Chef Lauren Kretzer

14/02/2019

Happy Valentine's Day! If you're searching for the perfect healthy treat to serve your sweetie (whether that be a romantic partner, your kids, your best friend), I'm sharing my long-favorite recipe for the creamiest vanilla chia pudding up on my site today! There are countless chia pudding recipes out there these days, but know that this one is definitely a cut above the rest - check out the NEW post to see my secret to making this pudding extra luscious and decadent tasting: http://www.laurenkretzer.com/the-creamiest-vanilla-chia-pudding/

04/12/2018

My 2018 Holiday Gift Guide is here...happy shopping!

The 2018 Holiday Gift Guide is here! These are my picks for the best gifts to give/get this holiday season - perfect for the home cook or mom in your life!

26/10/2018

Ohhh it's getting cold out there! It's comfort food season and everyone needs a killer vegan Mac and cheese recipe. Try mine out this weekend!

Butternut Squash Shells and Cheese. The best vegan mac and cheese recipe using butternut squash for a velvety sauce that will satisfy just about everyone!

16/10/2018

My friend Alex of The New Baguette brought my attention to this important podcast from Deliciously Ella that breaks down why your food choices have a massive impact on our planet. Give it a listen on your commute home, while you're prepping dinner or exercising today!

In our most startling episode yet, we talk to Joseph Poore at Oxford University about his recent study concerning the effect of our diets on the environment. We look at how we could cut global greenhouse gases by 23% with a vegan diet, how fish can create more methane than cattle, how food miles are...

10/06/2018

Important news to read about saving our planet:

Biggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland

21/05/2018

My favorite weeknight dinner is one that doesn't create a lot of dishes, comes together FAST, and is super yum. Just made this Campanelle with Spinach Macadamia Pesto and it's one of my new M-F favs. Perfect for summer entertaining, too!

There are many, many nights when my desire to just get something on the table rivals my need for a dinner that’s simultaneously healthy, satisfying and, of course, delicious. It’s on nights like these – especially in the warmer months – when I turn to pesto pasta. It’s quick, no doubt, but...

04/05/2018

I'm so proud and excited to announce that I have a new website and rebrand launching today! I feel so lucky to be able to do what I love as a career, and look forward to making delicious vegan food for a long time to come! Thanks for all of your continued support. Thanks to my web developer Ansley Fones, Joanna Todaro for the design & logo/brand image consulting, and John Duarte for the headshots! www.laurenkretzer.com

23/09/2017

I wrote a roundup of all the vegan pumpkin products available at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. You're welcome!

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21/05/2017

It doesn't matter if red meat is grass fed, pasture raised, organic, local, no-antibiotic, no hormone, etc etc - it still increases risk of dying from
(atleast) 8 terrible diseases: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/well/eat/red-meat-increases-risk-of-dying-from-9-diseases.html?_r=0&referer=https://www.google.com/

High red meat consumption increased the rate of dying from cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney disease and liver disease.