Hello everyone! I'm excited to share that the new cookbook I co-authored with Ocean Robbins, CEO and co-founder of Food Revolution Network, has officially launched! The book, titled Powered By Plants: Nutrient-Loaded 30-Minute Recipes to Help You Thrive, is now available wherever you love to purchase books. We are delighted to introduce this vibrant, educational and motivational book with you. Our aim is to provide your taste buds with deeply satisfying and flavorful meals while supporting your well-being with a wealth of nutrients and compounds to help you thrive.
When designing the recipes for Powered by Plants, my focus was to make each recipe simple, delicious, and nourishing. Every dish is crafted to bring ease and enjoyment to your kitchen, so you can spend less time cooking and more time enjoying. Each recipe takes approimately 30 minutes or less, with the exception of the one-pot meals. These need a bit of extra time to simmer, allowing their flavors to fully develop, but the payoff is that you only have one pot to clean!
Below is one of my personal favorite recipes, Creamy and Cozy Veggie Ramen, perfect for creating a warm atmosphere in the fall and providing essential nutrients to support your immune system during seasonal transitions. Like any cookbook, you can follow this recipe exactly or tailor it to your preferences. For example, you can swap brown rice noodles with buckwheat Soba noodles, bok choy with spinach, or edamame with chickpeas. Additional substitutions are listed below. Interested in a quick demonstration? Check out my preparation on Good Day Atlanta!
Get 10 Comfort-Food Recipes From the Book
If you'd like to get another 'taste' of the book, you can watch the Warm and Smoky White Bean and Spinach Flautas and the Smothered in Tzatziki Tempeh Gyro cooking demonstrations. Ocean and I also answer questions around the book and plant-based eating, in general, here.
Finally, if you'd like to dive deeper before purchasing the book, grab the FREE e-book, 10 Plant-Based Comfort Recipes That Will Leave You Feeling Nourished and Loved, which features ten comforting recipes from Powered By Plants. (All three of the demonstrated recipes above are in the e-book below!)
Creamy and Cozy Veggie Ramen
Ready to make the recipe? Creamy, comforting, savory, and satisfying are just a few of the words that may come to mind when enjoying this veggie-riffic ramen! This flavorful coconut-based broth is filled with brown rice noodles, colorful vegetables, and umami mushrooms that not only are a feast for the eyes but also feed your mind, body, and soul.
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
8 ounces chopped button mushrooms (approximately 2 cups)
1 cup chopped white or yellow onion
1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon grated garlic cloves
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh
lemongrass, outer leaves removed
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
8 ounces dry brown rice noodles
2 tablespoons mellow white or chickpea miso
1 cup canned light coconut milk
2 tablespoons coconut aminos or reduced-sodium tamari
2 to 3 teaspoons gochujang or chili paste
2 cups chopped bok choy
1 cup shelled frozen and thawed edamame
2 tablespoons lime juice
3 stalks green onion, thinly sliced
1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro
Sriracha or hot sauce of your choice to taste, optional
Directions
1. To a large stockpot over medium-high heat, add the mushrooms, onion, and red bell pepper. Stir occasionally until the onions are translucent, about 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Stir in the garlic, ginger, and lemongrass. Cook for another minute.
3. Add the vegetable broth and 2 cups of water. Bring the mixture to a boil and then add the noodles. Cook for 10 minutes or until the noodles are tender.
4. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the miso, coconut milk, coconut aminos, and gochujang until the miso is completely dissolved.
5. Once the noodles are tender, turn off the heat and stir in the coconut milk mixture.
6. Add the bok choy and edamame, stirring until the bok choy is slightly wilted. Add the lime juice.
7. Divide the ramen between four bowls and garnish with a generous amount of green onion, cilantro, and sriracha.
Time-Saving Tips
Prepare the coconut miso mixture ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours.
Substitutions
For the mushrooms, anything goes! Use shiitake, cremini, or any mushroom of your choice.
Substitute red onion or shallots for the white or yellow onion.
Substitute green, yellow, or orange bell pepper for red bell pepper.
Instead of bok choy, use spinach or kale.
Add chickpeas in place of edamame.
Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Note that the noodles will continue to absorb the broth and may get a bit soggy.
Reviews for Powered by Plants
Makes Plant-Based Lifestyle Accessible to All
This is my third book written by Nichole Dandrea-Russert RDN and my second from Ocean Robbins. I absolutely love this book. The hardest part about the transition to whole foods, plant-based lifestyle for me was knowing what to eat. When I first began I felt like I was in the kitchen for hours each day, which was all well and good, but not sustainable. Couple this with not knowing exactly how to select what to eat, I began to doubt my lifestyle choices.
This book truly nailed those issues for me, especially with the balance of readable science and simple recipes. There are so many recipes I plan to try and I cannot wait to share my thoughts. Rest assured, switching to simpler recipes will not mean you are sacrificing on flavor. I am a home cook and I would never recommend a book that sacrificed on quality or flavor. These recipes taste fresh and clean, like I'm eating at a farm to table cafe.
Do not hesitate to purchase this book, you will no regret it. I have many books sitting on my shelves, but this treasure is on my counter ready for use!
-Laura Kump, ReclaimingHealthBlog.com
Fantastic Book!
I just received my “ Powered By Plants” cookbook a few days ago anad have dived into the recipes. They are so diverse and the flavors are beyond delicious. I have Ocean and Nichole’s first book and this one is very unique but just as great. I love the ease of the recipes without losing any of the flavors and nutrients. It’s a cookbook but , also, a true learning tool. The information in the book is a real bonus to the yummy recipes and beautiful photos. I look forward to making my way through this great book one recipe at a time. Thanks Nichole & Ocean.
Top tier plant-based cookbook
I love everything about this cookbook. Beautifully laid out with amazing pictures of each recipe. First cookbook that I looked through and want to try making every single recipe in the book, which I plan to do.
Feast for the eyes and the belly. Can't beat the combination of extremely delicious and abundantly healthy. Thank you Ocean and Nicole. Home run. -Sheryl L. Basco
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