Welcome to Vegan Confidential!
Medeski Martin and Wood, recording artists (www.mmw.net)
“We
should give thanks every day for people like Laura Matthias: People who live
purposeful, meaningful lives, in harmony with nature, contributing to a
worldwide awakening of small production organic farming. These farms are our
future, and our past. Support your local heroes!”
Brendan Brazier, vegan, professional endurance athlete, bestselling author on performance nutrition, and formulator of VEGA (http://www.brendanbrazier.com)
“If
every community had a person as passionate and resourceful as Laura, the impact
would be felt globally. Laura has taken the ideal and made it a reality.
Locally producing nutritious, organic, vegan food for the community is one of
the most proactive ways to be part of the solution.”
Alice Bracegirdle, creator of “Bellyfit ~ Stronger Women. Stronger World” (http://www.bellyfit.ca/)
“ExtraVeganZa: Original Recipes From
Phoenix Organic Farm (my new kitchen
bible!) is a manifestation of everything that Laura Matthias represents. The
recipes carry with them the magic that I have witnessed in Laura’s kitchen time
and time again. They are simple yet classy and loaded with the earthy,
delicious, whole elements of nature’s gifts that we all long to reconnect with
and savor. From choosing your ingredients to enjoying the very last bite, these
recipes will nourish and ground you, inspire your senses and make you want to
cook the way nature and your body intended. Salute!”
Andy Cunningham, owner of Green Cuisine Vegetarian Restaurant (http://www.greencuisine.com/)
“I
feel very fortunate to have been a guest at Laura’s dinner table on many
occasions. I am always delighted with her ability to create delicious gourmet
meals using the most honest and healthy ingredients. Laura’s food is a unique
blending of her own innovative style with traditional vegetarian favourites, a recipe
for many successful and exciting meals!”
Heidi Fink, chef, food writer and cooking class instructor, former Executive Chef of Rebar Modern Foods
“It
comes as no surprise to those of us who know her that Laura Matthias has
created the exceptional cookbook that you hold in your hands. A boon for food
lovers, ExtraVeganZa is loaded with delicious recipes, tantalizing visuals and a farmer’s
sense of cooking with the seasons. Hats off from one chef to another!”
Derek James Laframboise, Chef
“Great
ideas and healthy recipes that nourish both the soul and the environment at the
same time! Laura Matthias’s cookbook is for anybody looking for creative new
ways to use the bounty of local, organic and seasonal produce that’s right in
our backyard, and exemplified at Phoenix Organic Farm.”
Buy the Book on:
Foreward by John Robbins (http://www.foodrevolution.org/ and http://earthsave.org/ )
John Robbins is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on the dietary link between the environment and health. He is the founder of EarthSave International, a non-profit organization supporting healthy food choices, preservation of the environment, and a more compassionate world. The recipient of the 1994 Rachel Carson Award, he is also the author of Diet For A New America and Healthy at 100.
“I wonder, sometimes, how anyone manages to live a
healthy life today. There are so many things out-of-balance in the modern
world. But then there are people like Laura Matthias, who has given us
inspiring recipes from Phoenix Organic Farm.
She gives me hope, and not just because her life is in
alignment with the earth, though it is and that is wonderful. What impresses me
is that in this book she has given the rest of us something we deeply need in
order to restore balance to our lives.
I can’t tell you how to solve anyone else’s problems.
But I can tell you this: enjoy this book, use her recipes and make them your
own, and you will accomplish several things.
You will celebrate a delicious and Earth-friendly way
of eating that brings you and your loved ones happiness and health.
And
your body will thank you for the rest of your life.”