"I Dropped Dead..." A Surprising Book Review of Heart Healthy Pizza

I just read this review of my book while getting info from Amazon for a website wanting to sell it.  The first few words stunned me and I thought it was a gag or slam review.  It's legit, and I'm very gratified.  One of my key goals in writing "Heart Healthy Pizza" was to help people be/eat healthier.  How cool that it's been so useful to him!

"I dropped dead on a tennis court (and was lucky enough to be playing against a team with a cardiologist who did world class cpr for 12 minutes until a rescue squad arrived to shock me back to life). It took me about 30 seconds post-op from my bypass to adopt Caldwell Esselstyn's vegan cardiac disease reversal program. Though I ate a "good" diet most of the time, I was addicted to cheese pizzas for my whole (almost foreshortened) life. This book is a treasure. The visuals of the pizza are appetizing and valid relative to the finished product. The taste of the recipes I have undertaken is great. The nutrition is miraculous for a so-called comfort food. Thank you, Mark Sutton, for your tour de force collection of no oil vegan gourmet pizza. Incidentally, I run 10 k's, complete duathlons, and play USTA team tennis at the age of 64 on the Esselstyn diet." -- R.S.

"Heart Healthy Pizza Impresses..." Book Review by Bryanna Clark Grogan

"Heart Healthy Pizza Impresses... an amazing 100+ plant-based AND fat-free pizzas to please vegans who don't use oils and fats, and their (probably skeptical) families... I ask you-- does that pizza look good or what? It WAS good, and that is high praise from me, because I am very picky about pizza..."

Wow!  I'm so excited!  Bryanna Clark Grogan published her review of my cookbook ("Heart Healthy Pizza").  Her cookbooks have had such impact on me for over 2 decades. So proud. Her opinion means so much to me.

The Review is posted at:http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/heart-healthy-pizza-impresses.html 

©2012 by Bryanna Clark Grogan

"Plant-Strong" Article, Recipes, & Giveaway at Engine2 Blog

My guest post, some more pizza-related recipes (a gluten-free crust!), & free book giveaway at the Engine2 Diet Blog is here. The Blog is Rip Esselstyn's (son of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, a vegan firefighter, and author of the Engine2 Diet). My Mad Cowboy interview with Rip is here.  Enjoy!  Mark

©2012 by Mark Sutton, http://www.hearthealthypizza.com

Interview Available Online + Tri-Photo Collage

The 90 minute interview I had 06/24/12, now available as an archive at:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/daniel-michael/2012/06/24/heart-healthy-pizza

...there's a media player version (should start automatically), and a downloadable mp3.

Here's a tri-photo collage of the Vegan Pizza I made from my book for the carnivore interviewer (who comments on the pizza during the interview... it didn't last the evening!).

FYI, Mark

©2012 by Mark Sutton

"Vegan Pizza: Texas-Style!"

At:

http://dallasvegan.com/blog/heart-healthy-pizza-texas-style

...I've written an article, posted some recipes, and sponsored a free giveaway of "Heart Healthy Pizza!"

Enjoy... Mark

Photo by Val Wagner, August 2010

Quinoa, Artichoke, & Dijon Mustard Topping Sauced Pizza

One of my all-time favorite grains is "quinoa," due to it's fantastic nutritional profile (even though it is expensive).  One of my greatest joys in writing "Heart Healthy Pizza" was when I figured out how to use quinoa in some cheese-like topping sauces (there are several in the book).  Two are favs: the 1st (below) using Artichokes was so outlandish a concept that I laughed out loud when making it the first time ("this'll never work, Sutton").  Imagine my surprise when it came out so well (the quinoa-based sauces tend to be delicate and fluffy).

The 2nd is one using quinoa, sweet potatoes (could've used winter squash), and corn: a not-so-subtle homage to South America in general.

This week quinoa was a big topic in veg'n social circles, due in part, to the UN FAO declaring 2013, "International Year of Quinoa."  I decided to make the following pizza from my book to show off the recipe.  Enjoy!

"Quinoa, Artichoke, Dijon Mustard" Topping Sauced Pizza from "Heart Healthy Pizza" (©2012 by Mark Sutton)

Mad Cowboy Newsletter, Official Pizza, & Free Cookbook Giveaway

The latest Mad Cowboy Newsletter was posted shortly before Memorial Day weekend.

You can read the entire issue at this address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/message/96

Note: I've posted the Official Mad Cowboy Pizza recipes (& photos:
http://www.hearthealthypizza.com/Recipes_WP.html#MCOWBOY

and there's a free giveway of my cookbook, "Heart Healthy Pizza" detailed in
this edition of the newsletter.

Here's the Intro/Table of Contents:

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Howdy! Welcome to the 73rd issue of the Mad Cowboy Newsletter!

In this special issue, we have two contests! The periodic Vegan Mind-Bender Contest (for a year's subscription of VegNews), and today, a free giveaway of the very 1st vegan pizza cookbook: "Heart Healthy Pizza." There's also a link to where you can view the Official Mad Cowboy Pizza recipe, obtain more information about this book, and order an autographed copy of same.

Reading further, learn about some new and very large studies indicating that consumption of red meat not only increases mortality from degenerative diseases, but from strokes as well. There's information on a unique court case where the judge is assessing liability for potential damage to the Earth's atmosphere for future generations, the environmental impact of eating shrimp vs. beef, the brewing eco-storm, continued warnings about too much salt, and take action against the collective evils of Monsanto.

Moving onward, among other matters, you can contact the FDA about animal testing, see the difference between PR spending between the Meat Industry and Veg-related Organizations, know about the controversial "Vegan is Love" book, how to be vegan inexpensively, FARM's mobile activism, and how to be a hero by what you eat.

And don't miss our "Vegan Digital Media Theater" featuring video of Dr. Esselstyn, President Clinton, vegan ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek, and others of
note.

... as always, a tip of the hat to our new subscribers: y'all can browse/search
through past issues at the Mad Cowboy Newsletter Archives at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mad_Cowboy/

Best regards, Mark MC editor/webmaster

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00: Quote(s) from Howard
01: The Vegan Mind-Bender Contest Winner/Challenge!
02: Mad Cowboy Pizza Recipe & Heart Healthy Pizza Book Giveaway Contest
03: Mad Cow Info Round-Up
04: Red Meat=Mortality=Strokes, Hold the Salt
05: Judging the Atmosphere, Shrimp vs. Beef, Eco-Storm, Evil Monsanto
06: Vegan Digital Media Theater
07: Tell FDA No Testing, Meat vs Veg Ad$$, Mobile Activist Video
08: "Vegan is Love," Cheaply Vegan, Be a Hero by What You Eat
09: Quick Bytes
10: Closing Thoughts