About The Vgn Way

Thank you for visiting The Vgn Way. My name is Nija, and along with my partner Shad, we're proud Atlanta natives. We're passionate home cooks, dedicated food bloggers, and innovative recipe developers. Shad started his vegan journey over 20 years ago, while I've been living a health-conscious plant-based lifestyle since 2010. Together, we're building a vibrant community where we share mouthwatering recipes that honor our culinary heritage and encourage others to explore the world of plant-based comfort and soul food.

While traditional soul and comfort foods often incorporates animal products like meat, dairy, and eggs, adapting these recipes to be vegan opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Our self-taught journey has given us the confidence and expertise to create delicious and authentic vegan soul food recipes. That honor the traditions of our southern culture. 

We strive to capture the essence of soul food cuisine; reimagined with flavorful, healthy ingredients while embracing the use of flavorful plant-based ingredients. You’ll also see global recipes we have veganized like our mushroom pho inspired by our love of travel along with our vegan travel guides. 

Our aim is to offer food that is not only scrumptious, like our vegan mac and cheese featured on Parade , but also wholesome recipe like our tofu skewers featured on VegNews. Recipes enjoyed from everyone from devoted vegans to flexitarians alike.

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Becoming vegan is a personal journey, and each individual must make that decision for themselves. However we believe that incorporating a vegan/plant-based diet or incorporating a meat-free Monday recipe into your life can be a fulfilling choice and can add value to everyone’s life.

We hope you discover delicious and easy-to-make vegan recipes that you will enjoy and want to share with family and friends.

The Vgn Way recipes have been featured all across the internet, including on Food52, Washington Post, The Kitchn, VegNews, Parade , thefeedfeed and more.

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