Today we’d like to introduce you to Brandy Angelique Maclin.
Hi Brandy, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Hello, my name is Brandy Angelique Maclin I am a wife, mother, and a successful entrepreneur! So first off, it’s always FAMILY FIRST for me! I am proud to say that the person I chose to walk side by side with is also my partner in life and business with such ventures as KQ Enterprises LLC, DATWAY Apparel, Dazzlin Trips, and my personal baby The Fluffy Vegan LLC! I am the proud mother of 2 biological Kailin & Jaila and 4 bonus Chris Jr., Christian, Bianca & Jessica! Family is everything to me and I strive to do whatever it takes to balance it. My husband and I both come from previous marriages that ended in divorce & I am so proud to say that we all have a great coparenting relationship that others can learn from! But enough about my own perfect world, let’s talk about my journey to the Vegan lifestyle!
Whenever I reflect on my journey and how things got started, it’s always simple, I was ready for a change!! I would wake up every morning and literally have to coach myself out of bed, this was mainly due to the aches and pains I was dealing with daily. I had gotten disgusted with food & tired of eating the same things day in and day out.
I had even lost my desire to cook and anyone that knows me knows that I LOOOOOVVVEEE to cook! Well, I found myself scrolling on social media one day and saw a video of Tabitha Brown talking about the Whole Foods “TTLA” sandwich. After I saw her reaction, I had to try it!
After I went to try the sandwich, I had to go see what else was going on with Ms. Brown, at this Veganism hadn’t even entered my mind but little did I know it was right around the corner. I saw one of her videos where she talked about what made her begin her vegan journey, she said she’d become very ill and watched “What The Health”.
My natural first instinct was to go watch it for myself! Y’all, when I tell you my life was changed forever when I watched that movie, I was literally laying in the bed at 4 am watching it as my husband turned over and said “Baby, why are you up at 4 am watching TV”, I said “Babe, I’m never eating meat ever again”, and I stopped Cold Turkey, no transition or anything.
I just QUIT!
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
After making the decision to go vegan, meat wasn’t a big problem for me as far as the transition was concerned.
The thing that I struggled with was finding a good substitute for eggs because I was an egg lover I loved omelets, scramblers, quiche anything that had to do with an egg I loved it so that was the only struggle that I had to deal with at the beginning of my vegan journey.
Oh, but then, the Lord introduced me to “Just Egg” and with a little black salt it has given me so much life! A large part of my transition consisted of me “Veganizing” a lot of my favorite dishes and essentially making them staple menu items on the Fluffy Vegan menu.
I got my joy of cooking back after beginning my vegan journey and I’d just randomly think of new recipes every other day! Even to this day, I’m still constantly thinking of new recipes, the newest one is our “Burger & Fry” bowl which is basically a burger and fries rolled into one dish topped with our special sauce.
The new menu item will be featured at the Memphis Vegan Festival in June of this year!
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about Fluffy Vegan LLC?
Well, let me remind you, I Am The Fluffy Vegan, I am a wife, a mother, & a Vegan chef. The Fluffy Vegan is operated by myself and my partner in life & business King Quick.
We offer a variety of menu items available at the Memphis Kitchen co-op at 7940 Fisher Steel Rd. Cordova, TN 38018 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday each and every week, we also offer meal prep in which sign-up is immediately available on our website at www.thefluffyvegan.com.
We are best known for our Unbelievable BEST VEGAN PIZZA IN TOWN which is made hot and fresh on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 12 pm-4:30 pm or you can choose to Take & Bake it yourself, this is also available at the Memphis Kitchen co-op in the refrigerated section.
We are also available for any size catering event, and we offer an appetizer menu as well as a full course menu. Fluffy Vegan meals are so good we have sworn Non-Vegans coming back for more every single time! We recently participated in The Vegan Block Party hosted by Ms. Cynthia Daniels & Co. where we completely sold out of every single item that we brought!!
It was truly an amazing experience and we had so much fun serving old and new customers, we look forward to the next event with Ms. Daniels on June 18, 2022, at The Pipkin Building from 11 am-6 pm. I so appreciate the opportunity and
can’t wait to book more events with her!
Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs, or other resources you think our readers should check out?
There are a few things that help me stay on track and help me monitor my business successfully.
Apps: Bible, Outlook, Adobe, OneDrive, Intuit QuickBooks, Shopify, and Square.
Books: The Secret, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Boss Up, and Business Credit Secret.
Blogs: VegNews and Plant-Based News.
Pricing:
- Meal Prep: 3 Day Plan $195
- Meal Prep: 3 Day Plan $275
- Meal Prep: 7 Day Plan $345
- Vegan Pizza (Hot & Ready): $16.99
- Vegan Pizza (Take & Bake): $18.99
Contact Info:
- Email: info@thefluffyvegan.com
- Website: www.thefluffyvegan.com
- Instagram: www.Instagram.com/iamthefluffyvegan
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/iamthefluffyvegan
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCfa1vHZGi3Ct2_oOQi61hkw
- Yelp: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiD-q3ns5f3AhWpg2oFHeziBSsQFnoECCIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yelp.com%2Fbiz%2Ffluffy-vegan-memphis&usg=AOvVaw12IA-mqBJhMFYwNfDf-rBC
- Other: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdC1yw7D/
Image Credits
B. Dodson-Maclin and King Quick
