"Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior" by Ann and Jane Esselstyn

Encouraged to create recipes without dairy and meat when her husband’s research pointed to the impact of diet on reversing disease, Ann Esselstyn began feeding her family creative, plant-based meals more than thirty years ago. Now Ann and her daughter, Jane Esselstyn have written “Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior,” a collection of 125 recipes, many of which are desserts, that involve no meat, no dairy and no oil.In her interview with Steve Tarter, Jane Esselstyn, at 56, the younger of the two authors (mother Ann is 86), she says that a plant-based lifestyle is not only a healthy choice but adopting it can reverse existing problems.The book not only contains recipes but testimonials from women that have adopted the plant-based diet. The cookbook is a call to action and a message of hope for plant-based women warriors who are in control of their own health, said Esselstyn.  When Tarter suggests that some listeners might hear “no meat, no dairy, no oil” and say what’s left, Jane replies “Everything in the world that grows.” Recipes range from Apple Flax Flapjacks and Black Ramen Bowls, to Portobello Sliders with Green Goddess Sauce, to Mint Chip Outta Sight Brownies.