Recipes for the Compassionate Foodie

going plant-based is about to get easier

TRUTH: plant-based doesn't have to be complicated.

We love ourselves a good meal - whether it's a creative appetizer from a fancy restaurant, or, even better, a mess of vegetables right from the farm.

We love good food. Almost as much as we love animals.

Have you ever skipped over a recipe because it called for too many things you don't have on hand, and you don't even know what three of them are?

Us too. And while we don't have anything against trying new things, not everyone has the time or money to shop around for exotic ingredients to use once and then leave moldering in the back of the pantry (we're looking at you, powdered jicama root).

At N&N We Keep it simple. Because we don't have jackfruit on hand, either.

I'm a writer, recipe creator, vegetable fan, and life-long animal lover who has big dreams about saving animals.

I didn't grow up eating a plant-based diet. My father was a supermarket meatcutter for 47 years - so we ate meat and potatoes at every meal. Vegetables were kind of an afterthought, and usually consisted of frozen peas or succotash.

Hi, I'm Denise.

should carrots REALLY BE CUT into perfect cubes? Food for thought.

Harry is in charge of Inspiration, entertainment, and nap enforcement

Meet Harry

Fast forward a few decades: I slowly learned my way around the produce department and started educating myself on where our food actually comes from. I'd been leaning towards a plant-based diet for years, but after getting my certification in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University and going all in, I saw the health benefits for myself - my cholesterol dropped 70 points! The more I learned, the more I wanted to help others make the leap: for their health, for the health of the planet, and to end animal suffering.

Now I help vegans and animal lovers to enjoy the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle - without a lot of fuss.