Does anyone remember when the only juice beverage options in most places were apple and orange? If you were lucky, there might be grape or grapefruit. And smoothies? Wasn’t that some sort of candy? If you think about it, we’re so fortunate that innovative people have shared their great ideas with us. Otherwise, we might […]
Interview Series: Eco-Vegan Gal Whitney Lauritsen
Whitney Lauritsen, otherwise known as Eco-Vegan Gal, is a plant-powered superwoman. I’ve been a big fan of hers since I first came across her YouTube channel a few years ago. Please take a few minutes and get to know her, and I think you’ll become a fan too. Chic Vegan: What motivated you to […]
Product Review: Eat Pastry Gluten-Free Baking Mixes
Eat Pastry. I love that name. And I usually have a container of the company’s yummy cookie dough in my refrigerator. Just in case I need a hot cookie or a spoonful of dough. So when the company recently offered to send Chic Vegan some samples of their new gluten-free baking mixes, I was eager […]
Book Review and Recipe: Yum Universe by Heather Crosby
This is gorgeous! That’s the first thing I thought when I opened Yum Universe: Infinite Possibilities for a Gluten-Free, Plant-Powerful, Whole Food Lifestyle, by blogger Heather Crosby. It really is a beautiful book. The front of the book, a picture of the lovely author happily chopping vegetables, is welcoming and friendly. Flipping through the book, […]
Interview Series: Candle Cafe’s Joy Pierson
Nutritionist, cookbook author, restaurant owner, and generally amazing. That’s Joy Pierson, co-owner (with partner Bart Potenza) of the New York’s famous Candle Cafe and Candle 79 restaurants. Chic Vegan was able to steal a few of Joy’s precious moments to ask her a few questions. Chic Vegan: What motivated you to become vegan? Was […]