My cover, omg, that’s my cover! I’m soooo excited. Can you feel my excitement? It’s revealed and I can’t believe today is finally here to reveal that you can finally ORDER! Thank you so much for your patience. For all of those who PRE-ORDER, you will get 5 FREE BONUS recipes that have never been published!! See below for order details….
This cover literally warmed my heart when I saw it. It’s everything the design team and I discussed that I wanted…bright, bold, colorful, the 8 blaring in your face to grab your attention, lol, and a huge plate of comfort food, as it should be, as the food is the star. No boring salads on this vegan book cover. Nope, I specifically wanted comfort food that would appeal to anybody. Salads are well, nice, but not really that exciting. I also really wanted this side style design so the food is huge. Nothing like a big plate of pasta saying “eat me!” to get your attention, right? These are called “My Favorite Savory Meatless Bean Balls” and it’s, of course, a brand new recipe. My publisher said these were a big hit with everybody there and that thrilled me.
They chose the color teal for my #8 instead of orange like here on my blog. The contrast was better and it just looked richer and stood out more. I ended up falling in love with it so much, you might have noticed I changed my blog theme to teal and red instead of orange and red!
It has been a whole year (this week in fact!) since I first signed my contract and you all have been asking for so long when you could order. I have been blowing up my social media channels talking about my book for a year now and answering the same question over and over (excitedly!) “when is your book available for pre-order?!” and nowwww, I can finally say/shout “TODAY”!!
I want to say, THANK YOU. Thank you to my amazing team of taste testers-you lovely readers. Without you and your family’s feedback, I couldn’t have put out a book that I’m so darn proud of. Getting feedback from truly unbiased mouths is what I wanted.
I hope you all will love the book as much as I do.
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TELL ME ABOUT THE BOOK
- 100 recipes, all 8 ingredients or less, not including salt/pepper/water
- 256 pages of pure yumminess
- All vegan recipes
- All oil-free (a couple of recipes use nonstick spray, but no oil is an actual listed ingredient, only whole food fats like nuts/seeds/avocado)
- All gluten-free (except 2) or have a gluten-free version or regular all-purpose version or wheat or spelt versions. I really worked my tail off to provide you all options!
- Comfort foods and classics to please vegans and non-vegans
- Stunning photo for every single recipe
- Lots of extra photos, lifestyle shots and action shots throughout the book
- All new recipes with the exception of around 10 that are most popular here on the blog or include a variation of one from the blog
- Kitchen pantry chapter outlining all the tools I use (since I always get asked that!), my personal baking tips and ingredients in detail. This is a great chapter that you will want to read BEFORE you start cooking! I am sad when a book is missing this section and this explains WHY I use the ingredients I use, which is so helpful to new or even experienced cooks and also makes it feel like a more well-rounded cookbook!
- Nutrition stats on every recipe
- Measurements given in both cups and weight/grams
- NO tofu, fake meats, fake cheeses, salads or smoothies!
- All comfort foods in a healthier way
- A large amount of the recipes I offer special tips on for substitutes in the recipes
OTHER EXCITING DETAILS
They’ve given so many beautiful details to my book that I’m so grateful for. There will be beautiful spreads and lifestyle/action shots throughout the book, so it has a very well thought out design and feeling of love during the creation process. This was SO important to me and I can’t wait for you all to see it.
With several recipes, just like on my blog, I will list optional garnishes and sometimes an occasional ingredient as an option, but of course, not required.
I really tried to make this whole book work for everybody as best as I could. Obviously I can’t meet 100% of everybody’s needs on every single recipe, but I sure did my best! Most all of the recipes are nut-free or list a nut-free option. There are a few that I don’t list a nut-free option, though. Basically the recipes are just like the ones on my blog. Easy, wholesome, comfort foods that will impress anybody, vegan or not. Pastas, soups, impressive breakfasts, party-worthy dips, delicious snacks, stews, hearty meals, amazing-no amazing desserts.
I specifically did ZERO smoothies, NO fake meats, NO fake cheeses, NO tofu, NO oils as an ingredient. Just good, wholesome homemade recipes that will make your tummies very happy. I actually like tofu now but wanted to keep these recipes as regular as possible to appeal to non-vegans as well and I’ve actually never cooked with tofu. Oil-free means that oil is not a listed ingredient. I only use whole food fats like nuts or seeds in my recipes.
CHAPTERS
- Kitchen Pantry
- Breakfast
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Appetizers & Dips
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Time-Crunch Lunches (all done in 30 minutes or less, so cool, right?!)
- Sauces and Dressings
- Easy Entrees (total comfort food!)
- Comforting Soups & Stews (one of my favorite chapters!)
