I am so excited about today’s post! What’s better than a holiday giveaway?
Well, pressure cooking is pretty great.
This is the time of year when you’re thinking about gift-giving … and gift-receiving. I think the gift of pressure cooking is a beautiful thing.
As most of you know, I wrote the book Vegan Pressure Cooking: Beans, Grains, and One-Pot Meals in Minutes, which came out in January of this year. The zeal and love of pressure cooking is growing among home cooks. Especially plant-based / vegan home cooks. Why? Folks, we eat a lot of beans and grains and cooking them fast is the bomb. Brown rice in 22 minutes. Soaked pinto beans in six minutes. Need I say more?
Well, I’m going to.
I learned how to pressure cook using stovetop models. Presto and Fagor were my first. The Fagor models were so reliable that I became incredibly loyal. I used the Splendid, Duo and Chef lines with zeal. Then, as my book launch date was approaching, I reached out to Fagor to see if they would like to partner on my book tour. Boy, did they! Because of Fagor, I was able to do over 40 vegan pressure cooking demonstrations across the U.S. (and one in Canada!) reaching over 1,2o0 people. Wow wee! I was able to give away lots of Fagor pressure cookers along the way, too.
On the book tour I learned quickly that many people fear stovetop pressure cookers. I’d like to think I helped move many of them beyond the fear during my classes. I also saw that people were really drawn to multi-cookers. You know, the electric devices that can do multiple things: pressure cook, slow cook, cook rice, and even make yogurt. Set it and forget it devices are really appealing. I get it. As I used the Fagor LUX multi-cooker on my book tour, I fell in love with the easy-to-use devices, too.
These days I’m loyal to both.
On any given Saturday or Sunday, I’ll have one or two pressure cookers going on my stove top: a vegetable broth in one and some variety of legume in another. I’ll have my Fagor LUX multi-cooker busy, too, usually filled with brown rice, farro, or other grain. Bulk cooking on the weekend (also known as batch cooking) is how I maintain a healthy plant-based diet (and I merge these whole foods with the best vegan convenience options, which is the basis of my real world vegan meal plans). Cook on the weekend and reheat and eat all week long. Here are a few of favorite recipes using a pressure cooker:
Soy Curl and Pinquito Bean Burritos (and burrito bowl)
Umami Vaquero Bean & Vegetable Soup
Lemon Green Bean Vegan Risotto
Today, nearly one-year from the publish date of Vegan Pressure Cooking, a couple of super-cool things are happening.
First, Amazon is currently featuring my book as a monthly deal on Kindle. For the entire month of December you can purchase it for only $2.99.
And did you know that you can give a Kindle book as a holiday gift? You just select the gift option and set the send date to whenever you want the recipient to receive the email from Amazon! Grab the Kindle version for $2.99 here.
Second – and I’m guessing this is what you’ve stopped by for – Fagor and I are collaborating again! Sur la Table now sells an exclusive Fagor LUX 6 Qt. multi-cooker; it’s simply gorgeous.
You can enter to win this device right now. Icing on the cake? You’ll also win copies of both Vegan Pressure Cooking and Vegan for Her, signed by me.
Enter now as this contest closes Wednesday … because we want the winner to receive the prizes by December 24!
NOTE: I will email the winner at 4pm EST Wednesday, December 16 and you must reply with a U.S. shipping address by 5 PM EST to guarantee Christmas Eve delivery of the LUX! Miss the deadline? No worries, you’ll still get it!
If you’re thinking about giving a pressure cooker as a gift to someone (or to yourself), the exclusive Sur La Table Fagor 6 Qt. LUX multi-cooker is only $130 and they are offering free shipping. Check it out here!
And enter the giveaway now!
125 thoughts on “Vegan Pressure Cooking Holiday Giveaway: Win a Fagor LUX 6 Qt. Multi-Cooker!”
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I need to get my bulk cooking on! Bring on the beans!
I would love to use this for cooking beans. We always make large pots each week to throw in different dishes, so a pressure-cooker would drastically reduce the time needed.
I would love to do side dishes in this–rice, beans, squash. Keeping it simple as we work towards more vegan meals in our diet.
I’d like to try new varieties of dried beans and homemade yogurt.
Looks awesome. Can’t wait to try it out.
I’m looking forward to soup recipes!
I want it!! I will making soups and beans
I enjoy cooking so much in pressure cookers – beans, soups, stews, yogurt, rice. I’d love to try this one!
I would love to make lots of hearty stews this winter!
I’m so going to make the Umami Vaquero Bean & Vegetable soup…sounds divine!
