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July Author Round-Up

 

It's hard to believe that July is almost over and August will be here in just a few short days. We've had an eventful month here at Vegan Heritage Press. VHP authors Robin Robertson, Betsy DiJulio and Bryanna Clark Grogan were named in Holistic Nutrition Degree's 101 Leading Sites for Healthy Vegan Living. Our authors have been busy with quite a lot of other things as well. Here's what they've been up to:

Robin Robertson shared her recipe for Peach-Almond Butter Quesadillas from Nut Butter Universe in the July issue of Vegan Culinary Experience. The Marin Independent Journal said "even non-vegans would go nuts over Nut Butter Universe" and shares a few recipes from the book as well.

Practically Raw Desserts author Amber Shea Crawley shared her recipe for Tuxedo Cheesecake Brownies in Vegan Culinary Experience.

The Blooming Platter Cookbook author Betsy DuJulio has had a busy month! Her Vegan Gumbo recipe was featured on Navitas Naturals website and her recipe for Indian Cashew Swiss Chard, Kale or Spinach was featured on One Green Planet. Betsy's recipe for Lemon Verbena Shortbread Sandwich Cookies was also featured on One Green Planet, and it used fellow VHP author Bryanna Clark Grogan's Vegan Lemon Curd recipe as filling. Ms. Fit Magazine featured Betsy's recipe for Zucchini, Onion, and Yellow Squash Gratin in their article “Friday Favorite: Five Favorite Early Summer Veggies" a few weeks ago too.




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June VHP Author Round-Up

Another month is coming to an end, and, as usual, our authors have been busy. Here’s a recap of what they’ve been up to:

The Blooming Platter Cookbook author Betsy DiJulio was featured on Nasoya’s webite for her decadent Vegan Chocolate Nayo Cake. Betsy was also featured on Tofutti’s website for her creamy Vegan Caramelized Double Onion, Fresh Kale and White Bean Dip.

Amber Shea Crawley, author of Practically Raw and Practically Raw Desserts, shared some practical tips on how to stick to a vegetarian or vegan diet while eating out – even if plant-based dishes aren’t on the menu on LifeHacker.com. Amber believes that vegetarians and vegans should never have to relegate themselves to ordering a meager salad when dining out, and we couldn't agree more!

Robin Robertson, author of the recently released Nut Butter Universe, has had a busy  month! In addition to sharing her recipe for tasty Hawaiian Pineapple Tofu with the VegNews Recipe Club, Robin's Sriracha-Spiked Hummus from Nut Butter Universe was featured in Kathy Freston’s Daily Lean, her Szechuan Stir-Fry from Nut Butter Universe was featured on Oakland Veg's Meatout Monday and her recipe for Banh Mi Fajitas was featured on the Nasoya website.

Vegan Heritage Press founder and author of Vegan Unplugged Jon Robertson welcomed Vegan Publishers to world of, well, vegan publishing with a guest post on their blog.

If you’re looking for more pictures of decadent and delicious food, you can now find us on Food Gawker and Finding Vegan.



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VHP Authors Across the World Wide Web

Vegan Heritage Press authors have been busy lately, so you may have seen them around the internet. If you missed them, fret not – here’s a recap of what they’ve been up to.

 Nut Butter Universe author Robin Robertson was recently featured on Yummly.com as a guest blogger. She shared her Linguine with Thai Pesto recipe, which is a fabulous fusion dish made with an Asian-style pesto and Italian pasta.

http://www.yummly.com/blog/2013/05/vegan-linguine-with-thai-pesto

Amber Shea Crawley’s Enlightened Carrot Cake was featured on the China Study’s community website. Amber’s delicious recipe from her book Practically Raw Desserts is gluten-free, oil-free, low-fat, and under 300 calories per serving.

http://www.thechinastudy.com/practically-raw-desserts-author-amber-shea-crawleys-enlightened-carrot-cake/