- Scrumptious Snacks & Sides
- Crowd-Pleasing Desserts
- Vegan 8 Staples Recipes (all recipes of my favorite sauces and spice mixes!)
ORDER DETAILS
So, to recap, this is the PRE-ORDER, which means you will secure your copy NOW before it hits the official launch date and stores. You definitely want to secure your copy now until the official release of October 16, 2018. I know, I know, you still have to wait a few more months to actually get it in your hands. Sorry, I have no control over that, but it will be worth it! And you want to order it now because it secures your copy AND….
5 FREE BONUS RECIPES
For all of those who PRE-ORDER, you will get 5 FREE BONUS recipes that have never been published!! That is my gift to all of you who pre-order. All you need to do is after you place the order on Amazon, send me a copy of the receipt to my email at thevegan8@yahoo.com and I will message you the bonus recipes. Please give me 24 hours to get it back to you since I will have to filter through many emails.
What you will find in my cookbook will be the same style of recipes that you find here on this blog. Total comfort food, classics and scrumptious satisfying dishes to make your tummies happy. We all love comfort food, but I make them easier, healthier, whole-food based and yet still every bit as delicious!
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You can click any of the icons below for US orders (I would think Amazon is easiest though for tracking) and the links below for International orders.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS
VIDEO SNEAK PEEK!
Watch the video to get some peeks at some of my favorite recipes from the book! Obviously this video just shows a few of the recipes, some of my very favorites, but it should get you salivating at least. Who am I kidding, I love ALL the recipes in the book but these were all big hits with taste testers! That pasta salad may look simple but the flavor is phenomenal. BIG hit with taste testers. My secret OIL-FREE vinaigrette is unbelievably delicious.
Couple of other sneak peeks!
FYI: None of the pics below are the ones being revealed in the book. I will save those beauties as a surprise. These are all ones I shot just to have on record.
Cajun Corn and Potato Chowder. So dang creamy, full of flavor and ultimate comfort food. We eat this all the time and it’s one of my hubby’s favorites.
Ultimate BBQ Bean Ball Sub. Talk about pleasing meat-eaters. This one was devoured by my non-vegan family and my brother, a big meat-eater absolutely loved these! So hearty and full of the most delicious flavor!
Time-Saver Red Beans & Rice. Big hit with taste testers and so full of flavor and quick to make. Also, that very special amazinggggg cornbread is also in the book and has a very special ingredient. 😉 The best cornbread I’ve had to date. FYI: this is not the pic from the book, just an iphone pic.
Crowd-Pleasing Brownies. These truly are the most magical brownies I’ve ever made or eaten. Just look at ’em. Rich, fudgy-but not wet, not cakey, super chocolatey and the perfect taste and texture you’d ever desire in a brownie. They will remind you of the classic boxed kind of brownies, thick, chewy, hearty and certainly nowhere near do they look or taste vegan. I offer both a gluten-free and regular all-purpose flour version.
Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins. (Breakfast chapter) Everything you’d want and expect in a bakery muffin. These are legit guys. So soft, so tender, so fluffy, not dense, tall, light, perfectly sweetened and with a golden crunchy topping. I offer both a gluten-free and regular all-purpose flour version.
Ultimate Comfort Chocolate Chip Cookies. Throw away all other recipes, this is the only one you’ll need ever again. Ok, kidding, but when I say these are the best dang cookies I’ve ever eaten, I’m not lying one bit. Thanks to a couple of my secrets, these are perfection. These were made at the cookbook shoot and everybody absolutely loved them, (none of them were vegan)! I offer both a gluten-free and regular all-purpose flour version.
Ok, enough peeks for now. I’ll be sharing some more on social media, so be on the look out!
Drooling yet? Go order now!
Also, if you are interested, these are a few of some of the shots from my cookbook photo shoot I did a couple of weeks back that many of you saw on social media. One of the most fun times I’ve ever had!
These were taken at the Time Food Studios where they literally shoot all their books. We are talking Southern Living Cookbooks, Cooking light books and magazines, Real Simple…all of those amazing brands and now mine is added to their mix. Such fun it all was to see how much passion, care and detail they put into getting that perfect shot for each recipe!
I got to be a hand model for my food, hahaha.
My little girl is in the book too, she’s so excited! She is in a couple of shots!
Their prop rooms for all their cookbook shoots, unbelievable right?? I was in heaven.
Thank you again for all of your support! Please let me know of any questions you have!
I pre-ordered, can’t wait to get it! I love your recipes. I cannot figure out how to send you the receipt though. I used the link on your page and pre-ordered from amazon.
