For the last two weeks or so, I've been hinting on twitter and facebook that I had some mega news to share. 

There seemed to be three common guesses: 1.) I was pregnant. 2.) I got another book deal. or 3.) I got a TV show.

Well... If you guessed I got another book deal.... you're half right!

I didn't just sign on to write one more book, but TWO more books! 

That's right, HH #2 and #3 are in …

Have I mentioned how much I love my husband, Scott, and my assistant, Andrea, lately? 

Well, I do.

They collaborated and brought a cool new feature to happyherbivore.com.

We've (well... they've) been working hard on it for a few weeks so you may have noticed some changes around here...

Anyway, the recipes page has been redesigned. 

It's much more user-friendly (for example, recipes now have labels for easier navigation, you can "like" your fave HH recipes) and …

Although I hate to admit it, I have some clear favorite recipes in the cookbook and Scott does too. During the testing process for the book, there were some clear favorites among the testers as well.

This, of course, made me wonder what the fan favorites would be -- what would everyone make first? make the most? blog and tweet about? 

I had my suspicions and I was half on the money. I expected the queso, nacho cheese and …

A little history about me: I didn't care for meat as a child. I much preferred vegetables (raw, not cooked) and fruit, so it wasn't really a surprise to my mother when I decided to be a vegetarian. At age 7.

Although I eventually caved to peer pressure (and familiar pressure) and went back to eating meat for a few years, my decision to once again return to vegetarianism, and then veganism, was not the least bit surprising to my …

Happy Valentines Day! Today is also Lily Bean's 4th birthday!

Here are some of my favorite "romantic" recipes from the blog an cookbook.

Baked Tofu Parmesan (p. 139)

Cheesecake (p. 219)

Fettuccine Alfredo (p. 163)

Seitan Piccata (p. 145) or Chickpea Cakes Piccata

Oyster Mushroom Scampi

Andrea's Puttanesca