Vegan Recipes to Celebrate July 4th!

Published: June 25, 2014, 5 p.m.

b"Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian will welcome YummyPlants.com founder, Rebecca Gilbert to share how you can easily entertain in \\u201cplant-based style\\u201d this July 4th weekend and to talk about her fabulous new book: It's Easy to Start Eating Vegan! YUMMY PLANTS 101. Rebecca Gilbert is a former competitive figure skater whose switch to a vegan diet healed her chronic joint pain.\\xa0 She founded the Yummy Plants vegan community to help provide support and comraderie for people transitioning to a vegan diet. \\xa0She is known for her talk The Yummy Plants 101: Easy Transition Tips to a Vegan Diet. \\xa0Her presentation includes information on easy egg and dairy substitutions, ideas for stocking a vegan pantry, and suggestions for making a vegan diet workable in our lives both inside and outside of the house. Rebecca has been a featured speaker at Vegfest events including the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Vegetarian Summerfest, Paris Vegan Day, and universities."