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I love a cookbook that has photos - but only when the photos make sense and match the recipes. For instance - this is decidedly not a sweet potato. Also, I‘ve seen scallions in photos without being included in recipes, and similar problems. I find this very frustrating. And a lot of the make-ahead side dishes are just prepped, not cooked, before being frozen. I don‘t see this saving any time, as I now have to allow for defrosting and THEN cooking.

Also made today (for my husband's birthday lunch): vegan (somewhat spicy) corn, black bean & sweet potato burgers from the Make Ahead Vegan cookbook. I fried up half of the burgers for us to eat today & tomorrow for lunches and I froze the rest (following their instructions) to fry up later. I love having the option to make big batches in advance to freeze all or part of for future meals. We definitely need more vegan cookbooks like this one! 👍👍

Oaxacan Tortilla Soup from the Make Ahead Vegan cookbook (made this while listening to the Where'd You Go, Bernadette audiobook). SO amazingly good! I now have a new go-to tortilla soup recipe. I reduced the salt by half because it called for rather more than was necessary, but otherwise it was excellent. Another good recipe from this vegan cookbook. 😍😋🍵

Part two of today's #booktober post...here are some of my reading snacks for the #readathon tomorrow. In addition to some cauliflower chickpea vegan pizza bites I am about to make (recipe available in the cookbook this is tagged under), I will be snacking on nuts, bananas, Larabars, quinoa chips, Lenny & Larry's vegan birthday cookie, sasparilla soda, rose lemonade & the world's best almond milk (Living Apocathary's cacao rose). #deweysreadathon

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! I was just thinking back to my last visit to Los Angeles when I got to visit the superb Last Bookstore & reviewing all of the photos I took there. #somanybooks 💕📚💕