hello!
I’m Maddie Reich, the founder of @thejewishvegan on instagram and this website. I’ve been cooking and baking for even longer than I’ve been eating a plant-based diet (I went vegetarian in 7th grade, over 10 years ago!), and I believe food can and should be fun. It should be fun to find, to make, and to eat. And I hope through this website and my work, I can help you find your way there.
When I first started out, I did two things: 1) I made stir-fry, and 2) I baked. I made stir-fry because I thought I could do no wrong with a stir-fry – throw veggies and tofu and some soy sauce in a pan and heat it up! I started baking because baking felt like order and structure to me.
What the experiences of making stir-fry and baking allowed me to do was be creative in the kitchen (hello cucumbers in my stir-fry!) while learning some of the technical skills that made me feel like I could really be a competent cook and baker in the kitchen.
Now, I’m hoping to bring that same idea here, to The Jewish Vegan. What I hope to share meals and recipes of varying skill levels, but be upfront about the difficultly level and some of the skills you may learn. I’ll share my successes and failures and provide you with the tips and tricks that you can bring with you from recipe to recipe.
Most of my recipes are intended to be adaptable. Don’t have frozen peas at home? Swap it out for corn or chopped carrots or another veggie? Can’t find agave at the grocery store? Use the maple syrup in your pantry. These recipes are for you.
For you to learn. For you to grow. For you to enjoy.
Now let’s get started!
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