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Superfoods and You!

Have you ever heard someone say that vegans don’t look healthy? Hogwash! While it’s true that you can be vegan and live on dairy-free pizza and processed foods and not …

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Ethnic Cuisine Class: Indian Food

Ethnic Cuisine Class: Indian Food Indian food isn’t always on the radar screen when you’re thinking of what to make for dinner. Maybe it’s because we assume ethnic cuisines are best eaten …

Why I’m Vegan

Jenné Claiborne, founder of The Nourishing Vegan, shares her passion for southern cooking and compassionate cooking as a guest blogger.

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Jenné Claiborne: Why I’m Vegan

Note: This post, from cookbook author, personal chef, and founder of the popular blog Sweet Potato Soul was written after joining us to teach a Compassionate Cuisine cooking class on …

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Cooking Class: Vegan Family Meals

Vegan Meals for the Whole Family I hear from people all the time that one of the biggest challenges to eating vegan is that family members are often not on the …

Superfood Recipes Class

Our next Compassionate Cuisine vegan cooking class (Saturday, August 16 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.) covers the important and delicious topic of superfoods. Superfoods are exceptionally nutritious foods that …

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Ethnic Cuisine Class: Chinese Favorites

Compassionate Cuisine Cooking Class: Chinese Favorites One of the great joys of being a vegan chef and working at a teaching sanctuary is that not only do I get to …

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Show Your Compassion – Eat Seasonally!

You may not have realized it, but eating compassionately includes eating seasonally. It’s not just that everything tastes better in the season nature intended us to eat it, but there are …

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Milk is for Babies

Cow’s milk was created for calves. Human milk was created for humans. Nature is pretty smart that way. The Dairy Council claims that milk is nature’s most perfect food. Well, …

Let’s Grill! Summertime Fun with Chef Linda

Just because you’re vegan, or trying to be, doesn’t mean you have to give up grilling altogether or subject yourself to a summer of Boca burgers. Plenty of healthy and …