Lucy, Erin and Barbara pose with their delicious super simple plant protein wraps!

Erin Riley-Carrasco, well-known for being PETA’s sexiest vegan over 50, is an incredible chef. Based in the San Diego area, Erin whips up the most astounding comfort food, veganizing your fave traditional dishes.

Erin is passionate and committed, inviting us into her lovely kitchen every Saturday for a delicious snackdown! Her appearances are taped by her devoted husband, who is in the entertainment biz and knows how to light his wife, and her dishes, to perfection. Erin often has fun and fabulous guest chefs in for a visit during Saturday Snackdown, ever-expanding her culinary repertoire.

Along with whipping up delectable plant-based lunches and dinners, Erin is very involved in dog rescue. Her group, Alma Rescue (almarescue.org) travels south of the border for massive spay/neuter and rescue operations in Mexico. Erin is a light in this world. Having run her own successful dance studio for years, she is now taking her business and creative skills out into the world to make it a kinder place.

  • #LunchBreakLIVE #SaturdaySnackdown with Tracy Childs, a Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine educator and plant-based nutrition expert from San Diego, California. Tracy created Veg-Appeal and co-leads the thriving PlantDiego community in San Diego. She's also a #nutritarian chef with Joel Fuhrman, M.D.'s Eat to Live Retreat in San Diego. She's [...]

  • Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 makes a delicious whole food plant-based recipe for a traditional Tuscan Pesto Sauce, served over gluten-free and sodium free brown rice pasta. [...]

  • #SaturdaySnackdown, Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 and special guest Chef Roberto Carboni make an oil-free, sugar-free Tuscan Roasted Almond Cake. Being vegan never tasted better!   https://www.facebook.com/JaneVelezMitchell/videos/2291275124480319/ Chef Roberto Carboni, [...]

  • Erin Riley-Carrasco PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 makes her favorite Vegan Tunafish Recipe! No need to kill fish to enjoy this delicious taste. This Tunafish Salad not only makes [...]

  • Vegan French Toast!!! YUM! Today on #SaturdaySnackdown, the incredible Miss Wini Smith, also known as the Bottomless Vegan, is making her delicious recipe for Easy Egg-Free French Toast! Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s sexiest vegan [...]

  • Today on #SaturdaySnackdown Erin Riley-Carrasco PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 is making her favorite vegan Soyrizo Chili, loaded with vegan goodness! Perfect comfort food to go with the vegan cornbread muffins [...]

  • Nothing is better for you than a dish like this one that incorporates whole plant-based foods only. Today’s #LunchBreakLIVE guest Lemel Durrah - making a green medley - is Founder/Chef of the tasty [...]

  • Today on #SaturdaySnackdown Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50, is making her favorite, quick and easy recipe for delicious #VeganCornbread! Paired with #VeganSoyrizoChili, this is the perfect dish for warming up [...]

  • #SaturdaySnackdown  with Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 makes her favorite Turmeric and Cumin Spiced Rice AND delicious Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes! Both are Lower in carbs than rice and [...]

  • Simple cruelty-free ingredients make this dish easy to make in 5 minutes! Today on #SaturdaySnackdown Erin Riley-Carrasco, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)’s Sexiest Vegan Over 50 and Sandy Boss, Vegan [...]