Before I open the envelope, er… that is, before I read the randomly generated winner from Rafflecopter, I want to thank the Academy… er, no, I actually mean sincere gratitude to all who helped with this, my first foray into guest posting. A Month of Veggie Love went smoother, bigger, sometimes sillier and generated more fun emails, new friends, recipes and stories than I could have hoped! Special thanks to Renea Winchester, author of In the Garden with Billy: Lessons about Life, Love and Tomatoes for donating her book for this fun month. (Read about her other books here.)
[Oh, and yes, Anne Hathaway is a vegetarian. Gorgeous, huh?]
THANKS TONS, Y’ALL!
The three books for the giveaway are…
Herbivoracious: A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes by Michael Natkin, In the Garden with Billy: Lessons about Life, Love and Tomatoes (autographed) by Renea Winchester and The Speedy Vegetable Garden by Mark Diacono and Lia Leendertz.
The First Place Winner is Abby V. Congratulations! (wild applause)
Winner #2 is Rick S. Yay! (continued wild applause)
And Winner #3 is Wayne S. Hooray! (even more applause)
No, I didn’t do them in reverse order because enough with the anticipation already! Look for your email soon!
We also were able to donate a bit to the Atlanta Food Bank for the sale of the shirts on Zazzle. They are still available here and run very, very small. I’ll find a new distributor next time.
BIG BUSHEL LOADS OF THANKS to Amanda Socci who first suggested the idea of a doing a month of veggie guest posts to me. And, of course, THANKS TO ALL THE GUEST BLOGGERS! Of course, you can still comment on these wonderful posts. Here are the links for your reading convenience.
♥ Meet Kale, My Mid-Life Love Affair by Beth Hermes
♥ Un-boring Potatoes (and Pomegranate Aioli Recipe) by Amanda Socci
♥ For the Love of Garlic by Renea Winchester
♥ Love in the Time of Cauliflower by Linda G. Hatton
♥ Remembering Mama’s Kitchen by Kiril Kundurazieff
♥ Don’t Squash Your Creativity by Tracy Rud
♥ Fresh Youth, Raw Truth by Wayne South Smith
♥ Provolone Ziti Bake and a 9″ Plate by Carole Early Cooney
♥ Exotic Bamboo Rice and Lentil Wraps (Vegan) by Chris Coyne
♥ Turnip, True Love by Ellen H. Ward
Congrats to the winners!! And for your success with “A Month of Veggie Love.”
Thanks, Linda, for all your encouragement and great posts, too! I may even do this again next year.
Great batch of guest posts. I plan to use several of the recipes soon. Keep up the good work. Viv G.
We should share notes. Let us know which worked well for you!
Awesome, Val. I’m glad this creative project worked well for you.
Yes, it was a great learning experience. Thanks to you for the original idea and the encouragement throughout the process, Amanda!
Super project (supper project?) that obviously required a lot of hard work from you and guest bloggers…what a blast of veggie love!