When I met my husband, I was a vegetarian and had been for almost eight years. It wasn’t a moral decision; I just felt much healthier when I didn’t eat meat. I gradually started adding chicken and fish to my diet and by the time my first son was born, I had resumed eating almost every kind of meat. But I still do serve a lot more vegetarian meals than most families and I love introducing vegetarian delicacies to my family. So when I received three of the cookbooks from the Quick and Easy Vegan series by Alicia C. Simpson to review, I was excited to discover some new meatless dishes to enjoy.

I received Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food, Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking and Quick and Easy Vegan Low-Cal Comfort Food to review. I had a great time browsing through the cookbooks but I eventually decided to make the All-Purpose Cupcakes found in Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food. There are few things more comforting than a cupcake and I was in the mood for something sweet, so I couldn’t resist. [Read more...]