There’s more to cooking than quickly preparing something to eat. It’s about mindfully infusing love into every ingredient you choose to ingest. From the chef, animal advocate, author and teacher Maria Amore, comes a cookbook quite unlike anything you have seen before. Inspired as much by her early love of the kitchen and garden, as by her Italian heritage and world travels, Maria has created 100 vegan recipes in Cooking with Amore that are sure to tantalize even the most discriminating vegan and non-vegans alike.

Whether you are looking to add more flavorful plant-based meals to your diet, or feel ready to take the leap into a fully vegan lifestyle, Cooking with Amore has everything you will need to nourish your body and soul. With many gluten-free options, both raw and cooked vegan recipes, this easy-to-follow guide makes vegan cooking effortless and pleasurable, allowing you to create irresistibly delicious homestyle vegan dishes.

For Maria, vegan cooking is premised on the concept of ahimsa, a way of life and a key tenet of many South Asian faiths and traditions. Stressing non-violence towards all living beings, respect and interconnectedness between all forms of life, vegan cooking is the culinary embodiment of ahimsa and is the true essence of cooking with love.

Former corporate lawyer, Maria Amore now feels she has found her true purpose in this life: vegan cooking. Driven by her desire to heal herself from a debilitating illness, Maria diligently researched nutrition and “went vegan” overnight based on what she learned about healthy eating and compassionate living. Her love of cooking exploded with her new-found plant-based way of life.

Before moving to Mexico in 2014, Maria taught vegan cooking at McGill University and various workshops in Montreal, Canada. She now teaches in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico where she lives and offers private in-home sessions. In addition, Maria is a coach to those wishing to transition to a vegan lifestyle and is working on future publications.

Maria received her certifications as a raw vegan chef and nutrition educator from Living Light Culinary Institute in California.

Having been an animal lover her whole life, Maria is an animal advocate, participating in fundraisers for animal causes and campaigning to spread the word about the many benefits of a vegan way of life. In addition, she rescues, fosters and finds families for abandoned animals. She is also devoted to her yoga and meditation practice.

When people say, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” she whole-heartedly responds, “I am.”

Maria can be contacted by email at: withamore@gmail.com

Cooking With Amore: Vegan recipes for health, well-being and spiritual evolution, can be purchased here:  http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Amore-Maria/dp/1491813903/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423000779&sr=8-1&keywords=cooking+with+amore

Check out Quinoa-Cream of Broccoli Soup, a favourite Vegan recipe from Maria Amore’s book Cooking with Amore. Just perfect for cold days like today! Recipe available on the blog today. Enjoy!
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