22 Days of Green Gift Giving: Gift Idea #7

Sticky Fingers' Sweets:  100 Super Secret Vegan Recipes

Any foodie -- whether vegan or not -- will appreciate this cookbook which offers a range of recipes including cakes (plus helpful details on decorating, frosting, borders and crunch), cupcakes, cookies, brownies, whoopee pies, fruit pies, cheesecakes, muffins, breads, scones and more.  I can't wait to try out Chocolate Love Cake.  My mouth is watering already!

The cookbook is written by Doron Petersan, owner of Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats  and a winner on the Food Network's Cupcake Wars.  The book also includes a forward by Rory Freedman, co-author of Skinny Bitch, one of my all-time favorite books which I recommend to anyone who will listen! 

Sticky Fingers is more than a bakery.  They also offer sandwiches, sides and soups -- all of which will win over any die-hard carnivore (I've seen it happen!).   In addition, they support great causes such as Compassion Over Killing and Pinups for Pitbulls. 

$17.24 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, Indiebound and iTunes

$12.99 for your Kindle

Must-Read Book and Green Wedding Guide

While it is touted as "A no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous" the book Skinny Bitch is also a great food and beverage guide for your green meetings and events. The most enlightening chapters are "Sugar is the Devil" which talks about the evils of artificial sweeteners and the wonder of Stevia. Do you really want to feed your guests poison? I think not.

As you may know, it takes 25 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of wheat, but 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of meat. If that doesn't convince you that a vegetarian diet is better for the Earth, "You Are What You Eat" outlines the evils of slaughterhouses. It was a tough chapter to read, but very enlightening. You'll never want to eat meat again when you hear what really happens to chickens, cows and other animals.

If you can't handle profanity, this book isn't for you (which means it was perfect for me!). Other favorite chapter titles include: The Dead, Rotting, Decomposing Flesh Diet; Pooping; and Have No Faith: Governmental Agencies Don't Give a Shit About Your Health.

While the title makes the book seem just for women, men should read it, too. In fact, I told my boyfriend to read it and he did. Unfortunately, he still hasn't kicked that diet Coke habit of his. One day at a time...

Green Tip:
Green Wedding Guide

Want to make your wedding green? Go to what Martha Stewart calls the #1 green wedding site - Portovert. It's your go to site for a sustainable wedding!