The Pa r t -Time

1 YU M M Y RE CI PE S Th at Pu t th e Fu n in Flexitarian
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Cherise Grifoni

Avon, massachusetts

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 The Part-Time Vegan:
201 Yummy Recipes That Put the Fun in Flexitarian

By Cherise Grifoni

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Dedication

For Nadine, and Megan, and David

The world, wind; but never once
have you left me off-balance.
Thank you for that
one
solid truth.
Acknowledgments

A kiss for mother, Sandy, who is quite actually an angel. You have shown
me nothing but kindness throughout my whole life. You are the person
who does not judge. You are an anomaly among the human race. You
exist in a pool of light. How I have ever deserved you, I cannot say.
Other people may think they know what good can be, but they need
only look to you.
A salute to father, Jim, because he has taught me the most important
lesson that I have ever learned: be tough, or you will break; no one will
ever, ever put you back together but yourself.
Thank you to my wonderful and enthusiastic editor, Wendy, without
whom this book would not have been possible at all. She is a kind, pas-
sionate woman, and she always responded so promptly to my (inevita-
bly) frantic e-mails.
Thank you to my Nunna and Papa, and Papa G, whom I love and who
inspire me with their love and their lives.
Thank you to Jared, who helped when he didn’t have to. Thank you
to Jenn, for believing in me from the start. Thank you to Tammi Kibler of
TammiKibler.com for opening these doors. Thank you to Kara, Meredith,
Nina, Melissa, Angel, and Maddie for all the good times.
chapter 2

Dips and
App etiz ers
T h at S h a l l I m p r e ss Yo u r F r i e n d s

frien d and I’m already impressed. And

I’m your yet.
u haven’ t even pick ed up a mixing spoon
yo

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Purely Vegan Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Quick, Homemade, Raw Vegan Pesto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Easy Broccoli Snack Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Garlic, Zucchini, Eggplant, and Onion Spread . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Quick Easy Hummus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lean, Mean, Black Bean Guacamole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Baked Zucchini Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Mango Citrus Salsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Roasted Chick Peas, Please . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(You’re) Hot Artichoke Spinach Dip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Easy Apple Butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parsley and Onion Dip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Homemade Tahini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

10 The Part-Time Vegan

 Protein Purely Vegan Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread
Makes about 2 cups

Sometimes, the thought of giving up some of your favorite foods is just too much to
bear. How can you live without a Hershey’s bar or bread and butter? For me, the sad-
dest departure I had to make was the long, wistful goodbye to my favorite commercial
Chocolate-Hazelnut spread. Think Romeo and Juliet, people. Casablanca. Humphrey and
Bacall. Yes, I am still talking about food.
Luckily, there always seems to be a vegan way around these things! This version
of Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread is not only delicious, but cuts down on the sugar and is
good for you! It’ll be love at first bite.

2 cups shelled hazelnuts 1. Process the nuts until they are a fine
1 cup almond milk meal, or until the mixture begins to
2 teaspoons vanilla stick to the side of the processor and
won’t mix any longer. This very well
3 tablespoons canola oil
may take a few minutes. Be careful
½ cup dark cocoa powder (Hershey’s not to overheat your processor!
brand works great)
1 cup powdered sugar 2. Add the almond milk, vanilla, and oil
to allow everything to blend further.

3. Add the cocoa and sugar. You can

add more sugar depending on your
tastes! Keep blending until smooth!
P a r t- Tim e T i p Store for up to five days in a tightly
It takes a strong and sturdy food proces- sealed container in the fridge.
sor with the heart and soul of a tiger to
convert any nut into a nut butter. Don’t
worry if yours is not this adventurous. As
a stalwart guardian of the sacred Choco-
late-Hazelnut brotherhood, I’ve designed
this recipe to work with any old food
processor. If the situation gets sticky, you
can always add a dash more canola oil or
a few generous pours of almond milk to
loosen things up.

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 protein Quick, Homemade, Raw Vegan Pesto
Quick
Yields about 1½ cups

Traditional pesto is made using pine nuts, but pine nuts seem to be members of a club
that is exclusively expensive and posh. I don’t know about you, beloved reader, but I
usually cannot afford them. Luckily, you can easily substitute walnuts or even almonds
for pine nuts. The pesto tastes great, and no one will ever know you swindled them.
Which is exactly what we’re going for, isn’t it?

1 cup walnuts or almonds Process all ingredients in the food

½ cup olive oil processor until it’s good and fragrant
½ teaspoon salt
and tasty. Watch out on the salt, which
can overpower the flavor of the basil
4 cloves garlic, minced
if you are tempted to add more than
2 to 3 cups packed basil ½ teaspoon.
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast

The Skinny on . . . Nutritional Yeast

Apart from most likely having the most unappealing
food name ever, nutritional yeast is a powerhouse
of B vitamins and protein. Many people are initially
turned off by its sharp, “cheese”-like flavor, but give
it a chance! Not only is it a perfect way for vegans
to catch up on their B12 and protein (nearly 8 grams
per tablespoon), but it also is used as a substitute for
that familiar punch cheese lends to dishes.
To start, try sprinkling a little on top of popcorn or
over some lettuce with a little olive oil, salt and pep-
per. Nutritional yeast can be purchased for as little
as $5.00 ’round these parts.

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 FIBER Easy Broccoli Snack Attack
Serves 1 (multiply ingredients by 4 if serving guests!)

For when you have the munchies at midnight and your old love, the bag of chips, is
texting your phone nonstop. Fiber up. You can basically eat a whole bag of broccoli by
yourself and only consume about 100 calories. Good calories! Cut things off with the
potato chips! Opportunity is ringing.

1 bag frozen broccoli 1. Simply defrost broccoli in your cho-

1 tablespoon nutritional yeast sen manner, and cut it up very finely
1 teaspoon garlic powder into tiny pieces. It makes it more fun
to eat.
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Dash salt 2. Top with all other ingredients and mix
Pepper to taste well.

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 The Part-Time Vegan:
201 Yummy Recipes That Put the Fun in Flexitarian

By Cherise Grifoni

Available now from:

Adams Media
Amazon
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Borders