Check out my progress on Caroline's Addiction
Hello. My name is Caroline, and I’m addicted to…cookbooks.
Some people sadly become dependent on substances: alcohol, drugs, grilled hummus wraps; I, however, get my thrills from recipe compilations. The most recent addition to my ever-growing collection is this:
The Candle Cafe Cookbook
In my defense, I’ve been lusting after this cookbook for a while after seeing the restaurant’s luscious creations on blogs like Sweet Eats, so this was not entirely an impulse purchase. Still, my cookbook shelf is fast becoming overburdened, but I simply can’t bear to part with a single one of them. What’s your favorite cookbook? I have several favorites, but I probably use Eat, Drink, & Be Vegan most often.
In fact, two of my meals today were made possible by that very cookbook:
Wednesday
Chocolate-covered strawberries? Check. Chocolate-covered cherries? Check. Total satisfaction? Double check.
chocolate-covered berry shake: strawberries, cherries, soymilk, chocolate HempShake, Choco Cherry Treat granola, & chocolate syrup
Thursday
I managed to get not one, not two, but three Ls into my alphabet oats this morning: Lemon, Lime, & Larabar. Totally delicious. My taste buds especially appreciated the note of coconut in the Key Lime Larabar. 
"L" Oats: oat bran, hemp milk, banana, lemon juice, lemon & lime zest, Key Lime Larabar
I spent much of the day in search of a red mini food processor–apparently the one I ordered is now discontinued. In the sage words of Stephanie Tanner, “How rude!” After several visits to area department stores, I finally ordered settled on this one from the JCPenney catalog. Anyway, for lunch, I used up the leftovers of my Peanut Sesame Hummus (ED&BV recipe #1) from Monday.
Peanut Sesame Hummus Wrap; apple; salad
the perfect wrap: a thick layer of peanut-chickpea goodness with spinach
Supah-delish snackage:
whole grain graham crax with Dark Chocolate Dreams PB; chocolate almond milk
Dinner featured the second ED&BV recipe of the day, Tempeh Hashbrown Casserole. I substituted tempeh bacon for the tempeh burgers required in the recipe, which ended up being quite a tasty amendment. Fage & berries is one of the best combinations EVER.
Tempeh Hashbrown Casserole; squash; Fage 0% with blackberries & almonds
Quick reminder:
Ashley from Daily Goods is giving away some awesome Indian spice mixes! I’d like to include more Indian cuisine in my diet, so this would be a great way to get started. Plus, they’re organic! Enter by Friday at 5PM for your chance to win!
Later, lovelies!
Filed under: Meals
Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
Haha, ME TOO! I can’t get enough of them! I have that same Candle Cafe Cookbook and love it. Once I found that you can buy used cookbooks on Amazon my collection quadrupled! You can’t beat a $4 cookbook!
Uh oh–you should NOT have told me that…
nice cookbook! I should really go to Candle Cafe…all that food always looks amazing.
I also have Eat, Drink and Be Vegan but haven’t been too successful in using it because I never had all the ingredients on hand. But I’ll work on it!
I think my parents will throw me out if I bring home any more cookbooks, they’re all in stacks around my room right now lol. My fav is Betty Crocker’s Whole Grains. I’ve tried almost all the recipes in the book!
I have so many cookbooks. I don’t think I could pick a favourite though. Either my essential asian cookbook or my Rebar cookbook maybe? Or my cheesecake cookbook
I ordered ED&BV today! Yay, can’t wait to enjoy delicacies like Peanut Sesame Hummus!
Mmmm… chocolate covered berries! That might look like the best shake yet!
I read cookbooks like they are novels! I am hoping to get EDBV for Mother’s Day. I did get a subscription to Veg Times for my bday, & I can’t wait for the first issue to arrive!
I’m a cookbook addict too! I enjoy so much reading them to get inspiration to make my own dishes… It’s hard for me to follow recipes, especially in dishes that I know how to do. But for desserts or breads I stick to the recipe because proportions matters!
“How rude!” Haha classic quote right there! I love your “for one” casseroles! They’re perfect
My favorite cookbook: Do myrecipes and allrecipes websites count? I love those!
The girls at work make fun of me because I read cookbooks ALL THE TIME!!! Ha!
I’m partial to the Podleski sisters…their cookbooks have SO much info in them!
I seriously have to try lime zest in my oats very soon!
I have had my eye on that cookbook for a while! I can’t wait to see what you make =)
I have a bit of an obsession with cookbooks as well – I didn’t know Candle had a cookbook, but Erica’s meals from the restaurant always look so awesome, so I might have to put this one on my list!
Your L oats looks lovely – lime is such a springy flavor.
cookbooks are a good thing to be addicted to, i mean.. compared to other things
good eats lady!
mmmmmmm candle cafe
love it there!
Your oat bran creation looks great! All that zest must’ve made it…zesty. The tempeh hashbrown casserole looks awesome too.
i have a few myself (vcon, vegan italiano, etc), but not that one…it looks great!
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