Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind
By Pinky Cole
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Cooking
Vegan Cooking
Veganism
Ingredients
Vegan Cuisine
Found Family
Self-Discovery
Rags to Riches
Love Triangle
Fish Out of Water
Coming of Age
Friends to Lovers
Chosen One
Star-Crossed Lovers
Mentorship
Plant-Based Diet
Food
Baking
Entrepreneurship
Family
About this ebook
When Pinky Cole opened her first Slutty Vegan food truck in 2018, she was inspired by her love of vegan comfort food. Now, after having expanded to restaurants, a bar, and a philanthropic organization, Cole is ready to bring her best recipes straight to you.
With mouth-watering photographs and easy-to-follow instructions, Eat Plants, B*tch celebrates Cole’s belief that it’s fun and accessible to cook and enjoy irresistible vegan comfort food. From Avocado Egg Rolls to her Black Pea Cauliflower Po’Boy or Oyster Mushroom Parm and everything in between, it won’t be long before you will also be declaring Cole’s timeless mantra: Eat Plants, B*tch!
Pinky Cole
Pinky Cole is an American restauranteur. She is the owner and operator of Slutty Vegan, a plant-based burger restaurant chain in Atlanta, GA. In July 2018, Cole was inspired to create a vegan restaurant due to her own cravings for junk food. She came up with the name Slutty Vegan as a provocative hook. In 2018 she sold her first vegan burgers through delivery apps and opened a food truck in September of that year. In January 2019, she opened the first Slutty Vegan brick and mortar restaurant. The restaurant is known for its long lines with hours-long waits. She has opened many other locations since and gained the attention of restaurant investor Danny Meyer who has invested in taking her chain national.
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Eat Plants, B*tch - Pinky Cole
Eat Plants, B*tch
91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind
Pinky Cole
CEO & Founder, Slutty Vegan ATL
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Eat Plants, B*tch, by Pinky Cole, 13A/Gallery BooksThis cookbook is dedicated to my children.
May you always enjoy the art of gathering around food and family while creating lifelong traditions and memories.
I hope these recipes continue to keep our family together forever.
INTRODUCTION
Young Pinky with her mom and siblings
Pinky in Slutty Vegan’s Atlanta location
I started Slutty Vegan in 2018, and it’s interesting because when I look back over my life, I think about all the things that I’ve done since I was a kid to get to this point. Being vegan was something that was already embedded in me: My mother has been a vegetarian for most of my life. While I’ve never seen her eat meat, she did have fish occasionally (in the Rastafarian tradition, fish is allowed under a vegetarian diet). My father is a vegetarian as well.
Growing up in a single-parent household, with a woman who was a Jamaican Rastafarian, my siblings and I ate what she ate. We ate a lot of fish, soy products, and vegan Ital food. We were raised with a more conscious way of living and got accustomed to that lifestyle.
As I got older, I realized that I still wanted to live that way. In 2007, I decided to become a full vegetarian. I can remember being in college and everybody looking at me like, This girl is weird. What’s wrong with you? You need some chicken!
But I knew that that wasn’t the life that I wanted.
It’s funny, in hindsight I see that the universe was guiding me through my vegan journey to set me up for Slutty Vegan. I’m so happy that it happened that way, because what might look like something that happened overnight is actually a success story that has been brewing all of my life. I’ve always been an entrepreneur. I’ve always been a hustler. I’ve always been the person to really take something out of nothing and make it beautiful. I can remember selling chicken sandwiches when I was fourteen. When I was sixteen, I made money by throwing parties. When I was in college, I had a couple side hustles doing hair and being a party promoter. I did everything that you could think of. I would even give people money to flip, whether it was legal or illegal, because I knew that I wanted an opportunity to get my mother out of the situation of being a single parent and having five kids to take care of. When I considered my father, who spent twenty-two years in prison, I just knew that my legacy had to be bigger and better than that.
I had a pop-up restaurant for three years that everybody used to go to, and I sold jerk chicken even though I didn’t eat meat. I was telling people it tasted good, but it just wasn’t in alignment with who I was. Then I lost that restaurant in 2016 to a grease fire and I thought all was lost. Now I’m glad that it happened because it gave me the knowledge and the education that I needed to be able to open up Slutty Vegan, make some changes, and do things differently.
