Vegetarian Star

Dan and Annie Shannon, authors of Betty Goes Vegan, a cookbook that takes on several hundred classic recipes from the original Betty Crocker Cookbook, took some time to share vegan cooking secrets with Yahoo Shine!

Making Betty vegan is a lot easier than you might think.

If you want bacon taste in your salad, for example, just grab the same condiment container your meat eating friend is using.

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“Dan and I spent a lot of years talking to people who were either vegan or they stopped being vegan at some point and they were struggling with it. We kept hearing the same things over and over again, that ‘it’s too hard,’ ‘the food’s weird,’ or ‘I really don’t know how to use things like mock meat or fake cheeses.’ And so we really wanted to address those issues.”

–Annie Shannon, co-author of the book that turns takes the meat, egg and dairy out of classic Betty Crocker Recipes, Betty Goes Vegan.

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The art of creating a great vegan dish isn’t just something you wake up and do.

There may be dozens of failed tofu egg scramblers, a burn roux with vegan butter and several patties of seitan that look as if the devil had a hand in messing them up.

Dan and Annie Shannon, authors of a cookbook that removes all the animal products from classic Betty Crocker recipes, had similar experiences when recreating dishes for Betty Goes Vegan.

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Just picked up your copy of Betty Goes Vegan and still deciding on which of the 500 recipes to try first?

PETA has compiled its top 10 list of favorite recipes from the book by Dan and Annie Shannon that veganizes traditional family-style Betty Crocker recipes.

From breakfast foods like toast to snacks like nachos to desserts like cheesecakes, here are a few dishes to get you started.

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The authors of Betty Goes Vegan, a cookbook created by Dan and Annie Shannon that veganizes many traditional recipes from the classic Betty Crocker cookbook, were guests on Today.

The Shannons discussed several reasons for eating meat and dairy-free versions of Betty Crocker’s chicken recipes.

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Dan and Annie Shannon were guests on the Today show where they demonstrated three of their recipes from a cookbook project that turned hundreds of classic Betty Crocker recipes vegan.

Pesto Chicken Sandwich is one of 500 recipes from Betty Goes Vegan.

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A few years ago, Dan and Annie Shannon decided to adapt every recipe from the classic Betty Crocker Cookbook to remove all the meat, dairy, egg and other animal products.

After hundreds of experiments in their kitchen, the Shannons have finally put the finishing touches on each of the recipes and created Betty Goes Vegan: 500 Classic Recipes for the Modern Family.

“The Betty Crocker brand has a well deserved reputation as being the very best at teaching American amateur chefs how to use products and ingredients to their full potential,” Annie said in a 2010 interview with Kiss Me, I’m Vegan. “When we were putting together this project, we really wanted to help people see how easy it is to be vegan, and that you really can make anything vegan once you know the tricks.”

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Betty Crocker Cookbook

Awhile back, you learned about Dan and Annie Shannon, a couple at Meet That Shannons that is trying to veganize every recipe in the Betty Crocker Cookbook. The Betty Crocker Project started out as way to document the trials of doing so in 365 days, but the Shannons are taking more time to savor every meat and dairy free moment in order to create the best tasting dishes.

Kiss Me, I’m Vegan had the chance to interview them both.

KMIV: What inspired you to create the Better Crocker Project? What kind of influence are you hoping to have with this project?
Annie: The Betty Crocker brand has a well deserved reputation as being the very best at teaching American amateur chefs how to use products and ingredients to their full potential. When we were putting together this project, we really wanted to help people see how easy it is to be vegan, and that you really can make anything vegan once you know the tricks.

Dan: Mostly I just like to eat a lot.

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