The Ruby’s Cookbook Club is a combination potluck and book club. Participants should cook a dish from the book (at least 6 servings). After RSVP-ing you'll be shared on a form to sign up for your dish. To help with planning, please confirm your dish by June 23rd.
We're so honored to be cooking from and discussing Ever-Green Vietnamese. The James Beard Award-winning author and friend of The Ruby, Andrea Nguyen, will be joining us for dinner!
This is a great book! You can find it at your local library and we highly recommend purchasing at a local indie bookstore (here's our Bookshop link and The Ruby library also has a desk copy).
A Note on Health & Safety: This event is open only to vaccinated individuals providing proof of vaccination. Additionally, this event is aligned and dedicated to our mission of building community and safe spaces among those who identify as women, non-binary, and transgender.
About Ever-Green Vietnamese
Plant-based cooking meets the dynamic flavors of Vietnamese cuisine in these 125+ recipes and variations—from the James Beard Award–winning author of Vietnamese Food Every Day
Although many people think of Vietnamese cooking as beefy pho and meat-filled sandwiches, traditional Vietnamese cooking has always involved a lot of plants and seafood and a little meat. In Ever-Green Vietnamese, Andrea Nguyen details how cooks in her home country draw on their natural resourcefulness and Buddhist traditions to showcase a wide array of herbs and vegetables in flavorful, comforting recipes.
Filled with the brilliant advice and exceptional teaching Nguyen is known for, the book offers recipes for flavor-boosting condiments and sauces (her incredible DIY vegan fish sauce), exciting ways to enjoy tofu, and dozens of vegetable-driven sides and mains, including a few that incorporate a bit of meat (many with vegetarian or vegan options). Home cooks will revel in Nguyen’s ingenious recipes for:
Favorite snacks, like Smoky Tofu-Nori Wontons and Steamed Veggie Bao
Vietnamese classics, like Fast Vegetarian Pho and Banh Mi with Vegan Mayonnaise and Bologna
Simple sides, like Nuoc Cham Cabbage Stir-Fry and Green Mango, Beet, and Herb Salad
Wholesome hacks, like Sweet Potato and Shrimp Fritters and Oven-Fried Crispy Shiitake Imperial Rolls
Full of cultural context, loads of instruction, and practical cooking tips, Ever-Green Vietnamese is perfect for anyone looking to incorporate plant-based Vietnamese cooking into their busy lives.