Five years ago, popular blogger Brandi Doming of The Vegan 8 became a vegan, overhauling the way she and her family ate after a health diagnosis for her husband. The effects have been life-changing. Her recipes rely on refreshingly short ingredient lists that are ideal for anyone new to plant-based cooking or seeking simplified, wholesome, family-friendly options for weeknight dinners. All of the recipes are dairy-free and most are oil-free, gluten-free, and nut-free (if not, Brandi offers suitable alternatives), and ideally tailored to meet the needs of an array of health conditions. Each of the 100 recipes uses just 8 or fewer ingredients (not including salt, pepper, or water) to create satisfying, comforting meals from breakfast to dessert that your family--even the non-vegans--will love. Try Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins, Fool 'Em "Cream Cheese" Spinach-Artichoke Dip, Cajun Veggie and Potato Chowder, Skillet Baked Mac n' Cheese, and No-Bake Chocolate Espresso Fudge Cake.

Vegan chef of one of the top 50 food blogs on the Web, HappyHerbivore.com, Lindsay Nixon, gives hundreds of thousands of her followers recipes each month, showing that the vegan diet is not only healthy but delicious, too. Now, Nixon combines some of her tastiest recipes in The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, each made with no added fats, using only whole, plant-based foods. It's easy to make great food at home using the fewest number of ingredients and ones that can easily be found at any store, on any budget. The Happy Herbivore Cookbook includes: • A variety of recipes from quick and simple to decadent and advanced • Helpful hints and cooking tips, from basic advice such as how to steam potatoes to more specific information about which bread, tofu or egg replacer works best in a recipe • An easy-to-use glossary demystifying any ingredients that may be new to the reader • Healthy insight: Details on the health benefits and properties of key ingredients • Pairing suggestions with each recipe to help make menu planning easy and painless • Allergen-free recipes, including gluten-free, soy-free, corn-free, and sugar-free With a conventionally organized format; easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; nutritional analyses, colorful photographs; funny blurbs at the beginning of each recipe; helpful tips throughout; and chef's notes suggesting variations for each dish, even the most novice cook will find healthy cooking easy—and delicious!

Popular food writer and photographer Lizzy Early introduces you to the never-ending flavor combinations of cupcakes -- from the comforting classics of vanilla, German chocolate, and carrot cake to the fanciful flavors of maple and bacon, churro, and root beer float. Also features handy hints for the cupcake novice.

Secrets of Fat-Free Baking features over 130 scrumptious recipes that use fat substitutes such as fruit purées and juices, applesauce, honey, nonfat yogurt and buttermilk, and even mashed sweet potatoes and pumpkin. You will learn how to replace refined flours with healthy whole-grain flours, how to whip up fat-free frostings and icings, and much more.

"All the joys of traditional home baking, without the fat: 200 guilt-free cakes, muffins, cookies, desserts and breads in one collection." - provided by publisher.

For Connors, baking has always been a source of joy. When her sister contracted Lyme disease and decided to cut gluten, dairy, and refined sugars from her diet, Connors stepped up to the challenge of using alternate ingredients to re-create her sister's favorites without sacrificing flavor. All of the recipes use simple, easy-to-source ingredients. -- adapted from inside front cover

For the connoisseurs who prized Cocolat--Medrich's award-winning book of lavish chocolate desserts--here is the brilliant follow-up cookbook of delicious, amazingly low-fat treats. This richly illustrated, full-color guide features more than 80 recipes.