about me

Greetings, fellow vegans (and vegan-friendly folks)!

My name is A-K and I started writing swell vegan as a way to learn and motivate myself about eating vegan food that is both delicious and (mostly) healthy.  I especially love whole foods, raw veganism, and better-for-you sweets.  While I don’t have food allergies, I enjoy cooking foods that are free of many of the major (vegan) food allergens as a way to maintain balance and variety in my own diet as well as include people who get left out by a lot of conventional vegan recipes.

I currently cook and bake for a living, but I’ve never been professionally trained.  My mom let me cook and bake with her from an early age, and soon I started cooking many of our family dinners.  She was amazingly supportive when I became vegetarian at 15, and I owe my love of food and sharing it with others to her.

I live, work, and bike in Minneapolis with my girlfriend and our two kitties.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

You can contact me via email: ak AT swellvegan DOT com

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