The Blooming Platter Cookbook author Betsy DiJulio recently did a Cocina Mexicana food feature for VegNews Magazine, and she created so many recipes that there just wasn’t room enough for all of them in the magazine. The rest of Betsy’s mouthwatering Mexican-inspired creations were featured on VegNews Magazine’s website. http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5726&catId=2

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Health Benefits of Nuts

Are you nuts for nuts? Then you're in luck! Nuts have many nutritional benefits, making them a great addition to a healthy diet. If you're worried about gaining weight from the fat content in nuts, a new report published last week by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition will help ease your mind. The report reviews 31 different studies and found that people can add nuts into their diets without gaining weight. In fact, the study shows that people who added nuts to their diets and people who replaced other foods with nuts lost an average 1.4 pounds more than those who didn't eat any nuts at all. The nut-eaters studied also reduced their waist sizes by more than half an inch.

Nuts - and of course nut butters - contain  protein, calcium,  potassium, essential fatty acids, fiber, and phytosterols.  They are also rich in vitamins E, B6, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, selenium, iron, zinc, and magnesium. Studies have shown that heath benefits from nuts include stress reduction, protection against certain cancers, a lower risk of health disease and improved brain health. A lower risk of diabetes and high blood pressure has also been seen in people who added nuts to their diets. The fiber, protein and unsaturated fats in nuts has also been known to suppress hunger.

 What a great incentive for cooking from Robin Robertson's newest book Nut Butter Universe! Just a small amount of nut butter can add great texture and flavor to your meals, and Robin has you covered with recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and even snacks. Here are just a few of Robin's mouth-watering recipes, all enriched by delicious nut and seed butters: Artichoke Walnut Butter Bisque, Roasted Tahini Cauliflower, Roasted Niçoise Salad with Cashew Goddess Dressing, Grilled Vegetables with Almond Romesco Sauce, Penne Primavera with Avocado Cashew Cream, Ginger-Walnut Scones, Chocolate Macadamia Truffles, and many more.

Nut Butter Universe is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and your local independent bookstore.


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Cookbook Giveaway Winners!

 A huge thank you to everyone who entered the Vegan Heritage Press Cookbook Giveaway!  Three winners have been chosen at random.  They are:

• In2Insight -- you have won a copy of The Blooming Platter Cookbook 
• Kittee Berns -- you have won a copy of World Vegan Feast
• Katherine DeBello -- you have won a copy of Vegan Unplugged

 Congratulations to the winners!! 

Winners: please e-mail me with your mailing address and we'll get your book right out to you.  If we don't hear from you within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks again to everyone for your interest in the Vegan Heritage Press cookbooks.  Stay tuned to this blog for more exciting announcements, contests, and other news in the coming months!

VHP Cookbook Giveaway

Here at Vegan Heritage Press, we continue to work hard publishing quality cookbooks to promote a vegan lifestyle.  Recently, two of our bestselling titles, Practically Raw and Vegan Fire & Spice, became available for Kindle, and we’re also busy getting our exciting 2013 titles ready to publish. We are grateful for your support.

As a special "thank you", we’re hosting a special giveaway of our cookbooks.  If there is a particular VHP title that you have yet to add to your collection, now’s your chance to win it!  Just leave a comment at the end of the post telling me which of these six books you’d like to win:

World Vegan Feast

175 Homestyle Recipes from 38 Countries

BRYANNA CLARK GROGAN

Leading vegan cooking expert Bryanna Clark Grogan shares recipes from her 22 years of experience in international cuisines. The book includes authentic dishes from around the world that you won’t find in other vegan cookbooks. It features an international bread sampler, gluten-free and soy-free options, as well as helpful sidebars, tips, and menus.

The Blooming Platter Cookbook

A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes

BETSY DIJULIO

This book is a celebration of fresh, seasonal produce, and features a wide range of recipes from easy homestyle dishes to creative upscale fare including American favorites and global cuisines. These 175 recipes showcase the taste, beauty, and nutrition of seasonal ingredients. Also includes recipe variations, menu suggestions, season­al icons, and tips.