I’m looking forward to cooking some wonderful lentil and other bean dishes
I love Vegan Pressure Cooking! I wish I’d learned to love pressure cooking years ago, but I think I’m making up for it now. I use mine weekly for bulk cooking rice and beans. it cannot be beat for quick healthy dinners.
How exciting!! The winner will be very pleased 🙂
I look forward to cooking all the vegan foods!
I have a Fagor stovetop PC and would love the convenience of an electric version! Your recipes are healthy and tasty, a perfect combination!
I’m so excited at the thought of finally being able to join the wonderful world of pressure cooking! What a generous giveaway!
I am not vegan or even vegetarian but I’m trying to get myself there. Would love to use it to attempt to eat more beans, lentils, rice, soups, etc. to start eating healthier for me and my family.
This would be amazing! I currently work and go to school full time and being a new vegan (10 months and going strong) this would help me tremendously. I would love to try all the recipes and keep it simple and delicious 🙂
I love doing bean soups in my pressure cooker
My clean out the fridge soup and curries
Chickpeeas for homemade hummus, so much creamier and I get to pick the flavors 🙂
As just a fun personal challenge, I’m trying to see how low I can get my monthly grocery bill, without sacrificing health or quality. The way I see it, the obvious way to help achieve this is bulk cooking beans and grains, so that’s what I’m looking forward to doing! 😀
I’d love to make soups throughout the winter!
I would like to cook a lentil or split pea soup.
I would make risotto or a chili!
I’d like to cook beans and some main dishes.
Wow JL what a great prize! Your cookbook would be getting lots of use in my kitchen.
Beans and Rice
I’m glad I have family in the US who would love this cooker.
Yay! This would be awesome!
Can’t way to try your new recipes. Thank you
I’m looking forward to a lot more one pot meals and more beans of course. A two-hour simmer for most beans without the pressure cooker is just too long to make very often.
I would love to make beans of all kinds in this pot! My husband always wants some, but I don’t like how long it takes. Not home long enough to make them! This is a gorgeous machine, and I would love to own one!! Thank you!
I would love to be able to make risotto in the pressure cooker, and not have it get burnt to the bottom of the pan.
I love soups, beans, and rice in the pressure cooker. So quick! Oh! and homemade stock too!
Want to cook some of those yummy beans you blog about!
I initially wanted a pressure cooker to batch-cook beans, rather than continuing to buy canned beans. As I have learned more, I am really looking forward to trying yogurt and risotto – both vegan, of course!
Beans!!
I sure would like another pressure cooker to make things go even faster.
I am looking forward to making soup and oatmeal :).
It would get a lot of use for bean and lentils. I made this amazing coconut lentil soup last winter that I’m dying to repeat soon 🙂
I have always been scared of using a pressure cooker, but I keep reading how useful (and safe!) they are, so I think I have overcome my fear. : ) I would love to use one to make soups and beans, to get food on the table fast for my family. Being able to mske vegan yogurt would be awesome too.
Ahh, set it and forget it; that sounds heavenly :-). I’d love to make all the things I currently make in my stove-top pressure cooker…beans, rice, soups, stews, but I’d also love to try my hand at yogurt, and whole squash/potatoes/yams. Thanks for the opportunity…just thinking about it is exciting!
Ok vegan buffalo wings what? =) That’s definitely #1 on the to do list if I win!
WoooHoo! Great giveaway! :O) Thank you for the opportunity to be the winner!!
This is an awesome giveaway! Thank you! This would be great for beans and soups!
Thanks for the contest. I love beans!
What a great giveaway! Never enough beans 🙂
I’d love to begin cooking beans and grains in a multi-cooker, and do a better job of keeping up with bulk cooking on weekends!
Bulk beans and soup!
This gadget is a game changer! I need one!!
This would be great! Thanks for your generosity!
I would love to have this just to make beans and rice easier. Let alone all of the other things it can do
I love cooking chickpeas. They are my favorite to cook in a pressure cooker!
Beans of all types.
I would like to cook beans and soups in the multi cooker!
I would so love to use a modern pressure cooker !
i will be making beans and rice and everything nice!
Being able to quickly make beans, lentils, and split peas would be fabulous.
I would be cooking loads of beans along with some quick grains and taters!
I can’t wait to try some risotto!
I’m looking forward to making my famous vegan chili!
I’m looking forward to cooking beans and brown rice.
I can’t wait to make some yummy chili! …now the weather just needs to cooperate! It’s so warm here in Michigan! <3
This will help with being on a candida diet friendly so much easier, cooking all of the rice and beans!
