The Edgy Veg turns traditional plant-based cuisine upside down

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This October, Candice Hutchings and James Aita will release their first cookbook, The Edgy Veg. On a culinary mission to revolutionize vegan food as we know it, The Edgy Veg will show you how to fulfil your insatiable need for comfort food while still eating better for yourself, animals and the planet.

Edgy Veg Cookbook – Cover (CNW Group/The Edgy Veg)

Featuring over 138 recipes for whenever you feel the need for stick-to-your ribs comfort dishes, The Edgy Veg recreates childhood and adult favorites that will satisfy any craving. Those takeout pangs will be banished once and for all once you sample munchies such as the Buffalo Cauliflower Wings and Montreal Famous Poutine, mains including the Perfectly Pleasing Pesto Pizza, In Search of General Tso’s Chicken or Half Baked Mac and Cheese, and sweet endings like the Thank you Very Matcha Ice Cream. In addition to recipes from brunch staples to not-boring salads, sandwiches and cocktails, The Edgy Veg will break down the essentials and basics of cooking vegan. With everything from how to stock a vegan pantry, to learning bases such as pizzeria style dough, vegan sauces and meatless butchery, the book will guide both experienced chefs and first time vegan cooks into the kitchen of an Edgy Veg, introducing the core fundamentals that everyone needs to know.

“Every recipe we create can, of course, be enjoyed by vegans and vegetarians, but also omnivores alike,” says Candice. “They’re all approved by my husband and co-creator James, a former meat and cheese loving guy, and have been tirelessly tested on friends and family.”

So toss out the dairy, milk, eggs and tired tofu and say hello to tasty tacos, perfect pizza and deluxe burgers and fries that you and your taste buds can feel good about. Nothing is off-limits and everything is vegan, so it’s time to put down that spiralizer and get ready to have your cake, burger and fries, and eat them too.

About the Author
Candice Hutchings and James Aita are the creators of The Edgy Veg, a YouTube phenomenon with over 250,000 subscribers. The Edgy Veg is a delicious vegan and vegetarian movement catering to the forward-thinking meal-creators of the often-boring veg community. As Co-Founder, Creator, Chef and Resident Mad Food Scientist, Candice is the brains and creativity behind the Edgy Veg, developing all of the food creations and bringing it to the world as the main on-screen talent. As Co-Founder, Producer, Head of Operations, and the resident food snob vegan-in-training, James brings agency and business background to run the day to day operations. He is also the Carnivore in “Carnivore Approved” recipe testing and supporting The Edgy Veg’s iterative improvement.

The Edgy Veg
138 Carnivore-Approved Vegan Recipes
Candice Hutchings, James Aita

October 1, 2017, Hardcover, $27.95,
256 pages, 100+ color photographs, 138 recipes
ISBN: 978-0-7788-0581-6
Published by Robert Rose Inc.

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