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!
I would love to try some of those amazing recipes! And the little pea bib will be perfect for the pea growing inside me right now! How cute!
It looks like there are some amazing recipes in the cookbook that I’d love to try out!
The mango chickpea salad looks amazing! I would love to try making it.
This cookbook looks great! Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
I love Mama Pea’s recipes! I’d love to win, but I’ll be buying a copy no matter what!
The cookbook looks amazing! I think you should come out with a cookbook too!
Sarah’s cookbook sounds perfectly delightful! I really just fell in love with cooking last winter so my repertoire of recipes contains mostly methods of cooking that heat up the house far too much in the summertime haha… always looking for great new ideas for dinner :) Thanks for supplying so many!!
Would love the cookbook. I have only been vegan for about 6 months and I am always looking for new cookbooks to try.
Her blog is a riot!! I would love to win the cookbook!
That cook book sounds amazing. I especially love the bit about “Pea Kitty”.
Sounds amazing I love trying new recipes!
I would love to have that cookbook! It looks so good!
Great review, but I wouldn’t expect any less! That salad looks ah-mazing :)
I’d love to win, even though I already have a digital copy already… nothing like the real thing!
I love MamaPea’s blog. All her recipes that I’ve tried are amazaing, so I’d love to win a copy of the book!
As a new vegetarian, I’d LOVE to have the cookbook for a bit of inspiration! Not to mention the fact that MP is absolutely hilarious – I can’t get enough of her writing :)
What a great giveaway! The cookbook looks amazing!
Oh I love her blog! I love love love awesome vegan recipes!
This cookbook looks incredible! After falling off the boat with my diet and exercise regime, this would be an amazing companion for getting me back on track. Thanks for sharing Angela, inspiring and delicious as always!
Even though it just came out, I’ve been lusting after this cookbook. Everything looks so yummy!
Those recipes look and sound so good! If I don’t win I may have to try some experimenting to see if I can come close to recreating them :)