Recently, one of my Facebook friends asked me to give her my opinion of a new vegan cookbook, as she was looking for one in which the recipes were not only tasty, but simple. I feel her pain. While I love Veganomicon, some of the dishes feel like they take upward of two years to complete. Don’t get me wrong – I love to cook. But life being what it is, sometimes all I have time to do is slap some shit into a dish, stir, and eat.

In The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook, Dr. Neal Barnard and co-author Robyn Webb offer 125 recipes, many of which are dirt simple to prepare. Take, for example, Black Bean and Corn Salad with Lime, which is literally a stir-together-and-chow-down dish. Even Udon Noodle Salad (pictured here) takes minimal prep: boil the noodles, cut the veggies, toss together the sauce, and enjoy.

I haven’t tried every recipe in here, but I’ve tried enough to be impressed. Some of the recipes have a longer prep time, but many are fast and simple. All of the recipes rely exclusively on whole foods. And few of the recipes I’ve seen use exotic or hard-to-find ingredients. If you’re looking for a no-nonsense vegan cookbook, this is the object of your desire.

Note: I’ve heard that Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s new book, Appetite for Reduction, is also amazing. Most of the recipes in that book take 30 minutes or less to fix. Hopefully I can snag a copy soon, and give it a test drive.

Note 2: Dr. Barnard is the head of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a non-profit research group that advocates a plant-based diet. Go give ‘em cash.