Vegan à Go-Go!: A Cookbook & Survival Manual for Vegans on the Road
By Sarah Kramer
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About this ebook
Sarah Kramer is a vegan superstar; she was named “The World’s Coolest Vegan” by Herbivore Magazine, and her first three cookbooks have sold a combined total of over two hundred thousand copies. Vegan a Go-Go! represents a change of pace for Sarah: it is a cookbook and more for vegan travelers, many of whom are daunted by the idea of going on the road and being able to locate and/or prepare the kind of nutritious animal-free meals they enjoy at home.
The new book includes 150 recipes, many of them new, and others that have been adapted from her earlier books. All of the recipes are easy to prepare with a minimum of ingredients and are guaranteed to deliver energy, nutrition, and great flavor. The rest of the book contains information and advice pertinent to vegan travelers, from how to deconstruct a restaurant menu to what food items are best suited to carry around in your luggage or handbag. There’s even a section on “How to Say ‘I Am Vegan’” in numerous languages.
The book is also designed with the traveler in mind: it is small enough to slip into one’s pocket or purse, yet has a reinforced cover to ensure durability under the harshest conditions. Full of Sarah’s high-energy wit and verve, Vegan a Go-Go! makes life for vegan travelers a lot less stressful and a lot more fun.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It should probably be mentioned first: the recipes themselves are good. Some of them are great in fact and the book is much easier to use and find things in the Kramer’s earlier offerings which tended to be sprawling and confused. The travel advice itself isn’t terrible. It’s incredibly basic and lacks any depth. Kramer seems unsure of airline regulations and European travel which is a bit odd coming from a travel guide. The marriage of the two seems odd to me. A tiny recipe book that you can use when travelling places where you have a kitchen? Even the no cook recipes require equipment like a blender. I was expecting that it would be more useful for roughter forms of travel. At the very least I was hoping most of the recipes could withstand travel. Some do. Small blessing.Still the recipes are good.
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Vegan à Go-Go! - Sarah Kramer
VEGAN
A GO-GO!
A COOKBOOK & SURVIVAL MANUAL
FOR VEGANS ON THE ROAD
Sarah Kramer
VAGGinterior_0003_001VEGAN A GO-GO!
Copyright © 2008 by Sarah Kramer
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form by any means—graphic, electronic or mechanical—without the prior written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may use brief excerpts in a review, or in the case of photocopying in Canada, a license from Access Copyright.
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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program and the Government of British Columbia through the Book Publishing Tax Credit Program for its publishing activities.
The author and publisher assert that the information contained in this book is true and complete to the best of their knowledge. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the author and Arsenal Pulp Press. The author and publisher disclaim any liability in connection with the use of this information. For more information, contact the publisher.
Some of these recipes have been adapted from the books How It All Vegan! and The Garden Of Vegan by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer, and La Dolce Vegan! by Sarah Kramer.
Sarah Kramer’s website: GoVegan.net
Book design & art direction by Rudy Penando (rudeegraphics.co.uk)
Photography & drawings by Gerry Kramer (gerrykramer.com)
Printed and bound in China
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Kramer, Sarah, 1968-
Vegan à go-go! : a cookbook & survival manual for vegans on the road / Sarah Kramer.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-55152-240-1
1. Vegan cookery. 2. Vegans--Travel. I. Title.
TX837.K74 2008 641.5’636 C2008-902863-5
This book is dedicated to you.
With love.
thank you
This book may be teeny tiny but the list of people I need to thank is long.... Books of any size are collaborative beasts, so thanks to each and every single one of you who helped with ideas, shared suggestions, tested recipes, and gave me unconditional love and support. You know who you are, and I thank you.
