Crazy for Cookbooks!

The Delivery: Let Them Eat Vegan by Dreena Burton, Chia: the Complete Guide to the Ultimate Superfood by Wayne Coates, VegeBaby by Pragna Parmita (not vegan), and Cook, Eat, Thrive by Joy Tienzo
Staff Pick: Cook, Eat, Thrive

The DL: Oh man. Sweet Potato Challah? Is there really anything else to say? A simple peruse through Cook, Eat, Thrive not only makes us hungry, but also has us surprised and delighted by creative dishes we've never seen before. While we're drooling over page 92 (that would be the Smoky Corn and Date Empanditas), you can find in-depth reviews of fantastic vegan cookbooks in every issue of VegNews. Subscribe today to get our upcoming May+June issue before it hits newsstands. There just so happens to be an extended media section!

A Cookbook, Music, and Granola Bars

The Delivery: A galley of Let Them Eat Vegan! by Dreena Burton, Joy Askew's album Drunk on You, and dark chocolate mint granola bars from Earnest Eats
Staff Pick: Let Them Eat Vegan!

The DL: Let them eat vegan? Heck yeah! How could you eat anything else when vegan recipes like Chipotle Avocado Cream, White Bean Sweet Potato Pasta, and Chai Peanut Butter Ice Cream exist? And lucky for all of us, all three (and 197 others) are ripe for the cooking in Dreena Burton's new book. We can't wait to dig deeper. Let Them Eat Vegan! is available March 15; In the meantime, pick up one of our top 10 vegan cookbooks of 2011 for some right-now deliciousness. Now, can someone send us a cake or something? We're hungry.

Vanilla Deliciousness

The Date: Thursday, November 4

The Delivery: Cookies and new Arbonne body and skin care products

Staff Pick: Alternative Baking Company's new Simply Vanilla Bean Cookie of the Season

The DL: Maybe we're a little bit excited about the upcoming holidays (it's almost December, people!), or maybe we just happened to revisit last year's VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection, but this seasonal Vanilla Bean cookie threw us into a fit of holiday anticipation. Also, it's a vegan cookie made by the 2010 Veggie Awards winners Alternative Baking Company, so it's going to be delicious. You wouldn't know it's nearing the holidays in this crazy San Franciscan heat (we know you're jealous, sorry!), but we'll devour classic vanilla vegan cookies anytime!