I recently learned to grind chia seeds in my coffee grinder. They make a perfect thickener instantly! No time needed for the seeds to plump up in liquid. I made 100% ground flax seed muffins (no flour) but the batter was a bit too runny….until now. This AM I added 2T ground chia seeds to the wet batter. The muffins just came out of the oven…perfect. I can’t be happier.
1) You earn all the cool dad points for your casual humor and just overall demeanor. 😊 2) The more I watch of your channel the more I’m convinced you NEED to try THE VEGAN 8 cookbook. Several recipes are oil free and everything I’ve tried this far has been simple (focused on the veg) and delicious! 3) I’m making dal makhani for dinner. It is my favorite Indian dish thus far.
Old auntie tip for breading: whisk chickpea flour with enough water to make a batter, coat the (tofu, cauliflower, whatever), then roll in breadcrumbs and air-fry. Try The Essential Vegan Indian Cookbook by Priya Lakshminarayan for excellent, authentic recipes.
A tip for adding chips, fruit and nuts to batter: add them to the dry flour mixture. The flour coats the addition and keeps it from clumping at the bottom.
So happy I found your channel, I am currently binge watching all your videos. Love your content and love that you 'healthify' recipes as much as possible, thank you 😊
Jeremy, try the bran muffins next time with Oat bran for GF. Will taste much better! Thanks for helping me get the courage to make substitutions with ease.
Ordering this Sisters book today, and yes they do use pre pack convenience food and tons of animal products all the time on their channel, usually but now onto the vegan bandwagon for this book albeit temporarily seems to have paid off too from your review, so this book appears to be a real vegan joy. I already have the Esselstyln book which is incredible, thanks for reviewing this one too. Love you, J and gang x
We enjoyed it for sure - lots of yummy and goodness in here, and depending on your preference for vegan vs WFPB, as we tried to show, it's not super complicated to make some simple swaps - which we did in places - or sometimes just decided to treat ourselves. Thanks for watching as always, B!
@@pbwithjeremyI appreciate and support you in the modifications! They are usually the exact changes I make. You give the original recipe for viewers to try if they would like. Oh, and Yes! for Team Raisin! I like them best as an add-in ingredient, in baked goods, trail mix, granola, salad; not as a solo snack.
The last meal in the video garlic potatoes tofu look really delicious. The desserts look yum too. My library doesn’t have this book and I don’t think it’s a “buy” for me. Thanks for this review video! 😊
Hello J. I’m new to your channel and have been binge watching as many of your videos as I can afford to watch in a day. 😂 Love your WFPB loyalty, your family, and of course, YOU. I’m learning so much, so thank you! When you said you swapped in applesauce for the oil, is the ratio 1:1? Or is there a general rule of thumb? BTW, I found your channel through following the Esselstyn clan. I have the Be A Plant Based Woman Warrior cookbook and love it. I was excited to watch your review of that one! 👍 Keep up the good work. ⭐️🥕👏
Hi - first time commenter. Just discovered your channel and website and have been binge watching ever since! Love what you do and really like these cookbook reviews as well. Haven't managed to cover your whole back catalogue yet, so I don't know if you have ever covered The Happy Pear cookbooks? They are a couple of Irish twin brothers and have quite the set up in the village of Greystones near Dublin. Fully vegan and super healthy for the most part, though they definitely do dessert as well. Rich Roll has featured them a couple of times on his podcast and it might be worthwhile checking them out I think. They are great fun. Thanks!!
Thanks for commenting! I LOVE the happy pear guys - I have one of their books on my list to do for sure :) Thanks for diving through our content - there's a fair amount here so take your time and enjoy - we're not going anywhere! :)
Ah ah I thought the same about adding hot water at the end when making a similar recipe from Chloe Coscarelli. Now I mentioned her, I would suggest trying one of her books 😋
Thank you so much for trying this cookbook! I’m so glad your family liked (most) of the recipes! 😊 I haven’t tried any of the ones you made yet-I definitely want to make the curry noodle dinner you made (with the book choy -that looked delish!🤤) and the butter chicken with turmeric rice. The creamy cashew Mac, mushroom stroganoff, peanut tofu and broccoli and baked Mac and cheese have all been hits with my entire family (vegan and not). I’m going to a friend’s house for dinner tonight and I’m going to make the triple-layer cookie brownies. 🤎 You and your family are so fun-I love how brutally honest you all are! 😆 I also agree with you-raisins are awesome, I’m mystified by the estimated cook time in cookbooks on a very frequent basis 😵💫 and that shit very rarely improves a recipe (in my experience anyway!). A few cookbooks I’d love to hear your opinions on are Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Families (the ‘Ship-Shape Joe’s are a fave-also the Potato-Meets-Egg-Salad) and Plantifully Lean by Kiki Nelson. Those are WFPB already and the majority are GF or have GF modifications. I love Indian food as well, so I’d definitely recommend one of Vegan Richa’s cookbooks. The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon is another wonderful cookbook. I have quite an extensive 😅 cookbook collection, so seeing these videos is really inspiring-I really appreciate you making some of the healthier modifications also. ☺️ I can’t wait to see what you try next-thank you so much! 💚
Thank you for this!!! Going to add those books to the list (some I'd already marked down). We've been using the Oh She Glows books for years but I could do a revisit to them and some others that are in my cupboard as well. Glad you're enjoying this series of videos! Glad you're a lover of raisins as well :) I'll pass the love along to my family! They can't help but be brutally honest, so glad that it's appreciated!
