BOOK REVIEW: Vegan Delectable Volume II Soups, Salads, Biscuits, Pizzas & Other Delectables by Sheron Mingo Y

 

80 Delectable Caribbean-American Recipes Especially for You! "Vegan Delectable: Volume II" comes chock-full of sensational recipe options. Enjoy soups, salads, pizzas, sandwiches, dinner biscuits, dips, and other recipes that excite vegetarians, vegans, and carnivores alike. My cuisine encapsulates tantalizing, exotic Caribbean and Caribbean-American flavors (mostly from Guyana and the US). My quest is to seduce the carnivores and delights fellow vegetarians and vegans—I mean you. My book brings creativity and simple, mouthwatering cooking to your kitchen for all to explore and enjoy. I was carnivorous, but life happened, and I became a vegan over fifteen years ago. I soon realized that vegans need exciting foods that are easy to prepare at home with fresh, organic produce from neighborhood supermarkets. Other writers and connections cheer me on.

“Sheron Mingo Y is a dynamic writer with an impressive collection of Vegan Cookbooks. I wish her all the best!” --C. L. Charlesworth, Author, storieswithlegs.com.

“Eye-catching, delicious ‘Vegan Delectable’ recipes for vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike!” –MICHAEL OLISEMEKA, Professional Photographer,www.semeksapro.com.

"Vegan Delectable: Volumes I - V" are amazing gifts for family, weddings, and other special occasions. Why not get your copies, and let’s cook!

Available on Amazon Kindle, Paperback, and Hardcover

REVIEW

Turning my nose up at vegan food, thinking it is limited and bland, I get introduced to this cookbook that changed my mind. Vegan Delectable Volume II is filled with 80 recipes, from soups and sandwiches (You can even make vegan-friendly buns) to yummy vegetable sleeves like the Black Bean Carrot & Mushroom Sleeve with Black Bean & Avocado Coulis. To salads paired with vegan-approved vinaigrette dressing recipes included. These are great dishes to bring to your next potluck gathering.

Are you looking for something warm? Mingo Y's section of complete meals, incredible stuffings, and savory oat dishes is perfect for making on a chilly night. Give her Savory Oats with Tomato & Mushrooms try, or opt for Sweet Potatoe & Raisin Stuffing. Vegan eating never looked or tasted so good!

Also included are recipes for biscuits, D\delightful D\dips, and indulging delectables such as sauces, savory pies, and my favorite pizzas! The Mushroom Onion pizza was a hit; the kids will love it because it's pizza, and you will be happy they are eating their veggies.

My rating is 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sheron Mingo Y, a multi-genre writer and the cookbook author of “Vegan Delectable: Volumes I-V.” She was born in Guyana, South America, but has lived in the US for most of her life. She enjoys traveling and has lived and studied in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Germany, and Costa Rica. She is the sole vegan in her family. You will love her cookbooks whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or carnivore! Her cookbooks offer 500 exotic recipes packed with Caribbean, Guyanese and American flavors. Recipes cover breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, beverages, and desserts, consistently delight vegans and vegetarians and seduce carnivores. Vegan Delectable recipes are unique since they deliver indelible tropical flavors! Enjoy soups, salads, biscuits, rice options, stews, proteins, pies, pizzas, sandwiches, dips, pancakes, rolls, muffins, breads, porridges, jams, oat bars, puddings, cakes, buns, tarts, milkshakes, ice creams, iced teas, mocktails and more.

 

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To learn more about Sheron and all her works, visit www.sheronmingoy.com

Book Review: Vegan Delectable: Volume I (Revised/Reissued) Sensational Stews, Proteins, Rice Options & More By Sheron Mingo Y

 

Enjoy 100 Caribbean-American Recipes: delectable stews, proteins, complete meals, rice options, biscuits, and more for your lunches and dinners! Vegan Delectable: Volume l, Revised & Reissued was created especially for vegans, vegetarians, and carnivores alike—I mean you. This is a Caribbean-American marriage of exotic, alluring dishes for everyone! Simple instructions accompany each recipe that even a novice can easily follow. Fresh and wholesome nuts, fruits, grains, and vegetables are utilized for the authentic taste of each recipe.

People excited about my cookbooks say, “Sheron Mingo Y writes wonderful and unusual cookbooks. Check her out!” –Michael L Ross, Author of “Across the Great Divide, Book I: The Clouds Of War.” HistoricalNovelsRUs.com

“Eye-catching, delicious ‘Vegan Delectable’ recipes for vegans, vegetarians and carnivores alike!” –Michael Olisemeka, Professional Photographer, www.semeksapro.com.

Why not secure your copy, or set of Vegan Delectable cookbooks, and let’s cook!

