Carleigh Bodrug Explained

Carleigh Bodrug
Occupation:Cookbook author and blogger
Alma Mater:University of Western Ontario
Subject:Vegan/plant-based cookbooks
Notable Works:PlantYou cookbooks

Carleigh Bodrug is a Canadian vegan/plant-based author, known for her PlantYou cookbooks and advocacy of waste minimisation.

Early life

Bodrug grew up on a farm in Ontario, Canada.[1] She was a journalism major at University of Western Ontario,[2] where she also served as a student health reporter for the campus news channel.[3] Bodrug started her PlantYou food blog after her father was diagnosed with colon cancer.[2]

Career

Bodrug's first job was at a radio station.[2] She also created her PlantYou Instagram account in 2016 to document plant-based cooking, eventually becoming a full-time food blogger.[2] She published her first cookbook in 2022,[2] and a follow-up cookbook in 2024. This second cookbook, PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking focuses on plant-based low-waste recipes, and includes a lemon peel pasta recipe. Bodrug has stated that one of the largest reasons she went plant-based is because of the environmental implications of animal agriculture.[4]

Bodrug's Instagram video of her turning discarded orange peels into candy obtained 1 million views.[5]

Honors and awards

PlantYou: 140+ Ridiculously Easy, Amazingly Delicious Plant-Based Oil-Free Recipes won first place in the 2023 IVFF awards,[6] and was shortlisted for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards Health or Special Diet Cookbooks.[7] [8]

In addition, Woman's Day named PlantYou the “Best New Vegetarian Cookbook of 2022,”[9] Runner's World included PlantYou as one of the "6 Best Vegan Cookbooks to Get More Plants in Your Diet" in 2022,[10] Food & Wine named it one of "the 20 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal" in 2024.[11] Also in 2024, VegNews listed PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking as one of the "Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time,"[12] and one of "The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024."[13]

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview: Carleigh Bodrug. July 17, 2024. 24 June 2020. Online Farmer’s Market.
  2. Web site: Ontario woman shares her secrets to 'recession recipes' and 'under $2' meals. July 17, 2024. Casemore. Jamie. March 18, 2024. National Post.
  3. Web site: Western University, Hospitality News: Western's Farmer's Market. July 19, 2024. October 11, 2012. University of Western Ontario.
  4. Web site: 2024. Beyond the Book: Carleigh Bodrug's 'PlantYou: Scrappy Cooking'. Publisher's Weekly. en-GB. July 18, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240718185652/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/94401-beyond-the-book-carleigh-bodrug-s-plantyou-scrappy-cooking.html. live.
  5. Web site: La Corte, Michael. 2024. To waste less food, become a scrappier cook. Salon. en-GB. July 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240714141631/https://www.salon.com/2024/04/09/to-waste-less-food-become-a-scrappier-cook/. live.
  6. Web site: International Vegan Film Festival Cookbook Contest. 2023. The International Vegan Film Festival.
  7. Web site: 2023 Taste Canada Awards Shortlist. July 17, 2024. 2023. Taste Canada Awards.
  8. Web site: 'No one is more shocked than my parents': Barrie's 'PlantYou' cookbook author nominated for Taste Canada award. July 19, 2024. Ramsay. Janis. June 18, 2023. simcoe.com (Metroland).
  9. Web site: 9 Vegetarian Cookbooks That Make Eating Healthy Delicious. July 19, 2024. Dubin. Alesandra. 2022-11-13. .
  10. Web site: The 6 Best Vegan Cookbooks to Get More Plants in Your Diet. July 17, 2024. Hondorp. Gabrielle. 2022-11-07. .
  11. Web site: The 20 Best Vegan Cookbooks for Every Type of Meal. November 2, 2024. Makhijani. Pooja. 2024-08-22. Food & Wine.
  12. Web site: The Top 100 Vegan Cookbooks of All Time. July 17, 2024. Pointing. Charlotte. January 16, 2024. VegNews.
  13. Web site: The Best Vegan Cookbooks of 2024. November 28, 2024. Pointing. Charlotte. November 26, 2024. VegNews.

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