@@pbwithjeremy the OSG cookbook was one of the first vegan ones I bought-it’s been awhile since I’ve cooked from it though. 🤔 My son is 12 (and also a vegan!) and it’s rare that I can get him to watch cooking videos with me, but he likes yours because he likes to see your kid’s reactions to the food. 😆
Samosas and butter "paneer". I recently discovered chickpea tofu and it's firm, soft, creamy texture is a good sub for paneer cheese for me. And a good chai is always appreciated.
I’m so glad you said that the time to make things doesn’t normally match what the cookbook says, I always thought it was just me being a bad cook! Second thing, I notice you pour a lot of liquids into your recipes via their caps, is this something I never knew, because if the caps are a measurement, my mind will be blown.
I find more vanilla caps are around a tsp and so anything that size is similar. I know the apple cider vinegar cap we have is pretty side and is about a tbsp - so I don't think it's a hard and fast rule. I'm also good at judging how much to use, so sometimes I'm just guesstimating a bit...
19:33 So I’m fairly new to your videos but I’ve been watching them A LOT and I love them, thanks a bunch! 😀 One thing I would suggest is the language, I’ve never heard you swear in your videos until this one and there’s a lot of swearing in this one… is this inline with TH-cam policy? Is it just me? I’d really appreciate if you’d cut out the swearing, especially the F Bomb. I’m not going to report you or anything cuz I truly love your videos but I’m just asking as a courtesy to your viewers, at least this one 🥰
Thanks for the feedback - this is an old video and we don't have language in any of the ones we've been doing for the last few months - so hope that helps. You can totally swear on TH-cam as long as your content isn't listed for kids and the swearing isn't in the first 30 seconds. Thanks!
Thank You so much for your kind reply and your understanding, I’m really not a prude but I try to be a spiritual person and in so doing I try to keep things positive and optimistic. PS I still love your videos, I’ll still keep watching them and I still think you’re GREAT 😁 Thanks again! (I’m actually watching one of your videos on my phone while I’m writing this and a different one of yours on my TV 😂)
You can't watch two at once! I mean I love that you're trying to, but I feel like you're just not going to get the most out of them :) I totally get it and thank you for writing back. Really glad you're enjoying the channel! Feedback is always welcome! We listen.
I really enjoy these videos about the cookbooks and your family's honest reactions. There is one I'd love to see a review of (because I've been really tempted to buy one of them) and that is either "The Plant Based Cookbook" or "Plant Based Delicious" both by Ashley Madden. I nearly splurged and just bought one but would love to have an honest opinion from someone first.
Thanks for this! Glad you enjoyed! I've got one of Ashley's books on deck - so stay tuned for that. BUT we already did The Plant-Based Cookbook, so you can check that video/review out here: th-cam.com/video/mmOXvEbLpRE/w-d-xo.html
How about the Plant Based on a Budget or Bosh Books. New to the group have a few shelf full of books but seems of late I only cook out of a couple and alter when needed as a base to what I cook. I have to alter things even more for my son who has autism with ingredients and textures. I switched many years back due to finding out in a hospital that I was allergic to meat items so still learning but my son found out he has same allergy so working on an adult (19) with autism of what he enjoys and will eat is the fun part now. New to your TH-cam page and didn't see the mentioned books. Working through the books I have on the shelf now that you've done already.
Both those books are on my to-do list - so thanks for adding a vote in. What sort of ingredients and textures does your son have an issue with? Maybe I can help...
@@pbwithjeremy With him he may like it once and not like it next. So we started having him help cook so he tries things, know he doesn't like agave or Jackfruit. We have been putting a notebook together to let him write in items not liked. Most meals that are not casseroles we just let him chose what he likes. Hard for him missing flavors he grew up with. Right now is finding a plant based version of bacon he'll enjoy. He used to never like mushrooms but we did Forks over Knives Mommy's Mushroom Gravy and he's liked mushrooms ever since. I make a vegan cheese sauce he loves but still trying to work through cheeses with him since he misses cheese. Other then one we make which is Chef Cynthia's from TH-cam. Will say for him Oatmeal is a no go.
Sounds like you're doing great. The cheese recipe on my video is loved by a lot of people. Hopefully you can find some stuff he likes there. Shame about the oatmeal! I have a blended oat recipe that might help? But sounds like you're doing everything right, slowly and surely. You're a rockstar parent!
These recipes looked delicious! I'm so glad that you modify them by taking out the oil and telling us how much applesauce you use. Gotta have raisins in a bran muffin, otherwise it's boring and usually dry, gross! I didn't know what a "butter tart" was, so I had to Google it, lol! I'm from NY, but they sound really good and would be something I'd enjoy! Your bran muffin version looked spot on without that oil! Also, that double chocolate "muffin" was 100% a cupcake 🧁. Thanks for sharing! I love you, your family, and this channel! Cheers! 😁
Awwww - thank you for all of this :) Butter Tarts are very much a Canadian thing - but hopefully you can snag one sometime! Glad you enjoyed this and our videos!!!
I wish you had the link to the recipes in your description section. There are a couple recipes I would love to try but do not want to buy the whole book for two recipes. Maybe it's just me but I can't find the recipes other than taking a picture of the ingredients when you have them up on the screen. Where can I find these recipes?😢
Hey Michele - I don't think it would be okay for me to add their recipes into the description - I think it's fair for me to put them on the screen to give people an idea of the recipe - you can see if someone (or they) have an online version of the recipe - their website is here: www.sixvegansisters.com/ It's meant to be a review, so if you're curious then you can check your library to see if they have it. But I would feel weird straight up giving away their recipe from their books, you know?
Glad you reviewed this book. I wasn't sure; now, for sure, I'm not getting it. I don't have your patience. I want "easy" because I'm always making dinner at the last minute, & too hungry to try and modify a recipe. Fave Indian foods - Naan, Aloo Gobi, Vegetable Biriyani. HILARIOUS on the stuffed taco - "putting dog food on my taco" - OMG that was sooooo funny. Did you call your wife "WOODY??" I couldn't make it out. Oh, and why was there a stapler under a bowl on your T-shirt? Baffling.
