Angela Liddon / Oh She Glows

**GIVEAWAY!** Thanks to you, #ohsheglowsfordinner became the #1 BOOK in Canada last week! 🥳 Thank you everyone for your incredible support for my new cookbook. 🙏❤️Seeing you cooking from it and enjoying the recipes, receiving your comments, emails, and DM’s, well, I couldn’t be more grateful. Almost 12 years ago to the day, on October 31, 2008, I hit publish on my very first blog post called “Boo”. 🎃 I was fresh out of graduate school, working as a researcher at a new job, and blogging as a new hobby. I still can’t quite believe all that has happened in 12 years' time. One thing is for sure, I wouldn’t be able to do this without your support, love, and enthusiasm for what I do. 😭 To celebrate, I’m giving away some of my favourite kitchen appliances and tools! I use each of these in my own kitchen. This prize package is valued at around $525.00 CAD. One lucky winner will receive the following brand new kitchen items: One Cuisinart 14-cup (3.5L) food processor One Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker (6-quart) One OXO Steel Chef’s Mandoline Slicer 2.0 TO ENTER: Simply like this post and tag 3 friends below. Bonus second entry: In a new comment, let me know which recipe you are most excited to make OR which recipe you have already made and loved from Oh She Glows for Dinner! DETAILS: The contest is open to Canadian and US residents until Sunday Nov. 1st 2020 at 11:59pm EST. We will randomly draw the winner and notify the winner via direct message and on Oh She Glows Instagram Stories on November 2, 2020. This giveaway is not affiliated with, sponsored, or endorsed by any of the brands above. Good luck, everyone, and stay safe out there. xoxo

Today is the day Oh She Glows for Dinner hits shelves across Canada and the US! I am filled with nerves and butterflies…you’d think by now it would be easier to send my work into the world, but nope. 😆 My only hope is that you love the new book and the recipes bring you lots of comfort this year and beyond. 🥰 Scroll through the photos above to see some more recipe sneak peeks! I also want to give a big shout out to a bunch of awesome people who made our cookbook COVER come to life! Lifestyle and cover photographer: Sandy Nicholson (@sandynicholsonphoto ) Cover food styling: Claudia Bianchi Cover prop styling: Catherine Doherty (@lasercath ) Book design: Ashley Tucker Floral arrangements: @theblossomandbloomcompany Hair: Natasha Steip (@hair_by_natasha ) Makeup: Erin Winn (@erin_winn ) Sandy Nicholson’s amazing photography team and @andrea_magyar ! A huge, massive thank you to every single person who helped create this awesome book - especially to Eric and Nicole...I could NOT have done this without you both! And to all of you lovely readers who support what I do.❤️🙏 Don’t forget, if you share the book or a recipe on social media, use the hashtag #ohsheglowsfordinner so we can see it. HAPPY COOKING!!! I hope you are all doing well and staying safe out there. ❤️

Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well ❤️ I’m passing along this fun event in case you missed my Insta Stories about it. In celebration of my new cookbook, Indigo and Chatelaine are hosting an online live event on October 14th at 7pm EST. I’ll be chatting with Maureen Halushak about the new book and more. We really hope you will join us 🤗🥳 ⠀ There will be signed copies for sale if you’d like to treat yourself or that special someone. I’ll be donating 100% of my personal proceeds on the book sales for this event to the amazing Building Roots initiative (@buildingrootsto ), so you can order a signed book and help a good cause at the same time! ⠀ Be sure to reserve your spot here to join us live on the 14th at 7pm EST (direct link in profile!): https://www.crowdcast.io/e/in-conversation-angela/ ⠀ Oh She Glows for Dinner launches in 5 DAYS...😱 ahhhh, it’s really happening 🙃Thank you for all your incredible support and excitement ❤️ ⠀ Big thanks to @indigo @chatelainemag and @maureenhalushak for hosting this event #ohsheglowsfordinner #ohsheglows Hope to see you there!