I just want to spam you with all the OMGs and exclamation points and GAH THIS IS SO SO SO SO SO EXCITING!!!! But I will try to control myself. I can’t believe it’s been a year since this whole project started and all the sneak peeks on insta along the way. And I really can’t believe that it will be in the world and in my hands in 6 months time! I’m gonna try really hard not to flip straight to the 2x amazing dessert section…but I’m not sure I’ll be able to stop myself especially after seeing those blueberry muffins lol. And whoa major photo prop envy with those last pics. Congrats my friend, can’t wait <3
P.S. Loving the turquoise accents around here and that cover is everything and so perfectly you!
Have been anxiously waiting and have just pre-ordered and now more waiting
AAAGGGHH
but I am soo excited for you! Your recipes are the BEST
and yo know I mean it.
Love ya Brandi
Yes!! I’m so excited and so happy for you! I know you worked so hard on this and spent so much time on it. I was honored and happy to be a taste-tester, and loved everything I tried. Ordering! Yay for you and all of us!! ❤️
I can’t imagine how excited you must be—even more than us, and that’s saying a lot! What a treat this will be for the fall since a lot of your stuff just has that autumn type feel of warmth and comfort. The cover photo is gorgeous—-but you know your own photos aren’t exactly shabby. Your daughter is adorable—bet she is excited to have a mom who is a published (by a prestigious company, no less) cookbook author!
Pre-ordered and e-mailed you the receipt.
Congratulations Brandi! I just pre-ordered my copy on Amazon after reading your upcoming cookbook description (and drooling over those photos). It sounds fabulous! I’ve been intending to order it all along since hearing about it a year ago. I want to support you and the wonderful work that you do as well as have a house full of happy tastebuds and tummies! Autumn is my favorite season. It’s lovely to have an extra reason to look forward to it this year. 🙂
I just placed my pre-order for your cookbook. I appreciate you share your ideas and recipes so graciously, the purchase of this book is only a small token of my appreciation!
So very kind of you to say that, thank you so much Sheri!
Awesome! I can finally ditch all my dog eared prints of recipes …. ordered!
Hahaha, thank you so much Paula!
Congratulations Brandi! Thank you for presenting us each day with incredibly delicious, beautiful, healthy, soul satisfying food. I’ll gladly support all your work by purchasing your cookbook! I’ve pre-ordered several copies for gifts, and one for myself. Thank you!!
Just ordered! Can’t wait for it to come and decide how many more I’ll order for Christmas presents.
Yeaaaaaah! Pre Ordered right away! Congrats! Every recipe I make from your blog is just perfect and so tasty! Even recipes with flavors I am not sure are my personal preference or ingredients I have not used before – Each one blows me away with how flavorful and delicious they are.
A good recipe is just a good recipe and I never feel like I am missing out on gluten or oil or fats with yours. I’ve been slowly working my way through your blog and many of your recipes have become part of my regular meal rotation. I use the sweet Chili Mustard sauce for everything! Haha, I’ve had a lot of fun using different chili powders in it too.
Very excited!
Congratulations, Brandi! The photos look so good! I can’t wait to see the book in person!
Thank you so much Dianne!!
Hi Brandi! Is the cookbook going to be available in a digital format? I find that ebooks are so much easier to work with. Thanks!
Hi Bob, this is specifically created as a full size paperback. There will not be an ebook but I assume there will be a kindle version later on at the release date!
Thank you Brandi for creating this cookbook. I’ve just placed my order and cannot wait to get it!! I love your recipes and so many of them have become staples in my home. I have to cook for family members who do not follow a whole food plant based diet, like I do and your recipes make it simple. They all really like your recipes! Thank you!!!
Oh, that warms my heart to hear how much your family enjoys the recipes! Thank you so much Shelly for ordering the book!!
Hi, I’m planning to get the book either way but I’m just curious. Why no tofu? It’s a delicious whole food based item.
Hi Charlene! I’m not against tofu in any way. I just personally have never cooked with it ever on my blog (have had it at restaurants though this past year and really like it!) and my husband actually is very sensitive to soy, so it’s just not an item that I’ve begun using. I also wanted this book to be appealing to anybody, not just vegans, if that makes sense. That’s why I didn’t do the typical foods people think of when they hear vegan, which is tofu…salads…green smoothies, etc. I just wanted to show you can use regular everyday normal ingredients so people aren’t intimidated. Basically the same as the style on my blog. Hope that makes sense! 🙂
Can’t believe it’s finally here!! Wow, the time has flown. It feels like yesterday that it all just started!! So happy for you, I know it’s going to be amazing and I cannot wait to review it!!!
I know, I can’t believe how fast it has flown! Thank you so much girl!!
Your cookbook looks beautiful and sounds great! I just preordered it and look forward to more amazing, oil-free recipes!
