Miyoko Schinner
Founder and CEO, Miyoko's Creamery, Author, Artisan Vegan Cheese
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Miyoko Schinner
“By adeptly putting into words exactly what we all experience—whether we stop eating meat, dairy, and eggs for health or ethical reasons—The Joyful Vegan is a life-saver—literally.” (from Amazon)
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau·You?
by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau·You?
MP3 CD Format Finding plant-based recipes? Easy. Dealing with the social, cultural, and emotional pressures of being vegan? That's the hard part. Motivated by a desire to eat more healthfully or live more ethically, many people choose veganism as a logical and sensible response to their concerns about animals, the environment, and their health. Yet, despite their positive intentions, they're often met with resistance from friends, family members, and society at large. These external factors can make veganism socially difficult--and emotionally exhausting--to sustain. This leads to an unfortunate reality: the majority of vegetarians and vegans revert back to consuming meat, dairy, or eggs--breaching their own values and sabotaging their own goals in the process. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, known as the ""Joyful Vegan,"" has guided countless individuals through the process of becoming vegan. Now, in The Joyful Vegan, she shares her insights into why some people stay vegan and others don't. Understanding that the food is the easy part of being vegan, Colleen turns her attention to what she believes is the most challenging--dealing with the social, cultural, and emotional aspects: being asked to defend your eating choices, living with the awareness of animal suffering, feeling the pressure (often self-inflicted) to be perfect, and experiencing guilt, remorse, and anger. In these pages, Colleen shares her wisdom for navigating and overcoming these challenges and arms readers with solutions and strategies for staying confident with family and friends, creating healthy relationships, communicating effectively, sharing enthusiasm without evangelizing, finding like-minded community, and experiencing peace of mind as a vegan in a non-vegan world. By implementing the tools provided in this book, you will find that you can live ethically, eat healthfully, engage socially--and remain a joyful vegan.
Recommended by Miyoko Schinner
“I knew the moment I walked into Karen McAthy's cheese shop a few years ago that this lady knew what she was doing. Karen has spent the last few years honing her craft and understanding the new science of making cheese from plants, and demonstrates it for us here in her beautiful new book, which elevates vegan cheese to a whole new level. Brava, Karen―I only wish I lived closer to your shop!” (from Amazon)
by Karen McAthy·You?
Expanded and updated second edition of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, 2018, Vegan Category Winner. Learn the craft of making authentic, delicious non-dairy cheese from acknowledged master plant-based cheesemaker Karen McAthy. Comprehensively updated and expanded, the second edition of the "plant-based cheesemaking bible" takes vegan cheesemaking to a new level. Containing over 150 full color photos and enhanced step-by-step instructions, coverage and new information includes: Eight new cheesemaking recipes plus dozens more from beginner to proNew coverage of "mixed method" fast-firming cultured cheesesGoing beyond nuts and seeds and using legumes for cheesemaking Dairy-free cultured butter, coconut milk yogurt, oat and cashew milk yogurt, and sour cream Growing plant-based cultures, including rejuvelac, sprouting, fermentation, kefir, and probiotic capsules Lactic acid fermentation and how to use it in cheesemaking Expanded coverage of flavors, aging, rind curing and smoking, and working with white and blue molds New recipe section for cooking with dairy-free cheeses including Coeur a la Creme, Buttermilk Fried Tempeh and more. The Art of Plant-based Cheesemaking, Second Edition is a must-have for aspiring DIY non-dairy cheesemakers, vegans, and serious foodies alike. The texture, the sharpness, the taste; you will be proud to serve up your creations.