THE HOLIDAYS are here, and with them, holiday celebrations. Which is great, because if there's one thing vegans know how to do, it's PARTY!
What? What'd I say???
OK, I know the stereotype. But we're not all pious and self-righteous - not all the time, anyway! We make time for our fave social activity: stuffing ourselves with animal-free food. And yes, in a lot of cases, drink!
Don't take my word for it. Check out these recent cookbooks touting veggie special occasions. (Find recipes from all these books at philly.com/veganparty.)
Nava Atlas, author of Vegan Holiday Kitchen (Sterling, $24.95), wrote (and illustrated!) great cookbooks in the '80s as a vegetarian, and she continued once vegan. The emphasis is on family get-togethers, with extensive menus to fill a table and warm a hearth. Atlas kicks off with Thanksgiving, as "for many vegetarians and vegans, it's the Mother of All Holidays." Kitchen covers six events in depth.


