I'm so excited!!!

Our state tax return came in th is past week. Yay! So, I went out and bought two cookbooks that I've been dying to get! I got Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook and Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock.

The good thing about this: I have lots of new recipes with amazing reviews to try!
The bad thing about this: Due to copyright, I won't be able to share the exact recipes with you.

Up until now, I've gotten all of my recipes from the internet, or just made them up, so I could share them with you. However, it's not cool to share recipes out of a cookbook without the author's permission. Doing so would take away the revenue they would earn from selling you their book. Why buy the book when you can get the recipes for free, right? So, I'll post the name of the recipe, what my kids thought of it, and if you think you're interested in enough of the recipes and want to try them out, go out and get the books!

I can't say if I recommend them yet or not because I haven't tried any of the recipes. From my first glance (well, reading them for about an hour last night during my girl's taekwondo classes) they seem well put together, friendly, and helpful. Isa (the author) speaks as though she's talking to a friend, hanging out in her kitchen with her. I've enjoyed reading just the introduction and some of her tips so far. If nothing else, I know they will be helpful because they include silly things that I never remember, like how to cook quinoa, how long to soak beans, etc. If, after trying a number of the recipes, I find that I really recommend the books, I'll post links on the sidebar so you can easily find them. :)