Hi and welcome!
I’m Mary – personal chef, plant-based eater and content creator sharing simple, satisfying and plant-powered recipes, meal ideas and more!
As an in-home personal chef, caterer and a graduate of a health-supportive culinary school, I specialize in straight-forward, nutrient-dense, flavorful and crowd-pleasing food, plus all things meal-prep, entertaining and mindful consumption.
Many of my posts reference Lean Pantry, which is my two part home cooking system designed to make plant-based cooking and eating convenient, easy and delicious. Lean Pantry includes my expertly curated kitchen stock list and coordinating recipe collection, meaning you’ll always have what you need to cook up something good.
Happy cooking, friends. If you want to learn a bit more about me, check out my Random Ten list below! xo
My Random Ten
1. Before I went to culinary school I worked in corporate fashion for Ralph Lauren.
2. I use only one kind of pens for writing, Papermate Flair felt tip pens (medium). Nothing else compares.
3. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I often get home sick.
4. I graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with an Art History major.
5. I have a dream of living in a tiny house on a large plot of land.
6. My favorite foods are pizza, burritos and buffalo-style anything.
7. I love personal cheffing because I’m paid to make up recipes on the fly.
8. I don’t love meat and dairy substitutes that mimic the real thing, and I hardly ever eat them at home or cook with them.
9. My fave fruit is pineapple but I’m slightly allergic to it and get a weird but mild reaction if I eat a lot at one time.
10. Currently, my favorite recipe on RFV is my vegan Broccoli Cheddar Soup.
Radiate Food Vibes 
Great blog! Your recipes look delicious!
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Thx! If you give any a try, I’d love to know what you think and if you have any suggestions.
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You need to put out a cook book!!!
Will cost me just as much as paper and ink!
I would buy 4 of them!
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OMG best compliment ever. That would be a dream come true! Xoxo
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Hello Mary! As you know, I love your blog and so I’ve decided to nominate you for the Liebster Award (for which I’ve just been nominated myself too). You can find all instructions right here through this link https://cookingtrips.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/my-blog-is-nominated-for-the-liebster-award/
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Thank you for following my blog!
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Thanks for stopping by my blog! You’ve got some delicious recipes on here – can’t wait to try some of them.
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you have some really inspiring and creative recipes Mary! Looking forward to seeing what else you have in store!
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Love your blog Mary and thanks for the follow…great to connect over food:))
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Hi Mary!
Thanks so much for the recent blog follow. It has led me to your blog, which I am now following. As I get deeper into my exercise and fitness, I have become more interested in healthy eating.
I look forward to reading more of your interesting posts!
Nancy
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Food, like good music is such a corner stone for fellowship.
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Comment: hi, nominated you for the blogger recognition award, totally up to you if you want to accept!
https://thehappiestpixel.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/blogger-recognition-award/
I want to do a Valentine’s Day special post, where people explains how they think a perfect date is. More or less like a tweet (140 letters). If you want to take part on this post, send me your writting to: thehappiestpixel@gmail.com
Thank you!!
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Hi Mary. Thank you for visiting and following HoB. Much appreciated!
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Im so happy I found you! I am trying to get more plants in my diet and less animal based food just for ethical reasons. I also attended culinary school and I love to cook! I am struggle to find good recipes that aren’t full of vegan “junk food” or fake meat. I want to cook real, while delicious food.
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Yay! Thx for sharing xo
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