Chef Jason Wyrick is the executive chef for The Vegan Taste website. After being diagnosed with diabetes in 2001, Jason adopted a vegan lifestyle, lost 100 pounds, and reversed his diabetes. Since then, he has co-authored the NY Times bestselling book 21 Day Weightloss Kickstart with Neal Barnard, MD, became the first vegan culinary instructor in the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu […]
Cookbook Review and Giveaway: Going Vegan
I’ve been vegan for a little over 13 years, so I didn’t really need a book called Going Vegan: the Complete Guide to Making a Healthy Transition to a Plant-Based Lifestyle. I did want it, however, and I had two reasons why: 1.) I’m a vegan health and lifestyle coach, and I help people transition to […]
Product Review and Giveaway: neat meat replacement
In the early days of my vegetarianism, there were very few veg meat substitutes on the market, other than tofu and a frozen veggie burger whose taste was very similar to that of the cardboard box it came in. (Not that I ever tried the box.) When I did want to sink my teeth into […]
Interview Series: Kathy Patalsky
Kathy Patalsky is a prolific blogger who you may know from her blog Happy. Healthy. Life. She is also the woman behind the scenes at FindingVegan, the best place on the web for finding drool-worthy vegan food photos. And if that weren’t enough to keep her busy, she’s also the author of 365 Vegan Smoothies. I […]
Cookbook Review and Giveaway: The Nut Butter Cookbook by Robin Robertson
Nut butters are not just for sandwiches. I love swirling almond butter into my oatmeal and adding a few spoonfuls of cashew butter to my stews. I’ve also sometimes use nut butter in the place of oil in baked goods such as muffins and banana bread. Robin Robertson’s new book The Nut Butter Cookbook is chock-full of […]