Vegan MoFo 15: Book Review + GIVEAWAY! (Blissful Bites)

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I have a history with Christy Morgan. Last year during Vegan MoFo I reviewed her book Cooking With The Seasons: Fall/Winter.  A few months later I asked Christy to write a piece for my Vegan 101 series.  She didn’t just write a piece, she included a vlog element to  Vegan 101:  Newbie’s Guide to Seasonal Eating and Cooking.

When I learned that Christy had a cookbook coming out this summer I pre-ordered one immediately.  A few months later I met Christy in person, finally, at Vida Vegan Con.

She gifted me a signed copy of her book!  Lucky me! Guess what? Lucky you, too, because now I’m giving away the copy of Blissful Bites that I purchased!  More on that later.

Christy Morgan’s Blissful Bites:  Vegan Meals That Nourish Mind, Body, and Planet truly captures her zest for life, her commitment to nutrition and her ability to see beauty in everything she touches.

She has packed more than 175 recipes–laid out seasonally–as well as advice on cooking spaces, pantry basics, kitchen tools, cooking and cutting techniques and sample menus into 270 pages!  Her book has been sitting on my kitchen counter, next to my own cooking space, since I opened it. It’s a handy resource to have at your fingertips.

Christy talks about her own journey to bliss (to encourage yours) and on that journey she discovered macrobiotics.  Her wholesome recipes are filled with delicious, wholesome foods that can create balance and this is why she offers her recipes in a seasonal format.  Eating produce that is in season is central to macrobiotic cooking and Christy is a real pro at using the season’s bounty.

Christy offers dishes for everyone: raw, gluten-free, soy-free, low or no oil and she also indicates recipes that take less than 45 minutes (thank you).  On pages 27 and 28 she provides instruction on knife techniques that are very helpful.

I’m going to share photos and commentary on some of my favorite recipes from Blissful Bites in my Vegan MoFo posts next week:

Breakfast:  Pumpkin Spice Pancakes
Lunch: Mock Tuna
Dinner:  Maple-Glazed Tempeh

But why wait for “blissful” food porn when you can enter to win a copy of Blissful Bites right now?

There are four ways to enter:

1.  Tweet this: Enter to win @TheBlissfulChef’s new cookbook “Blissful Bites” on @JLgoesVegan’s #veganmofo giveaway! http://bit.ly/p3tcaJ
2. Like The Blissful Chef on Facebook.
3.  Like JL goes Vegan on Facebook.
4. Sign up to receive JL goes Vegan blog posts via email.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry. This giveaway is open to anyone in the U.S. and Canada.

I will accept entries until Wednesday, October 19 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Good luck!

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138 thoughts on “Vegan MoFo 15: Book Review + GIVEAWAY! (Blissful Bites)”

  9. #4- Can’t wait to get the blog! I am off and on vegan and need to hunker down and start spending time with some recipes. This book (and your blog) would be a great way to do this! Thanks!

  43. I already have the book so i’m not entering…I just wanted to say that I love Christy!  She has a great attitude.

  57. I just tweeted about this Blissful Bites cookbook giveaway! I’ve been very intrigued to get this cookbook but i’ve been so busy 🙁

  64. I’m not entering because I too was gifted one from the lovely Christy. I just wanted to come here and show the love, Christy and her recipes are amazing! LOVE that girl, and you too! XO

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  103. I just “liked” you on Facebook – I was surprised I hadn’t already!  And I really wanted this book at the Con, but my bag was already stuffed with books from a prior Powell’s visit.

  104. Awesome! I ordered Blissful Bites last week and can’t wait to get it. Thanks for sharing her with us, JL!

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