I am thrilled to be reviewing Angela Liddon's first cookbook, The Oh She Glows Cookbook. A book based on her amazing blog Oh She Glows. Check out my review and try a recipe from the book and a book giveaway!..
photo credit: Angela Liddon
photo credit: Angela Liddon
Review: The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out
When I first opened my package containing an advanced copy of Angela's book I was greeted with a photo of humble rainbow carrots striped across the cover. And then when I opened the book my jaw literally dropped as I was paralyzed in excitement for the beautiful (gorgeous!) photos gazing back at me as I flipped quickly through the pages.
At first glance, the book is stunning. The polished photos could easily rival Martha Stewart - and so could the recipes! This is not just an amazing vegan cookbook, it is an amazing cookbook, period! I think anyone who holds this book in their hands will see that.
photo credit: Angela Liddon, The Oh She Glows Cookbook - recipe page 141, cream of tomato soup with roasted italian chickpea croutons
At deeper glance, here are my fave features about the book:
* The photos. Seriously GORGEOUS.
* I love how each new chapter lists all the recipes in that chapter in list format for easy browsing.
* I love the "homemade staples" chapter which contains every vegan's fave go-to recipes like cashew cream, homemade flours and almond milk.
* I love the recipes! They echo the creativity, beauty and deliciousness found on Angela's blog.
* It has a few amazing smoothie recipes 🙂 you know me... I made one this morning!..
Basically, if you are in the market for a new vegan cookbook and happen to pass this book in the store, GRAB IT. I can not gush enough about how great this book is. Profound words escape me because all I want to do it turn away from my computer and keep flipping through the pages discovering new nooks and crannies of the vegan yumminess and inspiration that can be found.
Angela, congratulations on such a beautiful masterpiece. I am so excited for the world to see your book. I know your recipes will inspire an even wider audience now and help more and more people make the switch to vegan - or simply add more vegan recipes to their diets. Smoothie glass cheers to you and the brilliant Oh She Glows Cookbook!
Enough gushing now, yes?
Lets share a recipe from the book!
photo credit: Angela Liddon, The Oh She Glows Cookbook
When flipping through the pages, this yummy salad recipe caught my eye and I am thrilled to be able to share it with you.
Walnut, Avocado & Pear Salad with Marinated Portobello Caps & Red Onion
pg. 103, The Oh She Glows Cookbook - re-printing permission courtesy of Angela Liddon
2 large portobello mushrooms
½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 recipe Effortless Anytime Balsamic Vinaigrette (Angela's recipe below)
1 5oz. box mixed greens
2 ripe pears, peeled, cored, chopped
1 avpcao, pitted and chopped
⅓ cup walnuts, toasted
Intro from Angela: This salad was inspired by a dish at a local restaurant where my girlfriends and I meet for lunch once a month. With buttery pear slices, grilled marinated red onion, portobello mushrooms, toasted walnuts, and creamy avocado, it's a delicious mix of my favorite flavors and textures, and it's filling, too. Each portobello mushroom packs in around 6 to 8 grams protein, so add one or two and you have yourself a protein-packed salad that will go the distance.
serves 2 prep time: 15 to 20 minutes, cook time 8 to 10 minutes
gluten free, soy free, refined sugar free, grain free
1. Gently rub the outside of the mushrooms and remove and debris. Remove the stems by twisting the stem until the top pops off; discard it or freeze it for another use, such as stirfry. With a small spoon, scrape out and discard the black gills.
2. In a large bowl, combine the mushroom caps, onion, and half of the balsamic vinaigrette and toss until fluffy coated. Marinate the mushrooms and onion for 20 to 30 minutes, tossing every 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Place the mushroom caps and onion on the pan and grill for 3 to 5 minutes per side, until grill marks appear and the vegetables are tender. Reduce the heat if necessary. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside until the mushroom caps are cool enough to handle, then slice the mushroom caps in long strips.
4. For each salad, place a few handfuls of mixed greens in a large bowl and top with half of the chopped pear, avocado, walnuts, and grilled mushrooms and onion. Drizzle the salad with some of the remaining balsamic vinaigrette and enjoy!
Effortless Anytime Balsamic Vinaigrette
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoon flaxseed oil or EVOO
2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon fine grain sea salt, or to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1. In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients or simply combine them in a jar, screw on the lid, and shake. This dressing will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for at least 2 weeks.
