Hi, you guys, I am too tired to be original, boo. But yay, I am getting right to the giveaway, and you are going to love it! It's for The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet: 101 Globally Inspired Vegan Creations Packed with Fresh Flavors and Exciting New Tastes, by Joni Marie Newman. Joni has generously donated a copy for you! I don't have this cookbook but I want it. I have Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites, which she co-wrote with Celine Steen, and I love it. I can safely tell you that I wish I could be this giveaway winner. One of you is going to be lucky! Since I don't have a copy myself, I went looking for expert reviews.
The PPK has posted eight pages of wish-lists and I-mades from this book, and the verdict comes to a total of 78 raves about recipes, far, far outweighing anything less positive. This includes Isa's post that the four she tried were wonderful. One guy's only post on the entire board ever was to rave about four of the recipes and say he was eating one right at the moment. Want to hear more? The top five spaces are occupied by
1. Bacon cheeseburgers, the clear winner
2. Agave wheat buns and sweet potato chipotle burgers in a tie
3. Garlicky ranch potato burgers
4. Jalapeno cornbread burgers, super quinoa burgers, noochy burgers, and tofu egg salad sammy
5. Earth burgers, black bean BBQ burgers, PB & J burgers, bacon and egg burgers, and chicken salad sammy
Also receiving love: cheese-stuffed seitan burgers, ortega burgers, Jamaican jerk burgers, Trifecta burgers, avocado bacon burgers, zucchini mushroom burgers, potato samosa burgers, curried split pea burgers, meatloaf burgers, pinto rice burgers, enchilada burgers, baba ghanoush burgers, mushroom chicken burgers, dal burgers, really meaty burgers, sun-dried tomato pesto burger, sweet potato buns, bagel buns, cilantro lime rice, BBQ sauce, creamy BBQ coleslaw, Mediterranean pasta salad, bacon bits, and homemade tofu mayo.
On top of the exclamations of joy which make up the majority of the thread, here are a few quotes:
Bekki said: I'm impressed so far just looking at this one. Plus, there are 101 veggie burgers, PLUS condiments, some sides, breads, and desserts, which excited me....it's like 20 or 30 bonus recipes!
Janejellyroll said: I got this cookbook Tuesday afternoon -- I haven't made anything yet, but it is one of the most exciting and original cookbooks I've seen. I can't wait to make burgers this weekend!
Efcliz said: I've made 2 burgers in 2 days - the pinto rice burger yesterday and the super quinoa burgers tonight. Both excellent.
Lovechild said: The agave buns are the best buns in the world. I don't see any reason to use another recipe ever.
ieatgrains said: I just picked up this book. Any recipe which instructs me to slice off a piece of ham-flavored seitan to chew on while I prepare the rest of the recipe is alright with me. Amen.
The PPK is also doing a cook-along from this book this week, so you may want to go have a look in the cookbooks forum for it. By the way, Joni posted her recipe for Jamaican jerk burgers on her blog if you'd like to see it. If you poke around, you might find additional recipes.
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The winner of yesterday's Food for Lovers queso recipe is Panda with Cookie! Congratulations to you! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. Eh, also, Rabbit Food, I am waiting for your contact details! (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)
Ready? Ready. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post. Tell me your favorite veggie, what burger recipe in the book you would make first, or anything at all. This giveaway is open to US residents only, but others this month will be open to everybody everywhere. The winner 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!
I left somebody off of my blog suggestions yesterday. If you don't know Vegan in Brighton, you are missing out! Jojo is awesome.
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I left somebody off of my blog suggestions yesterday. If you don't know Vegan in Brighton, you are missing out! Jojo is awesome.
The winner of yesterday's Food for Lovers queso recipe is Panda with Cookie! Congratulations to you! Please send your name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. Eh, also, Rabbit Food, I am waiting for your contact details! (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)
Well since the bacon cheeseburgers were the crowd favorite, I'd go for that one first!
ReplyDeleteI want to try the sundried tomato pesto ones that Mandee posted yesterday!
ReplyDeleteI am always recommending the seitanic stuffers. They are my go to burger recipe.
ReplyDeleteAlso, please don't enter me in the contest. I'm just here to spread the burger love.
This book sounds great. I haven't had much luck with making my own veggie burgers. They almost always fall apart. Maybe this book would help.
ReplyDeleteranch burgers sound AMAZING
ReplyDeleteCongrats Panda! I LOVE burgers but I think making my own buns would be the most exciting part of owning this book!
ReplyDeleteMy fav burger recipe is http://www.singerskitchen.com/2011/08/farmhouse-veggie-burger.html
ReplyDeleteI would definitely make the garlicky ranch potato burger first (and everyday!) Sounds amazing! Would love to own this book!
ReplyDeletehey hey! not an entry, but I nominated you for a Liebster Award. Check out the details on my post here: http://awesomeveganrad.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/shucks/
ReplyDeleteCurried Chickpea and Broccoli Burgers would be first, followed closely by Garlicky Ranch Potato Burgers and soon after Sun-Dried Tomato and Artichoke Burgers...or all at once for a triple decker deluxe. That would keep the vampires away. :)
ReplyDeleteBacon. Cheeseburgers. Oh. My.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had much luck with veggie burgers lately - like someone above mentioned, mine all seem to fall apart. Would love to get a chance to try some of these out!
Garlic ranch potato burgers are calling my name.
ReplyDeleteI'd make the bacon cheeseburgers, because everyone raves about them!
ReplyDeleteI would love to try making the Jamaican Jerk Burgers. Thanks for having such a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd start with the bacon cheeseburgers. And I think you win the prize for the best/most giveaways.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to make someone very happy with this book! I have left over sundried tomato pest burgers for lunch today so I'm lucky too ;)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ourveggiekitchen.com/2009/08/bbq-tempeh-burgers.html this is the best veggie burger recipe ~_~
ReplyDeleteThe very first food I made as a vegetarian (at the tender age of 15) was a chickpea burger, and I was hooked (recipe on my blog if you click)! Vegetarian burgers are some of my favorite things to make/eat.
ReplyDeleteoh fun! I like veggie burgers, but I always forget about them. I've been meaning to make some veggie burgers and freeze them in the freezer for easy weeknight meals. Mmmm!
ReplyDeletetoday's favorite veggie is carrot!
ReplyDeletemmmm...the burgers all sound amazing! i'm a sucker for cheesy burgers.
ReplyDeleteThe jalapeno cornbread burger sounds good, I love southwestern flavors.
ReplyDeletebaba ghanoush burger or the tabbouleh burger!
ReplyDeleteI would love to make some veggie burgers! As you know, my favorite veggie du jour is kale kale kale. I'm entering the giveaway!
ReplyDeletesweet potato chipotle is calling me.
ReplyDeleteSince I almost did an all-veggie-burger theme for MoFo this year, I am DYING for this book Too brutal to look into the recipes right now, I need to restrain myself!!
ReplyDeleteXO