 

Vegan Unplugged

A Pantry Cuisine Cookbook and Survival Guide

JON ROBERTSON with recipes by ROBIN ROBERTSON

Your go-to source for gourmet pantry cooking, these easy recipes can all be made in fifteen minutes or less, often in the same pan. With an emergency guide for family and pets, this book is a must-have during power outages. Also ideal for camping, boating, or anytime you just don’t feel like cooking.

 

American Vegan Kitchen

Delicious Comfort Food from Blue Plate Specials to Homestyle Favorites

TAMASIN NOYES

This cookbook provides recipes to make vegan versions of favorite comfort food dishes found in diners, delis, and cafes across America. The 200+ recipes will satisfy vegans and non-vegans alike with deli sandwiches, burgers and fries, pastas, pizzas, omelets, pancakes, casseroles, desserts, and more.

Practically Raw

Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make

AMBER SHEA CRAWLEY

This innovative raw food recipe book offers cooked options for many of the recipes. Plus, all of the recipes can be made with or without specialized equipment. With creative, satisfying  recipes and full-color photos, the book will appeal to seasoned raw foodists, newbies, and anyone who wants delicious, flexible, high-nutrition food.

Vegan Fire & Spice

200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes

ROBIN ROBERTSON

Organized by global region, these mouthwa­tering recipes from the spicy cuisines of the world range from mildly spiced to nearly incendiary. This book features 200 international recipes that use readily available ingredients. Enjoy spicy recipes from the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia.

 

We’ll be giving away a total of THREE cookbooks.  To increase your chances of winning, in addition to leaving your initial comment, you can do any or all of the following, and leave a separate comment here for each that you do:

1. “Like” Vegan Heritage Press on Facebook
2. Subscribe to this blog
3. Link to this giveaway on Twitter
4. Link to this giveaway on Facebook
5. Link to this giveaway on your blog

The giveaway closes Monday night 8/6 at midnight.  The winner will be announced on Tuesday 8/7. So, choose the Vegan Heritage Press cookbook you'd like to win, and good luck to one and all!

News from Vegan Heritage Press

The new year is shaping up to be a busy one for Vegan Heritage Press and its authors.

Tamasin Noyes, author of American Vegan Kitchen is hosting a giveaway on her Vegan Appetite blog to win a copy of Bryanna Clark Grogan's new book World Vegan Feast. Enter now to win a copy of this fabulous book. Tami will also be featuring World Vegan Feast in an upcoming Vine and Dine segment on her blog.

Betsy DiJulio, author of The Blooming Platter Cookbook has some exciting news too:  her gorgeous Great Dane, Huff, is a finalist in a Super Bowl commercial.  Read all about it here.  Watch the commercial and vote for Huff!

Amber Shea (Ford) Crawley, the newest member of the Vegan Heritage Press family, now has an Author Page on Amazon, where her upcoming book, Practically Raw, is available for pre-order.  Read more about Amber and Practically Raw on the Vegan Heritage Press website.

Coming Soon: Practically Raw

I am happy to announce the newest title to be published by Vegan Heritage Press.  Practically Raw: Flexible Raw Recipes Anyone Can Make by Amber Shea Crawley is scheduled for release in early March of this year.   

Practically Raw delivers a revolutionary flexible approach to raw cooking by providing cooked options for many of the recipes. What’s more, each raw vegan recipe includes options for adapting it to your own taste, budget, and ingredient availability. This book is ideal for beginners as well as seasoned raw foodists, and filled with creative, satisfying, and delicious recipes that include: Almond Butter Sesame Noodles, Vegetable Korma Masala, Fiesta Taco Roll-Ups, Primavera Pesto Pizza, Maple-Pecan Kale Chips, Cherry Mash Smoothie, Parisian Street Crepes, and Warm Apple-Walnut Cobbler.

This flexible approach allows you to enjoy raw food at your own pace, even without special equipment or hard-to-find ingredients. Filled with full-color photos, this innovative book provides a pantry guide, menus, money-saving and make-ahead tips, nutrition information, as well as recipe variations and ingredient substitutions. If you’re looking for maximum nutrition and want flexible recipes for vibrant, sexy food, then you’ll love Practically Raw.

