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
Hi Angela, so glad you are back!
Have been waiting for this announcement for a while, you have no idea how excited I am about it :)
Please don’t ever feel shy about promoting it, you are doing us a service ;)
I love everything you do, and your recipes are always spot on – big fan over here.
I’m going to pre-order the book and already can’t wait to have it in my hands! It looks absolutely stunning. Very happy that it’s a hard cover, it makes it even more special :)
Love, love, love the cover and the concept.
Wishing you tremendous success with the new book and please never stop doing what you do ❤️
PS: will it be possible to get a signed copy in the UK?
Aww thank you so much for all the love & kind words Larissa! It means the world to me, truly. :)
We haven’t heard whether the book will be sold in the UK yet (hopefully!), but if it is picked up by a publisher it would depend on whether they want to offer signed copies. I will be sure to announce any UK info that I hear in coming months!
Boom, just pre-ordered it!
Can’t wait!
Congratulations on your new cookbook, it looks and “sounds” delicious… but what else is new, right? :)
Love from Berlin, Germany
xxx Nina
Wow, it’s coming to Berlin! So cool. Thank you for your support Nina!
So exciting! Pre-order in!!!
Good luck with your launch and the rest of the year.
Thank you for all your support Nancy! I hope you love the book :)
In all honesty I always found your photographs more appealing and tasteful than any person you hired to take them for you. Keep up all your great work….you are amazing!
Thank you Shannon! It was so great to shoot the photography again after taking a break for book 2. Such a huge task, but super fulfilling when I flip through the whole book :)
Congratulations Angela!
I’m so excited, thank you for giving me something to look forward to in these times, I can’t wait to sit down with a cup of tea and have a good read. All your hard work is very much appreciated. I have followed your blog for many years, have both of your books and the app, I always know I can trust your recipes to turn out perfectly. The enchiladas from your app are a weekly staple in our house and my husbands favourite meal! I will be pre-ordering today!
Take care, love from the UK xx
Thank you, Naomi! I’m so touched about you saying that this is something to look forward to in these times. I really hope it will bring a smile to you and some positivity during a challenging year.
I’m craving those enchiladas now! haha
Angela, just preordered the book through Amazon. ( my third Oh She Glows book purchase) On vacation now and the bundle is not downloading properly, but I will keep trying. Thank you for being a wonderful and patient influence for those of us who are still working towards full vegan lifestyle.
Kind regards, Mary
Hi Mary, Thank you so much for supporting all of my books. It is such an honour! I’m sorry that you had issues with the bundle, this happens occasionally depending on the device the PDF is being downloaded to. You can email [email protected] and we’ll help get it to you!
have a great vacation :)
I’m so SO excited to receive your latest cookbook. I first heard of your work when I was cooking for a yoga retreat. From then on, I’ve been using your recipes. I have one soft cover book, 1 Kindle book, and the app. They are all full of delicious recipes, pictures, and directions.
Thank you Angela!
That’s so fun you found out about me through a yoga retreat! I’ve heard from many retreats over the years who use my recipes. Always makes my heart smile! I’m so glad you have been enjoying the recipes ever since. Thanks for all your excitement Lauren!
I cook from your other books + app all week long and cannot wait for this! I recently became a plant-based holistic nutritionist and give all my clients your resources to get cooking. Hope you are well and congrats on this beautiful thing you’re putting out into the world!!
I love hearing how much you use the books and app…it’s the best feeling as a recipe creator. Thank you for all your support Emily!
It was SUCH a pleasure to help test these unique recipes. I consider your blog and books to have been my first cooking teachers when I dived into this wonderful world of food and learned my kitchen skills. I still make classic recipes of yours several times a year, and my family members often request them. There’s something special about your recipes!
Congratulations!! I will be ordering it as soon as humanly possible <3
Aww thank you Carolina, couldn’t have done it without you!! :) And wow I’m so flattered that my books helped as cooking teachers for you (in all honesty, they were for me when I was creating them! haha) and you think of them so highly.
Ordered! Looking forward to it too! :)
Aww thank you Tiffany! I hope you love the recipes :)
Congratulations Angela!! I’ve been following you since you were pregnant with Adriana. You’ve been an inspiration for many years and it’s been so fun to watch you succeed. Your recipes are the best because you test them a lot more than other recipe developers. That ensures tried and true results that always impress. I can’t wait to get this book in my hands. I pre-ordered today! With love and gratitude, Stacey.
Hi Stacey, That’s so wonderful you’ve been following for almost 6 years now! Thank you for all your support and for preordering the new book! I think you’re going to love it ;) It will be so fun to see everyone cooking from it when it comes out
This is so unbelievably exciting! Congrats! Just ordered and cannot WAIT to get it!