Ooooohhh… That multi-cooker would be amazing to add along side my stove top pressure cooker! And if I win the drawing, I’ll be able to share the books with my friend who is a new, almost vegan woman! 🙂 BTW, the 13-bean and potato soup looks amazing!!! Must make immediately!
I would love to make bulk batches of chickpeas which my girls and I eat nearly every day, along with pinto beans for bean and potato soup, lentils for soup, bean burgers and tacos, homemade yogurt and quinoa. Thanks so much!
I want to cook grains like farro and barley, and tons of beans!
I’m looking forward to making chili! YUM 🙂
Beans, soups, rice, and chili
I want to make chili, soup, and refried beans!
I would love to cook complete one pot meals in a pressure cooker.
Curry!
Ha! What WOULDN’T I make! This thing would get put through its paces in my kitchen. Soups, stews, beans, grains, seitan roasts, etc., etc.!
Lots of beans (from scratch) and soups (also from scratch!)
Beans for sure!
Soups and chilis. =)
Red lentils. Going to make tomato soup with them.
I would cook beans and vegetable broths
I would have to say rice and beans for sure
I want to try vegan yogurt! I don’t own your book, but definitely need it!
beans beans beans!!!
beans and quinoa
Eggplant casseroles
Rice, Beans and soups.
I could really use an electric pressure cooker. I have a very very old stovetop one!!!
I’d like to make one pot meals. I’d also like to make alot of “component” items to mix and match for lunches and dinners during the week.
RAFFLECOPTER: CAROLSUE
I would love to make Red Curry Lentils
Probably beans. I’m addicted to the ease of canned.
Beans!
Pick me, pick me. I use my pressure cooker at least twice a week and sometimes wish I had two. I’d donate one to someone else though. So let’s help someone else learn to use a pressure cooker, pick me. <3
Soups soups and more soups
I have have friends that make a eggplant & olive spread in the pressure-cooker. I would love to make my own!
Love, love, love my pressure cooker. It’s a very basic model. This one looks incredible.
I would like to try so many new recipes with a pressure cooker.
I like cooking cholent !
I would love to check out the recipe book for some soups. My kids love trying new soups.
It would be great to cook beans quickly….
Soup
Oh man, the vegan buffalo wings look incredible – I’ve never attempted to cook anything like that before!
Risotto looks delicious!
Um, for everything, cause I don’t even believe anything is possible. I’m a pressure cooker skeptic, and you’re a liar. See? You don’t even have pants on cause they caught fire from being a liar. 🙂 XXOO
OMG, @colleenpatrickgoudreau:disqus, I’m dying laughing!
I’d love to make soups, chilis, risotto and beans in the multi-cooker!
I am looking forward to cooking legumes of all kinds in my new multicooker! 🙂
Cooking beans, brown rice, slow cooking stews and soups. oatmeal, and lots of other delicious vegan foods, I’m sure.
Wonderful soups and lots of legumes!
I would like to make some soup, beans, and seitan in the multi-cooker.
I am looking forward to cooking beans and rice!
I look forward to making beans, rice and soups
Oh, the possibilities are making me giddy…
Beans for sure. That soy curls and bean burrito is screaming “make me, make me!”
I would love to have a second multi-cooker so that I can batch cook more efficiently on my days off. I end up making grains on the stovetop because my multi-cooker is busy making beans or soup, etc. I prefer the flavor and texture of pressure cooked grains so the second cooker would be a great addition to my vegan kitchen!! Plus I just think it would be super cool and fun to have 2 cookers going at once…multi-tasking multi-cookers!! 🙂
I want to try the buffalo wings!
I’m looking forward to making beans. I’ve never quite gotten them right with any other cooking method!
I have been hearing how much I really need a pressure cooker from a friend. I’d use it for beans and rice but so many other things too
Quick and easy soups and stews would be perfect for the winter
I want to make lentils.
I love Red Lentil Chili and other bean dishes. They will cook so nicely it this machine. I also want to try steel-cut oats.
Under five minutes?!?! Yes, please!!!
Beans, Beans and more Beans! I try to avoid canned beans, so this would be so awesome!
Well I just made spaghetti squash-and I am so excited about how that turned out. Potatoes were amazing. I guess what I am most looking forward to is figuring out how to make meals in the pot as soon as I get used to making single ingredients. Thanks
Looking forward to making the Black Bean and Sweet Potao Stew. Made the Black-eyed pea & collard green chili previously & it was awesome!
I love cooking beans in a pressure cooker! They are quick and delicious!
Congratulations to @colleenpatrickgoudreau:disqus! You are the winner of the Fagor LUX 6 Qt. Multi-Cooker + signed copies of Vegan Pressure Cooking and Vegan for Her!