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!








I just finished “The Painted Girls”. It was pretty good! One of the main characters is a ballerina that posed for Degas.
My newest cookbook is “Fresh” which is made by the same people that own the Fresh Restaurant in Toronto that I also love to frequent!
I am currently reading The Hunger Games. I am a high school teacher and am feeling behind on what my kids have been reading!
I am always in the midst of several books. In my current rotation I am reading Romans, Pride and Prejudice, Greater and Great Expectations. And of course I read food blogs daily!
Been a long-time vegetarian, vegan more recently. I have heard wonderful things about those cookbooks but only have Veganomicon. The other two I’d love to add to my collection for sure!
Just finished working my way through the Herbfarm Cookbook. It’s not vegan, but the spice knowledge is amazing. Jerry Traunfeld knows his stuff! Wow… Other books? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn I just re-read for the fourth time. The Gift of Nothing is a children’s book, but is so much better to read as an adult.
I’d love to win!!
I would love to be entered in winning one of these three books. I would love to try being vegan, but find it difficult when coming from a background of a largely meat eating family, and experimenting with vegetarianism myself. Thank you!
I’m a new vegan (Jan 2013) and get most of my recipes online and don’t have any vegan cookbooks at home, so I could really use them :) The book I most recently read was The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
I just finished 3 Cups of Tea (finally, I’m always late to the game), and just started The Tiger’s Wife. Which I’m not enjoying very much, unfortunately…
I’m reading Anna Karenina right now. It is so good, but really long. It feels more like several novels.
just read Lean In, so great
i just started following you on pinterest!!!
My Anatomy and Physiology textbook. :( I enjoy learning about the human body, but I miss diving into a book!
I follow you on Pinterest!
I’m currently reading “Intuitive Eating” written by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resche. The ten principles make so much sense and the most important thing they advocate is DON’T DIET! Diets don’t work…Listen to your body and you can make peace with food. So, I’m glad I’m reading this now.
I am currently reading and re-reading I QUIT SUGAR by Sarah Wilson, 5 weeks sugar free and I feel great and am pretty sure I am never going back after a minor slip last week led to the BIGGEST hangover I have ever had in my life and I wasn’t even drinking..
The fault in our stars- so so good ( and so so sad…)
I am reading “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein. I recommend it to all dog lovers :)
I just finished Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud – about a group of thirty-ish friends in NYC right before 9/11. As for cookbooks, just pulled “Appetite for Reduction” off my shelf again for yummy eats! And followed you on Pinterest & FB as I already do on Twitter. Thank you for your wonderful site!
Wow. That would be great!
I am reading “The Kite Runner”. It is really good and beautifully written. The author is an Afghany man whose family was granted asylum in the US in the 80’s. He is also a physician!
Reading it too and loving it.
oops didn’t tell the book am reading. Herbal Antibiotics by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Great Book!