Jenn Shagrin

Jenn Shagrin brings professional kitchen experience and comic energy to plant-based cooking. Veganize This! gathers 200 animal-free recipes designed for readers who still enjoy the textures and flavors associated with familiar comfort food. Balance published the cookbook in 2011 with chapters that move from homemade meat and dairy substitutes to complete dishes, baked treats, and pantry staples. Shagrin has worked professionally as a chef and has also acted and performed comedy, a combination reflected in the book's playful voice and practical explanations. Her recipes adapt foods such as matzo ball soup while drawing on family traditions, and an Oregonian recipe credit shows the book extending into bean, kale, and wheat-berry chili as well. Rather than limiting the project to salads or side dishes, Shagrin treats vegan technique as a flexible foundation for everyday meals, celebrations, and inventive versions of foods readers already know.