Meet the Shannon’s

‘The Betty Crocker Project’ is a “veganizing” cooking project that was started by Annie and Dan Shannon. Inspired by the movie Julie and Julia, the Shannon’s cook their way through the Betty Crocker cookbook  and “veganize” each recipe.

If you haven’t come across this blog yet, I’m here to give you 5 reasons why it’s awesome.

1. The picture above. Duh.
2. Who doesn’t love Betty Crocker? Seriously. Even if you hate the recipes, the marketing team behind Betty Crocker is genius. Who would have thought that by making a pre-made mix and adding your own single ingredient, that it would make housewives all over the world feel like they are actually cooking from scratch?!
3. The Shannon’s are afreakindorable!
4. The movie Julie and Julia is like a mirror image of my life today. My next tattoo is going to be a giant portrait of Julia Child and Meryl Streep high-fiving each other across my stomach.  I LOVE this movie!
5. The Shannon’s have been getting tons of press regarding their blog which I think is important to shatter the myth of how difficult it is to adapt a vegan diet. Their blog demonstrates that you can take almost any recipe and substitute it with cruelty-free, and generally healthier products.

I highly recommend adding this blog to your list and bombarding your friends, family, and co-worker’s email boxes with daily recipes to try. I also recommend delivering the leftovers to my house directly.