Thank you so much Joan, I really appreciate the support so much! Thank you for ordering!
So excited and congratulations to you!!!
Thank you so much Shoshey for your support!!
By the way your Lemon Cake recipe is out of this world wonderful! I served it with big fresh Blackberries.
Awww yay, so happy you are excited and thank you for making the lemon cake! So thrilled you loved it! Thank you Jeanne!
Woo Hoo I am going to try and not rush wishing October was here!!!! It looks wonderful!
And thank you so much for ordering!!
So happy for you, Brandi; I’m so looking forward to buying a copy. I prefer to get my books at independent, locally owned bookstores, however (what few of them are left), instead of Amazon or large, corporate, chains, so guess I cannot pre-order, but I definitely will buy one locally when it’s released. (If there was a way to buy it from you directly so you would get more of the money, that would be even better.) I hope you come to Baltimore to promote your book so I can get you to sign it!
Again, congratulations! After all your hard work over the years, it’s about time you got the attention you deserve. As much as I love the recipes you publish online, discovering almost 100 new, never-before-seen ones already has me drooling!
Hi Steve! Thank you so very much for your kind words and support! I really hope it will be at a local independent bookstore but I really am not sure at all on that one. But hopefully it will be so just be on the lookout when the time comes! 🙂 I’ll know more about the marketing aspect of the book as well and will make an announcement here at that time! Sorry for the delay in my response here, it’s been crazy busy and I’m just to get caught up 🙂
Thank you so much again, such hard work to get to this point, but nothing good comes that feels worthy without the hard work! Not about luck, just good hard work and I’m so very grateful!
Awesome!!!!! The book looks beautiful. Finally we can pre-order, I am so excited, but having to wait till October till it is released is going to be excruciating. I am so happy for you and your success. I am placing my pre-order now. Congrats on this very exciting reveal. I wish you amazing success with the sales on this cookbook. I appreciate all your hard work in creating gluten free recipes and gluten free versions in the recipes that do have gluten. You are the best and I always share your recipes with anyone asking for good vegan recipes. I can’t wait to see all the amazing recipes in this book.
Thank you so much Christina as always for your amazing kindness and support! You are seriously such a wonderful person and I can’t put into words how much I appreciate you always making my recipes and sharing them with everybody! Thank you so much for ordering!!
I ordered it!!!! I am so excited. Your description has me so happy. It comes out exactly one week before our wedding anniversary, and this one is a BIG one. I will have to make a Vegan 8 anniversary dinner to celebrate both. Congratulations, it all looks so wonderful and is a dream come true for you, and now for us, too! 😉
Aww, thank you so much Marlene, as always, for being here and your support and making my recipes! That is too sweet about your wedding anniversary being at the same time! I can’t thank you enough for ordering!!
I can’t believe it’s finally here to pre-order. I guarantee you everyone will love these recipes vegan or not and most are gluten free and give nut free options. I was lucky enough to test many of the recipes and they are unbelievably flavorful and just awesome normal good food!
Here is the best part:
ZERO smoothies, NO fake meats, NO fake cheeses, NO tofu, NO oils as an ingredient. AND you get a free ebook if you preorder – see details
Thank you so much for all you have done to help out with taste testing and being such a wonderful part in making this book happen! You are one in a million!!
I cannot wait to get my hands on this book! Pre-ordering now!
Thank you so very much Wendy!!
Hi Brandi, All the best on your new cookbook which I am getting ready to order today. I have been especially encouraged to do so due to the fact not one of your recipes have failed to check all the boxes: tasty, easy, minimum of ingredients, exposure to new ideas and flavors, and I do appreciate the fact that you make suggestions many times of substitutions that can be used. My main reason for the vegan lifestyle change was being diagnosed with diabetes. After reading the books by the big guys out there like Barnard, Powell, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, Gregor and McDougall, along with their diet books/recipes, I have enjoyed yours the most due to the simplicity of your recipes. So getting your new book was a no-brained. One question: Are there plans for an ebook format in the future?
Thanks again for your consistent, arduous efforts on our behalf in bringing some of the best flavors to our tables!
Deb
Hi Deborah! Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment, I’m so glad to hear how much you are loving my recipes, makes me happy to know that! There isn’t going to be an ebook since I have a contract with the publisher and the terms are for a published paperback, however, I do believe (think) there will be a kindle version that would be released once the book is out in October. That is my guess! And don’t forget to email me the copy of your recipe to thevegan8@yahoo.com so I can forward you the bonus recipes!!
I ordered the Kindle version of your new cookbook yesterday and I can’t wait for it to be released. I’m so glad that you allowed it to go to a Kindle production. I know that it will become my TO GO recipe source.