I never thought I’d say this, but I’m in the final days of finishing my cookbook manuscript and handing it in to my editor. After 15 months of testing recipes, writing, and shooting photography, I finally feel like things are coming together. Very, very slowly, mind you. I’ve shot about 50 recipe photographs so far, but that means I still have at least 50 recipes to remake and photograph. gulp, gulp, gulp. I’ve heard the editing process is pretty brutal, so I’m just taking it one day at a time and not looking too far ahead. The journey of getting my recipes to a place where I’m happy (and all my recipe testers) has taken much longer than I anticipated, but I didn’t want to rush the process. Quality over quantity, I say. If this is the only cookbook I ever write, I want it to be something I’m proud of. And seriously, it might be the only cookbook I ever write!
Anyway, I just wanted to pop in and say hello! I might not be able to post as much as I’d like to over the next couple weeks, but just know that I’m thinking of you always and looking forward to sharing some recipe inspiration as soon as I can. Right now, every creative cell in my body seems to be on hiatus, but it will recharge soon enough. Isn’t that what red wine is for??
Now for the giveaway fun! In my mind, there’s nothing better than curling up with a good cookbook and feeling more inspired with each turning page. Today’s giveaway highlights a couple awesome vegan cookbooks that I have in my collection as well as my favourite recipe creation tool that I reviewed recently – The Flavor Bible! I’m giving away all the books below to one lucky winner. If you happen to already own one or some of these cookbooks, I’ll be happy to send you an Amazon gift card instead. You decide. The books will be shipped new directly from Amazon.
In this giveaway:
Let Them Eat Vegan by Dreena Burton
Let Them Eat Vegan! is packed with 200 plant-powered recipes for the entire family. Dreena offers notes on how to modify her recipes for those with allergies or common substitution questions. Natural vegan ingredients are abundant in her recipes, many of which I already have in my own pantry. See my full review here.
Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz & Terry Hope Romero
Veganomicon is truly a work of art. With over 250 recipes for any occasion, this is a cookbook I turn to often. Whether you’re in the mood for something quick and easy or something fancy and elaborate, this book will have it. There are also handy user-friendly guides for soy-free, gluten-free, low-fat, and quick and easy recipes.
The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg
The Flavor Bible, described as “the essential guide to culinary creativity”, profiles ingredients and the corresponding herbs, spices, seasonings, etc. that pair well with each of these ingredients. As someone who has grown to love recipe creation, this book is a resource tool that I turn to when I’m looking for a nudge in the right direction. When I have an ingredient in mind that I’d like to cook with, I often look to this book for suggestions of other “compatible” ingredients that I can include in the dish. For my full review, see here.
To enter: Leave a comment below and tell me what you are reading right now or maybe tell me about a book you’ve read recently that you enjoyed. If you’d like a second entry you can follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest and leave a second comment letting me know you did so. This contest is open to anyone, anywhere and the winner will be chosen at random on Sat April 27th . Good luck!!
Please note: The links in this post are Amazon Affiliate links – if you click on the link and purchase something I will receive a small percentage from Amazon which helps support costs involved for this blog. Thanks in advance!
Dr Libby – the real food chef. Amazing book! Just made her raw carrot cake with a friend :)
I am reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. I’m a HUGE Austen fan, and rereading this one for the umpteenth time!
I just picked up my first Vegan cookbook. It’s by Mini Kirk called Live Raw. I and my family have only been vegan for a couple of months now. I really look forward to building up a great library of vegan cookbooks. I am currently re-reading one of my favorite books. Five Smooth Stones.
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Cheers,
Christina.
I’m re-reading Marion Nestle’s “What to Eat” – love that book!
started following you on instagram, yummy pics.
Recently read Wild by Cheryl Strayed & really enjoyed it! Looking forward to your cookbook too :)
I follow you on facebook too!
i’m currently reading eat to live, which i conveniently got as an online borrow from my local library! so happy my library network does online borrows now!
i also followed you on facebook, twitter, and pinterest (:
I’m listening to the audiobook of His Dark Materials, and enjoying it even more now than when I first read it at age 15. Woot!
I recently read the Hunger Games which I LOVED and could not put it down. I went everywhere with those books, the dinner table, the store, walking around lol
Follow you on Twitter!
The Body Ecology Diet by Donna Gates
I just finished “Crazy Sexy Diet” by Kris Carr….so enlightening! The woman is a goddess :)
Not food related but: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Beautiful novel with picturesque description of the smells and tastes and life in Afghanistan before all the carnage and destruction.
I just finished up The Unheathly Truth by Robyn O’Brien, very interesting stuff and scary too! Can’t wait for your book!! :)
I just started reading The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger. I’m only one page in, lol, so can’t say much about it. I am almost done reading Nourishing Wisdom by Marc David. I highly recommend it!
Right now I’m reading the Sugar Solution Diet book. My daughter became a vegan about
1 1/2 years ago. She is so much healthier, not to mention lost weight and looks great.
She has been talking to me about it and how meat isn’t good for you and she doesn’t miss it at all. Who knows, maybe I’ll give it a try and see. I could stand to loose 20 pounds.
Love your blogs. Thanks,
I’ve just finished re-reading the Divergent and Insurgent, and I’m beginning to re-read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Such amazing books that reading them once just wasn’t enough!
I cant WAIT until your cookbook comes out. Your blog is my favorite “go-to” for recipes.
Right now I am reading the 10th book in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich! Funny stuff!