Vegan food is sweeping Hawaii eateries opening everywhere, vegan dishes multiplying on restaurant menus, vegan food sections in supermarkets. Hawaii: A Vegan Paradise is the perfect introduction to vegan cooking by one of Honolulu's leading vegan chefs covering every aspect of the plant-based diet. Chef and recipe developer, Lillian Cumic, takes you on a journey through Hawaii's culinary culture to this new frontier for Island cooking. Her plant-based recipes range from simple tofu poke to a mouth-watering Loco Moco with sunny-side-up vegan eggs, and to satisfy the sweet tooth in all of us, decadent chocolate cake and Meyer lemon cupcakes. The recipes dazzle with colorful and tasty dishes that can proudly be taken to ohana get-togethers or special celebrations. Richly illustrated, it guides you through the ins and outs of getting started with vegan cooking and how to equip your pantry with staples and utensils for vegan cooking. Vegan food is sweeping Hawai'i"€"eateries opening everywhere, vegan dishes multiplying on restaurant menus, vegan food sections in supermarkets. Hawai'i: A Vegan Paradise is the perfect introduction to vegan cooking by one of Honolulu's leading vegan chefs covering every aspect of the plant-based diet. Chef and recipe developer, Lillian Cumic (creator of YouTube channel Lillian Vegan and host of Think Tech Hawai'i's show Lillian's Vegan World), takes you on a journey through Hawai'i's culinary culture to this new frontier for Island cooking. Her plant-based recipes range from simple tofu poke pp, to a mouth-watering Loco Moco with sunny-side-up vegan eggs, and to satisfy the sweet tooth in all of us, decadent chocolate cake and Meyer lemon cupcakes. The recipes dazzle with colorful and tasty dishes that can proudly be taken to 'ohana get-togethers or special celebrations. Richly illustrated, Hawai'i A Vegan Paradise: Over 120 Plant-Based Recipes from the Islands guides you through the ins and outs of getting started with vegan cooking and how to equip your pantry with staples and utensils for vegan cooking. Experience the beauty and diversity of Hawai'i's culinary tradition through this fascinating recipe collection. Chef Lillian Cumic has been creating plant-based recipes for over two decades. A vegan chef and cooking instructor from Sydney, Australia, she made Sendai, Japan her home for 30 years working in the food industry and refining her craft. While running her dining bar as owner/head chef, she shared her passion by instructing clients, friends and colleagues on the wonders and virtues of vegan cooking. Shortly after moving to Honolulu in December 2018, Lillian started teaching cooking classes; became host of Lillian s Vegan World on ThinkTech Hawaii sharing her passion of the vegan lifestyle and plant-based diet; started Lillian Vegan LLC and was featured as the cover story in the June 2019 edition of CRAVE magazine. Lillian is a gourmet vegan chef hosting full 7-course vegan dining experiences including a Vegan High Tea which is something to behold . She has hundreds of recipe videos on her Lillian Vegan YouTube channel, Lillian Vegan Facebook page, lillianvegan_chefhawaii Instagram and webpage LillianVegan.com. Lillian is thrilled and humbled to share her 20+ year career as a chef and recipe creator in her first cookbook Hawaii: A Vegan Paradise, showcasing Hawaiian food with a vegan twist. She resides in Honolulu with her husband and cat.