How It All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet Read Free

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    SARAH:
    There are so many people I need to thank, without them this book would not have been possible. At the risk of forgetting someone, I need to thank those closest to me by name for their support and guidance: Gerry, for his patience, wisdom, and love. My niece Heidi, for filling my heart with joy. My father Ken, for teaching me by example how to be creative, eccentric, and self-confident, and for giving me the space and guidance to discover who I was in my own time. To my mum Sue, for her love, for being the beginning of everything I am now and for leaving a little piece of her spirit in me before she died.
    There are two women who have taught me about grace, beauty, and what it means to be a woman: my stepmum Denise and my Auntie Bonnie. I am so thankful to have them as female role models, and I especially need to thank Denise for sticking by me all these years, even when I was a horrible step daughter. Thanks to my brother Ben for his wisdom in the kitchen and his partner Sarah for her laughter. My cousins Stacy and Natasha, for loving and supporting me no matter what. My Zeyda, Art and his wife Lee, for always pushing me to be a better person. Black Bumps, Riley, Sir Douglas Fort, and Chelvin for teaching me about unconditional love. My Grandma Em for making me cardigans, my Aunt Jean, Uncle Geoff and their family for loving and supporting me from so far away. To Corri for her endless love and support. Thanks to Jen, Kieran and Chris, Maureen, JB, Chris, Jana and Korma, Trinity and Steph, and of course, the one and only Larry. Thanks to Pat, Richard, Matthew, Bertha, and Faye. Thanks to Timm, Greg, and Bubba for their integrity. Thank you to Mike and the Stark Raving Tattoo crew, the Capital City Scooter Club, and Earth’s Herbal Products. To Cheryl, Leslie, Vanna, Rebecca, Meagan, Shana, Maury, and Graham. The Deverall, Miller, Howard, Ball, Sperling, Cuddington, and Smollett families. Thank you to the Vic West crew and the Springfield roommates who have all moved away, but are still close to my heart. Thanks to my Regina friends, who knew me at my worst and still like me. And of course to Blaine, Brian, and everyone at Arsenal Pulp for their encouragement and support.
    I especially need to thank my co-author Tanya. Through good and bad and even worse, she has consistently been the one person I can count on no matter what happens. Her dedication, beauty and strength leave me breathless. Without her, I honestly don’t know where I’d be. Her support, frequent pushing, and love make me a better person and for her I am ever so thankful.
    A final thanks to everyone who has been so supportive of us and our endeavour. Without your help, suggestions, recipe ideas, excitement, and smiling faces this book would feel hollow. Thank you very much.
    Now quit looking for your name and go make something yummy!

HOW WE BOTH VEGAN
    We vegan in the early 1990s, when we were both lazy vegetarians who occasionally used and consumed animal products. We decided to make the transition to veganism because of our belief in a simple, but important, value: we love and respect animals and the earth. Once we chose to give up eating all animal products, we discovered, with just a little imagination and some good advice, how easy it was to go vegan.
    We all choose veganism for different reasons. Maybe it’s a fervent belief in animal rights. Perhaps it’s a desire to try a healthier diet. Whatever the reason, you can be vegan and still eat wonderful food. And as this book demonstrates, veganism is not something to be afraid of. There is a popular belief that by removing animal products from one’s diet, food will become necessarily boring, a life of dining on grass and shrubs. But let us assure you: vegan food is fabulous food, full of flavour and all the nutrients you need.
    In the winter of 1996 we came up with the idea of collecting our vegan recipes in a zine-style cookbook that we could share with our families and friends. We