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Two exciting updates! (1) We’ll be back with a new video this Saturday! (2) If you’re in the San Diego area, come say hi this Saturday afternoon.

I’ll be at the North Park Vegan Market from 12 to 3 pm doing a meet & greet and signing cookbooks (my cookbook will be available for purchase there + hugs/selfies are welcome).

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There’s a new 🌟 RPL at Home 🌟 post up on the blog after many months!

I started out writing these posts as a way to connect with y’all more and to share what happens behind the camera. I love writing them and hope you enjoy reading them 🤗

rainbowplantlife.com/rpl-at-home-october-2024/

This month, I’m sharing:

🦥 How I feel about slowing down after a few busy years
✈️ Travel & restaurant recommendations
📖 The books I’m currently bingeing
🥳 All the amazing things surrounding my cookbook launch

PS: We are on a short break from videos after cookbook launch, but we’re back to filming today so stay tuned. Thank you for your patience and for being here ❤️

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After a few very busy months (and years), I am enjoying my sloth era 🦥 (which is really just hanging out with family & friends, spending time in the sunshine, and devouring novels).

We're currently in San Francisco for one final cookbook signing event, but we will be back soon with new videos!

Bay Area friends, hope to see you tomorrow at the Book Passage store in the SF Ferry Building! Sat 9/28 at 12 pm. Come say hi, get your books signed, and chat!

And of course, THANK YOU all for your amazing support on the Big Vegan Flavor launch! It exceeded my expectations in so many ways and I’m still processing it 🥹

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Big Vegan Flavor is a New York Times bestseller!! This photo was taken shortly after I told my parents 🥰

Making bestseller lists was not a goal of mine (I’m more of a process gal than an outcome gal), but I have to admit that seeing this 600-page behemoth dedicated to celebrating vegan cooking at #3 on the list was pretty freakin cool.

So thank you to this incredible community for making that happen, for your enthusiasm for big vegan flavor, and for being here.

And while it is exciting news, my heart was already full from seeing YOU excited about the book! Cooking from the book! Making recipes from the book for dinner parties and for neighbors in need and to meal prep lunches for work and to feed your families 🥹

Sending lots of love and hugs!! And please keep tagging me with your photos (recipes you make, photos of the book, photos of your pets and the book...)!

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Exactly 10 years ago, I quit my job as a corporate lawyer because I wanted more out of life. I wasn’t sure what I wanted, but I knew I didn’t want the status quo—waking up anxious each morning, dreading going into work.

Max and I backpacked around the world for six months, during which time I tried to figure out the contours of what I wanted. Eventually, I determined that I wanted three main things: purpose, to give back to others, and work that brought me joy.

It took many more years and even another job in law to carve out the life I wanted, but I can honestly say that, today, I have all three of those things.

And that is thanks to YOU!

By watching my videos, making my recipes, and sharing your joy for vegan cooking, y’all have given me the career of my dreams. I wake up each morning excited to take on the day, and even on my most stressful days, I go to sleep content, knowing that I am living a life with purpose and joy.

And today, the project I’ve worked on the longest and the hardest, is finally here. Big Vegan Flavor—my 600-page cookbook and tribute to vegan cooking—is officially out in the world, and I cannot thank you enough for helping to make this happen.

You can order your copy at bigveganflavor.com/ or visit your local bookshop 🥳

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One of the best parts of this job that doesn’t get to happen very frequently is meeting YOU! I’m doing a few cookbook events this fall, and if I’m in a city near you, I’d love to see you!

Wed Sept 4 / 7 pm / Los Angeles: I'll be in conversation with Joanne of ‪@TheKoreanVegan‬ at Now Serving LA. Only a few tickets left: bit.ly/sept4bvf

Thurs Sept 5 / 7 pm / San Diego: I’ll be at my fave local bookstore The Book Catapult for an author chat/Q&A and signing books. bit.ly/sept5bvf (free to attend).

Sat Sept 28 / 12 pm / San Francisco: I’ll be at the SF Ferry Building. Link and details to come.

Thurs October 3 / 7 pm / Tempe, Arizona: I’ll be at the Changing Hands Bookstore. Link and details to come.

PS: I'll share more events as they get scheduled. And for folks in Australia and Europe, stay tuned -- I might be coming to you later this year as well!

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One of the many reasons it has taken so long to publish my upcoming cookbook is that after I submitted the manuscript, I decided to re-photograph 75% of the recipes.

Why? Because I initially had some tight deadlines, so I rushed through the photography process.

Once I saw the photos come together though, I felt disappointed. They didn't convey the excitement I had about vegan cooking and that I wanted my readers to feel.

So instead of moving forward, I took a pause. And I started re-imagining what I wanted the photos to look like and then putting that vision into action. It took an extra three months of work, but in the end, I think it was worth it.

I've shared a couple "before and after" photos below. What do you think? Can you notice the difference?

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Big thank you to my friend and culinary genius ‪@YEUNGMANCOOKING‬ for making the Sticky Coconut Braised Tofu from my new cookbook! Check out the video on his channel: https://youtu.be/5YJUnWqu3OY?si=z4CNF...

This is one of my favorite dishes from Big Vegan Flavor, and Wil made it look extra delicious 🤤

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I wanted to share my top 10 recipes from my new cookbook, but after hours of going back and forth, I couldn't narrow it down past 50 recipes 😅

So I asked my two primary recipe testers and my partner Max to share their favorites...

Scroll to see a sneak peek from one of my testers, and click the link below find out the full list 🤤

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I started working on my new cookbook, Big Vegan Flavor, in January 2021(!). Here’s how the numbers shake out:

🔸2,000+: the number of recipe tests

🔸75: the % of recipes I re-photographed after not being satisfied with the first round

🔸608: number of pages in this book

🔸150: number of recipes in this book

🔸2: number of times I submitted the “final” manuscript (the first one was 1.5x longer than the final one...it would have been a 900+ page cookbook 😅)

🔸Countless: the number of dishes Max washed and the number of pep talks he has given me in the last 3 ½ years.

If you’ve already pre-ordered Big Vegan Flavor, THANK YOU so much 🤗 It truly means so much to have your support on this monumental project.

Visit bigveganflavor.com/ to snag your copy! If you preorder before it’s officially published on September 3, you can get some amazing bonus goodies (details are on this page).

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