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All photos credited to: Angela Liddon. The head shot of Angela, credit: Dave Biesse
Want more of Angela? Check out her Veggie Girl Power Interview here on HHL!
Sondi Hardy says
My favorite right now is Isa Does it
Kathie Grace Ricard says
Favorite cook book Go Dairy Free
Megan says
Betty Crocker
Teya Starre says
vegetable literacy
C Mendolia says
veganomicon!
Holly E says
My favorite is Paleo Cooking from Elana's Pantry
Brunette427 says
My favorite cook book on my shelf is Happy Herbivore Abroad. I also love Vegan For Her.
MK says
My current fav cookbook is happy herbivore. So many go-to staples!
Thanks for sharing this, I didn't even know she had a cookbook out and I frequent her blog 🙂
Emily C. says
I've been loving Isa's Appetite for Reduction. I really want to try Angela's new book. Thanks!
donnak4 says
Betty Crocker cookbook
Sarah Lang says
My favorite cookbook is the I <3 Trader Joe's Vegetarian Cookbook (with a vegan version of every recipe!) 🙂
christine says
My favorite cookbook is Vietnamese World Kitchen!
Jasmin Harris says
My favorite cookbook right now is Vegan Planet!
appifanie says
Oh tough! Probably Isa's Appetite for Reduction.
Suzanne Correnti says
Happy Herbivore Aboard!
RockMyVeganSocks says
Yup - pretty sure I have to go out and buy this. Right. Now. =D Sounds amazing!
Nicollette D says
Now, I am loving the new England soup factory cookbook. . Because it's the only one I own!
Chris says
Artisan Vegan Cheese! I love trying new cheeses ever time I get the chance.
The vegan 8 says
I only have 2 vegan cookbooks, I just got Rawsome Vegan Baking by Emily and I love it. I would LOVE Angela's. Such a beautiful looking book!
Miranda says
Either of the Babycakes books 🙂
MSto says
Plenty is fabulous and super creative.
Sarah McLaughlin says
Veganomicon! But I love Oh She Glows, would definitely be my favorite.
Britny says
Right now I love Veganomicon best, but I have a feeling this cookbook would be my new favorite!!
shari says
365 vegan smoothies!
Great!
Karen Weiner says
We have a lot of Moosewood cookbooks at my house right now and I really like those, but I just went vegan recently and do not yet have any vegan cookbooks, so this would be a great start to my collection!
E K says
Native Foods Cookbook. There's something about having access to the recipes of a restaurant....
The Peace Patch says
My favorite is the family cookbook we are working on right now. 🙂
Ellie says
My favorite cookbook has to be Vegan eats World!
Natural Kath says
The Fannie Farmer Baking Book - only because I got it as a gift when I was a kid and learned to bake from it. It has amazing recipes, but most aren't overly healthy - though some are.
Tiff Williamson says
Tough call... I don't know that I have a favourite but Isa is consistently at the top of my list bc everything is failsafe!
Alissa says
my favorite cookbook at the moment is veganomicon
Katie says
My fav cookbook (that i own) right now has to be Isa Does It!
Kenna O'Rourke says
favorite cookbook is propbably Veganomicon 🙂
Simona Cat says
Gorgeous book! At the moment I am loving the Great Vegan Bean Book, but it's not the only one!
Jeanine Swann says
I am loving both Well Fed cookbooks (1 & 2) and the Nom Nom Paleo cookbook
Deborah Davis says
What a wonderful new vegan cookbook. The vegan recipes look delicious. The photos are fabulous. I can't wait to get this book and start making some of these dishes.I especially love the Walnut, Avocado & Pear Salad with Marinated Portobello Caps & Red Onion. Thanks for reviewing it.
Holly Brown says
My favourite is Veganomicon right now.
Kelly says
I am so excited to try this cookbook! Right now my recent fave is probably Isa Does It.
Beth Ⓥ says
I am working my way through Isa Does It at the moment. I love cookbooks!!
Cynthia Winter says
My favorite cookbook is The Enchanted Broccoli Forest.
Amy says
There is something wrong with the "Oh She Glows" facebook page that pops up in the entries (#2)- just FYI it is some tanning salon! Threw me for a loop
Fave cookbook right now is "The Asian Vegan Kitchen"- recipes are super time intensive but amazingly authentic! I am loving learning how to create authentic indian food especially, but vegan of course 🙂
Awall33 says
My favorite is Vegan with a Vengeance at the moment
Marissa Rath says
My favorite right now is Isa Does It! 🙂
Jenifer says
My favorite right now is The Complete Chinese Cookbook by Ken Hom.
