Hello! My name is Carrie...

I am a Plant-based Chef, Food Scientist, and Product Developer in Philadelphia, PA. I am PROUDLY a born and raised Vegan (Thanks parents!) and have worked with top Restauranteurs and Hospitality giants in Miami, Philly, NYC, Boston, and Vermont for almost 20 years. In my day job, I am an R&D Product Developer for a MAJOR food manufacturing corporation that has been a staple in every American kitchen for the last 150 years. 

My passion for nourishing food was instilled in me from birth when my mother discovered she was Hypoglycemic and could no longer eat any processed sugar. Only Brown Rice Syrup in this house! It was a slippery slope from there and she fell deep into a hippy-health-food-rabbit-hole in the mid 1980's, studying Macrobiotic cooking at the Mitchio Kushi Institute, learning how to make our own tofu and Seitan at home, and teaching me that food is medicine. Even though she lost her 10 year battle with Cancer in 1994, I believe her Vegan diet helped to extend her life longer than imagined. 

This early foundation in Whole Food Plant Based cooking set me on a healthy food journey that I maintain 40 years later. Even my Dad is still vegan! I believe that the planet, as a whole, must continue to embrace plant-based foods if we want our children to live happily on this earth. So, if you would allow me, I would love to help bring more plants into your life.