Hi everyone! I hope that summer is treating you well so far, and you’re staying in good health and good spirits during what has been a heartbreaking year. How are you and your families doing right now?
At long last, I have some fun news to share with you today! This cookbook reveal was supposed to go out to you in May, then in June, and then in early July, but with everything going on in the world it just didn’t feel right, so I delayed it multiple times. I’m not sure it feels right even now, but I’ve had a lot of questions about the new book’s listing on various retailers online, so I knew I couldn’t delay any longer. I’m holding onto the hope that this news will bring a smile to your face and a bit of cheer. :)
If you haven’t guessed already, my new cookbook, Oh She Glows for Dinner: Nourishing Plant-Based Meals To Keep You Glowing, is finally complete and it comes out in a couple of short months! It’s been a wild ride to cross the finish line (never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be wrapping up a cookbook during a pandemic and lockdown), but after 3 years of working away on this project, I’m absolutely thrilled to let you know all the juicy (pun intended) deets about this new book. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you may have seen the sneak peek pop into your inbox yesterday!
Here’s a little behind-the-scenes from earlier this year when I was going over the book design!
Shifting from “behind-the-scenes” mode to “in-the-spotlight” mode doesn’t come easily for me (I’m much more of a behind-the-scenes kinda gal!), so this “launching into the world” part of the creation process is a big challenge for me on a personal level, and oh boy, the nerves I have right now are unreal. I’d be perfectly happy to work away diligently behind-the-scenes and never have to self-promote. ;) Do any of you relate? I’m always up for a good challenge, though, and getting to reconnect with you all is the icing on the vegan cake!
This book would not have been possible without your encouragement, patience, and support throughout the whole process! It also wouldn’t have been possible without my small-but-mighty team made up of Nicole and Eric. They are my rocks, my sanity savers, my reasons for inappropriate fits of laughter, my sounding boards, my reminders to drink more caffeine and breathe, and it goes on. My incredible, diligent group of recipe testers (a special shout out and thank you to Anna, Carin, Tana, Tammy, Laurie, Caroline, Danielle, Vanessa, Lynn, Audrey, Stephanie D., Anne, Kathy, Stephanie S., Andrea, Beth, Katie, Lindsay M., Bridget, Laura, Lindsay V., Erin, Heather, Suzanne, Adrienne, Stephanie M., Carolina, Kirsten, Lori, Marina, and Kristen) have tested, and tested, and tested these recipes right alongside me and shared the most helpful feedback. And last but not least, I have so much gratitude for the amazing teams at Penguin Random House Canada and Avery!
I held this book in my hands for the first time last week! I can’t even tell you how fast my heart was a-thumpin’ when I opened the box! It is always slightly terrifying and thrilling to open one of my books for the first time, and it really never gets any easier to send my heart and soul’s work off into the world. But I am so darn proud of this book. It’s my very first hardcover book, too!
About this book
Oh She Glows for Dinner is a reflection of what you, my dear readers, have asked me for the most over the years—more plant-based, crowd-pleasing dinner recipes!
Dinner is something I think most of us have struggled with (I know I sure have!), and when you throw “plant-based” into the mix it can be even trickier to figure out. If you’ve ever shrugged your shoulders over what to make for a vegan meal and resorted to toast or a bowl of cereal, you certainly aren’t alone. I knew I had to create this cookbook to help answer the ever-burning “what’s for [plant-based] dinner?” question. As an added benefit, the recipes in this book also make incredible (and often portable) lunches! You’ll also find the perfect, satisfying sides to add to your dish, meal-worthy salads for every season, hearty & healing soups and stews, and a bounty of flavour-poppin’ sauces, dressings, parmesans, and pestos that you can make to change up the flavour profile (or simply punch up your dish even more). And I threw in a delicious dessert/drink chapter, of course, because it wouldn’t be an Oh She Glows cookbook without some sweet, healthified treats! ;)
What you’ll find inside:
Dietary and Cooking Labels
Each recipe indicates whether it is nut-free, gluten-free, soy-free, grain-free and/or oil-free, raw/no bake or one pot. Out of 106 vegan recipes in this cookbook, 101 are gluten-free or have a gluten-free option, 90 are nut-free or have a nut-free option, and nearly all are soy-free. I also share whether the recipe is kid-friendly, freezer-friendly, and/or if any advance prep is needed. My “on the glow” label tells you whether the recipe is portable. My goal was to pack in as much helpful info as I could for you (dare I say this is my most informative book yet?)…you know me, go big or go home…lol.
