Food for Thought by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Musings on vegetarianism, veganism, meat-eating, non-violence, the use and abuse of animals in our society, and the joy (and sadness) that comes with being awake to and aware of the misery animals endure at the hands of humans - and how we have the power to stop it.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Celebrating The Joy of Vegan Baking


This past Sunday, over 110 people gathered to celebrate the publication of my book, The Joy of Vegan Baking: Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets. Because of the generosity and baking prowess of many of my friends, we featured about 25 different desserts from the book - though I, in my distraction, forgot to unmask my own Chocolate Cheesecake and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie! Nonetheless, everything was beautiful and delicious and absolutely devoured by everyone. At the end of the night, we had a small bowl of strawberries left (and my two pies that remained in the fridge!).

I gave a short presentation, after being introduced by my wonderful husband, and the whole night was just a love fest. I felt (and still feel) very loved and supported, and the feedback I've been receiving about the book has been wonderful. It's so much fun to hear from people who are baking from the book and loving the results. Please don't hesitate to put your own thoughts and suggestions here!

Feel free to peruse the photos from the party.

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posted by Compassionate Cook @ 9:00 AM  

6 Comments:

  • At 10:21 AM , Blogger Ryan Thibodaux said...

    The celebration was a ton of fun, and the baked treats were heavenly!

    I don't know if my chocolate cake and mint chocolate chip cookies were any good, but they must have at least looked good, 'cause they were gone in a flash! As was everything else...

    That was certainly a room full of people who decided to skip lunch to save room for desserts. Me included.

    Congrats again!

     

  • At 10:31 AM , Blogger Vicki's Vegan Vice said...

    Congratulations! I've been celebrating each recipe tried from your cookbook - most recently your Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. So delicious!

     

  • At 11:08 PM , Anonymous Victoria C. said...

    I just received your book in the mail today and I've already tried two recipes... both fabulous btw. I just wanted to say how impressed I am with the whole layout and contents! I am so excited to try more of your recipes. Thank you for putting together the perfect Vegan Baking guide I have been dreaming of!

     

  • At 8:25 AM , Anonymous suzanne said...

    Congratulations Colleen!! I can't wait to get my copy. Keep up the fantastic work.

     

  • At 3:02 PM , Blogger Oboe-Wan said...

    Congratulations! Looks like it was a wonderful time.

    I have loved the recipes I've tried to so far, but I especially love the tips & advice you give throughout the book. It FINALLY has allowed me to adjust some of my favorite family recipes into vegan treats.

    Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
    (I can't say it enough!)

     

  • At 1:03 PM , Blogger Joselle said...

    That looked like a fun and delicious time! Craziness with work has prevented me from trying out any of your recipes yet but I definitely want to make the German apple cake first and hopefully that will be some time this weekend!

    Congratulations again for the book release and continued success with it! :)

     

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