Phil Kvasnica

The Wholesome Vegan-Gluten-free Gourmet Cook Book Phil Kvasnica

This book is the result of 2-3 decades of experimentation and 10+ years of in-the-trenches job experience (restaurant, hotel, banquets, institutional food service and culinary school, as well as other relevant education) and represents several categories of vegan (plant-based) gluten-free recipes, many of which I have made for dinner for myself or others (including the general public), and some are ideas. Categories included: Appetizers, prep tips, legumes and grains, breakfast, beverages, baked goods, cakes, cookies and desserts, pies, pizza and pasta, salads, soups, smoothies and vegetables, as well as a list of medicinal herbs and spices, and an exhaustive list of produce, a sample recipe-costing page (featuring one of the complex salad recipes in this book), and bibliography. The appendix includes my experience, understanding, wisdom and questions about various food-related topics, a chart of selected animal food nutrition, non-injury surgery costs, sugars, appetite and diet, and ends with nutritional tables divided into 5 categories (fruit, legumes, nuts and seeds, grains, and vegetables, as well as herbs and spices. This book is intended to be a foodie's "go-to" educational book, not just regarding recipes, but the many different aspects of food that most authors don't even cover, due to political restraint. It is my hope, desire and expectation that you get at least near as much satisfaction from using this book as I have gained in compiling it. Thank you!