Blogger friends’ books
Hey! How’s the morning going? Hope you’re having a great one so far <3 I just finished up a morning stretch, an awesome breakfast, and am ready to enjoy the day’s adventures.
I feel inspired with recipes lately. It’s certainly a mixture of a few things: the fall produce (gimme ALL THE SQUASHES), enjoying new dishes, and the fact that I’ve had a couple of awesome new cookbooks to enjoy. New cookbooks always help me to think outside of my usual habits, and they’re an enjoyable way to take down time when you’ve been working on creating your own recipes. It’s comforting to breeze through a recipe knowing that someone else has carefully tested it for you. My two latest faves are even better because they were written by very good friends.
The first one is this PTV: The Part-time Vegetarian Smoothies and Juices, which was written by Tina.
I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with Tina quite a few times, and she’s become one of my closest blogging buddies. (I still haven’t met Murphy though, and am borderline obsessed with that pug cuteness.) Tina is also a new mama, a CrossFitter, and writes an awesome blog if you haven’t checked it out.
To write this book, she had to create and test over 140 smoothie recipes in two months (!!!!). When I received my copy, I was amazed by how beautifully it came together. Not only are the recipes incredibly creative (so fresh and vibrant!), but the full-page color photos are gorgeous. There are so many awesome smoothie and juice combos in here, and it’s really encouraged me to step out of the usual rotation. I tend to make the same smoothies and juices over and over, and for the past few weeks, I’ve been using quite a few of Tina’s amazing recipes.
Blueberry-basil smoothie:
Another cookbook that I was particularly excited about: Seriously Delish by Jessica.
Ok, so I’ve never met Jess in real life (sad face), but we’ve been blog friends since the early days. I’m also convinced that she’s the Pilot’s dream wife. I read him some of the titles of her blog post recipes, and he walked to the kitchen to get a bowl of cereal with a trail of drool on the floor behind him. Needless to say, her recipes always go well in our household 😉 In pure Jess fashion, the cookbook pages are filled with beautiful photos and unique recipes. There’s a beautiful mix of indulgent and healthy options; I love that everything is made from scratch.
A huge hit: these chewy granola bars. They’re a medley of oats, pumpkin seeds, flax, sunflower seeds, chia, honey…
and for her first bar, Liv was walking around the house saying “Mmmmm. Mmmm! Mmm. Mmmm!”
Here’s the thing: the PR reps sent me copies of these cookbooks, and I had already ordered both on Amazon. So, I’d love to give them to one of you! Just leave a comment below with something that’s inspiring to you, or your favorite cookbook ever, and I’ll pick a winner this Thursday midnight EST. I’ll send both of these cookbooks to the winner, along with whatever goodies find their way into the box 😉
xoxo
Gina
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I love Prevention RDs Everyday Healthy Cooking by Nicole Morrissey. These cookbooks look great!
I am inspired by my amazing mama who raised us to appreciate fresh, delicious foods made at home. I would love to read the Seriously Delish cookbook!
My current favourite cookbook is Against All Grain – Meals Made Simple by Danielle Walker.
Currently inspiring me (but totally unrelated to food)? CrossFit Games footage. I have a local competition next weekend but I’m lacking training motivation at the moment. Watching the fittest people on earth helps!
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Both of these books look great! I Have been really inspired by Oh She Glows cookbook lately, I’ve made so many of the recipes and each one has been amazing.
I am always inspired with the changing seasons and the new fruits and vegetables that come with it!! I like you am currently obsessed with squash!! Just can’t get enough of it!
I am really enjoying the Oh She Glows cookbook at the moment. So many winners in there!
As a BC native now living just on the other side of the Rockies in Alberta, the pictures you posted in your last post are inspiring to me in that they really make me love my home and want to get out hiking again soon. We are heading to Banff for Thanksgiving and I can’t wait to get back into the mountains! I consider myself very lucky to live in such a beautiful place 🙂
Those both look great! Love Tina and I’m going to have to look into that granola bar recipe from Jessica!
I love the Make It Paleo cookbook!
I love both of their blogs and the cookbooks look great! I love looking at cookbooks, sometimes even just for the pictures 🙂
I brought back an amazing cookbook from New Orleans, when I was there for Mardi Gras this year. The city I live in (Winnipeg) gets super cold in the winter, so cooking some Cajun recipes reminds me of the awesome, warm time I had there!
My favorite cookbook ever is Vegnomicon!
I am super inspired by all of my fitness/food/lifestyle bloggers, Jessica being top 3! Her blog inspired me to start my blog in 2010 and my love for writing and recipes grew even more! I met her at foodbuzz fest my first year of blogging and was starstruck but she gave me the best advice ever: be yourself, don’t ever chance your writing style because something is “popular” at the moment. 🙂
I need those bars in my life! They look amazing! I’m always inspired by my mother’s cooking but rarely am able to recreate her magic….!
