Vegan Pasta Night - bookrastinating.com

208 pages

English language

Published April 7, 2022 by Harvard Common Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7603-7293-7

(1 review)

From Carbonara to Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown “Butter” and Sage, join chef Brianna Claxton for vegan recipes that will show you a whole new way to eat Italian. Whether it’s cheese, butter, pancetta, or any number of ingredients, it can seem impossible to eat delicious Italian classics while staying vegan. Not anymore. Join Brianna Claxton (founder of plvntfood) for a unique tour through pastas, sauces, and signature dishes perfect for sharing. Start by learning how to make a variety of pastas from scratch. Whether you want straightforward semolina dough or a more creative dinner built around activated charcoal “squid ink” pasta, you’ll learn how to do it. Brianna also covers techniques for filled pastas and shaped pasta. Then move on to recipes and techniques for the vegan cheeses and meats that are essential for cooking Italian. With amazing versions of staples including parmesan, mozzarella, and calamari, you can make …

From Carbonara to Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Brown “Butter” and Sage, join chef Brianna Claxton for vegan recipes that will show you a whole new way to eat Italian. Whether it’s cheese, butter, pancetta, or any number of ingredients, it can seem impossible to eat delicious Italian classics while staying vegan. Not anymore. Join Brianna Claxton (founder of plvntfood) for a unique tour through pastas, sauces, and signature dishes perfect for sharing. Start by learning how to make a variety of pastas from scratch. Whether you want straightforward semolina dough or a more creative dinner built around activated charcoal “squid ink” pasta, you’ll learn how to do it. Brianna also covers techniques for filled pastas and shaped pasta. Then move on to recipes and techniques for the vegan cheeses and meats that are essential for cooking Italian. With amazing versions of staples including parmesan, mozzarella, and calamari, you can make all this and more: – Baked Pasta: Sausage and Ricotta Stuffed Shells, Lasagna Bolognese, Baked Rigatoni, Penne Arrabbiata Parmesan, and Orechiette with Pesto Cream and Walnut Crumble – Fancy Pasta: Pancetta and Pea Linguine, Roasted Fennel and Sausage Rigatoni, Sweet Pea and Tarragon Alfredo, Short Rib Ragu with Pappardelle and Ricotta, Kale Alfredo with Chorizo and Farfalle, and Linguine with White Clam Sauce – Filled Pasta: Beet and Tarragon Tortellini, Ricotta and Chicken Mezzalune with Marsala Cream Sauce, Sun-Dried Tomato Ricotta Agnolotti with Asparagus Sauce, Lemon Cappelletti with Pistachio Cream, Raviolo al’ Uovo, and Lobster Ravioli with Saffron Mascarpone Cream – Other Italian Mains and Sides: Fennel Gratin, Ratatouille, Wild Mushroom and Sage Risotto, Insalata Mixta with Lemon Poppyseed Vinaigrette, Caprese Salad, Cured Olives with Rosemary and Citrus, English Pea Arancini, The Perfect Charcuterie Board, Stuffed Banana Peppers Whether you are a vegan longing for your Italian favorites or simply interested in reducing your dependence on animals, Vegan Pasta Night will become a go-to resource for both weeknight meals and special occasions.

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Stephanie Jane reviewed Vegan Pasta Night by Brianna Claxton

A fantastic addition to any serious Italian foodie's kitchen bookshelf

4 stars

As I am sure you will be able to tell from this book's detailed synopsis, Vegan Pasta Night is practically an encyclopedia of delicious Italian cuisine, with each recipe veganised so vegans need no longer have even the tiniest sense of missing out when it comes to their favourite pasta meals. Brianna Claxton covers all the Italian pasta dishes I had ever heard of and adds lots more that were new to me too. Each one is illustrated with gorgeous photography that makes choosing where to start the most difficult thing about this book!

I attempted several of the simpler recipes over the past couple of weeks with a high success level and, although some are perhaps more time consuming than many people could warrant on a day-to-day basis, they make for amazing presentation meals. Where Vegan Pasta Night wasn't an ideal book for me was in the quantities that …

As I am sure you will be able to tell from this book's detailed synopsis, Vegan Pasta Night is practically an encyclopedia of delicious Italian cuisine, with each recipe veganised so vegans need no longer have even the tiniest sense of missing out when it comes to their favourite pasta meals. Brianna Claxton covers all the Italian pasta dishes I had ever heard of and adds lots more that were new to me too. Each one is illustrated with gorgeous photography that makes choosing where to start the most difficult thing about this book!

I attempted several of the simpler recipes over the past couple of weeks with a high success level and, although some are perhaps more time consuming than many people could warrant on a day-to-day basis, they make for amazing presentation meals. Where Vegan Pasta Night wasn't an ideal book for me was in the quantities that a lot of the recipes are designed to make. While I'm sure the resulting creation will be divine, I simply can't justify simmering a sauce for three days when it's just me that will be eating it, for example, and I don't have the space to store many jars. However, for the cook who is feeding a hungry family or who has sufficient larder space, Claxton's recipes for slow sauces and homemade pasta would be perfect.

Personally, I found myself picking out ideas and inspiring flavour combinations, then recreating somewhat simplified versions of those recipes using premade pasta and, on one occasion, gnocchi. However, I love now having authentic tasting recipes for sauces that I hadn't previously attempted to veganise and I am looking forward to creating some of the vegan 'meats' from scratch soon, as well as expanding my repertoire of vegan cheeses (hopefully in time to create a small vegan cheeseboard for Christmas!). Vegan Pasta Night would be a fantastic addition to any serious Italian foodie's kitchen bookshelf and it is also a beautifully aspirational cookbook to own.

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