Here are my Top Five Tips for starting on the path to Vegan-Ease Cuisine: Easy vegan meals, without sacrificing great taste or giving up the textures and flavors we all love! 1. If you are new to vegan eating, start by serving one non-meat, plant-based meal each week for dinner. Try preparing hearty and satisfying […]
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Laura Theodore’s Valentine’s Day Menu
Valentine’s Day is a great time to host a themed dinner party for beloved friends. For your table, gather festive items that feature red-hued or romantically inspired accents that you may already have on hand, like solid or floral red-colored napkins, placemats, stemware and tableware. With romantic décor and colorful cuisine that culminates in a […]
Interview Series: Sasha Crescentini and Dawn Martel from Bakeology
Sasha Crescentini and Dawn Martel are the mother/daughter team behind Bakeology, a California-based vegan and gluten-free cookie company. Bakeology was born out of the desire to share their home baked creations with everyone. One spring eve, after lots of experimenting in the kitchen, Sasha and Dawn had an epiphany: what if they could package their creations and bring indulgent, natural […]
Letting kids into the kitchen
I love my kitchen. I love my kids. Not in that order of preference obviously, but the time came when I reluctantly had to ask myself if the two really needed to blend at all! The thing is, since becoming vegan my kitchen has transformed into my place of calm. My sanctuary. It’s my creative […]
Strawberry Avocado Mâche Salad from Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen by Kathy Patalsky
I’ve had a stack of things to review both for Chic Vegan and my personal blog Dianne’s Vegan Kitchen for a while. While I’ve been trying to catch up with it all, Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen by Kathy Patalsky keeps getting shuffled to the bottom of the pile. This isn’t happening because I dislike the […]