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At Buttered Veg, you’ll find healthy, satisfying, and flavorful vegetarian recipes — thoughtfully crafted to help you feel amazing, inside and out.
My recipes are rooted in traditional wisdom and time-tested food cultures, designed with balance and mindfulness at their core. Because how you feel after you eat matters.

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Hi, I'm Andrea!
I am an Ayurvedic chef informed by over two decades of practice and experimentation with the ancient sciences of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine.
My study of traditional wisdom deepened my understanding of how to create incredibly flavorful vegetarian food that makes you feel good, inside and out.
My goal is to make it easier for you to eat more vegetarian food; not because you think you should, but because you really love it!
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By living and eating the Buttered Veg way, you can learn how to "tune in" to your body's needs and find greater health and happiness.
I guarantee that if you read Buttered Veg food culture content regularly and cook from the recipes, your unhealthy food cravings will start to disappear, and you will naturally make better food choices.
Cooking with mindfulness transformed my life, and gives me so much joy on a daily basis. I wish the same for you!
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