Obligatory holding the “new baby” photo. 😂 I’m crawling out of my cookbook creation hole to say hello! Oh boy, it's been a wild ride, but we did it. I'm feeling emotional just thinking about all that it took to create this new book - nearly 3 years of daily work, 33 incredible recipe testers, kitchen disasters (including a broken oven!), personally cooking, photographing, and styling over 100 recipes, coping with mental health setbacks, and finalizing the book during a lockdown with stir crazy kids. 🤪 This book would not have been possible without the encouragement and support of my family, friends, and all of you, 100%! Your excitement for the book this week is blowing my mind. 🥰 Nicole and Eric, my small-but-mighty OSG team, are my rocks, sanity savers, and a huge part of making this book come to life. ⠀ I created Oh She Glows for Dinner because the biggest recipe request I’ve had over the years is for more plant-based, crowd-pleasing dinner recipes. I think dinner is something most of us have struggled with (I know I sure have!), and when you throw plant-based into the mix it can be even trickier to figure out. This book is packed with hearty + savory mains, sides, soups, salads, dressings, pestos, and sauces, with a bonus dessert chapter (priorities, am I right?!). It has more than 100 dinner-friendly (and lunch-friendly!) recipes and full-page photographs, 4 meal prep plans, menus for special occasions, an update on my journey to health, my best cooking tips, and more. ⠀ I wanted these recipes to be a treasure trove of helpful information for you, so each recipe has allergy labels and prep info (telling you whether it’s portable, kid-friendly, one pot, freezer-friendly, etc). I also provide active time (how long you are actively prepping in the kitchen) and total time (how long the recipe takes from start to finish) as well as helpful storage and reheating tips! My testers and I left no stone fruit unturned 😜! ⠀ Hop on over to the blog (link in profile) for all the juicy deets and sneak peeks, including my new pre-order bonus bundle! Also, I’m sharing a big giveaway with Indigo on my insta stories soon so keep an eye out for that. 👀 #ohsheglowsfordinner

Here's a fun giveaway to kick off your Tuesday. 💃🕺I’m giving away a signed OSG boxed set to one lucky follower in North America! To enter: Comment below with your favourite holiday dessert or tradition by Thurs. Nov. 30th at 4pm EST, and we’ll randomly select a winner. Also don't forget, the Oh She Glows boxed set 50% OFF sale ends today (direct link in profile where it’s sold exclusively at Indigo!). Cheers friends, and good luck! 💪😊

Boy did this mama need a night out! #andwine #andchampagne 😂🥂🙏Thank you to the amazing @tastecanadaawards team. Monday night’s gala was such a fun celebration of Canada’s culinary writers. 🇨🇦🇨🇦 I can’t tell you how grateful I am to be a part of this passionate (and hilarious) group. I left the gala feeling inspired by so many great convos with new and old friends. . . I’m still in disbelief over receiving two gold awards, one for Health and Special Diets Cookbook of the year (Oh She Glows Every Day!), and a second honouring Oh She Glows as best Health and Special Diets Food Blog 2017. This year has been a trying one, and I’ve struggled with self-doubt as I try to find some sort of balance between motherhood and my career. The recognition is so meaningful and reminds me to keep going. We are often too hard on ourselves, especially in a creative field. I’m so grateful to be a part of this community, and can’t believe how much you have all changed my life. ❤️ . . I’d like to give a shoutout and a big congrats to all the winners! @jckfoodgirl , @frankferragine , @adashofvegan , @guylaine_guevremont_muula_ , @catlefebvre , @chefjameswalt , @earlsrestaurant , @mariloubiz , @samueljoubert , Naomi Duguid, @hotthaikitchen , Racha Bassoul, @realbiondino , @matfoulidz , @a_born_baker , @chefannaolson , @epicesdecru , @lfmchef , Nettie Cronish and Cara Rosenblum, Stephanie Cote, @mariannedez , @diversivore , and @kitchenhealssoul !! And thank you to my lovely editor @andrea_magyar and publisher @penguincanada for championing my work from day one. . Photo creds: 1st photo to @bkonthescene , 3rd photo to @chuonthisblog :)

NEW on the blog...Ultimate flourless brownies for TWO (vegan + grain-free), a revamp of the ones in #osgeveryday and just in time for 🎃🎃🙀I'm also dishing some exciting cookbook news! . When I told Eric about this recipe revamp he said, "Why would you ever want to make fewer servings of brownies? It just doesn't make sense." He kills me. And I had no decent rebuttal. 🤷🏼‍♀️ . Link in profile! It's also live in the app. 📲

