you have the basics and are ready to enjoy the color photos with the commentary enough to try out the recipes. The instructional order is correct; she knows EXACTLY what cookbooks tend to have - a philosophy about book, and recipes. Again, plow through the first 38 easy-to-read pages, and you're "good to go" (vegan) right away, without sacrificing anything.

That's what the public wanted isn't it - no sacrifice and lots of pleasure?

Check it out! Buy it for yourself (or ask your library to buy it for their constituents). Then buy a copy for a friend who toys with the IDEA of veganism!… (plus d'informations)