Love me some Skinnytaste recipes and always up for conquering a new one! Super inspired to start including a veggie in every meal!
My fiancé and I love One Pan, Two Plates.
I am still loving the Feast cookbook. Both of these look great!
Your pics from Canada are inspiring me right now…my husband and I have hiked some amazing places in the US, but since our two boys came along our hiking has taken a back seat. I’m itching to get on the road again and see some of God’s beautiful creations again!
Oooh, both cookbooks sound great! I’m an Isa fan — my favorite cookbooks are Appetite for Reduction and Isa Does it. Thanks! 🙂
my favorite cookbook is cooks illustrated baking book. but would love to try these!!
I am so inspired by Tina, to keep working out with a baby!! And, Jessica, to make everything from scratch! I would be so lucky to get a copy of these cookbooks. Fabulous giveaway 🙂
I love the Cooking Light cookbooks – from the magazines.
But, these days, I get most recipes from the blogs I read (of course, yours!).
My favorite cookbook ever is Mark Bittman’s How To Cook Everything. It’s how I taught myself to cook in college. Current favorite is The Feed Zone, a really great cookbook for endurance athletes. It has really tasty, healthy, economical, and relatively simple recipes. My boyfriend’s favorite recipes I make come from that book.
Trader Joe’s is what’s inspiring me today…to start hoarding pumpkin products. 🙂
I’ve been wanting both those cookbooks you got!
my biggest inspiration is my mom, who raised my siblings and i on her delicious homemade cooking!
I’m always inspired by the men and women who work for/participate with The Wounded Warrior Project. I could go on for days about that!
As far as cook books go I’m more of a Pinterest recipe kind of girl 😉 it sucks you in!
Most inspiring thing right now is single moms. While I’m blessed with a sweet 7 week old, I can’t imagine doing it on my own. Single moms are my heros!
I love my grandmothers cookbook! I also enjoy getting recipes from blogs!
those granola bars look so yummy!
My favorite cookbook ever is cooks illustrated best recipes. When’re I need a tried and true classic recipe that’s where i look. I have to admit, I’m a cookbook hoarder and would live to add these two to my collection!
Both these cookbooks look wonderful! I am loving 365 vegan smoothies there are so many yummy options!
My favorite cookbook is the book Jerusalem. Talk about amazing pictures! I love fresh, middle-eastern/Mediterranean style recipes, and this book pulls out all the stops. I love that it also provides educational information about the origin and region of the recipe. I can’t wait for your book to come out!
My favorite “cookbook” is my grandma’s notepad of recipes!
Those both look awesome! I would love to try some new recipes.
I follow both of these blogs and would love to have either cookbook!
Both of those cookbooks are on my must buy list! I love their blogs and would love to have their books!
I am a sometimes-vegetarian so I love Peas and Thank You!
I am inspired by my amazing mum! She is almost 60 yrs old and still sweating it out in spin classes and yoga! She has taught me by example how to have a healthy body image and love yourself!
I am inspired by my nana and mom! They have the best and simplest recipes since theyve tested cookbooks forever and picked the best recipies I have a great filter 🙂
I’m inspired by the local farmers market. I started a version of it in the parking lot of my office on Fridays so employees have access to local fruits and veggies all season. Thanks, Gina!
My favorite cookbook is Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking. The book is chalked full of wonderful recipes. Everything I have made has been seriously amazing; my dinner guests are always impressed. And the book is filled with amazing pictures and stories about the region/culture.
My fave cookbook is one my Nana gave me years ago as a house warming gift. It is HUGE and she wrote some notes and messages on many of the pages 🙂
Super natural everyday is one of my favorites!
One of my all-time fave cookbooks is the Newlywed Cookbook. It’s more toward the indulgent side than my day-to-day eats, but all from-scratch, seasonally focused and fun recipes to make with your numero uno. Great picks for weeknight suppers, brunches with friends and romantic date night dinners!
My favorite cookbooks are the ones compiled by America’s test kitchen! I love that they explain the science behind recipes, must be the nerd in me 🙂 but every single recipe I have tried is amazing! And they even give u great tips on how to prep food, love it. That being said I don’t think they have a smoothie book so this one would be an awesome addition to my little growing collection!
I am loving the Superfood Smoothies and Superfood Juices books by Julie Morris. Such great combinations!
I just moved out and having my own kitchen again is so motivating to try new recipes! My all time favorite cookbook is a book my aunt put together of all of my grandmas recipes! She gave it to myself, my sister and two cousins for Xmas a few years ago!
Favorite cookbook – America’s Test Kitchen! It never fails!
My friends inspire me to get fit!!!
I love Lorna Jane’s Nourish book/cookbook
I continue to be inspired by my favorite bloggers– you being one of them! Creating a healthy and happy lifestyle through awesome food, along with fitness, family, love, and humor. I would love to have both of these cookbooks in my kitchen!
my favorite cookbook is an oldie but goodie-The Joy of Cooking. It seriously has everything!