I met Dustin Harder years ago when I was teaching at New York City’s Natural Gourmet Institute and he was a student in the Pro Chef Program. His enthusiasm and sense of humor were simply contagious. In short, this was a guy everyone wanted to hang with. If you haven’t met Dustin in person, you […]
Vegan Pea Soup with Charred Spicy Sausage from the Field Roast Cookbook
David Lee founded Field Roast after he discovered the Asian tradition of using wheat for protein. What we know today as seitan is known as mein ching, or Buddha’s food in Asia, and it has been around for hundreds of years. David was also inspired the European charcuterie tradition. Field Roast products are a blend […]
PB&J Sammie Smoothie from The Main Street Vegan Academy Cookbook
I’m sure that many of you, my dear readers, are already acquainted with a woman I am proud to call a very long time friend, the beautiful and compassionate Victoria Moran. Victoria has been vegan for over three decades, and like me is astonished and delighted beyond measure by the positive changes we see today. […]
Kitchen Creativity by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg
The very charming couple Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, authors of many award-winning cookbooks – including my looked-at-every-day The Vegetarian Flavor Bible, the inquestionably indispensable guide that belongs in every kitchen – has done it again with their latest book, Kitchen Creativity: Unlocking Culinary Genius—With Wisdom, Inspiration, And Ideas From The World’s Most Creative Chefs. I […]