Tiffany Ried says
my fave cookbook right now is great gluten free vegan eats around the world, by alyson kramer! so good!
Corrine says
Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson is one of them. =)
theyoungveg.wordpress.com says
What a nice review and giveaway! I do not really have any particular favorites at the moment, but I am making lots of nice recipes from both you and Angela.
Mackenzie Rifkin says
Right now I've been making a lot from my copy of Meatless from Martha Stewart Living!
Lacey says
I couldn't possibly choose a favorite.. however, I have recently been drawn to Williams Sonoma's Salad of the Day Cookbook. Fresh, vibrant salad ideas for all 365 days of the year!
Emily A. says
my fave cookbook at the moment is let them eat vegan. so many delicious, nutrient-dense recipes!
Lisa M says
My favorite cookbook right now is The China Study Cookbook. Everything I've made so far is healthy and tasty! I use Isa's Appetite for Reduction and her newest, Isa Does It often as well.
Michelle Raisner says
My daughter bought me The Joy of Vegan Baking for Christmas. We are vegetarian yet she knew I had been baking everything vegan. So thoughtful and I love it! I don't own any vegetarian or vegan cookbooks. I have quite a list going of the ones I want though. I frequent so many wonderful blogs with amazing recipes and Oh She Glows was the first blog I was introduced to by my niece! So happy for Angela to finally have a cookbook out 🙂
ammauceri says
I love Vegan Express! 🙂
Kate Dillon says
My favorite cookbook is one I've made myself of all my favorite recipes!
Melisa Sharpe says
Blissful Bites and Isa Does it!
Herbivore Triathlete says
Isa Does It!
Janel M. says
Veganomicon
Kathleen Sturgis says
The Vegetarian Epicure
Lena says
365 Days of Vegan Smoothies ofcourse
Carrie Ahonen says
I just checked out a vegetarian Indian cookbook from the library that I'm really enjoying. I don't recall the name of it though.
April Deters says
I don't have a favorite cookbook (I have been making mostly blog and pinterest recipes) but I think this could end up being it!
Kris Petty says
Vegan cupcakes take over the world! My fav 🙂
Katherine Leachman Waller says
i don't know that i have a favorite. i guess i need to get one!
Terri Jones Cole says
I have been making pot after pot of soup from the book "Love Soup" by Anna Thomas. It is vegetarian, not strictly vegan, but the recipes that use butter, cheese etc. are easily modified. I am in love with her green soups!
Jill Waldrep says
Favorite cookbook is Anything by Isa or Terry from Post Punk Kitchen! Appetite for Reduction is probably my favorite at the moment!
DJ Harper says
I have several vegan/vegetable cookbooks right now, but I get most of my recipes on-line from various sites, including Healthy.Happy.Life.!!! This new cookbook looks like a winner to me!
Jessica Gilbert says
i have a great salad cookbook (can't recall the name), but i love it!
Melissa K. Bauer says
I'm a fan of Chloe Coscarelli's cookbooks. Dessert & "regular" food. :o)
Erin Giltinan Hill says
My favorite cookbook right now is Vegan Comfort Food. Everything is yummy. Good stuff for cold winter days
Anastacia Mosher- Arnold says
My favorite cookbook right is my Hungry Girl 300 under 300 recipe book. It's a quick way to find mindful recipes when I need one.
Heather McClees says
Kathy, thanks so much for this giveaway!! I've been following Angela's blog for five years when I first discovered Happy Healthy Life too! I would love, love, love to win her cookbook!:)
My favorite cookbooks on my shelf right now are: Julie Morris' Superfood Smoothies, YOUR 365 Vegan Smoothies, and I also love Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Diet too:)
THANK YOU AGAIN!! YOU ROCK!!:)<3
Molly (Based on a Sprue Story) says
I have been eying Gluten Free on a Shoestring Bakes Bread, which is on my shelf and looks amazing, though I haven't yet actually made the time to make any bread. Guess I can't call it my favorite yet, but it's definitely the one I've been taking off the shelf, looking at, and planning to cook from most often recently!
disqus_n6P3gaQ2GK says
All the Moosewood cookbooks are great!
Ali Seiter says
I'm all about the Dirt Candy cookbook. Oh, man.
Jennipher Hulse says
I don't have a favorite. I really prefer to find my recipes online.
