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!
Good luck with the cookbook, Angela! I am sure it will be great and I very much look forward to checking it out.
As for cookbooks, I quite enjoy The Garden of Vegan: How It All Vegan. There is an excellent chickpea pot pie recipe in it that I have made for several family potlucks and it always gets rave reviews. In non-cookbook literature, I just finished A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini…. an emotional and sometimes difficult read, but truly amazing.
Hello! Love the look of these vegan cookbooks you are giving away! I just got the Trader Joe’s vegetarian cookbook and the Forks Over Knives cookbook – excited to try some new recipes! As for non-cooking reads, I am re-reading The Great Gatsby before I see the movie. :)
Thanks for the chance to win!
aaand I followed on Pinterest :)
Hi Angela, I hope you appreciate your wonderful contribution to make our lives more “nourishing” – Love following you on FB as well. My latest food book is Alicia Silverstone’s The Kind Diet and my fiction lately has been several of Lee Child’s mysteries. I would love to add these 3 books to my library.Jan
I am currently reading The Art of Seduction… I am hoping all goes well with your Cook book it sounds like a very exciting and stressful time. I cannot wait to see all the creative energy you put in to the book:)
Jerusalem by yotam ottolenghi is beautiful
I am reading and researching every vegan blog/cook book based on the video fork over knife. I am like a sponge right now so these books would be great!!!!
Currently reading Doreen Virtues Earth Angel Book. It describes the different types of earth angels and helps you identify which you are.
I love cookbooks! Currently I am reading “Thrive:The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in sports and Life”, by Brendan Brazier. I’m also reading “The Power of Now”, by by Eckhart Tolle. Working on keeping my mind and body healthy!
I follow you on Pinterest!
Congrats on your cookbook progress!
Right now I am reading “Not Me” by Michael Lavigne. It’s about a man who discovers his ailing father’s journals from the time of the Holocaust. He is trying to figure what role his father played in the concentration camps…
I just finished Life after Life by Kate Atkinson, and it was gorgeous. I’ve also been flipping through Deborah Madison’s Vegetable Literacy, and dreaming of someday having a garden.
Hello! I am re-reading Cane River (just love it) and since I am relatively new to the vegan life style (since 6 months) there is a whole pile of books on the table that my daughters and I pick up whenever we can: How it all vegan!, Forks over Knives, Vegan pie in the sky to name a few.
Love your blog and looking forward to your book! :-)
Can’t wait to read YOUR cookbook! Right now, I’m reading How Yoga Works, by Christie Mcnally, and another book called Deadline Artists, which is a collection of some of the country’s best newspaper columns.
I follow you on instagram and pinterest!
I’ve had the Flavor Bible in my Amazon wish list forever! The most recent book I enjoyed (I read mostly in audio now, so I can read while I cook and clean) was called “The House at Tyneford”, which reminds me in theme and time of Downton Abbey. Loved it!
http://www.amazon.com/The-House-at-Tyneford/dp/B006QGIF36/ref=sr_1_1_title_2_audd?ie=UTF8&qid=1366732356&sr=8-1&keywords=house+at+tyneford
I’m reading “How To Be Black,” and it is hilarious. I am a recent plant-stong convert and could use some vegan cookbooks!
Hi, I’m reading Game of Thrones right now (book 2), but also listening to The Tiger’s Wife on audiobook. Love the blog! Keep up the good work! I’ve had my eye on veganomicon for a long time! Hope I win :)
I’m not reading anything food-related right now, just an amazing book called, “The Hare with the Amber Eyes.” Great non-fiction book! I would adore to win the Flavor Bible, I am spice-obsessed, and that’s right up my alley!
I just finished the Fifty Shades of Gray series. I was a little creeped out at first, but the story behind all of the kinky sex stuff, was very good. I love reading, as well as cooking. My favorite books to read are cookbooks. I buy them all of the time, but I have a hard time straying from “the usual”.