But I do need to call out a few key people. First and foremost my amazing husband Gerry (gerrykramer.com), who after a long day of tattooing helped me shoot photos, do drawings, taste recipes, and brainstorm about the book. He is a tireless champion for my success, and I love him more and more every day. To my dog Fergus for helping me live in the now. To my wonderful family and friends for their love and support. Special thanks to Brian and all the crew at Arsenal Pulp Press for their hard work. Thank you to all my Vagina Monologue sisters for standing beside me while I found the courage to share. To Heather for putting it all in perspective. A big, giant thanks to Rudee for stepping in and doing an amazing kick ass design for this book. Thanks to Tanya Barnard.
A special thanks to all of my friends in the veggie community who support me both near and far; in particular, Sara and Erica (mooshoes.com), Steve (leftfeet.ca), Rudee (secretsocietyofvegans.com), Bob and Jenna (veganfreak.net), Josh, Michelle, and Ruby (herbivoreclothing.com), Isa (theppk.com), Dan Piraro (bizarro.com), and Emiko and Chad (foodfightgrocery.com).
Big, wet, sloppy kisses to my pals Jake (supportjake.org) and Josh (joshharper.org), and lots of love and thanks to all my friends over at the GoVegan.net forum. And of course, special thanks to Jane Wiedlin (janewiedlin.com) and all The Go-Go’s (gogos.com) for writing the soundtrack of my life.
A GIANT shout out to stopstaringclothing.com for the dresses they provided for the book. To minkshoes.com for the beautiful shoes. To modemerr.com and tarantulaclothingcompany.com for also providing outfits. Dungareedolly.com for her wicked purses and her cutie pie face. To brookadelphia.com for the bling. To jeanettezeis.com for her beautiful vegan ceramics.
And lastly, thanks to you. Yes, YOU! I spend so much time alone in my kitchen daydreaming, writing, testing, re-testing recipes ... so when I get to hear from you about how much you enjoy the books or how they’ve made your vegan journey a little easier, it’s unbelievably fulfilling and brings me great joy. The hugs, stories, and kind words of encouragement you share are not lost on me. Thank you to each and every one of you for your support. You have no idea how happy you make me. You are awesome. This book is a love letter to you. I hope you enjoy it.
contents
Preface
Introduction
Travel Tips
Breakfast
Salads & Dressings
Soups
Dips & Spreads
Entrées
Burgers, Sandwiches & Wraps
Noodle & Pasta Dishes
Miscellaneous
Sauces
Side Dishes
Baking & Desserts
Breads
Sweet Breads & Muffins
Cookies
Pies
Bars
Cakes
Fruit
Miscellaneous
Faux Fare
Odds & Sods
In a Pinch
Measurement Equivalents
Organizer
Index
Preface
Traveling is exhausting at the best of times, under the best of circumstances. Passports, homeland security, lineups, remembering to bring enough socks, counting out vitamins, yada, yada, yada ... throw veganism into the mix and there’s one more thing to worry about. Oy.
In this travel-sized book, you will find some of the most popular recipes from How It All Vegan! (HIAV), The Garden of Vegan (GOV), and La Dolce Vegan! (LDV), as well as some NEW easy and delicious recipes. When you get to your destination you can reach into your suitcase, grab your copy of Vegan à Go-Go! (VAGG) and wow your friends, family, or travel buddies with your cooking skills, all thanks to this wee book.
How To Use This Book
You can keep this book with your other cookbooks, but I would suggest you stick it in the same safe place you keep your passport and other travel items. That way you’ll never forget to shove it in your suitcase when you leave town.
Passport Stamps
These stamps will give you a quick idea of what each recipe is geared for.
New Stamp
These are new—never before seen —yumtastic recipes.
VAGGinterior_0010_002VAGGinterior_0011_001Quick & Easy Stamp
Many of the ingredients in these recipes can be found at any grocery store, and these recipes are quick to make.
VAGGinterior_0011_002Travels Well Stamp
These are recipes for surviving that visit to your family who live in Meat-ville and have never seen a soybean, let alone tasted one.
Will Impress Your Friends Stamp
These are recipes that you can make when you want to impress your friends and families with your mad culinary skills.
