Vegan Starter Guide – The Basics

So… you’ve decided to adopt a vegan lifestyle. Fantastic! But now what? The realization of just how many animal products the average person consumes is enough to turn your stomach. The challenge before you is the same that many of us have faced: what CAN I eat now? The good news: it’s easier than you…

Education during a Pandemic

My fellow students across the world can agree that this is a particularly challenging time for our academic goals. Colleges have closed and switched to an online format, causing stress and anxiety for many students who are not accustomed. While these classes are quite helpful, many of us are still left waiting. Lab and in-person…

Marble Banana Bread

Vegan AND gluten-free? Sold! This decadent marble banana bread is more like a cake, without the addition of any refined sugars or flours. My suggestion? Top it with chocolate chips and eat it with a spoon! Let’s put those dark, overripe bananas to good use and make something to satisfy those chocolate cravings without the…

First Plating

Let us go back to August 2019. Life for me at this time had changed dramatically. I left my former career as a licensed veterinary technician in pursuit of my lifelong dream of working with food. On the same day I quit my last animal nursing job, I applied for college (yet again). My focus…