So many beautiful plant-based cookbooks being released these days！ I’m not sure how “practical” all of the recipes here are—as many do call for a lot of ingredients—but they do look yummy， and there are lots of Indian-inspired dishes， so if you love that cuisine， you’ll want to check out this book。 The recipes rely on whole plant foods rather than pre-made products such as vegan meats and cheeses。 I do plan on making some of these recipes—the coffee mug-cornbread sounds intriguing。 Already-estab So many beautiful plant-based cookbooks being released these days！ I’m not sure how “practical” all of the recipes here are—as many do call for a lot of ingredients—but they do look yummy， and there are lots of Indian-inspired dishes， so if you love that cuisine， you’ll want to check out this book。 The recipes rely on whole plant foods rather than pre-made products such as vegan meats and cheeses。 I do plan on making some of these recipes—the coffee mug-cornbread sounds intriguing。 Already-established herbivores may look askance at the book jacket that promises that it’s not out to try and turn anyone vegan， but I get it。 Anything having to do with food--especially meat—raises many peoples’ hackles， and reassuring people ahead of time that they’re not in for a lecture will allow readers to cool their jets and simply explore the wide world of plant-based recipes like those in this book！Author Jonathan Safran Foer provides a pitch-perfect introduction， and I liked this paragraph so much that I’m sharing it here: Relatively few people want to become vegetarians or vegans， but everyone wants to reduce the amount of destruction and suffering in the world。 It is no one’s opinion but scientific fact that reducing the amount of animal products we consume is one of the most powerful ways， as individuals， to reduce destruction and suffering。 That doesn’t mean we have to change our identities。 And it doesn’t mean that our choice is between “going all the way” （as if anyone on earth were even capable of such perfection） and doing nothing at all。 Our eating choices are essential parts of vast and vastly important cause-and-effect chains; making sensitive choices as often as possible will reduce the amount of destruction and suffering in the world。 。。。more