Book Description
In a world where the question of “what’s for dinner” can literally be answered with the click of a button, one wonders if there is even a place anymore on the shelf for a new cookbook.
Perhaps this might be true for some, but if you’ve found yourself here then hopefully this book earns its place on your shelf, even if it’s only a digital shelf.
Blessings of Abundance is a cookbook designed to maximize a minimal pantry for families and individuals who have even less time to spare, but still have a strong desire for good eating. The James applies a hard-earned family legacy of resourcefulness and ingenuity to the recipes she shares in the pages of this book. The book’s ingredient list is curated by the North American East Region Bishops’ Storehouse – a self-sufficiency support offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. While the list is limited Ves takes two approaches to this book.
What to Expect
First, each recipe is meant to stretch and fill its fullest potential on the table. If it’s in the book it’s meant to carry it’s weight so to speak. This can be either in appearing in multiple recipes or by filling the role of a stand in when a different ingredient might traditionally be used. Very rarely will a dish call for an ingredient that is not offered in the food request forms distributed by the Bishops’ Storehouse.
Second, sometimes there really is not a substitute for a particular ingredient and it can be used in many recipes. Ms James has curated a prioritized list supplemental ingredients used in the recipes. The idea being that if you can only invest a few dollars into supplementing your pantry, which ingredients will be most empowering to have.
The Extras
Printable file
In addition to the digital cookbook, a printer-friendly, low-ink consumption pdf version is available to be downloaded and printed. Leaders, friends, and family may print and distribute these books to those in need or might benefit from this resource.
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Companion Video
A collaborative effort between Heartfire Books and VeggieTables is working to produce instructive cooking videos to be as companion instruction for the recipes presented in Blessings of Abundance. Check back often or sign up for the newsletter as this is an ongoing philanthropic effort done in personal free time.
Liability and Distribution License
This book (and the recipes found within) is a goodwill offering created with due diligence and in good faith. As such, all liability and responsibility for the making, distributing, and consuming of the food is assumed by the user. Use of this book is done as a sign of open agreement that no legal actions will be taken against Heartfire Books or the writing team of this work.
Simply stated don’t return a kind gesture with a lawsuit.
Recipes cannot be copyrighted in the United States, but the intellectual property rights of this compilation Blessings of Abundance is owned by Ves James copyright 2025. She chooses to distribute this book freely into the Creative Commons. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. All derivative works must be distributed under the same license.
Simply stated you received this work for free, you must distribute it freely and with attribution even if you personally make changes and alterations to the original work. This resource is meant to be freely distributed always and in every case.