Lisa Boesen, MA, Certified Veg Chef, and Owner, The Silver Sprout
Let’s Make This Delicious!
Lisa is a Fort Collins, Colorado–based professional speaker, award‑winning author, and plant‑forward chef who believes vegetables are far more fun than anyone gives them credit for. She’s been writing since she was twelve, cooking for more than thirty years, and learning—always learning—because curiosity is her favorite kitchen tool. Her culinary adventures include pasta‑making classes in Italy, the intensive Forks Over Knives plant‑based course, and certification as a Vegan Chef through the Vegan Gastronomy Culinary Academy. In 2024, she was honored to be named a finalist speaker for the Vegan Women Summit in Hollywood, California.
Before stepping fully into the world of food and storytelling, Lisa spent over forty years in healthcare—yes, forty, and she’s proud of every minute. That long stretch of science, systems, and human behavior shaped her belief that what we eat should be joyful and grounded in what we know helps people thrive. She holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, Certified Vegan and Plant‑Based Chef. Her corporate background spans acute care, disease prevention and management, Human Resources, and Performance Improvement.
Today, Lisa blends evidence‑based wellness with a playful, age‑positive philosophy that says it’s never too late to feel better, cook better, or surprise yourself in the kitchen. Her workshops and keynotes are equal parts inspiration and “you’ve got this.” She weaves in stories of beekeeping, gentle humor about transitioning to a plant‑based lifestyle, and practical tips for people who want to eat with more joy and less overwhelm. Her plants‑first tastings—little bites of “recipe sorcery” with a few travel tales sprinkled in—help people rediscover their inner Kitchen Creator. And when someone emails to say they cooked their first plant‑based meal, she lights up every time. That’s the heart of her work: making delicious feel doable.
As an author, Lisa brings wit, warmth, and Colorado character to her work. Her 2021 cookbook, Food ELEVATED, earned a Gold Medal from the Colorado Independent Book Publishers Association in 2022. She continues to write cookbooks and creates digital downloads, YouTube content, and online classes that inspire simple, vibrant, plant‑forward cooking.
These days, her work blooms through The Silver Sprout—a warm, witty invitation to cook a little brighter, live a little lighter, and savor the deliciousness of this season of life.
You don’t have to be vegan to hang out with Lisa. You just have to be curious—and maybe a little hungry. Her philosophy is simple: cook with joy, eat with intention, and let flavor lead the way. And when the moment calls for it, she’ll grin and say, “Let’s make this delicious together, shall we?”
Cooking Videos – Click here!
Plant-Rich Podcasts – Listen here!
Books and Products available on the website store or Amazon:
Veg Around the World – released 2022. A Plant-based Collection of 50 Global-Inspired Recipes. Softbound only.
My Plants-First Workbook – released 2022. An 85-page journal of self-exploration and discovery to help you eat more plants! Softbound only.
Food Elevated, 100 Recipes for Colorful Cooking from the Colorado Front Range – released in 2021. Hardbound and softbound.
Plant-based Test Drive -released 2021. A 44 – page self-guided tour and examination of testing a plant-based lifestyle. Paperback and e-book.
21 Days of Sweet Kale Salad Mix – revised 2020. 21 recipes to bring more cruciferous vegetables into your daily life. Paperback and e-book.
Compassion Mantra Cards – Need a lift? Lisa shares 14 thoughtful compassion mantras for daily use
Home Emergency Preparedness Guide – home and estate management organizing tool. Hard copy and e-files.
Managing the End….to Bridge the Beginning – caregiving tips for end-of-life care and estate management. Ebook only.
Local Writings and Featured In….
Lisa Boesen, vegan chef and cookbook author, celebrates plant-based eating for health – Greeley Tribune, Nov 11, 2022
Community Supported Agriculture – NoCo Style – Bounty, Spring 2022, pgs 6-7
Let’s Dance! Swing, Jive, and Sway to Better Health! – Fifty & Better, Spring 2022, pgs 24 -26
Plan Your Staycation – Fifty & Better, Winter 2021, page 24,25
The Versatile Squash – Bounty, Fall 2021, page 4,5
Dance of the Pollinators Bounty – Spring 2021, page 4
Chef it Up – Live Naturally Magazine – Nov 2021
Lisa has provided health and wellness speaking services and/or tastings to the following organizations, among others:
- Longmont Senior Center – plant-based workshop and tastings
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – plant-based course and honey-tasting course
- Morgan Stanley Finance – client-tastings
- Rocky Mountain Olive Oil Company – presentation and tasting
- Spice and Tea Exchange Fort Collins – presentation and tasting
- Gardens at Spring Creek – plant-based workshop and virtual cooking class
- Fort Collins Senior Center – plant-based workshop
- Illinois WIC. State Conference – Springfield, IL. Keynote Speaker
- ECCLPS – Sterling, CO. Self-care workshop
- USDA – APHIS. Fort Collins, CO. Guest speaker
- Arvada Senior Living – Arvada, CO. Guest Speaker
- Greater Houston Area Red Cross
- National Association for Dermatology Administrators and Managers. National Meeting
- Georgia Society for Respiratory Care, State Meeting
- Texas Society of Medical Assistants, State Meeting
- Oklahoma Society for Respiratory Care, State Conference
- Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy – National Conference
Popular Workshops and Seminars
You’re Never Too Old to Eat Kohlrabi! – How to jumpstart a plant-based lifestyle with a touch of history, self-exploration, and a two-week test drive workbook!
Spices and Herbs and Plants – Oh my! Tour of the nuances of cuisines and palates with a plant-based lifestyle.
A Plant-Rich Trip to Provence – Learn easy travel tips while traveling through the Southern French countryside enjoying plant-rich Provencal cuisine
Veg Around the World – Explore new cooking techniques, spices, grains and produce to demonstrate exciting plant-based recipes
The Bees and Me – learning from the earth and its wonderful resources
Put some PEP in Your Life! – expecting the best while preparing for the worst. How to create your own emergency preparedness home management
Perfect for –
Women’s Groups ♦ Health and Wellness ♦ Community-based Programs ♦ Retreats
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