Chasity Grome says
I think my favorite cookbook with now is Appetite for Reduction by good old Isa 🙂
Anushka Wickramaratne says
My favorite cookbook has to be 1000 Indian Recipes. (:
DestinationIsolation says
Right now, my favorite cookbook is Betty Goes Vegan.
Kerri Kildare Brown says
I don't have a favorite cookbook right now. I have been looking for a good vegan & gluten free cookbook. Most of the time I just get new recipes off pinterest
Greg Allbee says
I keep going back to the Veganomicon. Even the "How to cook a Bean" and "How to cook a grain" sections are good reference for when I forget grain/water ratios and cooking times.
upstatelisa says
I am always in the market for a new vegan cookbook! I do love Isa's books!
Keleigh Friedrich says
Fave cookbook at the moment is Karma Chow by Melissa Costello. Lots of simple and nourishing recipes. I love Angela's blog and would be delighted to own her cookbook! <3
Sandra Lee Childs says
My favorite cookbooks are Isa Does It and 1000 Vegan Recipes .
Pamela says
Isa Does It , I've made so many of the recipes.
Crickett P Woods says
My smoothie cook book from you!!
Hanna says
My favorite cookbook has got to be the Moosewood; it's so classic and has some great stuff inside. Plus, the drawings and hand-written recipes are super cute!
Chris-Kate Barr says
Joy of Cooking, current edition 🙂
Mason Linkous says
I love Mahdur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian. It's a tome of (mostly vegan) deliciousness!
Claire Elizabeth says
I really am currently loving my Rawganic Vegan E-book! Go green! Lol! Yay!!! Heheh! Love to actually hold he books anyway! 🙂
Livomac says
Your smoothie book, loving getting all that nutrition in less than 5 minutes!!
Michelle Cutler says
The Happy Herbivore cookbooks, any from Isa Chandra and Robin Robertson.
Cricket Desmarais says
365 Vegan Smoothies, of course! 🙂 in fact, i think i need a smoothie right NOW. 🙂 xo
Cara says
Love Isa Does It as well. Would love to add this to my collection as well. Thank for the opportunity!
Liz S. says
Favorite cookbook right now = Mayim's Vegan Table. Would love to check out Angela's new cookbook!
Brennen says
It's not a vegan cookbook, but it's my favorite - L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My food by Roy Choi
Celina says
My favorite cookbook right now is Isa Does It by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. It has beautiful photographs and super easy, quick recipes.
Rebecca Wright says
I would love to find a vegan cookbook that I love, sadly while there are some that I enjoy, I've not found "the one" yet! While not vegan my favorite cookbook sadly is The All-American Dessert Book, by Nancy Baggett.
Kymm Wills says
Superfood Kitchen! But Oh She Glows was one of my very first introductions to Vegan cooking...would love this gorgeous book!
Terri Bessey says
HH Light and Lean
Susan Gordon says
Isa Does It.
Shannon Dunne says
The Runner's World cookbook is my favorite right now!
Oscar_de_Jarjayes says
Do you have to pin this review of comment with a favorite cookbook to enter?
Heather D-G says
Isa Does It is my current favorite.
Sarah Foo says
My fav right now is Isa's brunch cookbook. Love brunch!
elleve2300 . says
Gotta be 365 smoothies, sooo yummy! 🙂
Nicole Selah Destrampe says
Isa does it is my currant favorite this looks amazing thanks for the recipe and a chance to win!!
Corinne Bowden says
Hmmm...I do love "Skinny Bitch in the Kitch"!
Cathy Slater says
Favourite cookbook right now? Mouthwatering Vegan!
owsla says
I've just starting collecting vegan cookbooks and have been using recipes I've found online more.
Diana says
I like to throw food together or let the internet surprise me, but for all my go to staple recipes Veganomicon has me covered. 🙂
Katherine says
Usually not a big following recipes fan, just because I'm lazy or like to do things my way 😉 But I loove my "Color Me Vegan" cookbook!
Erin O'Dwyer says
I love your 365 Smoothies book for quick mornings(usually weekdays) and use "Isa Does It" all the time for dinners. But I can't wait for YOUR cookbook to come out!!!
Dana V @ Vanishing Veggie says
i am loving my new copy of 365 smoothies!!
Yoojin Lee says
my favorite cookbook on my shelf is kris carr's crazy sexy kitchen!
Sarah Hyman says
My fave is Mayim's Vegan Table (:
Breana Barak says
My most recent cookbook is Raw Food Real World, but I also recently purchased the e-book from ohdeardrea and have made several recipes already!
