Surprise! It's Vegan

Surprise! It’s Vegan Cookbook is not your average cookbook. It has 8 – QR Code cooking class video tutorials inside based on 8 written recipes in the book. Every recipe has been carefully crafted to accommodate both Vegans and Omnivores. 44 chef inspired comfort food recipes will surely impress your friends and family. Especially, those who think vegan food is not filling and delicious. There is a special section in the book named, “Chef Tips and Tricks” that goes over tiny cooking advice tidbits that will elevate your recipes to a professional level and activate your preparation skills so that your cooking adventures are immediately brought back to life.

Chef Frances does not disappoint with her simple everyday recipes based on comfort food classics she grew up with in the Midwest. Also, she shares special culinary techniques and flavor profiles that she learned as fundamentals during culinary school. Healing her 4 autoimmune diseases while working as a private chef has made her an experience expert with nutrition and meal preparation to promote a healthy lifestyle. Chef Frances shares many simple recipes with you in her book that accommodate many food allergies including desserts, salad dressings and cultural dishes. All recipes have alternative gluten-free options that make every dish customizable and easy to follow for the cooking novice or the seasoned foodie.

Author Biography

Frances Star Graham is a private vegan chef, plant-based educator, quantum sound healer, and qigong instructor. From 2009 to 2014-from the ages of 32 to 37, she was bedridden three months per year and struggled with chronic pain and fatigue related to four serious autoimmune diseases: Sjogren’s, Hashimoto’s, Scleroderma, and Raynaud’s syndrome.In 2013, Frances had a near-death experience while going through a routine medical procedure. After this fight or flight situation, she went searching for ways to heal herself. This journey began through practicing qigong, tai chi, meridian stretching, tapping, and other healing modalities. After a year, she was able to regenerate her thyroid gland to normal size after losing 40% of the entire gland due to Hashimoto’s disease. Two years later, after converting to a plant-based diet along with regular qigong classes, Frances was in remission with only mild symptoms, and she was no longer bedridden or experiencing chronic fatigue. Currently, Frances teaches weekly qigong classes and has a thriving career as a private vegan chef and quantum sound healer.Frances lives with her husband of 21 years and son who is in his second year of college. She has one daughter who lives in Arizona and is an amazing cook. She is originally from Springfield, Illinois, and she enjoys taking her homestyle way of eating from the Midwest and transforming those dishes into vegan comfort food. She currently loves to hike and travel the world in her spare time.Supporting others on their journey through self-healing is her life mission.