Book excerpt: An everything-you-need-to-know guide to vegan cooking featuring 101 plant-based, dairy-free recipes, all of which have been thoroughly kitchen-tested. Vegan 101 starts with a detailed introduction that covers the basics of vegan cooking and discusses helpful how-tos, insider tips, and keys to best results. This book—like all the books in the 101 series—features a simple, contemporary-looking design that’s as clear-cut as it is elegant, with measures calculated using both traditional and metric quantities. Perfect both for beginners and more experienced cooks looking to broaden their kitchen horizons, Vegan 101’s breadth of recipes are drawn from a wide range of culinary traditions. Among the delicious recipes, you’ll find . . . Black Bean and Okra Gumbo Sesame Pasta Salad with Summer Vegetables Vietnamese Curried Coconut Soup Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Mushrooms Quinoa with Roasted Eggplant and Squash Cranberry-Apple Tart Pasta Santa Fe Vegan 101 will be an essential addition to the ranks of vegan cookbooks, and the 101 series it premiers is positioned to become a popular resource for contemporary home cooks. Praise for the 101 Series “A good resource to find creative recipes for any beginning vegan or for someone who’s been following that lifestyle for some time.” —WLS-ABC Chicago “Gluten-Free 101, Diabetes 101, Vegan 101, and Vegetarian 101 are all aimed at providing 101 delicious, healthful recipes that are easy to prepare and don’t scrimp on flavor and taste.” —Power Player Lifestyle