When I first came across Mama Pea’s blog, Peas and Thank You, I was drawn to her witty story-telling ability about her day to day shenanigans. Sarah, a devoted wife and mom of 2, pokes fun at her busy life as a mother trying to balance it all, including creating delicious vegan recipes for her family.
Oh, and did I mention that she wrote a cookbook in all her spare time?
She’s a magician that woman, a true magician.
And guess what? Today is the official release of the book by Canadian publisher Harlequin!
When Sarah asked me to be part of her Peas and Thank You Cookbook Tour, I was eager to jump aboard. Three (long) days passed before the package arrived in my mailbox. I ripped it open like the savage vegan beast that I am and I feasted my eyes over the beautiful photography, bright colours, and hilarious stories about the Pea Family.
I was no longer a loner in my kitchen. I had friends! The Pea Family was right along there with me, cracking jokes and letting the good times roll.
This beautiful Chickpea Strawberry Mango Salad caught my eye and I knew it had to be in my belly pronto.
It’s packed with Pumpkin-spice roasted chickpeas, mango, strawberries, roasted almonds, fresh mint, dried cranberries, Cinnamon Vinaigrette, and more! Talk about an impeccable flavour combination, perfect for a hot summer day!
Eric and I both agreed it was a hit! How I wish that salad was in front of me right now at 11:49pm… :)
I also made Yogi Guacamole which is a high-protein guac with a secret ingredient! We enjoyed it with Mary’s crackers as a side dish.
Whenever I buy a cookbook I’m always curious what the author’s favourite recipes are, so I asked Mama Pea if she could spill the beans peas for us today!
Here’s what she shared…
1. Mama Pea’s favourite cookbook recipe: Thai Crunch Salad
2. Pea Daddy’s: Mango Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Frosting
3. Gigi’s: Cut Out Sugar Cookies
4. Lulu’s: Spaghetti & Mediterranean Lentil Meatballs
5. Pea Kitty: “She only eats cat fur. Which is the only explanation I have for the daily hairballs on my ‘dry clean only’ duvet cover.” [<– LOL]
And that is why I love Mama Pea; she cracks me up and fills my belly at the same time.
You know, they say the way to a woman’s heart is through her mind…and her stomach. Consider me smitten, Mama Pea.
Giveaway Alert!!
If you’d like to be entered for a chance to win an autographed copy of the Peas and Thank You Cookbook and a Pea Pack (shown below), peas leave a comment below.
May the peas be with you!
My brother and sister-in-law are expecting their first child in November, and I would love to share this with them…recipes look fantastic, and the Pea Pack is adorable.
I would love to win this give away. I have flirted with the idea of cooking more vegan meals but am a little too intimidated.
Love her recipes! And yours too :D Always drooling as I see your daily eats and inventions!
Love Mama Pea! Wowza that chickpea stawberry mango salad sounds devine. I’d also love to win a copy of the book :)
I would love this book for my collection of cookbooks! The recipes look sooo delicious!
I would love to win a copy of this book. I am a new vegan, so I am always on the lookout for tried & true recipes!
Oh, I love her website! Hope to win the cookbook. Thanks for the giveaway, Angela!
What a great cookbook! I really have to jump on the Mama Pea bandwagon. I’ve heard about her blog but haven’t really taken a look at it. She seems to be quite popular! :-)
What an incredibly cute idea for a blog/cookbook/lifestyle. I would love to be a part of that pod!
I love her blog, and I think I would make it through every recipe in her cookbook in record time! They taste so good, but are still healthy
I would love to win this! What an awesome gift. She truly is very talented… and so are you!
My daughter has a lot of allergies; so we are always looking for new cookbooks. Would love to have it. Thanks.
What an inspiring woman Mama Pea is! Clearly good reason for you two to become friends. Both that salad, and the guac sound INCREDIBLE! Would love to benefit from the beauty and reality that is Mama Pea!
Hope you’re having a great day Ang, and that the heat has broken in S Ontario, much better downtown today!
I would love this cookbook! I look forward to her blog posts everyday, as well as yours of course!
WoW! what an inspiration she sounds like! I heard about this book just the other day, and i’ve been intrigued by it ever since! It makes me wanna leap out of bed just to go purchase her cookbook!! I am so excited to see all the wonderful creations of food and sample them myself :P
Thank you mama pea for your hard work, devotion, and creativity!
I started following your blog this weekend and trying out many new recipes. I love every single one of them. I am dying to try the cheeze sauce that you make but I don’t know what nutritional yeast is…I can only find dry active yeast (even at my health food store). If you can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. I was eating an all vegan diet a few years ago and loved it. I figured out I was allergic to soy so it became increasingly difficult especially since I wasn’t very good at cooking at the time. I jumped back on the bandwagon this week and have never felt better. I feel like my body is starting to function as it is supposed to now :) I have found your recipes easy to make and so good. My new husband loves them too. I would love any new vegan and healthy recipe books that would help continue me on my journey. I am also interested in how she does it with her children since my husband and I want to start a family in the very near future :)
Thank you for being such an inspiration and your story has really hit home and helped me to get my health back on track. I am very excited to be following your blog.
those recipes (recipeas!) look great! Would love to check out the cookbook. Thanks for the giveaway!
That salad looks insanely good! Pumpkin spice roasted chickpeas alone sound amazing.
Everything looks delicious and I need some more meatless options in my life! And that bib– too cute! Would love to see my son in it!
Wow! These sound delicious…you had me at pumpkin spice chick peas!