Storage and Reheating Instructions
Almost all of the recipes in this cookbook also include specific storage and reheating instructions, customized to each recipe. My recipe testers and I spent so much time testing the recipes to take the guesswork out of them for you!
Active Time and Total Time
Each recipe tells you how much active time and total time will be required. Active time is the time you are actively preparing food in the kitchen. Total time reflects how long the recipe takes from start to finish. If applicable, we also share Soak time and/or Chill time.
Full-page colour photographs
I am so excited to share that I did the food photography and food styling for the recipes in this book – there are more than 100 of my photographs inside!
Glow Getter Meal Plans
This book includes 4 meal prep plans! Each time-saving plan provides step-by-step instructions, so you can prep or fully make 3 dinner recipes in just 60 to 90 minutes. I knew it was important to create plans that would actually work for a busy lifestyle. I’ve tried plans in the past that take 2.5 to 3 hours each week, and they just didn’t fit into my life. These plans don’t take long (60 to 90 minutes at a brisk pace) and they set you up with a few hearty meals each week!
Menus To Get Your Glow On
I also share my tried-and-true menus for special occasions or themed nights, such as Girls’ Night, Mother’s Day, Game Night, The Oh She Glows Cookbook Club Night, and more. If you have ever struggled with how to combine recipes for special meals, I really hope this will give you the inspo you need to simplify your planning. Don’t forget to check out our bonus bundle below as it includes 4 designed printable menus which correspond to menus found in the book!
Helpful Recipe Lists
My Helpful Recipe Lists index at the back of the book provides at-a-glance searching of recipes by allergy label or preference, so you can find all the gluten-free recipes grouped together in one spot, or all the kid-friendly, freezer-friendly, nut-free, one pot, and on the glow recipes.
My Pantry Staples, Kitchen Tools and Appliances
I’ve included a condensed list of the essential pantry items I keep on hand along with my favourite tools and appliances. If I have a preferred brand, I share those names with you, so you know exactly what I use in my own kitchen.
The Oh She Glows for Dinner Bonus Bundle is here!
The response to my pre-order bonus bundles for my previous two cookbooks was so enthusiastic, I knew I had to raise the bar and add in some exciting and unique new bonus features. This Oh She Glows for Dinner Bonus Bundle is definitely my favourite, most cheerful and creative pre-order bundle yet. All the *heart eye* emojis for this one. I had so much fun collaborating with local artist, Kayla Whitney, to create an adorable, custom Oh She Glows “Glow” downloadable art print for you to print and hang on your walls! This is my very first custom Oh She Glows print and it looks so bright and cheery on the wall. If you end up hanging the print in your house, we’d LOVE to see it! Simply tag it with #ohsheglowsfordinner on social media.
In addition to the “Glow” art print, you’ll receive 4 artfully designed Oh She Glows for Dinner menus to download and adorn your dinner table on special occasions. Super-handy Glow Getter Meal Plan printables from the new book will make prepping the plans even easier when your book arrives. It’s so convenient to print the meal plans and place them on your counter so you can cross things off as you work through the plan. Lastly, I couldn’t make you wait until October to get cooking, so I’ve included 4 advance recipes in this bundle—a few of my summer-friendly ones that we’ve been enjoying during this hot season!
If you pre-order Oh She Glows for Dinner, keep your receipt handy and follow this link to get your free bonus bundle PDF!
