It's Monique

Hey, it’s Monique!

I’ve been cooking with plants for over 10 years. You might know me from Brown Vegan, where I grew a cooking channel to about 50,000 subscribers and won Best Vegan Podcast in the 2022 VegNews Veggie Awards.

If that’s you, heyyyy! :-)

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These days, I’m not vegan anymore. I eat mostly plants because they make me feel good and fit my budget, but I still love a cheesy quesadilla and good seafood. My years as a vegan taught me a lot about cooking with plants, and they also taught me what happens when food turns into a list of rules: it gets exhausting.

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So now my kitchen runs on three things: big flavor, more plants, and a small grocery bill. Flavor is non-negotiable. If a meal doesn’t taste good, it’s not worth making, no matter how cheap or fast it is.

And on busy nights, I don’t cook fast. I cook once and eat well for days, so DoorDash doesn’t get in my pockets. lol

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Just Monique is what I’m doing with all of it now: simpler, more flexible, and a lot more me.

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I just turned 45, and this next chapter is about building a life with more options: more money, more freedom, more love. Right now, that means working my full-time job, paying off debt, and rebuilding a business from scratch on nights and weekends.

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On YouTube, I share the budget-friendly meals I make, plus honest updates on rebuilding my money and my business after 40...wins and wobbles included.

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If you’re starting over too, or just want to eat well without the stress or the big grocery bill, you’re in the right place.

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Start here: grab my free guide, ​Keep Your Flavor... Add More Plants.​ It’s full of my favorite tricks for big flavor on a small budget, plus two of my go-to recipes.

You’ll also get Fed & Funded, my newsletter with simple meals and honest money talk.

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[ ​Get the free guide​ ]

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Pull up a chair. I’ll show you what’s working for me, and I hope to connect with you soon. ❤️

-Monique