I wouldn't say that it's difficult - however lots of processed foods - so if you want to eat more WFPB then it does take an extra step. If you've got a library that has it maybe preview it that way? GREAT picks for Indian dishes. Mmmmmmmmmm. My wife = Woolie (a nickname) The stapler on my shirt is in a bowl of jello. It's from The Office. Thanks for watching!
@@pbwithjeremy It's everything about them. I love grapes but I've always thought of raisins as rotten grapes lol. I replace raisins with dried blueberries or cherries, some how those are not 'rotten'.....
The red coconut curry looks bomb !!! Other recipes looked yummy to though. Question...... how did Emily get the nickname wollie, i think you call her 😅 Always enjoy your video's ❤
Enjoyed the video and watching how you know what to substitute to make these recipes healthier. Is that a skill you always had or did you learn that in the WFPB cooking class you took? I won’t be purchasing this cookbook, too many unhealthy ingredients and I don’t have the knack to revise them like you do. However, I am learning so much by watching you. Thanks ! Just watching you.
Oh wow - thank you! I think it's mostly a lot of experience. Though I have taken three cooking courses through Rouxbe - but they don't use all the swaps that I do. I think just by cooking a lot and understanding the purposes of certain foods and what they do for a meal. Do you think it would be helpful for me to do a video just about making healthy swaps?
@@pbwithjeremy Yes. I think many viewers would find it helpful, especially those that are newer to this way of eating. I’ve learned a lot from watching you substitute ingredients, not only to make it healthier but also based on what you have on hand. Thanks again.
Awesome - will add it to the idea file. I'll absolutely keep doing it in these types of videos as well. I like people not being stressed out by having every single ingredient and thinking they can't make the recipe. This feedback is awesome. Thanks!
Oh gosh, your daughter had me rolling with her expressions 🤣 Our favorite Indian thing to make is naan, but it's technically not naan because it's oil free, lol. But our go-to Indian dish is chana dal.
Those bars look good, but, you’re mistaken on what a ganache is. A ganache is simple, but it’s not just melted chocolate chips. It’s chocolate and cream. I use chocolate chips and coconut milk for mine, (I also like to add vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon and bit of instant coffee (coffee brings out the flavor of chocolate)) This is from someone who was trained in culinary school, so I know what I’m talking about.
Thanks for checking them out. The cheese sauce can be found in this video here. Vegan Super Nachos | Learn how to make the best tasting Vegan nachos | All homemade ingredients th-cam.com/video/oHI61x_gegM/w-d-xo.html
I recommend 'The Weekly Vegan Meal plan cookbook. It has 12 weeks of different recipes with a real twist...different from most cookbooks with the same type of things. You could always do a interlibrary loan. I hate raisins...dried cherries are better.
In canada there's an app called Flash Food - linked to grocery stores giving you a discount on produce that's about to expire and other products, etc.... great deals!
@@pbwithjeremy in the name of my channel these expensive mushrooms must be bought🤣😂 hot tip might work might not work but asian markets in my neck of the woods are cheaper for the “fancey” mushrooms i live near houston tx. And i got oyster mushrooms $3-4 for like three of them so amazing deal if you ever saw them elsewhere!!! I always wanted to try but $$$$$$ and i LOVE THEM…… i think they will still never be meat but nothing will be. You just have to like and enjoy the new flavors and textures for what they are, have an open mind and you will find alot of fun and pleasure as you have already shown in your videos. I just found your channel you are entertaining congrats on the weight loss!!!! You are a funny man, your sarcasm and fun in the kitchen is inspiring to watch.. i love all yalls honesty that is about how my family would be too, i like the honesty
Wow - thank you for all of this! My daughter isn't big on mushrooms - but i already made a mushroom steak from this book and it blew my mind. I'm super excited to dive into it more soon. Thank you for all the kind and lovely words about the channel and our family - truly means a lot to me that you're enjoying the content and spending time with us!
@@pbwithjeremy oh man that is amazing i have the book and have yet to try them for this reason of price but now that i found a supplier less expensive i may just try I just do not get out that far they are almost an hour away from where i live chinese market
Our go-to Indian curry is this red lentil recipe: th-cam.com/video/BHRyfEbhFFU/w-d-xo.html We lighten it (obvs!) by omitting the coconut milk, oil, and almond butter, but it is still fantastic.
I flipped through that cookbook and thought it was a bit too “unhealthy”, but I like your approach with it. I might have to revisit this book. The Butter Tofu looks delicious! I love biryani, tikka masala, dal makhani, saag “paneer”, butter “chik’n ”…love Indian food. We have a vegan Indian restaurant near me that also makes chik’n tikka masala pizza with that wonderful orange tikka sauce instead of tomato sauce. 😋 Def not low calorie. A rare treat. Have you made recipes from vegan TH-camrs? 🙋🏻♀️ On the raisin poll, we don’t like the dark raisins, but golden raisins are good. Less assertive.
Thanks for all of this. I'm used to taking recipes and "healthifying them" - it's a fun little challenge. I haven't done a video doing recipes from other TH-camrs (other than Plantiful Kiki - but I did it using her book). Let me know if you recommend any!
