Book Review in HOOK MAGAZINE

OCT/NOV/DEC 2025

Gabelmann explains each tip with an effortless prose that feels like you’re listening to a close confidant - HOOK Magazine.

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The many who mourned the closing of Conscious Fork in Warwick, NY will be thrilled to find the same welcoming spirit and nourishing food in the pages of this wonderful cookbook. Kim Gabelmann infused her passions for plant-based food and global flavors into every recipe making this style of healthy eating both accessible and inspiring to vegans and omnivores alike! - Laura Chavez Silverman, founder of The Outside Institute

I really love it - I feel like it might be one of the best organized cookbooks I’ve seen. - Susan Hilary, Goshen Green Farm

Really beautiful book. It’s inspiring. - Greg R., chef, photographer

What a gift this book is! - Debbie C., retired teacher

Kim, your book is a masterpiece. I have been reading it and Wow. - Janet W.

Your book forking rocks! - Chris G., filmmaker

The book is impressive and beautiful. I plan on trying a recipe this weekend. - Joe Grizzante, MD, Founder Warwick Valley Winery

Beautiful, absolutely gorgeous book! - Kelly H.

The various receipts and photography in this book are fantastic! - Mary K.

Loved reading your cookbook this morning. It’s so good, love it, can’t wait to make some recipes. Can’t wait to share it! -Heidi L. , fine artist

This is such a gorgeous book with great recipes from different cultures and so easy to incorporate into our daily meal plans, adding yummy pleasure to our lives! - Jeanne F.

Beautiful Book! - Laura M, filmmaker

Mazel Tov for making this beautiful book happen! - Becca T., newspaper edtior

It’s such a beautiful book. Honored to have been part of the journey. Soooo happy the book is now in the world. - Hannah M., photographer

The book is fantastic. Can’t wait to dig into it. - Susan M.

Such a beautiful book! - Leslie P.

This book is ahhhhmazing. - Michele G.

I LOVE this book. - Sophia D.

It’s truly the perfect cookbook! - Gail T.

The book is unbelievably well researched. It’s so informative and beautiful. I’ll be ordering more for gifts. - Bobbee G

I’m loving the book so far. It’s so beautiful and it’s clean, concise, and easy to follow. It’s like talking to a friend. - Michele J.

My daughter was absolutely thrilled to receive this book as a birthday gift. It’s absolutely beautiful - Kathy F.

What huge labor of love and can see how much work went into making this book. - Ruby R.

My book is here!!!! If I tell you this made me the happiest person ever. I am not exaggerating! Anyone who has ever gone to Conscious Fork in Warwick, NY will tell you how this place changed our lives! Now, I have the incredible recipes at my finger tips! This BOOK is LIFE right now!!! Calling all my clean living, vegan/vegetarian peeps. This book is a must have for your shelf. - Jeanine F.

This book is beautiful. It’s so cool and interesting. I can’t wait for my husband to dig in (he does our cooking). Robin S.

This book is amazing. Love it! - Ellen L.

This book is beautiful. An immense amount of planning and organizing went into making it! I hope it reaches a lot of people. - Linda N.

I am mostly vegan and these recipes look delicious. I am an acupuncturist and health coach and will definitely be recommending this book to my clients. - Nicole A.

So impressed with the recipes and book design of this book. - Karen R.

B-I-G bravo to Kim Gabelmann on the publication of her beautiful, inspiring new book. Grab a copy or a few dozen for holiday gifts! - Larry A.


Part cookbook, part memoir, part manifesto, it’s a reminder that food is never just food. It’s a choice, a connection, a story. It’s how we care for ourselves, each other, and the earth. Just as Sundance showed that creativity and purpose could live side by side, Kim’s book shows how independence and interconnection can thrive together: one meal, one mindful act, one community at a time. I’m so proud to celebrate this launch and to support a friend who continues to live and create with courage, creativity, and care. You are an inspiration!- Monique F.