Angela Liddon - Oh She Glows for Dinner: Nourishing Plant-Based Meals to Keep You Glowing

For Arlo and Adriana: Seeing the world through your eyes has been the most magical experience of my life. As Arlo likes to say, I love you... youre my whole entire world!

For my mom: Im endlessly grateful for all the love, encouragement, advice, and support youve given me over the years. Thank you for being my biggest fan and for being such a bright light in this world! I love you.

I recently read a quote and found it quite amusing and relatable: Who knew the most taxing part of being an adult is figuring out what to cook for dinner every single night for the rest of your life until you die. After reading it and laughing, I thought, Yes! Im not alone. I have a feeling this idea resonates with many of you, too, because one of my most frequent recipe requests is for more plant-based main course meals. I hear you, I really do. And thats exactly why I created this cookbookto inspire you to cook these nourishing plant-based meals and to help solve your What the heck is for dinner? dilemma, as well as provide oodles of tips and time-saving tricks to make the process as streamlined as possible.

Its safe to say that life is getting busier and moving at a faster pace for all of us, and the time we have available to cook seems to be diminishing. In my own life, Ive found that I really need to make cooking a priority and deliberately carve out time for it in my day, or else it just doesnt seem to happen. As much as I wish it would, a magic cooking fairy isnt going to appear in my kitchen and do all the work for me (that is, until I teach my kids how to cook?). As a busy parent, I know how hard it is to try to juggle it all, which is why I love to provide as many helpful tips and tricks in my cookbooks as I can. I want my recipes to work for you.

I write my recipes as if you were here in my kitchen with me and I was walking you through each one, showing you exactly how I cook them. Thats why they are so rich with detail. I, along with my incredible group of recipe testers, test everything we can think of to help make these recipes practical for real life. I share tips for things like how long a recipe can be stored in the fridge or freezer, directions for reheating (Im on #teamleftovers, especially when their flavors get better the next day), how to make a recipe allergy-friendly, how to transform a dishs flavor profile, how to make a meal kid-friendly, what to serve with a dish to make it into a heartier meal, or whether something is a reliable on the glow packable lunch or travel option. Ive also added a new section called Up the Glow in some recipes. Up the Glow appears whenever I have a fun way to amp up the recipe (whether its adding ingredients for a flavor boost or a suggested recipe pairing). Because I like to keep my ingredient lists concise, these Up the Glow suggestions are not essentialrest assured that if you skip them, the recipe will still pack a flavorful punch!

For Oh She Glows for Dinner, Ive created over one hundred practical, crowd-pleasing, and helpful recipes that are streamlined as much as possible without sacrificing one bit of flavor or texture. Inside, youll find a nice mix of weeknight-friendly recipes, as well as weekend and special occasion recipes. I share my go-to speedy weeknight dinners like .

I also include meal plans and menus in this cookbook. I cant tell you how many times Ive been asked by my readers, family, and friends for strategies to help speed through meal prep on the weekend or suggestions for which recipes to serve for a special occasion. I know from personal experience that the hardest part is often figuring out which recipes to combine or how to get started with meal prep. I knew that I had to create these helpful guides for this book. Youll find more info on my meal plans and menus on !