I love that you don't use 'processed crap.' It’s one of the things that has really put me off vegan food. I have watched quite a few vegan/plant based vlogs and not been hugely impressed with the nutritional value. Most seem to be ridiculously high in sugar. I have an autoimmune issue and never buy any food that comes in a packet with 50 ingredients I can't even pronounce!😂 I'm currently on a ketogenic diet for pain which is predominately animal based. I would happily swap some meals to plant based if nutritionally sound. I actually went off an bought some organic tofu the other day based on one of your recipes. As long as I can keep sugar and carbs low and knock out the gluten it's cool! Really interesting watch😊 PS I personally wouldn't touch the beyond meat stuff, but that's just me.
We eat about 90% WFPB and then every now and then we have a treat BUT we usually don't focus on that part of it for the channel unless we're on vacation, etc.... Glad you're enjoying the way we do things around here!
Great video. I was trying to write down your recipe for these, but some of the graphics showed a box instead of the measurements. Thank you for the reviews but I can’t do all the processed stuff and don’t have your patience or expertise to “fix” them, so I’m going to pass on this cookbook. P.S. I love raisins
The missing ingredient quantities is on the last recipes. How much cornstarch on the crispy tofu and on the sweet and sour sauce - how much soy sauce and maple syrup?
@@jeanr7089 Yes - sorry - all of them are 1/3 cup actually. Apologies for not noticing this error before I uploaded the video! I'll add it to the description below!
Your freedom in subbing healthier ingredients is encouraging to me.
Awww thanks!!! Glad it helps.
I recently learned to grind chia seeds in my coffee grinder. They make a perfect thickener instantly! No time needed for the seeds to plump up in liquid. I made 100% ground flax seed muffins (no flour) but the batter was a bit too runny….until now. This AM I added 2T ground chia seeds to the wet batter. The muffins just came out of the oven…perfect. I can’t be happier.
Grinding them really helps with the texture.
1) You earn all the cool dad points for your casual humor and just overall demeanor. 😊
2) The more I watch of your channel the more I’m convinced you NEED to try THE VEGAN 8 cookbook. Several recipes are oil free and everything I’ve tried this far has been simple (focused on the veg) and delicious!
3) I’m making dal makhani for dinner. It is my favorite Indian dish thus far.
1) Yeah for cool dad points!
2) It's on the list! Will do it sometime in the future (the list is getting looooong)
3) Mmmm - how did it turn out???
Old auntie tip for breading: whisk chickpea flour with enough water to make a batter, coat the (tofu, cauliflower, whatever), then roll in breadcrumbs and air-fry.
Try The Essential Vegan Indian Cookbook by Priya Lakshminarayan for excellent, authentic recipes.
Thanks for sharing that tip! Sadly that book doesn't look like it's in my library's system - I'll keep an eye out if it changes!
Chili powder is more for a smoky umami than for heat. Cayenne packs a fiery punch.
Your wife is right, heat does depend on the type of chili powder
Cinnamon roll with raisins for the win
Agreed!
I use a can of cannelloni beans or great white northern to make it creamy and blend with hand mixer.
Carrots and cinnamon ❤ for the bran muffin
A tip for adding chips, fruit and nuts to batter: add them to the dry flour mixture. The flour coats the addition and keeps it from clumping at the bottom.
Great tip!
Glad to have found this channel. Love your honesty and your family is great! Keep the videos coming!
Thank you! Will do!
Great video! Who's this Dale lady who has suddenly come on the scene as I binge watch your videos in an almost random order??
Haha - she's my mother-in-law :)
I am loving your channel! Thanks for all you do and share!
Ps- my hubby is one of those anti-raisin folks.
Thank you!
Tell your hubby I'll eat the raisins he picks off
So happy I found your channel, I am currently binge watching all your videos. Love your content and love that you 'healthify' recipes as much as possible, thank you 😊
Our pleasure!! Glad you appreciate it!
As a kid I hated raisins and walnuts in baked good, loved them on their own. Now as an adult I have grown to love them.
Yeah, our tastes change. I think I always just ate whatever I was given. My mom didn't let me be a picky eater :)
I’m team raisin! Love these videos ☺️
Thank you Tara! Team Raisin!!!
Also would love you to do the “Oh She Glows”
cookbook by Angela Liddon.
I have all her books, so it won't be super new for our family - but I should do her book(s) at some point for sure!
Your little girl is a riot, so cute.
Thanks! I think I'll keep her... for now :)
Yes I do need more,🎉
Jeremy, try the bran muffins next time with Oat bran for GF. Will taste much better! Thanks for helping me get the courage to make substitutions with ease.
Thanks for the tip! And my pleasure!
I loved this. Learned so much. Please do more.
We've got a lot of these reviews on the channel - enjoy!!! :)
Ordering this Sisters book today, and yes they do use pre pack convenience food and tons of animal products all the time on their channel, usually but now onto the vegan bandwagon for this book albeit temporarily seems to have paid off too from your review, so this book appears to be a real vegan joy. I already have the Esselstyln book which is incredible, thanks for reviewing this one too. Love you, J and gang x
We enjoyed it for sure - lots of yummy and goodness in here, and depending on your preference for vegan vs WFPB, as we tried to show, it's not super complicated to make some simple swaps - which we did in places - or sometimes just decided to treat ourselves. Thanks for watching as always, B!
Raisins make everything better! So helpful to see how you substitute more healthy ingredients - I'm really enjoying the cookbooks!
Thank you! Some complain that I don't follow the recipe perfectly but I'm glad you appreciate how I tackle these - thank you!
@@pbwithjeremyI appreciate and support you in the modifications! They are usually the exact changes I make. You give the original recipe for viewers to try if they would like. Oh, and Yes! for Team Raisin! I like them best as an add-in ingredient, in baked goods, trail mix, granola, salad; not as a solo snack.
Thanks for all this! #TeamRaisin - appreciate your feedback :) @@SimpleLife365
@@pbwithjeremy Really enjoying the channel! 💚 the family.