Available Now on Amazon Kindle and Paperback/Hardcover

REVIEW

I actually started with Vegan Delectable Volume V: Irresistible Breads, Breakfast & Brunch Goodness For All! and had so much fun I wanted to try the rest, starting where it all began Vegan Delectable Volume 1. Here, Volume I showcases recipes for stews, proteins, rice dishes, and more. Again Sheron incorporates her Caribbean heritage along with classic American Cuisine. Like her Coconut Zucchini Soup & Zucchini Dumplings. Or her Delicious Zingy Bitter Melon. Bitter Melon is a popular Caribbean vegetable that tastes right when flavored.

Other recipes include fun lunch delight recipes such as the Avacado Salad for 2, which is perfect for an at-home luncheon with a friend. Complete meal ideas, including her oh my gosh tummy Delectable Tofu Spaghetti. Tofu has never been this flavorful on my tongue before! Savory pies, rice dishes, and Dahl recipes that pair well with her rice dishes. This a great cookbook that has opened my eyes to vegan cooking that I never knew before.

My rating is 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sheron Mingo Y, a multi-genre writer and the cookbook author of “Vegan Delectable: Volumes I-V.” She was born in Guyana, South America, but has lived in the US for most of her life. She enjoys traveling and has lived and studied in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Germany, and Costa Rica. She is the sole vegan in her family. You will love her cookbooks whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or carnivore! Her cookbooks offer 500 exotic recipes packed with Caribbean, Guyanese and American flavors. Recipes cover breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, beverages, and desserts, consistently delight vegans and vegetarians and seduce carnivores. Vegan Delectable recipes are unique since they deliver indelible tropical flavors! Enjoy soups, salads, biscuits, rice options, stews, proteins, pies, pizzas, sandwiches, dips, pancakes, rolls, muffins, breads, porridges, jams, oat bars, puddings, cakes, buns, tarts, milkshakes, ice creams, iced teas, mocktails and more.

 

 For more recipe goodness from Sheron, visit SuperMementosYea.com

 

To learn more about Sheron and all her works, visit www.sheronmingoy.com

Book Review: The Cliffs of Darad by Isabella Berdyna Zysk

 

The Cliffs of Darad is a romantic adventure story set in a medieval-like fantasy world. Despite the efforts of good king Meginhard of Sundara, the relations among the five domains that make up the kingdom have been anything but cooperative, straining the internal stability of the kingdom and burdening the royal courts of justice with claims of damages, including allegations of raids and counter raids in which villages were burned, villagers killed, and livestock and property destroyed or stolen. King Meginhard determines to settle these disputes once and for all. After carefully reviewing all claims, he issues his decision to each ruler and makes it clear that he expects full and swift obedience to his terms. However, he has no idea that everything isn't as it seems, and treason and murder are in the works. Will the kingdom survive the clandestine attempts of one man to turn it on its end?

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REVIEW

Author Zysk takes us into the fictional medieval Kingdom of Sundara and its principalities Dhuni, Suma, Amra Darad, and Kedara. Trouble and mystery are brewing between the five domains. To help keep the peace King Meginhard has ordered Prince Regent Ercanbald of Kedara to marry his daughter to the Chieftain of Darad and him remarry the niece of Prince Regent Sten of Suma.

Ercanbald's daughter refuses and opts for his widowed niece in her stead. Chieftain Wilfried, a widow himself, agrees to the altered term finding Ercanbald's niece Roz charming. 

Ercanbald then meets his new bride-to-be, who comes with secrets of treason and murder as the Cliffs of Darad's reconstruction begins. 

Zysk's writing style is soft and poetic. I've read her books before and love the pentameter of her words. It is no surprise, as Zysk won a medalist award for her previous work, The Venturous Tales, in the Florida Authors and Publishers President'sPresident's Book Awards.

Plus, Zysk makes the concept of arranged marriages seem so romantic and sweet as Roz and Wilfred turn out to be such a cute and lovely couple that do fall in love.

Overall The Cliffs of Darad is an easy read, perfect for getting lost in on a rainy or snowy Sunday afternoon (which is what I did). The good news is The Cliffs of Darad is just the first in a planned collection of five novellas to be titled The Sundara Tales. If The Cliffs of Darad is a taste, I am excited to see what Zysk brings next as we explore more tales from the Kingdom of Sundara.

My Rating 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Isabella Berdyna Zysk is a self-published author who enjoys a story in which good guys win in the end, even if there's a struggle along the way in which all don't survive. She's a storyteller and keeps the narrative suitable for adult and young adult readers. She loves a medieval-like setting in fantasy worlds where knightly chivalry and noble valor are the goals but with access to better hygiene.

Isabella Berdyna Zysk was born in Michigan, raised in southern California and central Virginia, worked and lived in several states and foreign countries, and now resides in Florida, where she enjoys retirement.