Have you ever met anyone that does not love take out food? Even though places are getting better about providing a surplus of menu options, if you have any dietary restrictions, going out to eat is virtually impossible. As a vegan, that is exceptionally true. There are always animal products that sneak into different meals, even if it’s just the stock of a vegetable soup! What I would give to have delicious Chinese fried rice or street tacos without fear of not knowing what all went into each dish. Good thing there is a cookbook that fixes this problem!
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The Vegan Fake-out: Plant-Based Take-Out Classics for the Ultimate Night In cookbook may have come out just in time. Since we’ve been staying indoors we have been doing a lot of our own cooking, but I desperately miss take out. I can’t risk the potential for any animal products or gluten in my meals! This is why I am so eager to see what this cookbook has in store – I’m already drooling.
I adore this cookbook for so many reasons, but I definitely feel like I can join the “fake-out” bandwagon. Not only will I know exactly what goes into my meals, but they’re actually cheaper than take out. Additionally, it takes as much time to cook each dish as it would to wait for my takeout. There are a lot of benefits of “faking out”!
The Vegan Fake-out: Plant-based take-out classics for the ultimate night in cookbook carefully covers all your pantry essentials before getting started. This is necessary so that these meals are effortless to make. The whole point is to emulate take out – the easier the better!
The take out foods covered in this cook book are:
1) American
2) Italian
3) Indian
4) Chinese
5) Middle Eastern
Which covers almost all my take out needs! For most of us, this is enough to get started!
There are 70 almost authentic take out recipes for you to try at home without the guilt.
These recipes take about 15 minutes to cook, but there is a caveat. Some of them require special small appliances such as a pressure cooker, crockpot, blender, etc. Let these gadgets do all the hard work for you while you prepare your to-go box! A lot of recipes can be done with typical kitchen equipment and still in a short amount of time.
One thing I am guilty about when I do eat take out is eating the whole thing. It never tastes the same the next day, so I just force myself to over eat. Yes, I know, not the healthiest outlook. At least with Vegan Fake-out: Plant-Based Take-Out Classics for the Ultimate Night In cookbook they’ve provided useful tips on how to even freeze or save extra leftovers. Imagine having a surplus of amazing “fake out” meals at the ready after a long day of work. At that point it is even better than take out!
These recipes are incredibly easy and you will not lose out on flavor!
Create your own “fake out” menu for the week and revisit all of your favorites. From spaghetti to delicious cauliflower wings to coffee panna cotta, you will finally not be missing out and eating better!
~Kaiti