Thanks!!!@@SimpleLife365
The last meal in the video garlic potatoes tofu look really delicious. The desserts look yum too. My library doesn’t have this book and I don’t think it’s a “buy” for me. Thanks for this review video! 😊
This one also is NOT WFPB - lots of swaps required, so might be for the best.
I am buying this cookbook almost everything you prepared looked good to me. oh by the way I am from Denison, Texas!
Oh good :)
Hello J. I’m new to your channel and have been binge watching as many of your videos as I can afford to watch in a day. 😂 Love your WFPB loyalty, your family, and of course, YOU. I’m learning so much, so thank you! When you said you swapped in applesauce for the oil, is the ratio 1:1? Or is there a general rule of thumb? BTW, I found your channel through following the Esselstyn clan. I have the Be A Plant Based Woman Warrior cookbook and love it. I was excited to watch your review of that one! 👍 Keep up the good work. ⭐️🥕👏
So glad to have you here! Sorry for the delayed response! The Esselstyn clan are the GOATS :) Love them!
And yes - I use a 1:1 for applesauce to oil.
this is a really fun series
Thank you ! Glad you're enjoying it!
Hi - first time commenter. Just discovered your channel and website and have been binge watching ever since! Love what you do and really like these cookbook reviews as well. Haven't managed to cover your whole back catalogue yet, so I don't know if you have ever covered The Happy Pear cookbooks? They are a couple of Irish twin brothers and have quite the set up in the village of Greystones near Dublin. Fully vegan and super healthy for the most part, though they definitely do dessert as well. Rich Roll has featured them a couple of times on his podcast and it might be worthwhile checking them out I think. They are great fun. Thanks!!
Thanks for commenting! I LOVE the happy pear guys - I have one of their books on my list to do for sure :)
Thanks for diving through our content - there's a fair amount here so take your time and enjoy - we're not going anywhere! :)
This video was so fun!! I have that cookbook and have never used it lol maybe now I will. Thank you for the healthy swaps !!
My pleasure. Let me know if you crack it open and make anything!
Ah ah I thought the same about adding hot water at the end when making a similar recipe from Chloe Coscarelli. Now I mentioned her, I would suggest trying one of her books 😋
Thanks!! I'll add her to my list :)
Her cookbooks are great-I don’t think I’ve ever not liked a recipe of hers that I’ve tried! 😄
Solid stuff for sure!
One of my regular rotation vegan Indian dishes is the Edgy Veg's Instant Pot Dahl. It is so fast & tasty!!
Thanks for the tip!
watchin them allll 🤠
Wow! You’re on a binge watch :)
@@pbwithjeremy jep...🤗
Thanks!
Thank you so much for trying this cookbook! I’m so glad your family liked (most) of the recipes! 😊 I haven’t tried any of the ones you made yet-I definitely want to make the curry noodle dinner you made (with the book choy -that looked delish!🤤) and the butter chicken with turmeric rice. The creamy cashew Mac, mushroom stroganoff, peanut tofu and broccoli and baked Mac and cheese have all been hits with my entire family (vegan and not). I’m going to a friend’s house for dinner tonight and I’m going to make the triple-layer cookie brownies. 🤎 You and your family are so fun-I love how brutally honest you all are! 😆 I also agree with you-raisins are awesome, I’m mystified by the estimated cook time in cookbooks on a very frequent basis 😵💫 and that shit very rarely improves a recipe (in my experience anyway!). A few cookbooks I’d love to hear your opinions on are Dreena Burton’s Plant-Powered Families (the ‘Ship-Shape Joe’s are a fave-also the Potato-Meets-Egg-Salad) and Plantifully Lean by Kiki Nelson. Those are WFPB already and the majority are GF or have GF modifications. I love Indian food as well, so I’d definitely recommend one of Vegan Richa’s cookbooks. The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon is another wonderful cookbook. I have quite an extensive 😅 cookbook collection, so seeing these videos is really inspiring-I really appreciate you making some of the healthier modifications also. ☺️ I can’t wait to see what you try next-thank you so much! 💚
Thank you for this!!! Going to add those books to the list (some I'd already marked down). We've been using the Oh She Glows books for years but I could do a revisit to them and some others that are in my cupboard as well. Glad you're enjoying this series of videos! Glad you're a lover of raisins as well :)
I'll pass the love along to my family! They can't help but be brutally honest, so glad that it's appreciated!
@@pbwithjeremy the OSG cookbook was one of the first vegan ones I bought-it’s been awhile since I’ve cooked from it though. 🤔 My son is 12 (and also a vegan!) and it’s rare that I can get him to watch cooking videos with me, but he likes yours because he likes to see your kid’s reactions to the food. 😆
@@lylasanjose3320 Oh wow! Tell your son hello! That made my day. I'll let my kids know - they'll love that!!!
@@pbwithjeremy I’ll tell him-thank you! ☺️
Appreciate the healthier modifications!
I think green peas is "matar" in Hindi.
I like palak paneer using tofu. Pretty straight forward. l also like a mushroom and green pea curry.
Yes - I think you're right. And mmmmmmm now I'm hungry.
Samosas and butter "paneer". I recently discovered chickpea tofu and it's firm, soft, creamy texture is a good sub for paneer cheese for me. And a good chai is always appreciated.
Whaaaaaaaaaat - hot tip! Now I'm going to seek that out. Thank you!!!!
@@pbwithjeremy Walmart has it near me.
TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so glad you said that the time to make things doesn’t normally match what the cookbook says, I always thought it was just me being a bad cook! Second thing, I notice you pour a lot of liquids into your recipes via their caps, is this something I never knew, because if the caps are a measurement, my mind will be blown.
