DREENA BURTON has been vegan for over twenty years, in that time writing five bestselling cookbooks charting her journey as a plant-powered cook and at-home mother of three. Always passionate about creating nutritious recipes, she is an advocate of using the vegan basics to create healthy, delicious food for the whole family. Dreena is a pioneering vegan cookbook author, with a loyal following and reputation for reliable, wholesome recipes.
Dreena graduated with distinction, receiving her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of New Brunswick. After working in marketing management for several years with an international satellite communications company, Dreena followed her true passion of writing recipes and cookbooks. The Everyday Vegan was her first project, following her father-in-law’s heart attack. When the cardiologist strongly advised a low-fat plant-based diet to her husband’s parents, to reverse heart disease, Dreena knew there was information needing to be shared—most importantly, how and what to eat as a vegan. After having her first child, she wrote Vive le Vegan!, which represented her journey as a mom and included more wholesome, easy recipes. Then came Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, a celebratory recipe book that has become a must-have cookbook in the vegan community, known for its entire chapter on hummus and inventive flavor combinations. Let Them Eat Vegan came next. Containing over 200 wheat- and gluten-free recipes, it reached the top five of all books on Amazon.ca’s bestseller list. In 2013, Dreena wrote her first ebook, Plant-Powered 15, a collection of fifteen whole-foods, plant-based recipes. Plant-Powered Families is her sixth title.
Dreena has appeared on television and radio and is a recipe contributor for well-known sites including KrisCarr.com, ForksOverKnives.com, and PCRM.org (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine). She has written for Yoga Journal, Today’s Parent, and VegNews, and has been featured in other publications, including First for Women magazine. Join Dreena’s community at PlantPoweredKitchen.com and on social media:
