Jazzy Vegetarian Classics Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites

Classic American meals just became healthier and more delicious with Laura Theodore's vegan twist on traditional family fare. With quick-to-prepare and gourmet-style dishes, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics features Laura's original creations, such as vegan shish kebabs and cauliflower steaks with sweet pepper sauce, and other spins on time-honored favorites, such as spaghetti and “wheatballs" and decadent chocolate-ganache cake. Filled with easy-to-follow crowd-pleasing recipes, this cookbook will make nutritionally dense and plant-based dishes your new family favorites.

Fun and simple to incorporate into anyone's lifestyle, Jazzy Vegetarian Classics provides wholesome full-menu plans for everything from weekday meals to special celebrations such as parties and holiday dinners. Laura even includes suggestions on how to present appetizing, plant-based meals in unique and festive ways, with her “Jazzy Music Pick" for each menu to help set the mood.

Written for everyone—from seasoned vegans looking for innovative new dishes, to casual home cooks interested in adding one or two plant-based meals a week to their repertoire—Jazzy Vegetarian Classics includes guides to the basics of vegan cooking coupled with a glossary of common ingredients. Laura also provides simple instructions on how to use a variety of substitutes for “veganizing" timeless main dishes, desserts, soups, salads, and so much more.

Put on some good music and embrace a healthy, delicious, and jazzy lifestyle!

Laura Theodore is a television and radio host, vegan chef, sustainable lifestyle blogger, compassionate cookbook author, and award-winning jazz singer and actor. She is the proud creator of the "Jazzy Vegetarian." Theodore is presently the on-camera host, writer, and co-producer of the Jazzy Vegetarian television show on Public Television, coming into its third season. She hosts the weekly podcast show, "Jazzy Vegetarian Radio," a talk/music format that focuses on easy-to-prepare, plant-based recipes, eco-entertaining tips, and celebrity interviews. Theodore has made guest appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS and USA Network. She was recently featured on Insider, Entertainment Tonight online, News 4-NBC and CBS Radio. Laura has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, New York Daily News, New York Post, VegNews, Variety, Time magazine, and Family Circle, and on PBS Food, Vegetarian Times online, and JazzTimes, among others.