I find more vanilla caps are around a tsp and so anything that size is similar. I know the apple cider vinegar cap we have is pretty side and is about a tbsp - so I don't think it's a hard and fast rule. I'm also good at judging how much to use, so sometimes I'm just guesstimating a bit...
19:33 So I’m fairly new to your videos but I’ve been watching them A LOT and I love them, thanks a bunch! 😀 One thing I would suggest is the language, I’ve never heard you swear in your videos until this one and there’s a lot of swearing in this one… is this inline with TH-cam policy? Is it just me? I’d really appreciate if you’d cut out the swearing, especially the F Bomb. I’m not going to report you or anything cuz I truly love your videos but I’m just asking as a courtesy to your viewers, at least this one 🥰
Thanks for the feedback - this is an old video and we don't have language in any of the ones we've been doing for the last few months - so hope that helps. You can totally swear on TH-cam as long as your content isn't listed for kids and the swearing isn't in the first 30 seconds. Thanks!
Thank You so much for your kind reply and your understanding, I’m really not a prude but I try to be a spiritual person and in so doing I try to keep things positive and optimistic.
PS I still love your videos, I’ll still keep watching them and I still think you’re GREAT 😁 Thanks again! (I’m actually watching one of your videos on my phone while I’m writing this and a different one of yours on my TV 😂)
You can't watch two at once! I mean I love that you're trying to, but I feel like you're just not going to get the most out of them :)
I totally get it and thank you for writing back. Really glad you're enjoying the channel! Feedback is always welcome! We listen.
Great review! One of the vegan sisters has a cookie shop and they are the best vegan cookies I've ever eaten. I'll put this cookbook on my wish list.
Ohhh - hot tip! Where is that cookie shop???
@@pbwithjeremy Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan. Just north of Detroit.
Good to know!
Love raisins!
Me too :)
@@pbwithjeremy Thank you for your videos, they are very inspiring!
@@JULIEJBF42 My pleasure! Thank you for writing!!!
Not a raisin fan usually use dried cranberries instead
Respect!
Every dish looked delicious - you are excellent bending recipes to your healthier lifestyle!
Thank you so much 😊
I really enjoy these videos about the cookbooks and your family's honest reactions. There is one I'd love to see a review of (because I've been really tempted to buy one of them) and that is either "The Plant Based Cookbook" or "Plant Based Delicious" both by Ashley Madden. I nearly splurged and just bought one but would love to have an honest opinion from someone first.
Thanks for this! Glad you enjoyed! I've got one of Ashley's books on deck - so stay tuned for that. BUT we already did The Plant-Based Cookbook, so you can check that video/review out here: th-cam.com/video/mmOXvEbLpRE/w-d-xo.html
super, I must have missed it ... I'll do a search, thanks.
Let me know if you can't find!
I love raisins! The curry noodles look delicious! Thanks for the review and video, Jeremy!
My pleasure!! Raisins for the win! And those curry noodles were THE BOMB :)
How about the Plant Based on a Budget or Bosh Books. New to the group have a few shelf full of books but seems of late I only cook out of a couple and alter when needed as a base to what I cook. I have to alter things even more for my son who has autism with ingredients and textures. I switched many years back due to finding out in a hospital that I was allergic to meat items so still learning but my son found out he has same allergy so working on an adult (19) with autism of what he enjoys and will eat is the fun part now. New to your TH-cam page and didn't see the mentioned books. Working through the books I have on the shelf now that you've done already.
Both those books are on my to-do list - so thanks for adding a vote in. What sort of ingredients and textures does your son have an issue with? Maybe I can help...
@@pbwithjeremy With him he may like it once and not like it next. So we started having him help cook so he tries things, know he doesn't like agave or Jackfruit. We have been putting a notebook together to let him write in items not liked. Most meals that are not casseroles we just let him chose what he likes. Hard for him missing flavors he grew up with. Right now is finding a plant based version of bacon he'll enjoy. He used to never like mushrooms but we did Forks over Knives Mommy's Mushroom Gravy and he's liked mushrooms ever since. I make a vegan cheese sauce he loves but still trying to work through cheeses with him since he misses cheese. Other then one we make which is Chef Cynthia's from TH-cam. Will say for him Oatmeal is a no go.
Sounds like you're doing great. The cheese recipe on my video is loved by a lot of people. Hopefully you can find some stuff he likes there. Shame about the oatmeal! I have a blended oat recipe that might help? But sounds like you're doing everything right, slowly and surely. You're a rockstar parent!
I make a Tofu Paneer that is a family fave. It's like a vegan Saag Paneer.
That sounds delicious! You should send me the recipe so I could consider it for our subscribers recipes video.
I screen shot the Red Curry recipe!
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Do you have the How Not to Die cookbook by Dr. Greger? I would like to see you critique that book
You're in luck - that video is coming THIS weekend :)
These recipes looked delicious! I'm so glad that you modify them by taking out the oil and telling us how much applesauce you use. Gotta have raisins in a bran muffin, otherwise it's boring and usually dry, gross! I didn't know what a "butter tart" was, so I had to Google it, lol! I'm from NY, but they sound really good and would be something I'd enjoy! Your bran muffin version looked spot on without that oil! Also, that double chocolate "muffin" was 100% a cupcake 🧁. Thanks for sharing! I love you, your family, and this channel! Cheers! 😁
Awwww - thank you for all of this :) Butter Tarts are very much a Canadian thing - but hopefully you can snag one sometime!
Glad you enjoyed this and our videos!!!
