The Food52 Vegan Cookbook is here! With this book from Gena Hamshaw, anyone can learn how to eat more plants (and along the way, how to cook with and love cashew cheese, tofu, and nutritional yeast).
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Carol
September 27, 2015
I love the Baking cover! I was interested in it right away, however the Vegan cover that grabbed me was the one with a lot of orange showing, on the right side of this site above. The napkin popped out with a beautiful spoon on top & an interested cup & the rustic table was easy to see. I wanted to sit at that table right away. Would like to see the spine of the book since that's what you see on your shelf at home. Good job on both selections!
Shelley S.
September 7, 2015
All these comments just go to show that you can please some of the people some of the time but......! Personally I really dislike the Baking cover. It looks to me like a close up of a crocodile skin. The touch of a baking tray on the rejected brownie cover was just so "baking" and relatable and created diagonals that gave the cover great movement and eye appeal. And the Vegan cover is still so "granola". You can love veggies and not be a vegan. Tempeh, mizzuna...how trendy can you get? Where's the kale? Nonetheless, you can't (fortunately) judge a book by its cover. Hurray for weight measurements and, yes, a ribbon book mark is always welcome. Can't wait to see them in the flesh (?) paper!!
Sara S.
August 18, 2015
I personally love the Baking cover with the crumbly Brown Sugar Shortbread on the rustic wood board, with the gray spine picking up the gray in the cloth on the right. But it's what inside that really matters, and I have pre-ordered the book!
Lea
August 18, 2015
The final choice on the Vegan cover is stunning. But the brown butter cupcakes on the Baking book would have been my choice. I think the brownies picture is...boring. doesn't make me wanna take a bite. All the same, I still want both of them, and I'm not vegan! But I'm more like the wild/whole food so fresh and veggies are a huge part. Mmmm....
Anja
August 18, 2015
Metric measurements are nice but that is not the same as weight/mass measurements, which is what was asked. Do the recies have weight measurements?
Rosie
August 8, 2015
MelissaH, I came to the comments specifically to ask that same question! It drives me absolutely bonkers the way American baking websites and books hardly ever include weight measurements. The rest of the world considers scales one of the most basic kitchen tools, and measuring things by weight is the ONLY way to get a consistent outcome with baking.
So I'm glad to hear that this book uses them. Sarah Jampel, could you just clarify whether *every* recipe in the baking book has weights?
So I'm glad to hear that this book uses them. Sarah Jampel, could you just clarify whether *every* recipe in the baking book has weights?
Alexandra H.
May 29, 2015
Thanks for sharing this! I could read for days about the all they details of the cookbook process! Fascinating!
Bevi
May 29, 2015
The chosen layouts remind me of the Time Life The Good Cook series. Are there attached ribbon markers in the books?
AntoniaJames
May 29, 2015
The Baking Book's cover appeals to me so much, far more than any of the other options.
I prefer the purple binding on the vegan cookbook much more, as well as the placement of the dressing jug to point toward the salad itself. That purple seems almost an iconic color within the Food52 brand. The lighter binding blends in too much with the bottom left portion of the photograph, making the binding ineffective as a frame. At the very least, I would have chosen a more saturated neutral to avoid that.
As noted above, I would also have turned the jug toward the salad. Those bright, fresh colors and the various textures of the food, not the title, tell me to buy that book. ;o)
I prefer the purple binding on the vegan cookbook much more, as well as the placement of the dressing jug to point toward the salad itself. That purple seems almost an iconic color within the Food52 brand. The lighter binding blends in too much with the bottom left portion of the photograph, making the binding ineffective as a frame. At the very least, I would have chosen a more saturated neutral to avoid that.
As noted above, I would also have turned the jug toward the salad. Those bright, fresh colors and the various textures of the food, not the title, tell me to buy that book. ;o)
Melina H.
June 1, 2015
i completely agree. that pour spout with its creamy-frothy dressing pointing to the salad was such a nice touch. funny how a minor change can produce more (or less) "oooooh". i wonder what was your consideration here, as you all obviously put so much time into making the proper decision.
i also agree with that lovely purple binding preference. it would have been more unique to us food52ers! oh well… perhaps in the next edition…. :)
i also agree with that lovely purple binding preference. it would have been more unique to us food52ers! oh well… perhaps in the next edition…. :)
Sherri J.
August 25, 2015
As a professional photographer, I agree wholeheartedly with the final choice of the vegan cookbook cover. The pointed cup turned toward the salad is static and boring, as is the nearly straight fork. The final image with the pour spout facing upwards at an angle is dynamic, adds tension, and interest - as does the sharper angle of the fork to the right of the salad. This is why, when doing portrait photography, good professional photographers pose subjects to create body angles. As for the baking cover, I personally find the brownie cover boring. The coconut bars in the old pan is both lovlier and more interesting. Either way, I'm sure that the recipes will rock. I have already made the cashew cheese for the lentil salad from a separate post. Haven't made the actual salad yet but if I keep nibbling on the delicious cashew cheese, there will be no need.
MelissaH
May 29, 2015
For me, what matters most about a cookbook cover is whether I can distinguish it from all my other cookbooks simply by looking at the spine!
Does the baking book include mass measurements for all recipes? Not having them would be a deal-breaker for me, especially in a baking book.
Does the baking book include mass measurements for all recipes? Not having them would be a deal-breaker for me, especially in a baking book.
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