Friday, October 14, 2011

Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites, and a Giveaway for the Same!

I had a fortunate August. First, I won a giveaway for Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites from the justthefood blog. (Then I won the last ticket to Vida Vegan Con from the fine, feisty women who bring you The Cosmopolitan Hour. For telling sad stories about my cat. Other than the kitty's travails, it was a great month!) (Then I got to thank Joni in person at VVC! Full circle.)

When I received the book, I couldn't put it down. Within three hours, I was in the kitchen making the Beefy Cheesy Mac. This cookbook is seriously beautiful. The photography is lovely. Every recipe I have tried has been amazing.


Made and loved: Eggplant Parmigiana. There is Walnut-Sesame Parmesan inside, and their recipe for vegan mozzarella on top.


Made and loved: Ham-ish Saucisses. Unlike many seitan sausages, these are ready to eat right out of the oven. I can't stop thinking about these and I know they will be part of my regular repertoire. Here they are with baguette, pickle, and tarragon mustard.

Made and loved and you will have to imagine it: the Ultimate Patty Melt with Smoky Pub Cheese and Garlic Onion Mayo Sauce, and also the Beefy Cheesy Mac.

Made and didn't love: Nothing.

Want to make: Everything. As soon as my week stops running in front of me, I am making more. I think it'll be the Meatloaf and the Asparagus with Mushroom Sauce, but I have all of the ingredients for Twice-Baked Spaghetti and that recipe is dancing before my eyes.

Have I convinced you? How could I not have convinced you?

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I am so pleased to present today's giveaway: Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites: Lip-Smacking, Belly-Filling, Home-Style Recipes Guaranteed to Keep Everyone--Even the Meat Eaters--Fantastically Full, by Joni Marie Newman of the above-linked JusttheFood and Celine Steen, who you can find at Have Cake Will Travel. I suggest you follow both if you are not doing so already, because they are great bloggers as well as great cooks. I am excited, and I know that the winner will be super psyched!

To enter, please leave a comment below. Tell me about your favorite hearty vegan meal to make, or tell me something hearty you'd like made for you, or anything at all (seriously: comment "blue" and you'll still be entered!). This giveaway is open to US residents only, but others this month will be open to everybody everywhere. The winners will be chosen by a random number generator and posted tomorrow below tomorrow's giveaway. If you win a giveaway on this blog at some point this month, please be kind and don't enter further giveaways--I'd love as many people to win something as possible!

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The winner of yesterday's Vegan Soul Kitchen giveaway is Rachael! Congratulations! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)

25 comments:

  1. What a fantastic giveaway! I would love to make that Eggplant Parmigiana; it looks delicious!

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  2. I've been tempted to get this book! Everything in it looks exciting!

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  3. I have been dying to get my hands on a copy of this book! I am all about comfort foods and home-style recipes! Seems like the perfect book for me! I love anything with potatoes, Tofutti sour cream and Daiya cheese! Can't go wrong with that mix!

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  4. My favorite hearty meal is anything with pasta. Mac n cheese, spaghetti, fettuchine... its all good to me!

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  5. Yes please! I love Celine and Joni and don't have this book yet. Blue.

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  6. I love comfort foods..... please pick me! :-)

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  7. oh my gosh, you have such excellent giveaways !!! You are amazing! I actually wasn't sure if I wanted this book, but hearing you rave about it fills me with desire and curiosity! Plus, with winter coming up, it will time for some hearty meals!

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  8. I've had my eye on this book for awhile and would love to get my hands on a copy. My favorite hearty meal is stew with seitan, potatoes, and mushrooms.

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  9. My favorite hearty vegan meal to make is any kind of stew with dumplings. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  10. Another vote for stew - lots of 'tatoes, carrots, peas, and biscuits from scratch for dipping!

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  11. My go-to meal when I'm really hungry is a huge burrito. Yum!

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  12. For me a hearty meal contains pasta. The Beefy Cheesy Mac sounds delicious.

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  13. I raffled off a copy of this recently, and I was really sad I didn't get to keep it for myself.

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  14. I also saw the raffle copy and wanted to steal it, I want to make everything in it, especially those sausages, they sound great!

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  15. A giveaway! Nice! I am in! I think roated brussel sprouts are my favorite!

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  16. Curried three bean casserole always makes me happy. :)

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  17. This book looks so amazing. I have their other books, and I love them. My favorite hearty meal is definitely chili!

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  18. Anything with a side of potatoes...scalloped, roasted, mashed...mmm. Oh, and I'd have to agree w/ chili. My grandma makes the best vegan chili.

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  19. To me, nothing tastes better than a veggie Pot Pie. Mmmmmmmmm, pie :)

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  20. I love veggie meat loaf with a huge side of smashed red potatoes and green peas. I think I will have to make some right now.

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  21. I want this book so bad, and you just made me want it more, but alas I'm in Canada.
    BTW I’ve given you a Liebster Award! Check it out at http://cookbookaficionado.wordpress.com

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  22. That mac n cheese looks good! And I keep seeing recipes for vegan ham but I don't know if I'd be able to de-gluten them.

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  23. Omigosh, Joni's recipes are the BEST! I would love to have this book so I can stuff my face!

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