Just because you’re vegan or embrace a dairy-free lifestyle, there’s no reason you can’t savour the joy of meals that celebrate the holidays. These festive and impressive recipes will be a bona fide hit with vegan and non-vegan guests alike. They’ll take all the pressure out of holiday meal planning, allowing you to just sit back and enjoy time with your friends and family.

The holidays are a wonderful time to discover and delight in the riches of vegan cuisine and its fantastic ability to recreate textures and flavours that everyone recognizes and appreciates, especially during the holidays, where so much of the celebration revolves around food. You won’t even miss traditional holiday fare like turkey, roasts and time-honoured fish and seafood dishes. You’ll discover delicious substitutes for not only meat dishes, but new versions of glazed logs, chocolates, puffed pastry, cakes, pavlova, Creme Brulee and even Stollen.

And because if you are also gluten-free and vegan, things can get really complicated, the author has listed recipes in different categories from entirely gluten-free, recipes that are easy to adapt and recipes are a little more challenging to adapt. From elegant appetizers and hors d’oeuvres like Cream of Leek Turnovers and Quick Foie Gras-Style Mousse to stunning festive main courses such as Roast Vegetable Wellington with Sweet Potato Mousseline, Seitan Pot Pie and Sweet Potato Stuffed with Chestnuts and Smoked Tempeh. A feast of sweets await your guests – from Mince Pies and Cardamon Almond Kringle, to Coconut Truffles and Tiramisu-Style Glazed Log.

And if you’re looking for ideas for your holiday feast, Marie has come up with themed menus that will help you put together a dinner that sets the mood perfectly. Full colour throughout, with glorious colour photographs, these recipes will inspire and excite you.