Make It Vegan is a lovely book of simple plant-based recipes for everyone. Unlike most books written by social media influencers, this one really is simple, with affordable everyday ingredients, to make recipes that most people will like to eat.
Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets.
Contents
- Wake Up
- Quick Eats
- Main Event
- Nibbles & Bites
- On the Side
- Sweets & Baking
The book begins Maddie’s life story. After falling into unhealthy eating disorders and drinking while at university, she moved to Cornwall where she worked as a marketing assistant for a holiday park. She kind of ‘fell into’ having a YouTube channel, which took off as her health improved, and now she’s one of England’s best-known healthy living influencers.
The book includes an excellent chapter on reasons to go vegan, plus a good simple guide to how to stock your kitchen with the best tools. She writes that unless you’re a restauranteur or on Masterchef, there’s no need to get stressed about cooking.
Madeleine suggests trying one or two of her recipes each week, putting on some music (she likes Norah Jones) and chilling out, while you enjoy learning to cook.
Then by the end of the book you should have a firm few favourite meals, to enjoy making over and over, plus pushing the boat out with desserts and baking, for special occasions.
Recipes include:
- Pesto Potato Salad
- Cauliflower & Mushroom Burgers
- Maple Pancakes
- Spinach & Butter Bean Soup
- Sundried Tomato & Tahini Rigatoni
- Sticky Seitan Ribs
- One Pan Baked Scramble
- Butter No-Chicken Curry
- 10-Minute Mac & Cheese
- Vegan Paella
- Un-Sausage Rolls
- Beetroot Mushroom Wellington
- Fluffy Lemon Sponge Cake
- Chocolate Spread Cheesecake
- Pain au Chocolat
- Choc-a-choc Chocolate Cake!
About the Author
Madeleine Olivia is a content creator, who focuses on making it easy for anyone to live a simple plant-based lifestyle. She lives with her husband in the Cornish countryside.
Where she makes her own mac and cheese (from the cookbook) at least weekly, served with roasted garlic broccoli. She also enjoys making dahls sand stir-fries.
