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Laura Theodore is an award-winning celebrity PBS vegan chef, recognised television personality, podcast host, and award-winning cookbook author and recording artist. She is the co-creator of the Jazzy Vegetarian brand and author of seven vegan cookbooks. Laura is host of the three-time, TASTE award-winning television series, Jazzy Vegetarian, now in Season Ten.

Laura’s mission is: Making the world a better place, one recipe at a time, by creating and sharing modern, mindful, and compassionate vegan recipes that are easy and delicious!

Dishes so tempting you’ll even win over the ‘meat and potatoes’ crowd!

In fact, in this discussion Laura and I dig in with, how to share friction free meals with loved ones who are not vegan.

I absolutely LOVED this conversation. Laura is warm, generous and full of wisdom. I’m feeling motivated to share both her delicious recipes and also the compassion and consideration she puts into them with my non-vegan loved ones.

With her love for delicious vegan food, compassion for animals, and enthusiasm for great music, Laura is truly the Jazzy Vegetarian! In fact, vegan friends, you’ll be happy to hear of course the Jazzy Vegetarian is vegan – we do touch on that branding decision.

Please enjoy this conversation, about Making The World a Better Place, One Delicious Vegan Recipe at a Time with Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian.

In this conversation we cover:

• What inspired Laura to adopt a vegan lifestyle?
• Laura has recently released the Tenth Anniversary Edition of her cookbook, Jazzy Vegetarian. Is there anything she’s changed her mind on regarding lively vegan cuisine that’s easy and delicious in that decade?
• Some of the Jazzy Vegetarian’s many delicious vegan recipe kitchen shortcuts.
• Laura learnt much about cooking from her mother and other family members. Many of her creations are based on their traditional recipes, some of them passed down for generations. What are a couple of her favs and how did she veganise them?
• Tips for sharing a friction free celebration meal with loved ones who are not vegan.

What a great story teller and true professional, right?

I could picture the hand written recipes handed down from Laura’s grandmother and mother. I could feel the excitement, as a young child anticipating a table laden with all your favourite foods made with an abundance of love.

My learning, is that we have such an opportunity to turn meals shared with non-vegan loved ones into a celebration rather than a conflict. That tradition can stay tied to the past while also evolving to include kinder choices. It might take extra effort and care on our part, however the likelihood that effort will be well worth it is high.

To connect with Laura and everything Jazzy Vegetarian please head to www.jazzyvegetarian.com. I will also have you linked up in the show notes below.

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Connect with Laura via her personal website: www.jazzyvegetarian.com.

If you LOVED the sound of Laura’s vegan pots de creme recipe here is a direct link:

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That’s it for this week in Healthification.

However dear podcast listener, have you checked out my Plant Positive Journal yet? 

I am so very proud of this stunning journal. There is now also a fillable PDF version available for immediate download so wherever you are in the world you can still get Plant Positive with me!

If you are plant-based curious. Or already vegan and need a healthier approach to the lifestyle.

In this daily journal you will learn how to consistently prioritise food, exercise and other healthy habits that build on each other to have a compounding and lasting effect.

To help you create a BODY and LIFE you LOVE by successfully managing your TIME and your MIND.

It makes a great gift to YOU!

Or, for the loved one who is plant-based curious or who has been a valuable vegan ally to you.

You can check out the printed version HERE: 

Plus, the fillable PDF HERE: 

Importantly, the journal follows a twelve month format however is not dated so it is perfect to use at ANY time of the year.

With love and gratitude plant friends.

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