Win PETA's Original Cookbook

I want it because I love cookbooks.

I am a vegan now, but I have been vegetarian my whole life. My whole family is vegetarian. For a while now I have been making my own food. I refuse to use any of my money to buy dairy/meat products even for someone else. My meals consist of veggies (organic if I can afford it). I make my own vegan sauces and different types of foods that people think vegans can't eat. But we can eat them.... homemade and tastier versions of them. I use organic spelt flour for any recipes that call for flour. I bake a lot for others so they can see it's not hard to eat the way I eat. And they realize how much more yummy it is and way more healthier. I make my own whipping for cake using cashews/almonds and my own food colouring. I refuse to even by anything boxed or processed because I am not going to waste time reading ingredients like mono/di-glycerides and glycerine when I can make the same thing at home which is way for fun to do and is much more delicious. I drink almond/brown rice/soy milk. I also use those different milks to make pudding (yummy vegan pudding). When I tell people at school what I did on the weekend, they always wonder how I did it. I tell them it's easy and encourage them to try not eating so much meat. I enjoy the time I spend in the kitchen. I like coming up with new and delicious things that people didn't think was possible. And through sharing my experience in the kitchen others, I hope I make a difference in their thinking on this. Some foods I have made include: pizza pretzels, pizza pop, pudding, lemon zest cake with vegan icing and carob pudding layer in the middle. I make my own crackers (that taste better than ritz could ever taste). I make my own bread, jam and peanut butter, cinnamon rolls, carob cupcakes, and butterfingers. Yes, I said butterfunger ;)

I have recently decided to make the transition from vegetarian to vegan. I could not be more excited or proud of my decision. I'll share my opinion with friends and family but want to hopefully change their diets by leading by example and making great vegan meals to introduce them to the great tasting and cruelty free way of life.

My husband and I watched "Earthling" earlier this year and were shocked by what we saw. We read up on the subject and discovered that it was all true. We have since become vegetarians, joined PETA, started shopping cruelty-free, and speaking up for animals in every way we can. We so helpful for PETA's advice and direction. We were meat-eaters for 35 years and are now committed to cooking healthy animal free meals for ourselves and our 17 month old son. This cookbook would be a great help!