Getting ready to publish my cookbook

I have been working hard on getting my vegan cookbook into eBook formatting in hopes of self-publishing in October.

The book is called Into the Cactus Kitchen: Vegan Cooking with a Southwest Flair and features awesome Tex-Mex recipes made without meat or dairy.

People choose a vegan lifestyle for various reasons.  Some are animal enthusiasts, some want a healthier standard of living, and some want to reduce their carbon footprint upon our planet.  Whatever the reason, vegan diets are rapidly gaining in popularity.

Into the Cactus Kitchen demonstrates just how simple it is to create vegan recipes from Southwest favorites.  In it, you will discover ways of making traditional Tex-Mex dishes from plant based foods and still meet vegan standards.  The recipes are diverse and challenging and do not rely on meat product imitators, nor do they incorporate a lot of tofu and soy.

Whether you are a vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, flexitarian, herbivore or carnivore, these recipes will not disappoint.

It all began about six years ago when I decided to write a cookbook based on my experiences as a vegan chef.  Being a culinary professional with thirty years of experience, it seemed like a natural progression.  As it turned out, Into the Cactus Kitchen has become my savior, my nemesis and my future. 

I’m really proud of my effort and hope that Into the Cactus Kitchen  becomes your favorite go-to cookbook; the kind that has smudged pages, dog ears and food stains.  Forget the coffee table, this book should be on your kitchen counter, ready to cook whenever you are.