Happy 2013! Even though my tummy issues prevented S and I from having a very exciting New Year’s Eve, we still enjoyed our quiet evening at home with the pup. So far, 2013 has been just fine, with lots of good food and good company.
On Friday, I skipped out of work a little early to drive up to Wisconsin Rapids to visit one of my best friends, who lives in Italy but was home for the holidays. We had a fun night playing games with her family and watching various shows on DVD, and her mum fed us a delicious tofu stir fry with brown rice and homemade bread. It was a quick visit, but totally worth it.
I drove back to Madison in the early afternoon on Saturday, and then S and I had a dinner date with the friend whose New Year’s Eve party we missed. She’s also vegan, and she served us a delicious gluten-free dinner. We started with crudités and a fantastic Brazil nut spread, then moved on to a blended parsnip soup flavored with Chinese five-spice. The main course was rolled eggplant slices stuffed with tofu ricotta and tomato sauce, and then we rounded out our meal with Coconut Bliss chocolate-hazelnut ice cream topped with chocolate-hazelnut cookies and homemade fudge sauce. Oh, and of course we drank lots of wine and a homemade orangecello (like limoncello… but with oranges). Much of our conversation centered around vegan food and restaurants, which is always fun – it’s wonderful to have someone who gets it and will happily gush about vegan eateries! She also sent us home with a bag of extra cookies. :)
And now it’s Sunday and we’re getting back into our normal routine – we’ve planned our meals for the week, I’ve gone grocery shopping, and tonight we’ll finish watching the Two Towers extended edition. Life is good.
To help you have a delicious 2013, I’d like to give away three cookbooks! I’ve been feeling a pull towards minimalism lately, and because I received three new vegan cookbooks for Christmas, I feel compelled to get rid of three that I don’t use all that often.
One winner will receive the following [gently used] cookbooks:
- How it All Vegan, Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard
- La Dolce Vegan, Sarah Kramer
- The Garden of Vegan, Sarah Kramer and Tanya Barnard
I inherited these cookbooks from a friend of a friend, but I just don’t use them that often, for a variety of reasons. But maybe you will! If you’d like a chance to win, just leave a comment telling me what you’re excited about in 2013. I’ll choose a winner next Sunday, January 13th, around 7:00 PM CST. (If you already own one or more of the books, enter anyway – I’ll split ’em up if need be!)
Good luck, and happy 2013!
vegga 
I’m most excited to get a full-time job and move to the East Coast! :)
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A vegan foodie meet up thats held every month that I got an invite too, also valentines day baking, easter baking, birthday baking…… all the excuses for baking!
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Hopefully I’ll find a job this year. I’m excited about that! And also about making a lot of tasty vegan food, as always.
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I’m excited about spreading the word about veganism and perhaps getting a few more people to come over to “our” side!
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Ah, yes! I have the “Vegan A Go-Go” and I love it. It’s really nice of you to hold this giveaway :) I am HIGHLY looking forward Vida Vegan Con being held in Portland this year. I can finally meet more e-friends :D Plus learn, eat and enjoy a nice getaway from.. Life, hehe.
Happy New Year!
oxo,
Holly
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I’m excited for me. All aspects of me have been transforming after some time I was focused on others in 2012 and lost someone close to me. My soul is stirring and I have become a new woman in the kitchen too! Fresh, from scratch meals every day! I have one cookbook, which I love, Vegamonicom. I need some new books to pull inspiration from! Thanks for the lovely giveaway! <3
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I’m excited to run my first half-marathon! My knee got better last year, and I’m SO happy that I can run again!
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I’m excited about the “power word” I chose for this year: Freedom! Freedom from worry, self-doubt, fear & shame AND the Freedom to be happy!
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I’m excited about cooking more and my son toddler talking more
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I have how it All Vegan and love it! I’m sure the others would be just as good or better. I’m excited about cooking new recipes!
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I’m most excited because my sister will be having her baby in 2013! :)
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I’m excited about my little one starting to eat solids in 2013, and getting to introduce her to yummy fruits and veggies!
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I’m excited to go back to college after a three-year break!
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I’m excited to eat more veggies using my new cookbook Wild About Greens by Nava Atlas! I’m always on the hunt for great new vegan cookbooks.
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Cooking more healthy vegan recipes!
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I’m excited about our mini-potlucks set up on Friday nights with my vegan friends. We host each other at our homes, each of us contributing a tasty vegan dish. Then we watch a great movie together. I look forward to these every week.
Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
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How nice of you to pass these cookbooks along! I’m excited to get back to my home in Oklahoma after being away for 7 months! I miss my own kitchen (and my cookbooks)!
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I just started a plant-based lifestyle, and I’m so looking forward to seeing the promised changes that I have been reading about.
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This year is my 10 year wedding anniversary so we will be going to Hawaii. I’m super excited about that!
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I’m most excited about the upcoming spring and summer! I’m so over the cooler temps and I get a raise in the summer! :)
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In 2013 I am excited to encourage my loved ones to lead happy and healthy lives.
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