i have been “veganesque” for many years. what that means is that i eat a vegan or plant-based diet most but not all of the time. in my case i eat vegan to feel better– that it protects animals or the environment is an added bonus. it’s been a struggle to learn how to cook vegan food. when i see a recipe that starts with “three days before you serve your meal, soak your beans,” i rule it out immediately. but i also don’t want to exist solely at the other end of the spectrum buying resource intensive heavily engineered products that you just heat up at home. that is part of what i do, but it’s expensive both financially and environmentally.
mastering grilled tofu steaks upped my vegan game by giving me an “as good as bacon” out of the pan tofu—omg (see “the big tofu” in skinny dish! cooking with trader joe’s–normally i wouldn’t send you to amazon but only $9.99 on kindle (where you can’t hurt delivery people) and well worth it–i have had serious meat eaters, teens, vegan skeptics extraordinaire ask me for this recipe and become slightly addicted to it, its that good. “the big tofu” is so easy and yummy that i just do up a couple of packs a week and throw those “steaks” into everything.
anyway, i, just a regular competent every day veganesque cook, have taken the audacious step of offering a short hands on cooking class over zoom on saturday, may 30th at 4pm. the class is $20 if pre-paid; $30 on day of. cost of ingredients that you procure yourself will be $11-$17 please click here to register and pay – most questions will be answered: if you’re sacramento based, there is an option for me to shop for you and you pick it up at my house.
in this class you will actually make in your own kitchen the following quick & yummy vegan staples:
grilled tofu steaks that everyone loves (see above)
easy tasty greens with light garlic and salt
quinoa (gluten free and not a grain) cooked in broth
you will also receive my answers to any questions that come up during the class including the following:
what if i bought firm or soft tofu, what do i do?
why might i want or not want to eat vegan?
what is the difference between vegan and “plant-based” diet and why do some people use one term over another?
what the eat right for your blood type diet (eat right for your type )
and where does veganesque fit into that?
what and why do i avoid special foods in order to ward off dementia and alzheimers? (hint: read grain brain )
I’m interested in cooking with someone. Cooking vegan will be fine w me . I am interested in learning w a guide .