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Erin Gleeson, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Forest Feast, "returns with a gorgeously illustrated cookbook packed with 100 brand-new simple vegetarian recipes designed for relaxed entertaining. When food photographer and stylist Erin Gleeson left New York City to live in a cabin in the woods of northern California, she started the blog "The Forest Feast" to document her vegetable-centric, seasonal approach to cooking. Her readers are drawn to her healthy recipes that anyone can make dishes that are easy enough to prepare after a long day at work, yet impressive enough for a party as well as to her visually stunning photography and watercolors. Erin handwrites each recipe over her photos to create diagram-like, step-by-step instructions that are vibrant, unique, and most important, easy to cook from. Erin s recipes have always been ideal for entertaining, but now in "The Forest Feast Gatherings" she offers detailed guidance on hosting casual, yet thoughtful, get-togethers from start to finish with recipes that serve 6 to 8. The book offers 100 new, innovative vegetarian recipes, along with some fan favorites from the blog, arranged in a series of artfully designed menus that are tailored around specific occasions and seasons whether a summer dinner party, a laid-back brunch, a vegan and gluten-free gathering, or holiday cocktails. Sample recipes include: Pomegranate PunchQuinoa Crunch SaladFloral Summer RollsVietnamese Lentil TacosKale-Hazelnut SaladPear-Thyme Galettes Menus feature recipes for drinks, appetizers, entrees, side dishes, and desserts, accented by quick decorating ideas for flower arrangements, signage, and table settings. Lushly illustrated with hundreds of watercolor drawings and photographs, The Forest Feast Gatherings is an inspiring reference for anyone who wants to share good food with good friends, simply, easily, and beautifully. Also available from Erin Gleeson: "The Forest Feast: Simple Vegetarian Recipes from My Cabin in the Woods" and "The Forest Feast for Kids. ""
About the Author
Erin Gleeson is the New York Times best-selling author of The Forest Feast, a vegetarian cookbook based on her blog of the same name, www.theforestfeast.com. Erin worked as a food photographer in New York City for several years before moving to a cabin in the woods near San Francisco in 2011 which inspired her blog and books. The Forest Feast is a unique cookbook/art book blend, featuring simple, colorful, vegetable based recipes that are presented visually, with minimal text. Erin's own photography, watercolor illustration and hand-lettering guide you through the steps to make each dish. The Forest Feast noterie line was released in 2015 with stationery items like journals and art prints (available on Amazon) , featuring Erin's watercolors and photography. The Forest Feast for Kids, an adapted kid-friendly version of her first book, came out in February 2016, and The Forest Feast Gatherings, and entertaining book with all new recipes, will be released in September 2016. Erin also teaches photography at the college level and works as a freelance food photographer and illustrator.Follow her @theforestfeast and at www.theforestfeast.com.