Do you make your own apple sauce lots of love from Bonnie Scotland 🏴
I do - I just put apples in our blender (cored first)
I wish you had the link to the recipes in your description section. There are a couple recipes I would love to try but do not want to buy the whole book for two recipes. Maybe it's just me but I can't find the recipes other than taking a picture of the ingredients when you have them up on the screen. Where can I find these recipes?😢
Hey Michele - I don't think it would be okay for me to add their recipes into the description - I think it's fair for me to put them on the screen to give people an idea of the recipe - you can see if someone (or they) have an online version of the recipe - their website is here: www.sixvegansisters.com/
It's meant to be a review, so if you're curious then you can check your library to see if they have it. But I would feel weird straight up giving away their recipe from their books, you know?
Glad you reviewed this book. I wasn't sure; now, for sure, I'm not getting it. I don't have your patience. I want "easy" because I'm always making dinner at the last minute, & too hungry to try and modify a recipe. Fave Indian foods - Naan, Aloo Gobi, Vegetable Biriyani. HILARIOUS on the stuffed taco - "putting dog food on my taco" - OMG that was sooooo funny. Did you call your wife "WOODY??" I couldn't make it out. Oh, and why was there a stapler under a bowl on your T-shirt? Baffling.
I wouldn't say that it's difficult - however lots of processed foods - so if you want to eat more WFPB then it does take an extra step. If you've got a library that has it maybe preview it that way?
GREAT picks for Indian dishes. Mmmmmmmmmm.
My wife = Woolie (a nickname)
The stapler on my shirt is in a bowl of jello. It's from The Office.
Thanks for watching!
I hate raisins!!!! But love your videos!
You've made it very hard for me to dislike you now.... :)
What is it - the texture? How about in baking?
@@pbwithjeremy It's everything about them. I love grapes but I've always thought of raisins as rotten grapes lol. I replace raisins with dried blueberries or cherries, some how those are not 'rotten'.....
@@cinabear9622 Hahaha. Fair. I'm like that with some things :)
I would love to convert Betty Crocker into plant based
Hello. Is there a cookbook giving substitutions for creating healthy versions of recipes? Thanks.
I mean that’s basically what we do on the channel. Look for cookbooks that are naturally WFPB. My websites recipes are pretty much all that.
The red coconut curry looks bomb !!! Other recipes looked yummy to though.
Question...... how did Emily get the nickname wollie, i think you call her 😅
Always enjoy your video's ❤
It was soooooo good! Glad you're enjoying them. Emily's maiden name was Woolner - so Woolie comes from that. :)
Ok .... good to know haha !! Thank you to you and your family for sharing !
@@sherhamon692 Our pleasure!
You should try vegan yogurt to coat the tofu
Thanks for the tip!
What is a butter tart?
Ohhhhhhhh. Google it. It’s a Canadian staple and it’s magical and there is much debate as to whether or not it’s okay to put raisins in it.
Enjoyed the video and watching how you know what to substitute to make these recipes healthier. Is that a skill you always had or did you learn that in the WFPB cooking class you took? I won’t be purchasing this cookbook, too many unhealthy ingredients and I don’t have the knack to revise them like you do. However, I am learning so much by watching you. Thanks !
Just watching you.
Oh wow - thank you! I think it's mostly a lot of experience. Though I have taken three cooking courses through Rouxbe - but they don't use all the swaps that I do. I think just by cooking a lot and understanding the purposes of certain foods and what they do for a meal.
Do you think it would be helpful for me to do a video just about making healthy swaps?
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Yes. I think many viewers would find it helpful, especially those that are newer to this way of eating. I’ve learned a lot from watching you substitute ingredients, not only to make it healthier but also based on what you have on hand. Thanks again.
Awesome - will add it to the idea file. I'll absolutely keep doing it in these types of videos as well. I like people not being stressed out by having every single ingredient and thinking they can't make the recipe. This feedback is awesome. Thanks!
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Oh gosh, your daughter had me rolling with her expressions 🤣 Our favorite Indian thing to make is naan, but it's technically not naan because it's oil free, lol. But our go-to Indian dish is chana dal.
It's so good! And yeah - she's a real character my kid :)
Those bars look good, but, you’re mistaken on what a ganache is. A ganache is simple, but it’s not just melted chocolate chips. It’s chocolate and cream. I use chocolate chips and coconut milk for mine, (I also like to add vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon and bit of instant coffee (coffee brings out the flavor of chocolate))
This is from someone who was trained in culinary school, so I know what I’m talking about.
Yes - I mistake - sorry - I've made ganache before
Hi Jeremy, when you replace the oil in your recipes how much applesauce do you use
I do an equal amount to whatever the oil was asking for usually.
Hi I’m at watching your TH-cam videos I was wondering how make your cheese sauce
Thanks for checking them out. The cheese sauce can be found in this video here. Vegan Super Nachos | Learn how to make the best tasting Vegan nachos | All homemade ingredients
th-cam.com/video/oHI61x_gegM/w-d-xo.html
Mandras lentils I wish a could get it to taste like the stuff in the tasty bites envelope
What’s the tasty bite envelope?….
@@pbwithjeremy it's a brand of Indian food that comes in microwave pkgs
Thx! Didn't know that!
I recommend 'The Weekly Vegan Meal plan cookbook. It has 12 weeks of different recipes with a real twist...different from most cookbooks with the same type of things. You could always do a interlibrary loan. I hate raisins...dried cherries are better.
Mmmmm dried cherries. Thx for the tip!
Was this book mainly baking recipes?
Nope - a mix.
Why not just use plain ol' bran (wheat bran, oat bran), instead of grinding up a bran cereal?
Oh, this video is a while ago trying to remember which recipe you were referring to. I might’ve change something simply to make a gluten-free version.
Whats the produce secret
In canada there's an app called Flash Food - linked to grocery stores giving you a discount on produce that's about to expire and other products, etc.... great deals!
