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backstreets of Santa Cruz, relax on a black-sand beach or hike in the shadow of Mount Teide, this will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. It contains crucial pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, leisure and sports, health, tourist information, festivals, events and more. The sister guide to Ibiza and Formentera (p) is also being published. the 28-day meal plan, and finishes with additional recipes for beyond the first month. There are more than 100 delicious plant-based recipes to choose from. If you do not fancy going all the way down that road, Part Time Vegan (l) by Sarah Flower is a practical, easy-to-use book for people who want to introduce some vegan recipes to their diet to make it healthier, but do not want to be a full-on vegan. With January 1 and New Year resolutions around the corner, there is a veritable rush of new vegan and vegetarian cookbooks jostling for your attention this month. In fact, it is hard to remember such a large number being published at this or any other time of year: is it a here-to-stay trend, or a passing fad, we wonder? In The 28-Day Vegan Plan (l), Kim-Julie Hansen delivers a guide to going vegan one step at a time. Otherwise known as ‘Brussels Vegan’, she offers a practical and easy-to-follow strategy laid out day by day with meal plans, shopping lists, great looking recipes and inspiration. Other variations on the theme include Vegan Slow Cooker (l), by Kathy Hester; So Vegan With 5 (l), by Roxy Pope, who serves up 100 simple 5- ingredient recipes; How To Go Meat Free (p), by Stepfanie Romine; Leon Fast Vegan (l), by Rebecca Seal and others, which has 150 recipes from around the world – Leon being a healthy fast food chain in the UK; Vegan Easy (l), by Denise Smart; and, Veggie Lean In 15 (l), in which Joe Wicks presents veggie meals and workouts that each take a quarter of an hour to cook. Hansen introduces the benefits of a reset, guides you through Key: (l) hardback or large paperback (p) small paperback 53