Purchase Miami Vegan: Plant Based Recipes from the Tropics to Your Table by Ellen Kanner on her website soulfulvegan.com, at bookshop.org, Walmart online, or through her publisher LCIX
Award–winning writer, culinary instructor and longtime vegan Ellen Kanner returns to Vedge Your Best to share the inspiration behind her vibrant new cookbook, Miami Vegan: Plant-Based Recipes from the Tropics to Your Table.
5th generation Miami native, Ellen Kanner shares how she honors Latin and Caribbean food traditions while reimagining iconic dishes like arroz sin-pollo, jerk tofu, seafood dip, and key lime pie—all plant-based and deeply rooted in Miami flavors.
We also explore:
Why rice and beans are Ellen’s love language
What it means to “veganize” cultural recipes with care
The evolution of the plant-based scene in Miami
Why delicious food is always step one in her advocacy
Plus, a special giveaway: 3 copies of Miami Vegan to listeners in the U.S. and Canada! DM Michele on Instagram at Vedge Your Best or email at info@micheleolendercoaching. Listening from elsewhere? Let me know and we will get you the ebook version when it’s available.
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Purchase Miami Vegan: Plant Based Recipes from the Tropics to Your Table by Ellen Kanner on her website soulfulvegan.com, at bookshop.org, Walmart online, or through her publisher LCIX
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