Happy hump-day, everyone! I hope your evening is treating you well. I just wanted to let you know about a neat e-book I've been putting together over the past few weeks.

You may remember that I was the guest on a Google+ Hangout called Cookbook Cafe TV on January 28th. Well, Cookbook Cafe is an awesome service that enables users to create a digital cookbook that can be read on the Internet as well as on an iPad at absolutely no cost to them. The publishing interface is extremely user-friendly; you basically just copy and paste your recipe backstory, list of ingredients, and directions, include a photo, tag your recipe, and click OK. All you have to do is follow the instructions and you'll have a digital cookbook that you can share with friends, family, and the world. You can let it be downloaded for free, or you can set a price on which you receive 50% of the profit.

I've been compiling nearly all of the recipes I've published since starting the lizz delicious blog in December 2011. A total of 45 are included in the cookbook, from desserts to soups to various entrees and more. There are even a few from Summertime Sippers and Vegan Glass Jar Goodies in there, too. I decided to call it The Lizz Delicious Cookbook Vol. 1, and I plan on publishing a new volume each year filled with the previous year's recipes!

If you'd like to have my recipes with you in your kitchen at your convenience, downloading this app to your iPad is the best way to go. All you have to do is:

1. Click here to download the app.
   
2. After installing, open the app and search for "Lizz Clements" in the search bar.
   
3. Find the button that says FREE and click it.
   
4. Wait a few minutes for the book to download.
   
5. Find the book in your library in the Cookbook Cafe app.
   
6. Enjoy!
   

For visual instructions, use the slideshow below.

If you're a vegan blogger who's interested in publishing through Cookbook Cafe, please don't hesitate to do so! And when you do publish your collection, please let me know. I would love to add more vegan cookbooks to my library!

Thanks for reading!

Hi everyone! You may have seen me mention this a few times via social networking sites but this is the official announcement.

My latest e-book, Vegan Glass Jar Goodies, is available for purchase. It is currently for sale as a printable full-color PDF for just $2.99. It features 10 recipes as well as step by step instructions, tips, and recommendations on making layered gifts in a jar (aka Glass Jar Goodies) in your very own kitchen. And each and every one of the recipes included is vegan.

The idea for this book came from working for my family. My mother, Carolyn, owned a gifts in a jar making company called Glass Jar Goodies. It was based in New Hampshire and and I was one of her busy-busy employees while I lived there. After I finished Summertime Sippers, I chose to return to my proverbial roots and devote my next e-book to my original food-related trade! Seven months later, Vegan Glass Jar Goodies is finally born.

I am currently working on an instructional video and formatting the photos and recipes to be compatible with an iPad app. More details on both of those are to come. 

In the meantime, I have posted three recipes from the book here on my website. And I'll be giving three readers a copy of the PDF book as a giveaway. But first, the book information!

If you would like to win a free copy of my new e-book, there are three ways to enter. 

• Visit this page on Facebook and share it with your friends.
• Visit this page on Google+ and share it with your followers.
• Visit this page on Twitter and retweet it to your readers.

One winner will be picked from each page. You may only enter once on each page. Winners will be chosen on December 10th. Thank you for reading and encourage your friends and family to have a vegan holiday by sharing this post with them!

Happy May 1st, readers! Today is a very important day for me as it marks the publication of my first cookbook! I have been tinkering around with Summertime Sippers since originally having the idea for a nummy drinks cookbook last summer. When I started lizz delicious in December, I decided to make it a top priority. My self-imposed deadline was May 1st, and I actually managed to complete the book on time. Woo hoo! It's one small step toward my dream of sharing good food with the world full-time, but it really is an accomplishment for me!

And to celebrate the occasion, I'm having my very first giveaway here at the lizz delicious blog! Two lucky people will win copies of the print edition while three other lucky duckies will be sent PDF versions to their eagerly awaiting inboxes. That's five winners in all, and everyone who "Likes" the lizz delicious Facebook page is eligible to win. Use the widget on the Book Shop page to register (you still have to click the "Like" button if you've already liked my page), and each additional task you perform from the list gives you more entries into the raffle.

The drawing starts today and is good through May 15th! In the meantime, check out the book preview at the top of the page provided by BookBuzzr. Three recipes are available for your pleasure by clicking on the BookBuzzr widget.

EDIT: I had to move the raffle widget because it was invalidating my blog's feed. Oh no!