"The recipes here are simple and streamlined. Perfect for those days when you just want something plain, simple, and still satisfying. Perfect when you want a recipe that you know is going to turn out the first time." --Coastal Vegans

Isa Moskowitz learned to cook from cookbooks, recipe by recipe. And after a few decades of writing her own cookbooks, she knows what the people want: easy-to-follow instructions and accessible ingredients.

Each chapter starts with a fresh mission, and readers will cook their way through pastas, salads, sandwiches, bowls, sautés, sheet-pan suppers, and sweets--more than 125 recipes!--until they are ultimately the Best Cook Imaginable, including:

• Lentil Walnut Bolognese
• Pesto Fusilli with Zucchini and Toasted Pine Nuts
• Kale Caesar Salad with Roasted Sprouts
• Classic Lentil Burger
• Grilled Curry Tofu Banh Mi
• Pesto Wild Rice with Fava Beans and Kale
• Sausage and Peppers with Swiss Chard
• Your First Vegan Lasagna
• Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
• And dozens more!

Learn how to make essential staples: White Bean Cram Cheese, Sausage, Homemade Vegan Mayo, Guacamole, Seitan, and more. Each chapter is a building block to becoming a better, more competent cook. The book teaches readers to cook the way someone might learn a new instrument: master a couple of chords, and then start to put them together to form songs.

Includes Color Photographs