I was being nice this time and gave Eric the bigger salad... . JUST KIDDING 🤣 . You can find this easy nut-free taco salad recipe in my app (available on iOS and 'droid). The taco crumble is an incredible mix of roasted/salted pepitas, sundried tomatoes, garlic, chili powder, etc. 👌makes for a great salad topping, especially paired with my creamy hummus dressing and all the fixins' 🥑🍅🥒

Here's a fun way to use Roasted Butternut Squash w/ Pecan Parm leftovers! Warm them up and topple over a big salad. Adding a cozy heated-up component to a salad is a good way to transition them into fall and winter. Stick to the ribs, ya know? 👌And if you're like me and you don't crave salads this time of year, it's an easy way to trick yourself into making them more! I'm all about tricking myself as much as possible 😂🤔 . . I whisked together a speedy dressing made with apple cider vinegar, pure maple syrup, olive oil, Dijon mustard, pink salt, and pepper. Just all to taste. So good! . . Another way to enjoy a hot & cold salad this fall is with my Crowd-Pleasing Tex Mex Casserole (recipe from my first cookbook). Warm it up and add it on a bed of lettuce...then add all kinds of toppings like avocado, salsa, cashew sour cream, green onion, etc. THAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW with ma leftovers 🤗✅ . Ps - link to the roasted butternut squash recipe is in my profile 👍

(oops, I deleted my videos by mistake so reposting 🤷🏼‍♀️😆) . Last weekend I decided it had been TOO LONG since I made my beloved roasted butternut squash dish, complete with almond-pecan parm...and kale...and lots of garlic. Have you made it? Oh me oh my, it’s a show-stealing side I tell ya. (Making all the other dishes give the side-eye, heh. #butternutplease ) . . Here’s a little summary of the comments I received when I served it to the fam: . Eric: Holy sh*t that’s hot!!! *burns mouth* (he never learns) and then “Butternut squash is so much better than pumpkin” (LOL...so random….I die) . Adriana, 3 years old: NO THANK YOUUUUUUU, as she skips away with Arlo’s toy in her grasp. Spotted 10 minutes earlier: downing a box of “circle crackers” (sigh) . Arlo, 1 year old: *screams and beats his hands in protest because he has to wait for the squash to cool* then proceeds to inhale it. He was nice enough to smash the leftover squash into his hair, and even tossed some squash over his shoulder for good luck. . Me: *screams and beats my hands in protest because I have to wait for it to cool* then eats 2 big servings. 🤣 . . *****MAKE-AHEAD TIP***** . Did you know you can prep this dish a couple days in advance? This is a fun trick for holiday meal prep when sanity is at an all time low (or is that just me). . . Simply chop the squash (I just said “simply” and “chop squash” in the same sentence...#fail ) OR get your paws on some pre-chopped fresh butternut at the grocery store (bless their souls)...and throw it into the casserole dish with your oil, garlic, salt, parsley, etc. Wrap the casserole dish with foil and let it hang out in the fridge for a couple days, if you’re doing that make-ahead thang. Chop the kale (this time I doubled the amount and loved the extra greens!!) and put it in a tiny container or baggie in the fridge, as well as the almond-pecan parmesan. (Pro tip: you can make this “vegan parm” will all kinds of nuts and seeds...this time I used almonds and roasted/salted pepitas...it also works without the nutritional yeast, just in case you don’t have it on hand! I change it up all the time). Put that in the fridge too. Cook when ready

VEGAN CINNAMON ROLLS (with a make-ahead option) 😍😍 just in time for Mother’s Day! If you’ve been following along with my Insta Stories lately, you may have seen the creation of these bad boys. We’re full-out obsessed. Visit the direct link in my profile to snag the full recipe (which is adapted from my beloved Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Roll recipe from waaaaaay back in 2010. It’s been too long!)

These are my go-to vegan chocolate cupcakes 🤗 They're the perfect cupcake for all of your celebration needs, and they never last long at a party (or decked out alongside an Easter spread, maybe?). You won't believe it when you see how much they rise while baking...fluffy cake for days, lol. I top them with a layer of salted buttercream (which I’d like to eat with a spoon all on its own...okay, maybe I do...), and sprinkles because sprinkles are life and festive as ffffffffffff. ✨👯 The full recipe is available on ohsheglows.com (direct link in profile) and it’s also in The Oh She Glows Recipe App.