Chef Amber Shea Crawley specializes in healthful vegan and raw food. She was classically trained in the art of gourmet living cuisine at the world-renowned Matthew Kenney Academy, graduating in 2010 as a certified raw and vegan chef. In 2011, she earned her Nutrition Educator certification at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. Chef Amber blogs at AlmostVeganChef.com.

Practically Raw is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.  For more information on this book and the other Vegan Heritage Press titles, visit the VHP website.  

News from Vegan Heritage Press

Things have been hectic here at the press as we prepare our next new title for an early Spring release.  More on that soon! In the meantime, our Vegan Heritage Press authors have been busy, busy, busy:

American Vegan Kitchen author, Tamasin Noyes, was recently featured on Cookstr along with several sample recipes from American Vegan Kitchen including one of my personal favorites, Country Skillet.

Betsy DiJulio, author of The Blooming Platter Cookbook, is also on Cookstr as are the Kung Pao Broccoli and Tofu and other amazing recipes from her book. Betsy was also recently a guest on It's All About Food with Caryn Hartglass. Listen to her interview here.

On December 14, Bryanna Clark Grogan, author of  World Vegan Feast, will also be a guest on It's All About Food where she will discuss her new book.  We're happy to announce that World Vegan Feast is featured on the Holiday Vegan Gift Guide on Vegan.com.

Reminder: The Holiday Sale is still going on at Vegan Heritage Press. Order direct and save 25% on all VHP titles -- and support a vegan business in the process!

Happy Holidays!

Holiday Sale at VHP

I’ ve got some great news! We're having a special 2011 Holiday Sale here at Vegan Heritage Press. Now you can buy all of our VHP cookbooks for 25% off through December 31. 

From hot and spicy recipes to American comfort food and creative seasonal fare to international cuisines, Vegan Heritage Press cookbooks offer something for everyone on your list, and lots for yourself too! Plus, when you buy direct from Vegan Heritage Press you are supporting a vegan business.

This year, give the gift of healthy delicious cooking with cookbooks from Vegan Heritage Press!

 

Where Can You Buy World Vegan Feast?

Vegan Heritage Press is happy to announce that Bryanna Clark Grogan’s new book, World Vegan Feast, is officially in print! It literally rolled off the presses this week.  So, where can you find it?

Since the ink was barely dry just one week ago, it’s little short of a miracle, owing to our alert marketing department, that the book was already available on Amazon.com this Friday.  The actual publication date is September, but there are already four places in the U.S. to buy the book: Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, and books were just shipped to Vegan Essentials and Herbivore. (Both Vegan Essentials and Herbivore ship to Canada.)

Snail-paced distribution channels are why publishers put the pub date out ahead of availability.  As Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk’s slow wheels discover that the book is available on U.S. Amazon, they, too, will pick it up in the near future.  I anticipate this within the next two weeks.  For U.K. readers, the book will also be available via TheBookDepository.com in the next few weeks. The book is not yet available at Chapters-Indigo stores, but it is in the works.

Soon, you will also be able to buy books directly from the publisher.  But in the meantime, you can have your local bookstore order the book for you through our distributor: Baker & Taylor Books.  Baker & Taylor has it in their system and are happy to ship anytime. 

VHP News Round-Up

Blooming Platter Cookbook author, Betsy DiJulio, had a very successful launch party for her cookbook in May at Mayer Fine Art Gallery in Norfolk, Virginia. A West Coast launch  for this seasonal vegan cookbook will unfold in July at San Francisco’s very fine vegan restaurant, Millennium.  It looks like The Blooming Platter Cookbook is blooming all over the country!

In the meantime, Bryanna Clark Grogan’s World Vegan Feast is nearly ready for the printing press for its mid-August debut.  Endorsers for the book include Neal Bernard, M.D., Fran Costigan, Nava Atlas, Julie Hasson, Susan Voisin, and others, and they are excited indeed about Bryanna’s long-awaited new cookbook.

