b'SUCCESS STORYAshley draws inspiration from many sources for her recipes and her social media content, including other creators on social media.factor driving the creation ofher cookbook line was the inspiration and support she drew from a Face-book group called Women Inspiring Women, which Ashley created to connect with other women and create mutual networks of support and knowledge sharing.Ashley draws inspiration from many sources for her recipes and her social media content, including other cre-ators on social media, and she also pays close attention to channels like the Food Network and notable chefs Tasty with a Twist like Rachael Ray. She adds a personal twist to her creations to ensure the recipes reflect her values. Ashley plans to expand her recipes, adding in more Celebrating the success of Ashley LaCosse comfort foods and different cuisines, as well as a cookbook of recipes from A shley LaCosse is the ownerpassion for fitness and her drive toher family and a focus on ingredients of Cooking with LaCosse,find healthier versions of the foods indigenous to Turtle Island.a health, food and wellnessshe loves. Ashley hopes to expand her cook-brand. Ashley has published a set ofShe recognized that people oftenbooks so that everyone will be able to cookbooks, which she designed tostruggle to find tasty food that is stillfind recipes that are fit for them and provide people struggling with healthygood for the body, which is why shetheir lifestyles. Ashley works another eating with a variety of healthy andcreated her first cookbook and herjob while shes developing Cooking for tasty recipes. Ashley is a member ofsocial media accounts built around herLaCosse, and though there are always Eabametoong First Nation in Ontario,burgeoning brand. These have allowedchallenges to managing multiple pro-and she currently resides in Edmon- people across the country, and evenfessional positions, she always strives ton, Alta. The idea of developing aaround the world, to taste her deli- to show her son that following your cookbook first came from Ashleyscious and healthy recipes. Anotherdreams is worth the extra effort. 24INDIGENOUS PROSPERITYIssue #2, 2023'