100 vegan recipes that riff on Southern cooking in surprising and delicious ways beautifully illustrated with full-color photography. Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating classic Soul Food--fluffy biscuits smoky sausage Nana s sweet potato pie--but thought she d have to give all that up when she went vegan. As a chef she instead spent years tweaking and experimenting to infuse plant-based life-giving glow-worthy foods with the flavor and depth that feeds the soul. In Sweet Potato Soul Jenné revives the long tradition of using fresh local ingredients creatively in dishes like Coconut Collard Salad and Fried Cauliflower Chicken. She improvises new flavors in Peach Date BBQ Jackfruit Sliders and Sweet Potato-Tahini Cookies. She celebrates the plant-based roots of the cuisine in Bootylicious Gumbo and savory-sweet Georgia Watermelon & Peach Salad. And she updates classics with Jalapeño Hush Puppies and her favorite Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls. Along the way Jenné explores the narratives surrounding iconic and beloved soul food recipes as well as their innate nutritional benefits--you ve heard that dandelion mustard and turnip greens okra and black eyed peas are nutrition superstars but here s how to make them super tasty too. From decadent pound cakes and ginger-kissed fruit cobblers to smokey collard greens amazing crabcakes and the most comforting sweet potato pie you ll ever taste these better-than-the-original takes on crave-worthy dishes are good for your health heart and soul.