Your plant-based happy place. Welcome to the veginner community! ♡

HI, I’M CHERYL MARTINEZ

Your plant-based
partner in delicious.

I cook plants. I love animals. I make music, too. Veginner Cooking is where all of that gets to share a table. Pull up a chair. There’s always room for one more.

Cheryl laughing in her kitchen
A little more plants. A lot more personality.

THE SHORT VERSION

I wasn’t born knowing
what to do with tofu.

I grew up in a meat-loving family in New York. My move toward plant-based eating began in India in 2012. After eight years as a vegetarian, I went fully plant-based.

I wanted more support along the way: useful resources, a community, and someone to make the whole thing feel less overwhelming. In 2020, I started Veginner Cooking to help make that path a little friendlier for someone else.

My love for animals is at the heart of it. I’ve supported sanctuaries and raised money for animal welfare, and food became another way to put that compassion into practice.

So if you’re curious, figuring things out, or simply here because something looks delicious, you belong here. You don’t need a perfect pantry or a new label. An appetite is an excellent start.

A SEAT AT MY TABLE

Good food.
Less figuring it out alone.

01 / LET’S COOK

Cravings welcome.

Breakfast, dinner, dessert, or something to sip. Find a recipe that makes you want to get into the kitchen.

Find your next recipe →
02 / START SMALL

One swap counts.

Keep the food you already enjoy in the picture. Build a grocery list, try a meal idea, or find a useful swap.

Get a little kitchen help →
03 / COME SAY HI

Find your kitchen people.

Share a discovery, ask a question, and celebrate the “look what I made!” part with the veginner community.

Meet the community →

THERE’S MORE COOKING

Food for thought.
A soundtrack, too.

Cheryl in conversation on Species Unite

Conversations worth pulling up a chair for.

Hear more about the person behind Veginner Cooking, the animals behind the mission, and finding your own way toward eating more plants.

Listen to my Species Unite conversation ↗︎Listen to Vedge Your Best, episode 240 ↗︎Hear the Veginner Cooking theme song →
Want to make something together?

Recipes, videos, photography, and original music are all on the table.

Explore my brand portfolio & media kit →

A LITTLE HELP FROM MY KITCHEN

Hey, what’s cooking?

Let’s get you pointed toward something good.

A guided site helper. Messages go through the contact form.