Plant Magic - by Desiree Nielsen (Paperback)

About the Book

Featuring gorgeous photography throughout, Plant Magic show you just how delicious plant-based food can be and that sometimes, healthy eating looks like a kale salad and sometimes it looks like cake.

Book Synopsis

A GLOBE AND MAIL AND TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER

From bestselling author Desiree Nielsen comes over 100 deeply flavourful and wildly delicious recipes for everyone who wants to eat more plants and feel good.

In Plant Magic, Desiree shares approachable ways to incorporate plants into your meals, along with how to dial up your pantry andtricks for coaxing the best out of simple foods like beans, grains, and vegetables. Plant-based cooking doesn't have to be expensive, time consuming, or restrictive. Whether you're craving morning things, stuff on bread, one pot (or pan) dishes, salads, tasty noodles, really good sweets, or everyday tonics and potions, Plant Magic makes cooking and eating joyful. Get ready to make Earl Grey Breakfast Loaf; An Easy, Cozy Lasagna; Lemony Chickpea and Potato Stew; Cumin Lime Black Bean Burgers; Sunshine Panzanella; Black Olive and Za'atar Focaccia; Tempeh Nachos; Rocky Road Blender Brownies; Carrot Cake with Cashew Frosting; and Hibiscus Lemonade. Featuring gorgeous photography throughout, Plant Magic shows you just how delicious plant-based food can be and that sometimes, healthy eating looks like a kale salad and sometimes, it looks like cake.

Review Quotes

#1 TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER

One of:
House & Home's "Cookbooks We Love"
VegOut Magazine's "Favorite Vegan Cookbooks for Summer"

"If you're looking for visually stunning, unbelievably appetizing, and deeply nourishing plant-based recipes, look no further than Plant Magic. You'll be in for a culinary treat of colourful plant-filled meals that you'll want to make on repeat."
--Carleigh Bodrug, New York Times bestselling author of PlantYou

"Desiree wants you to enjoy what you eat, and with her recipes in your back pocket, you most definitely will! They are all nourishing, flavourful, and fun, celebrating how versatile and delicious plants can be."
--Jeanine Donofrio, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Lemons: Simple Feel-Good Food

"Desiree offers so many delicious ideas for every meal of the day. Whether well-seasoned, sauced up, stewed, baked, roasted, or blended, Plant Magic has a little of everything!"
--Lauren Toyota, creator of hot for food and bestselling author of Vegan Comfort Classics: 101 Recipes to Feed Your Face

"Desiree's plant joy is infectious in this fun collection. Her creative recipes close the gap between wanting to eat more plants and actually cooking these nourishing foods on a consistent basis."
--Laura Wright, award-winning author of The First Mess Cookbook

"Plant Magic is filled with colourful, flavourful, and easy-to-prepare recipes that you'll want to make again and again. Let Desiree show you just how delicious and easy plant-based eating can be!"
--Toni Okamoto, author of Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & Easy

"Plant Magic is a stunning collection of recipes that showcase how simple and non-restrictive plant-based eating can be. From An Easy, Cozy Lasagna to Black Olive and Za'atar Focaccia, Desiree's recipes are rich with creativity and flavour."
--Hannah Sunderani, bestselling author of The Two Spoons Cookbook

"The recipes in Plant Magic are easy to follow and offer nutritious but flavourful plant-based meals. The food is accessible, healthy, and good for everyone."
--The British Columbia Review

"There's so much noise about diet and nutrition. Amid the cacophony, the ethos of Vancouver-based author and registered dietitian Desiree Nielsen's fourth book, Plant Magic, is refreshingly reasonable. In her book, as in her practice as a registered dietitian, she puts evidence-based advice in people's hands."
--National Post

"Plant Magic is a must for anyone who lives plant-based or is looking to incorporate more plant-based recipes into their daily lives . . . [Desiree Nielsen's] recipes . . . are simple yet inspiring, and she has a knack for coaxing the best out of nutritious, affordable staples."
--The Globe and Mail

"This plant-based cookbook showcases the notion that plant-based cooking doesn't have to be expensive, time-consuming, or restrictive. . . . What more could we ask for?"
--VegOut Magazine

About the Author

DESIREE NIELSEN is a registered dietitian and the bestselling author of Good for Your Gut and Eat More Plants. She has been featured in publications such as Best Health, Washington Post, Chatelaine, Family Circle, SELF, Hello! Canada, People, Parade, Prevention, Eating Well, and on The mindbodygreen Podcast. Desiree regularly appears on local and national television including The Marilyn Denis Show, The Social, and Breakfast Television, and is the host of The Allsorts Podcast. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.