In other news, we’ve just contracted an innovative new title for 2012 from rising culinary star, Amber Shea Ford.  For now, we’re keeping the title under wraps but it’s one we’re all very enthusiastic about.  Visit http://www.veganheritagepress.com/ for details on all the books published by Vegan Heritage Press.

The Blooming Platter Cookbook

 

I’m delighted to announce the publication of our latest title: Betsy DiJulio’s The Blooming Platter Cookbook: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes. It’s the book that helps guide your cooking with creative recipes using fresh ingredients throughout the four seasons of the year.

Just in time for all the great Spring produce, The Blooming Platter Cookbook is rooted in regional American favorites and global cuisines, but the recipes celebrate the essential tastes, textures, and beauty that only fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs can bring to the table.  You can find the book on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com or you can order it through your local independent bookstore.

The Blooming Platter Cookbook has something for everyone, as the recipes range from simple to decadent and from casual to elegant. Each recipe exalts at least one fresh seasonal ingredient: the crisp tart apples of fall; tender young asparagus of spring; dynamic leafy greens of winter; and the plump juicy berries of summer.

A creative artist, vegan blogger, and freelance writer, Betsy DiJulio wrote “The Veggie Table” column for Norfolk, VA’s Virginian-Pilot newspaper. You can visit Betsy’s blog at TheBloomingPlatter.com.

The book has 8 pages of full-color photographs, food-related quotes, and menus to save time in meal planning. For more information about The Blooming Platter Cookbook, visit Vegan Heritage Press. Click here to read the press release.

VHP Cookbook Giveaway

To celebrate my new Vegan Heritage Press blog and Facebook page, I’m hosting a triple cookbook giveaway! The prizes: one copy each of the following books published by Vegan Heritage Press:

Vegan Fire and Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes by Robin Robertson

Take a culinary trip around the world with great-tasting spicy recipes from Europe, Asia, India, Africa, the Americas, and more.

American Vegan Kitchen: Delicious Comfort Food from Blue Plate Specials to Homestyle Favorites by Tamasin Noyes

Favorite diner food and comfort foods like mac and cheese, meatloaf, burgers, and much more made with healthy ingredients.

Vegan Unplugged: A Pantry Cuisine Cookbook and Survival Guide by Jon Robertson with recipes by Robin Robertson

Quick-and-easy recipes ready in 15 minutes, using only nonperishable ingredients. Great for you don’t feel like cooking or don’t have time, and for power outages, camping, and more.

To enter: leave a comment at the end of this post. Be sure to mention which book you’d like to win.

Bonus: For a second chance to win, give the new Vegan Heritage Press Facebook page some love: “LIKE” it on FB, then post again to tell me you "LIKE" VHP and you’ll be entered a second time.

WAIT, THERE’S MORE: You can enter for a GRAND PRIZE of all three cookbooks. Here’s how: 1) post a comment here; 2) “Like” VHP on FB; and 3) subscribe or follow this blog — then come back and leave a separate comment here to tell me about it.

Four lucky winners will be chosen at random on Sunday 4/3 at midnight. Winners will be announced here on Monday, April 4. Good Luck!!

Welcome to the Vegan Heritage Press blog

Since I published my own book Vegan Unplugged in August 2010, I’ve been posting articles, news, recipes, and giveaways on my Vegan Unplugged blog. However, as Vegan Heritage Press continues to grow, I decided it was time to give my company a blog all its own, and here it is!

VHP has lots of news to share, beyond my own book, including news about its current and upcoming authors and titles for 2011 and beyond. I’ll continue to post articles and recipes for Vegan Unplugged here as well, but I’ll also be able to include news on new titles, authors, recipes, and do some cookbook giveaways, too. I hope you’ll subscribe to this new blog.

Vegan Heritage Press is a company founded and operated by vegans that publishes cookbooks for vegans and the growing number of people who are choosing healthier, environmentally friendly, and more compassionate options in how they eat. I hope you enjoy this blog. I look forward to sharing lots of interesting things in the weeks and months ahead.