Vegan Temptress

Soaked up some creativity today at my favorite Friday morning activity - CreativeMornings Louisville. AND got to pitch Bluegrass VegFest 2017! The radest, badest, most delicious vegan fest Louisville has ever seen. ;)

Spent the weekend in DC! The Animal Rights 2017 National Conference on Friday was inspiring. I listened to Alex Hershaft, the president of Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM), speak about vegan advocacy and the nature of social change, learned detailed information about vegan nutrition from Dr. Klaper, and scored a beautiful shirt from Mercy For Animals. Brought home so much swag - even free lipstick from Kat Von D, who received the Celeb Animal Advocate Award. Saturday and Sunday were full of snacks from Fare Well, HipCityVeg, and dc dosa. Homemade tacos and pizza were killer, courtesy of Jeff's aunt, our hostess. And rooftop drinks from bars overlooking DC. Phenomenal weekend.

Yay for Friday! If you're feeling creative in the kitchen this weekend, I shared my favorite lasagna recipes (for marinara, ricotta, and parm) on the V-Grits blog. Or if you're craving lasagna with no desire to prepare it, you can buy some from my Elevate food line at any The Weekly Juicery or Rainbow Blossom in Louisville, Lexington, and Cincinnati. :) But these recipes aren't difficult, and it's so much fun to make (and deliciously rewarding)!

blog.vgrits.com/2017/05/23/in-love-with-lasagna/

In Love with Lasagna One of my favorite things to make with our V-Grits Mozzarella Cashew Cheese Sauce… Lasagna! It’s not nearly as time consuming as you may think. If you want to impress your friends or fa…

Loving me some lions mane mushrooms 🍄 right now. 😋 They taste like lobster. I picked them up locally at Rainbow Blossom Natural Markets in St Mathews. Tonight we made a gourmet white pizza, using the mushrooms, butternut squash, and caramelized onions. With V-Grits mozzarella and ricotta.

So fresh & so clean. 🍽 Orange juice & zest, cauli, green beans, red pepper, garlic, and a touch of habanero sauce. 🍊💥

One pretty nifty perk about constantly writing recipes is getting to explore and learn more about different cuisines. I love tweaking things to make them plant-based. Sag Aloo is an Indian side dish that combines spinach, potatoes, and spices. I'm topping it with Tempeh Masala, marinated and cooked in spices like cumin, cinnamon, and coriander. If you want this recipe and the spice blends, or the full meal kit with all of the ingredients, it's up for grabs today: vgrits.com

My recipes are going national! Over at www.vgrits.com we just launched our V-Card Recipe Kit, which includes 3 new recipes each week, and special spice blends - unique to every recipe - are included in the envelope. That ships all over the US! If you're in the midwest you can receive the full V-Box Meal Service, which comes with all of the ingredients to make the meals. Next week includes our housemade vegan mozzarella for Eggplant Parm, and sausage for Jambalaya! Follow us at V-Grits for tasty food photos and news, and check out vgrits.com to get recipes in your mailbox every week! - Chef Kristina

I just want to take a moment and say THANK YOU for all the recent messages about the Cutthroat Kitchen victory! Apparently the episode is now available on Netflix and many folks are seeing it for the first time. It was an incredible experience and I'm grateful for that opportunity to represent vegan cooking. To answer the Q's - because of the show I was able to launch a vegan food truck in Louisville, V-Grits, which has now expanded into a meal service! We're teaching folks to cook healthy, plant-based meals at home. We're opening up shipping very soon, so please check us out at www.vgrits.com

Fall in Love with Food Again Learn to cook healthy, delicious, 100% plant-based meals at home

You guys! Maybe I should post more often than every 4 months? 😌 Anyhoo, if you're not familiar with my new recipe kit meal service you gotta check it out! We start offering shipping next month. www.vgrits.com

We can take just a few more orders for Thanksgiving! Pickup is Wednesday evening in Louisville. The full menu: http://www.vgrits.com/holiday-menu/

Hola, mis amigos. I would love to hear your thoughts on something... Over at V-Grits we're discussing starting a campaign to help folks switch to a plant-based lifestyle. All of your ideas and thoughts are appreciated.

If you're not vegan, what do you think would be most beneficial to help you along the way? And if you are vegan, looking back, what would have been helpful for you? Here are some generic ideas, but feel free to add your own personal ones too.

Recipes
Full Meal Plans (recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert)
Cooking Classes
Weekly Discussion Groups (a support system)
Grocery Shopping Pointers (ingredients to seek out, or stay away from)
Local Vegan-Friendly Restaurant Guide
Facts/Statistics about the benefits (for when others challenge you, as some tend to do)