Notes about Recipes in this book

• Jackfruit brisket

  • Louzilla on January 27, 2017

    Quick and easy way to make jackfruit without a slow cooker, which most recipes call for. I had almost given up on jackfruit until I tried this recipe.

• Beer-battered portobellos

  • meggan on January 24, 2020

    Holy cow - these were good. Fast dinner with some slaw, cheese, and salsa and lime.

• Radiant rajas

  • patioweather on July 14, 2022

    One of my favorite recipes in the book so far. I always make rajas with bell peppers and I don't really like bell peppers so I am thankful for this book pointing out the obvious: I could use a different pepper.

• Rewarding esquites

  • patioweather on July 14, 2022

    This contains a sub recipe for vegan mayo. Mine came out thinner, like Mexican crema. User error, I think. Even thinner it worked great in this recipe.

• Deeply roasted chipotle butternut squash

  • TrishaCP on February 03, 2017

    This made for a really hearty and tasty vegan taco. The chickpeas and walnuts were filling, so even my meat-loving husband was satisfied. The chipotle was delicious with the sweet squash. I used frozen butternut squash cubes, and they needed an extra 10 minutes. (What a great ingredient if you need dinner on the table quickly.) I served with the avocado sauce suggested as an accompaniment, but I didn't care for the sauce.

• Abundant roasted potatoes

  • patioweather on July 14, 2022

    Pretty basic potatoes, but you can't go wrong with that.

• Mighty migas

  • karliekramer on March 09, 2023

    this goes down as an all-time favorite. I've made this more times than I can count. vegans and meat eaters alike love it. I serve with tortillas on the side, salsa, refried beans, and avocado.

  • patioweather on January 29, 2024

    This is similar to how I personally cook tofu scramble. I generally don't use milk, and sometimes I spark it up with a hit of mustard powder or chipotle powder. It's always a hit.

• Enlightened soy curls al pastor

  • patioweather on November 17, 2017

    I've made this a few times. I had trouble keeping the soy curls from being too soggy no matter what I did. The flavor was good though.

• Foundational tempeh bacon

  • patioweather on February 03, 2020

    Everything I could want from tempeh bacon. I tried it both as strips and as cubes and both worked fine. This is one of those things I eat out of the bowl before I've finished the entire meal. I didn't use low-sodium soy sauce as suggested and found it a bit spicy, so next time I will eliminate the extra salt.

• "Living" chipotle sauce

  • patioweather on April 09, 2018

    This is my favorite salsa. It is exactly like the salsa at a certain taco truck in Austin that they are trying to emulate, and it's my favorite salsa in Austin.

  • CharlaChicarla on May 28, 2023

    This chipotle sauce is amazing! I don’t remake very many recipes, but this is one that I almost always have in my fridge. Great on tacos (of course), burgers, in a salad dressing, on pasta… I’m basically obsessed.

• Cilantro-avocado tranquility sauce

  • TrishaCP on February 03, 2017

    I found the recipe really overly sour, and the combination wasn't better on my tacos then sliced avocado, cilantro, and a squirt of lime would have been. Pass.

• Breakthrough BBQ sauce

  • lily_2delx7 on March 17, 2026

    Solid Texas-style barbecue sauce. I recommend adding heat, though. Either chili sauce, mustard powder, or similar.

• Limitless hummus

  • CharlaChicarla on September 18, 2023

    Love this recipe, weighed the chickpeas, used home cooked chickpeas. I never thought I’d find my favorite hummus recipe in a taco cookbook, but here we are!

• Regenerative red onions

  • patioweather on August 05, 2019

    These were a beautiful bright pink. As far as pickled red onions go, they were very minimalist. Good if you have other competing flavors in the dish, but not real special on their own.

• Enzymatic escabeche

  • patioweather on July 14, 2022

    Tastes like the carrots from a nearby taco truck. Makes a lifetime supply so next time I would halve the recipe.

• Full-spectrum tacos

  • patioweather on July 14, 2022

    This is composed of several sub recipes so if you made them all just to make a taco, it would take hours. I did it as a finale to a day of meal prepping. The corn makes twice as much as the potatoes so I would either halve one or double the other.

• Green chile pozole

  • Dannausc on February 01, 2025

    It was fairly easy to make. I love tomatillos and was really look forward to this recipe. However, I didn't care for it and would not make it again. It wasn't nearly as flavorful as I expected it to be.

• Leite's Culinaria

  It’s quite possibly the only cleanse that leaves its adherents happier than they started. If you buy one diet-minded book in your lifetime, let this be the one.

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