I just finished reading By Any Greens Necessary based on the recommendation of my vegan cooking instructor, Mimi Clark. My husband and I transitioned to a vegan diet approximately six months ago, after I had experimented with vegetarian diets off and on for years. If you are curious or considering a plant-based diet; recently transitioned to one; or have a difficult time explaining the merits of a plant-based diet to your loved ones, this is the book for you! Perhaps you might want to get a few copies — read and keep one for yourself as a reference guide, and share the other copy.

This book is well written in layman’s language, and I found it easy to identify with Tracye and her contributors’ stories. This book is like Cliff’s Notes for veganism. The recipes for the most part are easy to follow and utilize easy-to-find ingredients. In fact, I prepared the curried quinoa recipe on the same day I purchased the book using ingredients I already had on hand. I included Tracye’s curried quinoa in my husband’s lunch the next day, and I received an enthusiastic and appreciative call after hubby had eaten his lunch. He is still raving about that quinoa and has asked that I start including it in the regular rotation of meals.

By Any Greens Necessary would make a wonderful gift to yourself or to share with those you want to encourage to eat in a more healthful and conscious manner! Before you ask, I do not personally know the author and have no affiliations with her or the publisher — although in the interest of disclosure, the author is from my hometown. Like Oprah, when I learn of something so good, I want to share it everyone. If I had not already made the transition to veganism, I do believe this book would have been the catalyst for me to do so.
Rating: 5 / 5