VEGAN COOKBOOKS

SUMMERFEST 2012...

I attended over 8 hours of cooking demos.  From those demos and lectures, a myriad of cookbooks emerged as "the" books to purchase.  I ended up buying, in my opinion, the very BEST two. 

Let Then Eat Vegan! by Dreena Burton is a sweet little book filled with very inventive tasty recipes.  She has a dynamic personality and its reflected in the food.  Canadian born, Dreena has been creating vegan recipes for 20 years.  She uses only whole ingredients, works with fresh, NO processed vegan substitutes or white flour. Dreena has three children so a lot of her recipes are very kid friendly.

Unprocessed by Chef AJ, contains over 100 easy, delicious, nutrient-rich and gluten-free recipes.  I attended the class that challenged us to take the UNPROCESSED CHALLENGE.  One lovely young woman in the audience had already lost 150 pounds.  If you want to eat extremely healthy AND/OR you want to lose weight...try this book.  Warning:  OIL is an absolute NO NO.  Chef AJ offers a basic 6 salad dressing, NO oil.  I'll share this with you on a future blog.

FORKS OVER KNIVES UPDATE

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Good news, the documentary FORKS OVER KNIVES is now being offered on Netflix with a release date of 8/30.  Even better news, there is now a companion book, already a New York Times best seller.  The paperback sells for about $13.95.  I ordered mine on the NOOK for around $10. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:   on August 21st, CNN will offer a one hour special, The Last Heart Attack, featuring Bill Clinton and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.  More details available on the press release:

http://www.forksoverknives.com/the-last-heart-attack-cnn-special-doctor-caldwell-esselstyn-bill-clinton/

Read more about Dr. Sanjay Gupta's interview with Bill Clinton and why he adopted a vegan diet:

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/02/%e2%80%98dr-sanjay-gupta-reports-the-last-heart-attack%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-a-mission-possible/

THE SUSTAINABLE GARDEN

Recently read a great article in the local Natural Awakenings magazine.  The article talked about conscious eating with SUSTAINABLE HOME COOKING being connected to healthy home cooking and local food.  The writer cited the ten reason to get us going:

1.  It's economical
2.  It's safer
3.  It's healthier
4.  It tastes better
5.  It tastes like you want it to
6.  It's satisfying
7.  It makes reducing meat consumption easier
8.  It's a gift to future generations
9.  It enriches your life
10. It makes a statement

...written by Rich Sanders, a lifelong foodie /  read the full article:
http://awakeningcharlotte.com/content/2010/04/02/sustainable-home-cooking-ten-reasons-to-take-back-the-plate/

In keeping with this theme, I just purchased another new cookbook:  CLEAN FOOD, Terry Walters.  This book is based on fresh produce and simple recipes.  It's a seasonal guide to eating close to the source and provides more than 200 recipes. Promises to be great.  I'll be sharing lots from this one.  :)