Chic Vegan contributor Adrienne Borgersen is the beauty and the brains behind It Factor Image Consulting, where she specializes in eco-chic and vegan fashion for men and women. Chic Vegan – How long have you been a vegan? Adrienne Borgersen – January 1, 2014 will be my 6-year “veganversary.” CV – Who or what inspired you to […]
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Ten Tips for New Vegans
With more information about the horrors of factory farming being presented in the mainstream media and more people hoping to clean up their health and ditch medications, veganism is become more and more popular. Completely changing diets can be a bit tricky in the beginning, but after a while it becomes second nature. I’ve been vegan […]
6 Steps to Make Resolutions that Stick
A lot of people begin the New Year by making resolutions. We’ve all been there. We take a vow to lose weight, exercise more or spend more time with our family. We start the year with great intentions, but then we quickly relapse into old habits. Why is it so hard to stick to those […]
Recipe: West African Vegetable Stew
Brimming with vegetables, this flavorful stew is especially good served over rice or couscous or with coarse whole grain bread. Like most stews, this one tastes even better the second day, so make it ahead. The crops of peanuts (or groundnuts), sweet potatoes (or yams), and okra can be found throughout western African countries, where […]
Interview Series – Kayle Martin from Cowgirls and Collard Greens
I first (sort of) met Kayle Martin from Cowgirls and Collard Greens at an the New York City Vegan Mainstream Marketing Bootcamp last August. By chance or because of fate, she won a cookbook giveaway I was running a few months ago, and we began chatting via email. Her story is so inspiring, that I […]