Cadry Nelson is the writer, photographer, and recipe creator behind Cadry’s Kitchen, a vegan food & lifestyle blog started in 2009. I’m also the author of Living Vegan For Dummies, second edition.
If you’re looking for a writer or recipe creator, or if you’re interested in cooking demonstrations, podcast or TV interviews, brand partnerships, or sponsored posts, contact me at cadry@cadryskitchen.com.
By sharing approachable and mouthwatering recipes, I show that living a vegan lifestyle is deliciously uncomplicated.
My recipes range from plant-based staples to vegan comfort food, holiday dinners, cozy weekend breakfasts, air fryer recipes, soups, and more. (Check out my recipe index here.)
After earning my degree in theatre, I worked as a professional actor for over a decade in Los Angeles. I was a cast member at Disneyland, and a long-standing member of a renowned touring children’s theatre company. I also spent years performing in murder mystery plays on a boat in the Long Beach harbor.
I bring that theatrical background to my cooking demonstrations & travel videos.
Work with me
Partnership opportunities include:
- Freelance writing for your print or web-based publication
- Cooking demonstrations – in person & over Zoom
- Recipe development
- Sponsored recipe posts/brand ambassadorships/social media promotion
- Travel destination posts & FAM trips
- Conferences/events – including giving talks at veg fests
- Photography & video
Writing work & features
I am the author of Living Vegan For Dummies, 2nd edition. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about going (and staying!) vegan.
It answers all of your burning questions about living a plant-based lifestyle and includes 38 mouthwatering recipes. (I also photographed the tacos and French toast on the front & back covers!)
Cadry Nelson & Cadry’s Kitchen have been featured on:
- MSN
- NBC News
- Mashable
- Today
- Huffington Post
- Shape
- Reader’s Digest
- Yahoo
- VegNews
- Taste of Home
- Parade
- Buzzfeed
- Vegan Food & Living
WELCOA
I was a regular writer, photographer, and recipe contributor for the Wellness Council of America’s monthly newsletter.
TV appearances
I make regular appearances on local interest & lifestyle TV programs. Click through to see any of the following demonstrations:
- Everyday Iowa: ranch dressing demonstration
- Everyday Iowa: bruschetta demonstration
- Hello Iowa: pickle salsa demonstration
- Hello Iowa: couscous salad demonstration
- Hello Iowa: BBQ jackfruit sandwich demonstration
Travel collaborations
I love working with tourism boards, restaurants, and hotels on travel guides. My main focus is highlighting vegan options – even in unlikely places!
This article about a blogging trip I was hosted on to McHenry County, Illinois explains how familiarization trips are useful to destinations, and how they help me further my own goals for Cadry’s Kitchen readers.
To get a taste of my travel writing, check out my travel category page. Or read the article I wrote for the official 2020 Cedar Rapids Tourism Guide on vegan options in the area (page 26).
If you have other ideas about ways that we could partner, contact me at cadry@cadryskitchen.com.
Please note that I do not do product reviews/promotion in exchange for free product or exposure, nor do I accept unsolicited guest posts.