My new cookbook, Happy Herbivore Abroad, released on Tuesday and I opened my home to friends and Herbies for a little par-tay that evening! 

I served a few recipes from the new cookbook: Olive Tapenade, Sangria, Morir Sonando, Blueberry Bundt Cake, Bread Pudding, Tomato Rice Pilaf, Vegetable Korma, Queso, Cajun Stuffed Mushrooms, and Lemony Kale!  

The sign on the wall reads "100,000 books sold" — it's still up from that party. …

Meet Erika. After having 2 kids, Erika was able to lose 60 pounds and get rid of all her headaches and has so much more energy!

HH: You've been a long-time lacto-ovo vegetarian. Tell us about that. 

I remember saying two years ago that I could never follow a plant-based diet, because I loved cheese too much. I had been a vegetarian for seven years and grew up in home where my Grandmother made vegetarian meals. 

HH: …

Bold flavors this week with a roasted sweet potato (or butternut!) salad, chipotle white bean dip and more! Don't miss these firework meals!

Individual Plan Highlights:

Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
Porridge (NEW!)
PB Cup Quinoa
Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal
Banana French Toast (NEW!)
Pecan Sweet Potato Bake
BBQ Rice (NEW!)
Black Bean & Corn Tacos
Spinach Love Wraps (NEW!)
Pumpkin Chili 
Chipotle White Bean Dip (NEW!)
Peanut Noodles
Roasted Sweet Potato & Quinoa Salad (NEW!)
Black Bean & Quinoa Salad

(Kindle edition available! iBooks & Nook will have it today or this week).

When I wrote my first book, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, I felt like I held my breath for a year. I was on pins and needles for months. It was the first time in my life I put all my eggs into one basket. I'd quit my job as a lawyer and I'd moved my family into a tiny (tiny!) New York City apartment …

Since I never set out to create Happy Herbivore (or have this career with Happy Herbivore), I've always had a "react" approach to things.

Happy Herbivore started out as a blog — a little creative outlet for me. When I started blogging in 2007, I had no idea that my blog would turn into one cookbook, let alone 6. Or that those books would become bestsellers and afford me the opportunity to fly around the …