I got the news yesterday that Sarah Kramer, rock star vegan cookbook author (and so much more), had passed away on May 3rd. She had battled cancer and most recently a brain tumor and although the news was not a surprise it sure did affect me.

Sarah has been part of my life for decades. Her cookbooks are prominent in our collection, and her “How it all Vegan!”, written with Tanya Barnard and published in 1999, was my first vegan cookbook.

All three cookbooks are some of my go-to cookbooks.

I was fortunate to meet Sarah once when she participated in the Denver Veg Fest I organized in 2008. When planning the event, I knew we just had to invite her to speak, and she gladly accepted.

She was such a joy to meet in person.

My favorite recipe of hers comes from “The Garden of Vegan” on page 103, the Hot Artichoke Bake. I have made this dish dozens of times, to the delight of those I am serving it to.

Her final blog post is here, shared by her partner of 30+years, Geri: https://www.blog.govegan.net/

If you love delish vegan food, find one of her cookbooks at your library or local bookstore and try some recipes.

Thank you, Sarah!