As a lifelong vegan, Makini Howell left her job in the fashion business to pursue her passion for creating delicious plant-based food. She is owner of Plum Restaurants in Seattle and author of Plum: Gratifying Vegan Dishes from Seattle’s Plum Bistro. Plum restaurants in Seattle include: Plum Burgers (food truck—the nationals only vegan burger truck […]
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Easy Steps to Weekly Family Menu Planning
“What’s for dinner?” You hear it every night and unless you have a good answer, it is always a dreaded question. Planning what is for dinner is a challenge, especially in this day and age. It seems that even when we think life is calm and slow-paced, it tends to be just an illusion. Consider […]
Recipe: Guaca-Verde-Mole
A recent co-op share came with lots of little green tomatillos. It also came with a bunch of tomatoes, some jalapeno peppers and quite a few avocados. So I did what any sensible person would do – I ran to the kitchen and set about concocting a salsa verde/guacamole hybrid. Despite the two jalapenos, this salsa-mole […]
Product Review: The Vegan Cuts April Beauty Box
It’s hard to believe it’s already May! I know that another month has gone by because the mail carrier brought me another Vegan Cuts Beauty Box. If you’re unfamiliar with the Vegan Cuts Beauty Box, you should know that it’s a box of cruelty-free beauty products that are sent to your door every month. Each box is […]
Take Five: Ines Lopes
Chic Vegan contributor Ines Lopes is a social media junkie who currently works at Rutgers University and is pursuing a Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry. She also holds a Masters in Teaching and hopes to one day combine her educational background and extreme adoration of food and fitness to help others lead the […]