Maureen says
Vegan With a Vengeance has never failed me!
Lucia says
I love all things Isa Chandra!
Brittney Edwards says
My favorite cookbook is "Superfood Smoothies" and "Skinny Bitch's Ultimate Everyday Cookbook."
Jody says
Canning for a new generation
Lauren says
Love the review of Angela's beautiful, veggie-spiring work. My favorite bookshelf menu source is currently: Moosewood's Original Vegetarian.
bethfeh says
My favorite cookbook right now is "Appetite for Reduction." I am on the wedding diet and needed help!
Kerry says
My favorite cookbook right now is Isa Does It. Every recipe I've tried has been wonderful.
Gabby says
I got an advance copy of Rawsome Vegan Baking and that book is amazing! Definitely my fav right now. I know this would be too if I got it 🙂
TessBrianna says
I've been cooking from Isa Does It and Happy Herbivore Light & Lean the most lately. I can't wait to get my hands on the Oh She Glows cookbook as well.
mbc1017 says
my favorite at the moment is probably chloe's kitchen, but i look forward to exploring a new cookbook soon 😉
Melissa Atlas says
I really love all of the Happy Herbivore cookbooks. I've been making a lot of recipes from the newest book, Happy Herbivore Light & Lean, lately.
apunc1 says
Vegan with a Vengeance
Alina says
Thanks for this giveaway! My favorite cookbook on my shelf is probably Relish, though I only have 2 books, and I use blogs for recipes too (like this site and the OSG site). Adding OSG would be great!
Jessica says
Joy the Baker cookbook
Bethany says
I don't really have a favorite cookbook because I usually just use food blogs like OhSheGlows and yours. However, with so many people coming out with cookbooks I've got to get my hands on them since many of the recipes they include are not on their website.
Adam says
it's between The Vegan Zombie and Isa Does It at the moment, so many great recipes in both!
oh, and I think the Oh She Glows Facebook link in the contest gadget needs to be updated, it actually links to a spray tan company in California lol
Carly Ott says
My fav vegan cookbook at the moment is: Vegan Fusion in the Kitchen,
125 Comfort Food Classics, Reinvented With an Ethnic Twist!
Nicole Renee says
Right now I'm loving Vegan Cooking for Carnivores. It has recipes my meat-eating boyfriend can enjoy with me!
Callie D says
Very exciting giveaway - just the book I'm wanting next for my kitchen! I'm currently enjoying Spill the Beans by Julie Van Rosendaal
Nadine Davis says
Fabulous post, would love this book. Pinned! Nadine x
Nik. E says
I am loving gwyneths second book! Obviously not everything is vegan but I'm at the point where it's very easy to make substitutes thankfully!
Kelsey G says
Currently, I'm lovin' some Chloe's kitchen, but that will change once this comes out
Alyssa McShane says
Pinned! Thanks for the gorgeous pics and review - pictures are basically a requirement for me, so I can't wait to get my hands on this one!
Lauren says
Currently I am mad for "Isa Does It." I'd love for Angela's book to join it! 🙂
Kristina says
Can't wait to make something from this book. My current favorite cookbook I own is Isa Does It.
Maddy Oritt says
My favorite cookbook right now is "Isa Does It"- I'm sure this one will join the ranks!
Laurie A. says
Right now my fav cookbook is Isa Does It. Looks like this one will give it a run for its money what with all the amazing photos & recipes!
Angela Liddon says
Kathy, Thank you so much for this gorgeous review! I am literally smiling ear to ear. It's funny, I think the same things when I browse your gorgeous blog (how does she take such nice photos??) and flip though your creative smoothie cookbook. You are a big inspiration!! I couldn't be happier that you are taking part in my tour. Thanks again and I can't wait for your next book!
Kathy Patalsky says
Aw thank you so much Angela! I'm so glad we can inspire each other! That makes me happy. Your book is going places baby! Congrats my dear!!! Xo
beachmama says
I've loved Angela's recipes and her blog for years! So happy you've featured her FIRST cook book here ~ thanks Kathy!
Johanna says
arh...no real happy face or "heart." oxoxox Thanks for your review.
Johanna says
I know pre-ordering helps out a lot, but I never managed to do it. I, instead, ordered it from my local, independent bookstore. 🙂 <3
Warm Vanilla Sugar says
So exciting!! I can't wait to het my hands on this book. This salad looks so good!