Pre-order now at the following retailers:
Amazon.ca
Amazon.com
Indigo.ca
Barnes & Noble
The Book Depository
Books-A-Million
Apple Books
Amazon.co.uk
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I can’t wait to hear what you think!!
With love and gratitude,
Angela xo
OMG OMG OMG!!! This is so exciting! We are doing a kitchen reno this year and the art print will look beautiful in it. This book is such a testament to infusing passion, hard work and dreams, and putting integrity out into the world. I’m already planning on who I want to pre-order these for as Christmas and b-day gifts. Honored to have been a part of the testing process! xoxo
Kathy you are such a gem. I can’t thank you enough for your help! And your enthusiasm is so touching. I hope you and your family are doing well!
Woot woot!! Can’t wait until I get my hands on this. Congrats on your 3rd cookbook and getting it out during a pandemic. So proud of you and all that you have accomplished. You are inspiration. Question – Will the new cookbook have any soup recipes?
Thank you Erin :) Yeah, it was a bit of a rocky rode finishing up with the lockdown and the kids going nutty, but so glad we could bring it to life in the end! Yes the book has a soup chapter in it! Boy do I love my soups hah
Hey Angela! So excited about your third cookbook! I love the first 2 and turn to them often, and I’m looking forward to having a new set of your recipes to try out. Quick question: you have posted some recipes using a pressure cooker over the last couple years. Do any of the recipes in your new book use a pressure cooker? I just got one and am looking for more ideas. :) Thanks!
Hey Amanda, Thank you so much for your excitement! So happy to hear this. :) I believe there are a couple electric pressure cooker friendly recipes in the new book (but I also include stovetop directions as well!). Hope this helps!
Pre-ordered via Amazon! Now I can’t wait for summer to be over !!
love your books Angela.
Wow you are fast! Thank you so very much…I appreciate your support and kind words greatly!
Woohoo!! Congratulations Angela! I can’t wait to get my hands on my preordered copy! This is an amazing feat and I can imagine the internal struggle you’ve gone through with the timing of the launch, but honestly, this is such a welcome thing to look forward to during these times. Congratulations again and I hope you get some well deserved time off!
I’m happy this news could bring something to look forward to! Thank you Sandra!
Angela, you have made my day with this announcement! Your first cookbook is my go-to, always on-hand cookbook, and now I can’t wait to see the new one. You are the one recipe developer that I can always count on to know that I will enjoy the recipe and feel good about eating it. I will be pre-ordering for sure. I love that it’s a hardback book.
I’m glad you and your family are doing well during this crazy time. Take care!
I’m smiling over here reading your comment, Jennifer. That is super kind of you to say…I’m truly honoured! Thank you for all your support. I hope you and your family are taking care too.
So excited! Your “The Oh She Glows Cookbook” and your app helped me transition my whole family to vegan. I started by just picking an entree from you and thats what I would eat, then the rest of my family 3 preteens at that point and my husband would eat it as a side to whatever meat they were having. They loved your recipes so much that they would always want more and it really wasn’t long at all before they were done with meat altogether. Anytime anyone asks me a best family vegan cookbook, I recommend yours. Thanks so much!!!
Wow!!! I’m so glad you shared that with me. I love, love, love hearing things like this. It really makes what I do feel so rewarding. High fives to your whole fam! And thank you for all your support Nicole!
I’ve been waiting for this! I can’t wait to get my hands on your third cookbook, Angela! The sneak peaks you were giving of the beautiful food and photography on your instagram stories were drool worthy and I have no doubt the recipes will be the same! I’ve already pre-ordered copies as gifts, congratulations on this gorgeous book!
Thank you so much Lindsay! I appreciate your support so much! ps – those sneak peeks seem so long ago now after all that has gone on this year, don’t you think?!
