I have a dairy, egg and nut allergy so the recipes you’ll find on my website are allergy friendly with many plant-based options. Everyone is alway so surprised to find out that I love to cook. Because of my diet restrictions a lot of people assume that I just eat lettuce and plain chicken all day but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! I’ve never seen my allergies as a disadvantage, they actually come in handy when it comes to developing recipes because it forces me to think outside the box. I started Wandering Chickpea for anyone—with or without diet restrictions, who loves drooling over pictures of food on the internet and cooking delicious family-friendly meals.

I’m also a published cookbook author—you can find out more about my cookbook “Fantastic Vegan Recipes for the Teen Cook” on my cookbook page which you can buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and more.

— Elaine