{Cook Book Review} Vegan Secret Supper




Since 2008, Merida Anderson has been hosting decadent, multi-course Vegan Secret Suppers for diners in New York, Montreal, and Vancouver. Her celebrated events playfully blend gourmet dishes with the spirit of community eating and environmental responsibility.

Vegan Secret Supper, Chef Merida's debut cookbook, is filled with elegant, elevated recipes for appetizers, sides, entrees, and desserts. Vegan Secret Supper will help you prepare a dinner party that is sumptuous, sustainable, and talked about for years to come.Recipes include Split Pea Bisque with Minted Coconut Cream, Smoke-Blanched Cauliflower on Red Quinoa Tabouli, Walnut and Roasted Yam Croquettes with Ancho Balsamic Beet Reduction and Dark Chocolate Cake with Homemade Avocado Mint Ice Cream. Her philosophy, one worth emulating this Earth Day, is to cook fresh, exciting, and locally sourced food without relying on the idea of substitutions like soy to fill the role of animal products. Instead, she uses hearty, fulsome ingredients and innovative flavor pairings to create truly memorable meals.

Chef Merida's food showcases a fine dining sensibility with an Earth-friendly, DIY-approach. She offers detailed instructions on making your own healthful soda concentrates, teas, simple syrups, oil infusions, and ice cream (without an ice cream maker). The book also includes tips for plating, stocking a vegan pantry, and meal planning. Merida’s thoughtful attention to detail provides readers with the tools to recreate the remarkable meals that make her secret suppers so popular.


I was unaware of the many ways you could make deserts and ice cream without the use of the ingredients we all grew up with! Did you know that one can of coconut milk could be the base of numerous vegan ice creams? I cannot wait to try Hazelnut Ice Cream. The great tips included inside Vegan Secret Supper, explain how you can make ice cream without an ice cream maker! Ever wondered where on earth vegans find these ingredients? The last chapter explains how to make your own syrups and infusions for many of the recipes inside this amazing book! I learned so much from reading Vegan Secret Supper, and cannot wait to surprise my kids with a vegan meal! 

Find Vegan Secret Supper on Tumbler and Facebook, 
for book signings, tour, and additional inspiration!

*I was not compensated for this post. An advance copy was sent to me for my personal review, all thoughts are my own.

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