They sure do – my what a year! But they stuck with me, so inspiring and professional! It actually helped me envision image set-ups for my own cookbook (so thank you for showing us behind the scenes!)
that’s so great that you got some inspo from it! I always LOVE (love, love) seeing behind the scenes stuff so I can relate. I will try to remember to share more in the future :)
Yes yes yes! I’ve been looking forward to this new book ever since you announced it! Supper has been a real struggle for us now that we have a toddler, so I look forward to adding more plant-based recipes to our rotation. :)
Oh boy the struggle is real feeding little ones! I can relate. I’m so happy you are so excited about the new book! I hope you love it!
Congratulations on your newest book! :)
So glad you and your family are doing well, and that we get new dinner recipes too!
Thank you for your congrats! I can’t wait to hear what you think of the new book. :)
Woo hoo such great news! Just ordered a signed copy, can’t wait to October!! <3
Aww thank you! I hope you are doing well, Rosie :)
Oh Angela, It is so good to read your blog again – I’ve missed your posts during this understandably busy time. Can’t wait to get this book this fall. Your first two books (and app) are favourites over here. I love making your baking recipes with my 4 year old. The chocolate hemp energy balls have been made on repeat this spring & summer!
My little guy Arlo is obsessed with those energy balls (to the point where I have to hide some or he wants to eat them all…haha). So grateful to hear how much you love the books and app Angela! Thank you for all your amazing support. It means the world to me.
Congratulations Angela! Your recipes are regulars in my rotation. Your soups are my favourites! (I literally am addicted to that broth!)
I tried following your Apple Books link and it says it’s not available. Does that mean I can’t pre order that way?
Hey Jennifer! Thanks so much for your congrats and kind words! :) I just tried the Apple Books link and it’s not working for me either (when I clicked the “View in iBooks” the window that opens says it’s not available in Canada yet). I’ve got my IT guy on it (thanks Eric! hahah). Stay tuned
I am so excited to see this news! This may sound cheesy, but with things being so uncertain over the past several months, I felt excited for the first time in a while about something concrete to look forward to! I absolutely love your books and cannot wait to get my hands on this one.
awww….that makes me feel emotional just reading that. This has been a heartbreaking year. I’m so glad this could bring something to look forward to for you. :) hugs!
Preordered it today! I love your cookbooks! My favourites are the veggie burger recipes.
I requested that our local library purchase it as well. Can’t wait til October!
Oh we have had so much love at libraries with the previous two cookbooks, I really appreciate you doing that!
Thanks so much for pre-ordering, too!
Yay!!! Just pre-ordered! So excited!! I didn’t see a link to get the bundle – where can I find that? Thanks for making such great quality recipes! :)
Thank you for pre-ordering! :) This link should get you there (just scroll down a bit for the form) https://ohsheglows.com/preorder/
Never mind! I figured it out! :D
Okay great! You can disregard my other reply ;)
So exciting!! I know how much work goes into a cookbook – hats off to you for finishing this one during a pandemic. An added challenge for sure.
Can’t wait to crack the cover and get cooking!
Thank you Aimee! I can’t wait to hear what you think of the book. I hope you are doing well!
Just pre ordered /bought 4- great Xmas presents for my best girls. ❤️
Aww I appreciate your support so much Cindy! I hope your girls love the books too :)
Your recipes are truly the best! I am a baker and I have made so many savory and sweet recipes from various blogs and cookbooks. It’s usually hit or miss, but everything I’ve made of yours always turns out fantastic- the diligence you put into development and testing really shows and is much appreciated. I have made at least 6-7 loaves of your banana bread this quarantine period!
I relate to what you shared about being more comfortable being “behind the scenes,” (case in point, I almost never write comments like this) but for what its worth, I think your audience senses your authenticity and it is definitely what brings us back to your blog in addition to the wonderful recipes.
I am excited to buy your newest book!
Hi Heather, I’m sorry for the delay in reply. I’m still playing catch up ;) Thank you so much for all the kind words about how you’ve had so much success with my recipes. It makes all the hard work feel so rewarding!
Glad I’m not alone about feeling comfortable behind the scenes too – it really pushes me out of my comfort zone to be away from it, but getting to connect with people like you makes it so fun and much less scary ;)