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A Grain, a Green, a Bean

One Simple Formula, Countless Meatless Meals [A Plant-Based Cookbook]

Hardcover (Paper-over-Board, no jacket)
$26.00 US
0"W x 0"H x 0"D   | 20 oz | 16 per carton
On sale Apr 15, 2025 | 240 Pages | 9781984863201
In this collection of over 80 delicious, plant-based recipes, nutritionist, blogger, and author of The Vegan Week explores one simple meal planning formula: a grain, a green, and a bean.

This simple trinity of foods lends itself to endless possibilities. Gena Hamshaw expands on the nourishing and economical trio with meals that include not only dark, leafy greens, whole grains, and beans, but also pasta, bread, zucchini, edamame, and tofu. She offers an approach to wholesome vegan eating that's welcoming and adaptable to any lifestyle. 

Keeping busy schedules in mind, A Grain, a Green, a Bean includes time-saving methods and formulas, including sheet-pan meals and one-pot wonders. Bring the beans and grains in your pantry to life with recipes such as: 

  • Bowls & Salads: Baked Pita, Crispy Chickpeas, and Spinach with Curried Cauliflower and Beet Couscous, Cheesy Tofu, and Watercress
  • Beans and Greens on Bread: Kidney Beans and Kale over Savory Waffles and French Onion Brothy Beans and Greens with Garlic Toast
  • Stovetop Meals: Red Wien Braised Mushrooms and French Lentils with Farro and Gochujang Pasta with Scallions, Kale, and Edamame
  • Oven to Table: Spinach Lasagna Rolls and Sheet Pan Shawarma-Spiced Soy Curls and Freekeh
  • Basics: Cashew Sour Cream and Eggy Tofu
  • Sweet Things: Freezer Fruit Crumble and Olive Oil Cake

These recipes serve as flashes of inspiration for when you've looked in your cabinets ten times for dinner ideas and still don't know what to make. A Grain, a Green, a Bean will quickly set you up to create an array of beautifully balanced grain bowls, soups, salads, toast, and more—with the promise of endless possiblities to keep you inspired.
© Shelly Xu
GENA HAMSHAW is a certified nutritionist, recipe developer, cookbook author, and food writer. Her recipes and articles have been featured in the Huffington Post, Whole Living, O magazine, VegNews, Thrive magazine, Well and Good, Mind Body Green, Glamour, and the Chalkboard, among other publications. She is also a nutrition student, working toward a master's in nutrition and education and her RDN (Registered Dietary Nutritionist) at Teacher's College, Columbia University. She has written two cookbooks, Food52 Vegan and Choosing Raw, and is the author of the blog The Full Helping. View titles by Gena Hamshaw

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In this collection of over 80 delicious, plant-based recipes, nutritionist, blogger, and author of The Vegan Week explores one simple meal planning formula: a grain, a green, and a bean.

This simple trinity of foods lends itself to endless possibilities. Gena Hamshaw expands on the nourishing and economical trio with meals that include not only dark, leafy greens, whole grains, and beans, but also pasta, bread, zucchini, edamame, and tofu. She offers an approach to wholesome vegan eating that's welcoming and adaptable to any lifestyle. 

Keeping busy schedules in mind, A Grain, a Green, a Bean includes time-saving methods and formulas, including sheet-pan meals and one-pot wonders. Bring the beans and grains in your pantry to life with recipes such as: 

  • Bowls & Salads: Baked Pita, Crispy Chickpeas, and Spinach with Curried Cauliflower and Beet Couscous, Cheesy Tofu, and Watercress
  • Beans and Greens on Bread: Kidney Beans and Kale over Savory Waffles and French Onion Brothy Beans and Greens with Garlic Toast
  • Stovetop Meals: Red Wien Braised Mushrooms and French Lentils with Farro and Gochujang Pasta with Scallions, Kale, and Edamame
  • Oven to Table: Spinach Lasagna Rolls and Sheet Pan Shawarma-Spiced Soy Curls and Freekeh
  • Basics: Cashew Sour Cream and Eggy Tofu
  • Sweet Things: Freezer Fruit Crumble and Olive Oil Cake

These recipes serve as flashes of inspiration for when you've looked in your cabinets ten times for dinner ideas and still don't know what to make. A Grain, a Green, a Bean will quickly set you up to create an array of beautifully balanced grain bowls, soups, salads, toast, and more—with the promise of endless possiblities to keep you inspired.

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© Shelly Xu
GENA HAMSHAW is a certified nutritionist, recipe developer, cookbook author, and food writer. Her recipes and articles have been featured in the Huffington Post, Whole Living, O magazine, VegNews, Thrive magazine, Well and Good, Mind Body Green, Glamour, and the Chalkboard, among other publications. She is also a nutrition student, working toward a master's in nutrition and education and her RDN (Registered Dietary Nutritionist) at Teacher's College, Columbia University. She has written two cookbooks, Food52 Vegan and Choosing Raw, and is the author of the blog The Full Helping. View titles by Gena Hamshaw