Wicked kitchen cookbook 😂that one will be fun on the budget 😂 but supposedly very “meaty” recipes
As luck would have it I own that book and have barely cracked the surface of it. This will be a good excuse!
@@pbwithjeremy in the name of my channel these expensive mushrooms must be bought🤣😂 hot tip might work might not work but asian markets in my neck of the woods are cheaper for the “fancey” mushrooms i live near houston tx. And i got oyster mushrooms $3-4 for like three of them so amazing deal if you ever saw them elsewhere!!! I always wanted to try but $$$$$$ and i LOVE THEM…… i think they will still never be meat but nothing will be.
You just have to like and enjoy the new flavors and textures for what they are, have an open mind and you will find alot of fun and pleasure as you have already shown in your videos.
I just found your channel you are entertaining congrats on the weight loss!!!!
You are a funny man, your sarcasm and fun in the kitchen is inspiring to watch.. i love all yalls honesty that is about how my family would be too, i like the honesty
Wow - thank you for all of this! My daughter isn't big on mushrooms - but i already made a mushroom steak from this book and it blew my mind. I'm super excited to dive into it more soon.
Thank you for all the kind and lovely words about the channel and our family - truly means a lot to me that you're enjoying the content and spending time with us!
@@pbwithjeremy oh man that is amazing i have the book and have yet to try them for this reason of price but now that i found a supplier less expensive i may just try
I just do not get out that far they are almost an hour away from where i live chinese market
Our go-to Indian curry is this red lentil recipe: th-cam.com/video/BHRyfEbhFFU/w-d-xo.html We lighten it (obvs!) by omitting the coconut milk, oil, and almond butter, but it is still fantastic.
Thanks for the tip!!!!
I flipped through that cookbook and thought it was a bit too “unhealthy”, but I like your approach with it. I might have to revisit this book. The Butter Tofu looks delicious! I love biryani, tikka masala, dal makhani, saag “paneer”, butter “chik’n ”…love Indian food. We have a vegan Indian restaurant near me that also makes chik’n tikka masala pizza with that wonderful orange tikka sauce instead of tomato sauce. 😋 Def not low calorie. A rare treat.
Have you made recipes from vegan TH-camrs?
🙋🏻♀️ On the raisin poll, we don’t like the dark raisins, but golden raisins are good. Less assertive.
Thanks for all of this. I'm used to taking recipes and "healthifying them" - it's a fun little challenge.
I haven't done a video doing recipes from other TH-camrs (other than Plantiful Kiki - but I did it using her book). Let me know if you recommend any!
I love that you don't use 'processed crap.' It’s one of the things that has really put me off vegan food. I have watched quite a few vegan/plant based vlogs and not been hugely impressed with the nutritional value. Most seem to be ridiculously high in sugar. I have an autoimmune issue and never buy any food that comes in a packet with 50 ingredients I can't even pronounce!😂 I'm currently on a ketogenic diet for pain which is predominately animal based. I would happily swap some meals to plant based if nutritionally sound. I actually went off an bought some organic tofu the other day based on one of your recipes. As long as I can keep sugar and carbs low and knock out the gluten it's cool!
Really interesting watch😊
PS I personally wouldn't touch the beyond meat stuff, but that's just me.
We eat about 90% WFPB and then every now and then we have a treat BUT we usually don't focus on that part of it for the channel unless we're on vacation, etc.... Glad you're enjoying the way we do things around here!
@@pbwithjeremy Everyone should have treats! 😊
Oh we do :) @@Greenmanure62
Great video. I was trying to write down your recipe for these, but some of the graphics showed a box instead of the measurements. Thank you for the reviews but I can’t do all the processed stuff and don’t have your patience or expertise to “fix” them, so I’m going to pass on this cookbook. P.S. I love raisins
Mmmm raisins! Sorry about the mistake in the recipe graphic. Which one was it for? Let me know and I’ll add it here for people to see. Thank you!!!!
The missing ingredient quantities is on the last recipes. How much cornstarch on the crispy tofu and on the sweet and sour sauce - how much soy sauce and maple syrup?
@@jeanr7089 Yes - sorry - all of them are 1/3 cup actually. Apologies for not noticing this error before I uploaded the video! I'll add it to the description below!
Favorite quote…..” I think I screwed up on multiple levels”.
If nothing else I own up to my mistakes! :)
Raisins, "Nature's candy"
mmm
Have you done Vegan for Everybody? from America's Test Kitchen!
It's on my list :)
Masala dosa- Indian crepes
I like raisins and I like bran! but do NOT put pecans on my beloved butter tart
FINE. We can be friends an we will get our OWN butter tarts.
Oh no! No raisins for me.
You and my brother-in-law can hang out :)
theyy alll cook with processed foodss 😂
Yeah. That’s fun though then - I get to healthily them :)
My son says raisins are evil because they pretend to be chocolate chips.
This is the BEST answer ever! And the only valid excuse I've ever heard to not like raisins :)
Don’t like all the cussing, I know it’s in vogue, but I enjoy the recipes.
Totally get it - new videos don't have the swearing
Buy vegan cream cheese and add shit to it😂
Not a recipe :)
Love your food but do you have to curse
We don’t anymore. This is an older video
A lot of profanity in this video 😮
We scrubbed our potty mouths since then!
Please learn to eat with your mouths closed and not to talk with your mouths full. Then I can possibly watch your videos.
We have gotten better at this - but if it truly bothers you perhaps you'll be happier on another channel.
Don't like the swearing bye!
The newer videos don't have any if that's the only thing that was bothering you. Thanks!
I would love to convert Betty Crocker into plant based
Do you have specific recipes? "I made Betty Crocker vegan/plant-based" could be fun :)