Love yourself from the inside out.
Pull up a chair at Toya’s kitchen island every Wednesday & Friday at 6:00 PM CST for 100% plant-based soul food, Chair Therapy stories, and recipes that feed your silver crown and energy.
Nourishing Plant-Based Soul Food & Real Kitchen Talk
In Chapter 6 of It’s All About Love, Toya shares how shifting toward vibrant, plant-based meals transformed her energy behind the salon chair, cleared her skin, and nourished her silver crown from the inside out.
Join Toya in her kitchen for 100% plant-based comfort recipes, warm conversation, aromatic spices, and a daily Mirror Affirmation to speak twice over your life.
Download Toya’s Plant-Based Soul Food Digital Recipe Book
Get instant digital access to all 8 signature recipes from Cooking With Toya—including her Signature Spicy Two-Bean Veggie Chili, Silver Crown Sweet Potato Soul Bowls, Chicagoland Jackfruit Pot Roast, and Gratitude Table Trio.
Your Digital Recipe Book Is Ready, Love! 🍲
Click below to download your digital 8-recipe book plus the free digital edition of Toya’s 96-page book It’s All About Love:
Toya’s 8 Signature Plant-Based Soul Food Recipes
Signature Spicy Two-Bean Veggie Chili
Dark red kidney beans, pinto beans, fire-roasted tomatoes, red & green onion, fresh jalapeño, sliced black olives, cilantro & smoked paprika. Paired with Chapter 3: The Great Release.
5-Min Ginger-Turmeric “Crown Glow” Tea
Fresh sliced ginger root, golden turmeric, a pinch of black pepper (to unlock curcumin), fresh lemon juice & pure maple syrup to calm inflammation before coffee.
Silver Crown Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soul Bowls
Caramelized garnet sweet potatoes, cumin black beans, lemon-massaged kale, pepitas (for scalp zinc!) & creamy Maple-Tahini drizzle.
5-Spice Soul Seasoning & Crispy Chickpeas
Toya’s ride-or-die flavor rack: Smoked Paprika, Coconut Aminos, Nutritional Yeast (B-vitamins!), toasted garlic/onion powder & fresh citrus finish.
Chicagoland Jackfruit & Mushroom “Pot Roast”
Hand-shredded young green jackfruit, thick portobello mushrooms, baby gold potatoes & carrots braised in silky rosemary-thyme brown gravy.
10-Min Crispy Air-Fryer Black Bean & Avocado Tacos
Spiced mashed black beans folded into warm corn tortillas, air-fried crispy in 6 minutes, stuffed with purple cabbage, avocado & Cilantro-Lime Crema.
Toya’s Gratitude Table Thanksgiving Trio
Crispy Maple-Balsamic Brussels Sprouts with Pecans, Cranberry-Walnut Orange-Zest Wild Rice & Slow-Simmered Smoked Paprika Collard Greens.
10-Min Skillet Cinnamon-Baked Honeycrisp Apples
Warm caramelized Honeycrisp apple wedges with Ceylon cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla & toasted walnut-oat crumble right before your 15-minute post-dinner walk!
Inside Toya’s Kitchen
Watch Toya prepare simple, flavorful plant-based meals while sharing stories on health, self-care, holiday boundaries, and everyday peace.
All of Toya’s recipe collections and care guides are 100% free digital downloads—and if you love holding a real book in your hands, you can also order a signed physical paperback copy of It’s All About Love.
Toya’s 8 Signature Holiday Recipes (Digital Edition)
Holiday Rosemary-Maple Glazed Lentil & Walnut Roast
Toasted walnuts, tender lentils, fresh rosemary, and a caramelized smoked-paprika maple glaze.
Warm Spiced Pear, Pecan & Cinnamon Quinoa Bowl
Caramelized pears, Georgia pecans, and Ceylon cinnamon over vanilla almond-milk quinoa.
Chicagoland Smoky Collard & Black-Eyed Pea Potlikker Soup
Ribbon-cut collards, black-eyed peas, roasted garlic, and fire-roasted tomatoes in smoky broth.
Crispy Sage & Butternut Squash Cast-Iron Cornbread Dressing
Golden skillet cornbread, caramelized squash, celery, and fresh sage with crispy edges.
Roasted-Garlic Yukon Golds & Caramelized Mushroom Gravy
Whole-head roasted garlic whipped into Yukon Golds with rich baby bella thyme gravy.
Silver Crown Cranberry-Hibiscus & Ginger Immunity Punch
Ruby hibiscus tea, tart cranberry, grated ginger, orange slices, and rosemary sparkle.
Christmas Eve Soulful Baked Mac & Butternut-Cashew Cheese
Velvety cashew-butternut cheese sauce baked over cavatappi under a golden herb crust.
New Year’s Prosperity Hoppin’ John & Garlic Collard Ribbons
Smoky black-eyed peas over brown rice with apple-cider braised collard ribbons for the New Year.