Green Goddess Muffins Fat-Free Vegan Spinach Muffins Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Recipe

Happy St. Patty's Day! Since today is a holiday that's all about greenness, I'm sharing a recipe with you that *might* be in my next cookbook (the jury is still out).

It all started about a week ago when my assistant went on a baking spree and posted a bunch of photos on Facebook of all the things she'd made. While I was practically licking my screen at the "Cake Batter Cinnamon Buns" what really got my attention were some …

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Blog Book Tour Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: News

Calling all bloggers! I want to do a "blog book tour" -- and need your help! 

If you have a blog and would like to interview me about The Happy Herbivore Cookbook -- send me an email at (lindsay ( at ) happyherbivore.com) with your questions and blog address.

I'll also give you a few recipes (with accompanying pictures) from the cookbook to share exclusively with your readers! 

I have loved all the interviews I've done so far --- this …

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Pics from the new cookbook Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: News

It's been recipe mania around here. Last night I counted up all the new recipes I've created so far, and hit 50+. (Granted some of these include sauces and dressings, but still!)

This discovery was shocking, exciting and also a big wave of relief. You see, when my publisher asked me if I wanted to write another cookbook, I said "hell yes!" but then he asked if I could have the whole thing done in two months so we …

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So you wanna write a cookbook? Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: Business101

Before I wrote my first cookbook, the whole idea seemed so glamorous but as I started on the first book, I quickly realized--holy hell! it's a lot of hard work!!

It's rewarding work, for sure -- but it's a big project with lots of little undertakings that sneak up on you. I thought after I wrote all the recipes I was done -- ha! far from it. There was editing, layout, creating an index by hand -- so …

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There Is No Such Thing as "Healthy Oils" Posted by:Lindsay S. Nixon Category: FAQ

Anytime I rail on oil, people seemed so surprised — not that I don't use oil but that I firmly believe that all oils are unhealthy.

Since this is a topic I get asked about often, I figured I'd put it all here, in a nicely wrapped blog entry, for anyone who was ever curious why I don't use any oils in my recipes.

The short and sweet answer is: oil is a highly processed junk food …

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