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‘Great Gluten Free Vegan Eats’–3 teaser recipes!

Today I am excited to share with you guys something very special to me… a sampling of the type of recipes as found in my first book, ‘Great Gluten Free Vegan Eats‘!

The layout (as seen below) is gorgeous (okay, maybe I’m biased, but I happen to be head over heels in love with it). The amazing folks at Fair Winds Press did a stellar job with the layout, editing, and all the other labor-intensive stuff that goes into making a cookbook look and read so wonderfully.

I seriously feel incredibly lucky to have landed my first cookbook deal with Fair Winds Press. I mean, they have put out some of my favorite books of all time like Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman, Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick Goudreau, and The Healthy Voyager’s Global Kitchen by Carolyn Scott Hamilton, so I had no doubt in my mind that they would do wonders with my first book… and they exceeded my expectations.

Take a looksy and let me know what you think! Every single recipe in the book has an accompanying photograph, and the whole book is done in the hip–yet classy–design seen below. I’m so excited!

Just click on the photo (and it will appear in another window and can easily be enlarged) to get at the recipe without straining your peepers.

 

Fruity Kale Salad with Coconut Lime Dressing

Fruity Kale Salad with Coconut Lime Dressing

I know this is the second time (in a very short while) that I have posted a kale salad.  But here’s the deal, I love kale.  It is one of the few things I look forward to every single day.  I seriously believe I could survive off of raw kale and red wine for the rest of my life.  Add avocados and dark chocolate, and I know I could survive and be very very happy.

Anyways, since I eat raw kale salads all of the time, occasionally I find myself doing new and exciting things with them… like adding bananas and strawberries.  And occasionally it turns out to be an absolutely terrific idea.  This is one of those times.

I know the combo of everything sounds a little weird, but trust me- it’s terribly delicious.  It is much closer to a fruit salad than a traditional salad, but adding kale makes it the best of both worlds.

If you try it out, let me know what you think.  I know I will be adding kale to all of my fruit salads from now on.  Yum!

And for those of you who celebrate, have a very Happy Easter!!!

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Lentil, Kale and Potato Soup

kale, potato, lentil soup

Since the weather outside is so frightful, (and freezing!) soup is on my mind.  This lentil soup is nice and light, yet very satisfying.  It is also chock full of warm fuzzy feeling.  I created it to emulate a soup I always order at one of my favorite restaurants.  Fragranced with lemon and cilantro, and pleasantly mild, even my lentil hating husband loves this stuff.

Here’s to soup, and keeping warm!

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