Eve Adamson

I just received a very exciting call from Bethenny Frankel.  Our book, Naturally Thin, is not only still on the New York Times Best Seller List, but has moved up yet another position.  We debuted at number 5 on the Paperback Advice/How-To list.  After two weeks, we moved up to number 3, where we have stayed for 8 weeks.  Now, in week 11, we are up to number two!  Thank you so much to all of you who have purchased this book, and thanks for telling your friends because obviously you don’t move up the list this late in the game unless friends are telling friends and telling friends.

If you haven’t bought the book yet, but you are curious, please consider it.  Bethenny and I think we can get to the number one spot, but we can’t do it without your help.  Your reward?  A great book that can inspire you and set you on the path to conquering your food frustrations and diet disgust.

Naturally Thin continues its successful run on the New York Times Best Seller list. We are still at number three, thanks to all of you who have bought the book.  Thank you!!  We are now working on the follow-up book so stay tuned for more information.  It’s going to be a great one.

Also, if you live in Iowa City, don’t forget to stop by the Sanctuary Pub and Restaurant tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m.  Farm Sanctuary president Gene Baur will be there, and I will be singing old standard jazz with the Dick Watson trio until 11 p.m.  All proceeds go to benefit Farm Sanctuary.  Hope to see you there!

I hope some of you got to watch The Real Housewives of New York City last night.  Bethenny was her hilarious self.  I especially loved the scene where she tried to get all those reticent Connecticut grocery store customers to try her vegan cupcakes.  She should come to Iowa City-they would be gone in seconds.

They also showed her doing the photo shoot for the cover of the book, and they showed a close-up of the book on the show, too–close enough that you could see my name under hers.  We rock!  This afternoon, we were #12 overall on amazon.com, so a lot of people must have been watching.  But then, they always are.

I’ve just been notified that Naturally Thin is not only in its third week on the New York Times best seller list, but has moved up two spots, from number five to number three!  Bethenny Frankel and I are both thrilled at the book’s success and hope that many more will find the book, read it, and live by it.  Stay tuned for the second book.  We’re working on it now–more to come as that project develops.

As I’ve mentioned before on my site, I recently helped Bethenny Frankel write her book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, which was published this month by Simon & Schuster.  I am happy to report that the book debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list!  Bethenny and I are both thrilled, of course.  The book is fun to read, with sound advice to help people conquer their obsessions with dieting to live a “normal” life again.  This book doesn’t tell you what to eat.  It tells you how to eat.  It’s really great, and I hope you will check it out!

Now we are busily working on book #2 (stay tuned for more information).  While you are waiting for the second book to come out, why not enjoy a Skinnygirl Margarita?  It’s Bethenny’s most famous creation (so far) and my favorite drink.  Cheers!

TV star and celebrity natural foods chef Bethenny Frankel’s first book, Naturally Thin, which I co-wrote with her, comes out this week.  It’s a lively, funny, and ultimately down-to-earth guide about how to quit dieting forever and embrace your inner Skinnygirl–with margarita in hand!  I had a great time writing this with Bethenny, and I think you’ll really enjoy the book.

More book debuts comings soon, so stay tuned. 

We’ve just returned from a fantastic and exciting 18 days in Mexico, and now that it’s 2009, we’ve vowed–along with our friends, the Martins, who went to Mexico with us–to live the month of January on a food-stamp budget.  It’s a contest that we did last year, too, and last year, they stomped us.  This year, however, we are newly motivated, so I’ll be keeping track of what we spend and what we eat this year.

The rules:

We can spend only $147 per week for a family of four. This is for food and any other household expenses.  Regular bills that are already set up don’t count, and neither do medical expenses.  Everything else does.  No cheating!  Nick Martin will also be keeping a blog of how they are doing, so we can keep an eye on each other.  We also have to save all receipts.

Today is our first day back so the bet officially starts now.  I’ve planned my menu for the week and I think we can get by this week, using food we already have sitting around in the pantry and freezer, just buying milk, salad greens, and eggs.  So far so good!  But of course it’s just the first morning.  Wish us luck!  I’ll keep you posted about what we have for dinner.

I am just putting the finishing touches on four books I have been writing this year–two about animals and two about people.  It’s been busy, needless to say, and I will make announcements about the specific books as publication dates are finalized.  In the meantime, keep an eye out.

We are getting ready to head to Oaxaca for the holidays, so if anybody has any comments about what we shouldn’t miss in Oaxaca City, Puerto Escondido, and Puerto Angel, please let me know.

Finally, check out my new blog, Vegan Serendipity.  I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time.  I always keep track of the amazing recipes without animal products that I find buried within the pages of gourmet cooking magazines, newspapers, and other unexpected places.  In this blog, I share my finds with you.  Even if you aren’t veg, check it out.  You might find some new favorites.

That’s all for now.  Thanks for visiting!