When I started Slutty Vegan in 2018, I didn’t expect it to be anything more than a ghost concept. After I felt good about the concept, I called my best friends, and they said, Pinky, this is a good idea!
Running with it, I went on the Internet and started looking for recipes and started doing all this crazy stuff—and it worked.
Pretty soon, Snoop Dogg ate my first vegan burger, then Jermaine Dupri and Lil Duval, and then everything literally went up from there. I’m so grateful for how things happen in life. I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. That belief is really what allowed me to be able to create opportunities for myself and for other people.
Since 2018, I’ve been able to open up three brick-and-mortar locations and two food trucks. I’ve been on tour in over twenty states with our food truck to test the market and get people excited about the brand. I’ve done partnerships with Shake Shack, Incogmeato, Rap Snacks, and Impossible Foods. I’ve been able to leverage other people’s platforms to take my brand to the next level. What makes Slutty Vegan beautiful is that we make good food. Vegan or not, we make good food, and people can appreciate it. When people, especially our people, eat good food, it’s enjoyable.
Pinky cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of her restaurant in Jonesboro, Georgia
I’m happy that people who were never interested in veganism are willing to try it because of Slutty Vegan. When you come to Slutty Vegan, you come for the experience and you leave with the food, and we make that necessary. We make a point of that because everyone wants a place to go to that offers not only a good experience but also great customer service and great food. We tied all those things together and are now bringing some of the great recipes from Slutty Vegan to you in this book.
When I started writing and compiling the recipes for Eat Plants, B*tch, I wanted to create something that would meet people where they are. These recipes are for flexitarians. I’m not pushing my agenda on you. I’m simply telling you that you have some options. You can throw some vegan items on your typical menu. This book is dedicated to all of the people who might not want to be vegan but who want choices that actually taste good.
Doing this book is important to me because seeing how unhealthy we are as a people, I know the power of food. Food brings people together. Food connects people on a greater level than you could ever imagine. I am doing what Martin Luther King, Jr. was able to do with Black people and white people: bring them together. But in this case, I’m bringing people together in the name of food. I’m happy that I’m able to do that.
BLACK, VEGAN, AND COOL
Pinky during a MorningStar Farms Incogmeato Chik’n Tenders launch event in Atlanta
What does veganism mean to me? Veganism means being able to find self-love within, being mindful of what you consume and having love for the earth and for the animals. To emotionally, spiritually, mentally live better. If you can live better, then you think better, you communicate better, you love better, and you have better relationships.
What makes me happiest is to see so many Black people adopting this lifestyle, whether they believe it’s trendy or not. Because for so long, statistically, studies have shown that Black people die from high cholesterol and diabetes at a higher rate than other nationalities. Obviously, I’m no nutritionist, but what I do know is this: Vegan cheeseburgers are way better for us than animal flesh.
In addition to my insights, I thought it would be great for you to hear what it means to be Black, Vegan, and Cool from some of my favorite fellow vegan chefs. Check out what they have to say about what it means to transition to and adopt a vegan lifestyle and some of the benefits to their bodies and their lives.
TIPS FROM BLACK VEGAN CHEFS
I think that veganism is easy. It’s not hard at all. It requires you to use your imagination, but veganism is something that can be easily achieved if you really put your mind to it, whether you do it for your health or you do it for the animals. Whatever you do it for, I believe that living a plant-based/vegan lifestyle will offer you many benefits. Some people lose weight from going vegan. Some people just feel smarter, feel lighter, live longer. But for me, I just wanted to be more conscious. I’m always trying to find new ways to be better than the last version of myself.
My advice for anyone going vegan is to start simple: Veganize your staples first, such as pasta, sandwiches, soups, and burgers. Never compromise flavor. After all, you don’t eat unseasoned meat, so don’t eat unseasoned veggies! —ERIN WELLS, AKA THAT CHOCOLATE VEGAN
For those considering transitioning to veganism, it’s important to understand that being a vegan is not a diet, it’s a lifestyle choice. I suggest taking the transition slowly and really take the time to educate yourself on what you’re putting into your body. Your body is your temple! I also encourage you to enjoy the process. Try new things and really get in touch with yourself. Yes, there are going to be days when you have setbacks and indulge in that chocolate cake—but then get back to it. I promise the way you will feel both mentally and spiritually is much more rewarding! —CHEF QUAN