May I ask where your gorgeous flowered dress is from in the top photo? Just adore it! XO
Thank you for your support Katie! I hope you love the book.
The dress is a very old maternity dress from ASOS from about 6.5 years ago! haha. This dress has a special place in my heart and I couldn’t part with it. ;)
Hi Angela, Congratulations on your new book! May all go well with it.
Could you have either a preview of some of your cookbook’s recipes or list of some of the recipes offered in your book on your website, so I can make a decision of whether this book will be a good fit into my meal planning? I do not have access to Instagram and my husband is a meat lover, so I want to make sure we have recipes he can enjoy, too! I have him eating more vegetarian meals per week now, since June.
Thanks for your help, hopefully!
Peace and Hope for Better times, Allyson :)
Hey Allyson, Thank you so much for your congrats! That is such a great idea about previewing some of the cookbook’s recipes. I will talk to my publisher about this. :)
As a blog reader since the early days, this makes me so happy! The bonus recipes from the pre-ordering gift look fantastic already so I can’t wait to get my hands on the full version. Congratulations Angela!
Thank you so much for your congrats and kind words, Matti! I’m so happy to hear this :)
Yay I’m so excited for this! My husband told me the other day that he wanted to try to go “plant powered” in the fall, so this couldn’t come at a better time! Can’t wait to try more of your amazing recipes ?
High fives to your husband! :) I’m so glad the timing is good for you both. I hope you love the new book!
Hi Angela, I am happy to hear about your new book. Your previous books are among my favorites! Is there a local/independent bookstore that you can recommend for pre-order? I would prefer to support small-business but I also want the pre-order bonus! :)
Thank you so much for your excitement! I’m looking into the indies right now with my publisher and should know more soon. We are hoping that a lot of small businesses will carry it! I will write your email down to circle back and we will also try to add the info to our book page down the road as we know more. :)
hi again!
You might want to try Indiebound as it will link you to local retailers https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593083673?aff=ohsheglows I believe it only works for the US, so it depends on your location! I will follow up with my publisher to see if there is anything similar for Canadians :)
This PLUS a new Taylor Swift album all in one week is just too much for my heart to handle!! So excited!
okay this comment wins the internet today haha!!! Thanks for the smile! I hope you love the book :)
I am SO HAPPY to see this! My mom and I are transitioning to a more vegetable based (eventually vegan) diet and I was just telling her that dinners are my biggest hurdle! So hard to figure out satisfying, filling, dinners. The timing is kismet :D Anyway, you had me at “nearly all are soy-free.” Too many vegan recipes rely on soy and we just don’t handle it well.
I cannot wait to get this book!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Tracey
I’m smiling over here reading you comment :) :) Thank you so much! I agree that dinners are the hardest part – I actually debated whether I would take on this book theme because I knew it would be really challenging (so glad I did in the end!). i hope you love it
Hi Angela,
Congratulations! This is incredibly exciting and I’m so happy for you. I’ve been following your blog for years and years – since the very beginning. I own both of your other cookbooks, have pre-ordered this new one, and cook from your website or your books every single week. You and I have so much in common that I often feel like I know you – you and I were even pregnant and having babies right around the same time (I have three daughters, ages 9, 6, and 4) – buying and fixing up houses – watching you go through it all as I came back to your website again and again to answer the age old question of “what in the *(@^%*! am I going to make for dinner tonight?” was like looking through a screen into a Canadian version of my own life lol! I just wanted to say, on the launch of this new book of yours, that I see you and I see how hard you work and how dedicated you are to having your work reflect who you are, and I feel how genuine your desire is to help others eat well. Please know that your work has helped me – not just in your thorough step by step instructions on how to bake the perfect cookies or prepare the most delicious soups (though it’s certainly done that too), but through the new-Mama isolation and sleep deprivation, barre class burnouts and other workout slumps, frustrations with renovations and decor, food prep exhaustion, grief losing family members, my unwavering dedication to a plant-based diet for not only myself but my husband and children – there you were with positivity, honesty, and vulnerability, going through all of the same things. I wasn’t alone. You should be so proud of yourself, Angela. Thank you.
Oh my goodness, thank you Anna!! You don’t know how much this means to me. I have tears in my eyes reading your beautiful words. You are such a lovely person and I’m truly honoured to have you following for this many years! it does sound like we have so much in common, it’s too bad we don’t live near each other. :) Big hugs!
Hi Angela,
Congrats on the new book! Will the book have InstaPot options? Yummy, time saving, and easy.
Thank you!
Nassaa
Hey Nassaa, thank you for the congrats! The book has 2 instant pot recipes, I believe (they have stovetop options too of course), however Nicole and I think that there are other recipes in the book that *could* be converted to instant pot so we may play with that down the road!