VAGGinterior_0011_003Needs Special Ingredients Stamp
These recipes require ingredients that you may not be able to find in Meat-ville, but if you come prepared with a few key ingredients in your luggage, you can knock the socks off all the folks who dare to doubt that vegans eat yummy, delicious food.
VAGGinterior_0011_004Last But Not Least
When you see vegan milk or milk
in quotes, that means use your favorite milk
alternative (soy, rice, hemp, oat, etc.). Happy trails!
Introduction
VAGGinterior_0012_001Vacation—all I ever wanted....
THE GO-GO’S
I love my creature comforts. I love my pillow. I like my bed sheets to be tucked a certain way. I like having a place for everything and everything in its place. I’m a total creature of habit. I like knowing what my day is going to be like before I get out of my pajamas.
And while I love traveling, I dislike the logistics of it all. The packing, the schlepping of heavy bags, late flights, lost luggage, airplane food, flat tires, dirty gas station bathrooms ... and, worst of all, the germs. Other people’s germs. Eeeek!
While I might come across as a bit of a travel diva, I did not start out this way. As a child, I lived a somewhat nomadic life. In 1966, my parents founded Saskatchewan’s first professional theater company, and while Regina was the home base for the theater, the company also toured extensively across the province and performed in communities for school students.
Many of my childhood travel memories are of being on tour with the theater: playing in the back seat, looking wistfully out the window at the prairie landscape, singing "where, oh where, is the gas station because Sarah has to pee," or sleeping curled up on the floor of the car while we drove through the night (this was before seat belt laws).
As a child, I felt that my life was perfectly normal and it wasn’t until I got a little older that I realized—not everyone’s mother wore a cat costume on stage. I thought that everyone’s dad could sword fight and recite Hamlet. Not all kids had parents who took them to art galleries or wrote poetry or did yoga with them. None of my schoolmates had parents with friends who could juggle or sculpt cows or write plays. Looking back, it was an unusual life, but one which filled me with so much wonderful creative energy that made me who I am today.
Since my mother was originally from England, we would often travel back and forth to Europe to see her side of the family. I have many memories of riding double-decker buses, exploring castles, and visiting art museum after art museum after art museum. On my dad’s side, who lived on the west coast of Canada, we would travel to Lotusland (Vancouver) to visit my Zeyda and then take a ferry to Victoria, on Vancouver Island, to see my Auntie Bonnie and my cousins. Lucky for us, Zeyda also had a condo in Hawaii, so we would frequently escape the dreadful winters of Saskatchewan to explore the warm, breezy tropics of Maui.
As I transitioned from childhood into a sullen teenager, we didn’t do a lot of traveling. My mum had passed away a few years earlier, and my dad became more rooted in operating the theater in our hometown. Most of our travels at that time were short family vacations, and throughout almost all of them, I was miserable. Miserable because I was a teenager, yes, but also because I hadn’t learned how to take care of myself. I was dependent on others for my happiness and I had yet to realize that despite all the chaos of life, YOU are the captain of your own ship and can point yourself in whatever direction you want.
As I stretched my wings and moved away from home, traveling became more of an adventure. My friends and I would fill up the car with gas, buy supplies at the corner store, and hit the road with no plans and no idea what was around the bend. It was so exciting.
Sometimes it would just be a quick drive to Regina Beach or, once I moved to Victoria, a full day trip up Vancouver Island to hit some of the thrift stores in Nanaimo (visit for recipe), or a roadtrip down to Portland, Oregon, with nothing but a credit card, a toothbrush, and a vague idea of which way was south. I went to Vegas more than a few times with nothing but a few $$ in my pocket and the hope that I’d strike it rich—thank goodness the slot machines were always good to me. Then there’s the time my roommates and I decided to drive from Victoria to Mexico in a VW bug for Xmas. Exhausted, cranky, and cramped for space, we decided to stop in San Diego and crash at a friend’s house for the holidays instead. We did eventually make it to Mexico but only as a day trip to Tijuana, where