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Ingredient IQ: Dandelions

Editor’s Note: In January 2019, the Institute of Culinary Education launched the Natural Gourmet Center, a plant-centric and wellness-driven culinary arts program….

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How to Chiffonade

Chiffonade (pronounced shiff-oh-NOD) is one of those culinary terms that sounds complicated and intimidating, but it’s actually an easy slicing technique to…

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The Best Knives for Cutting Vegetables – Tips from Chef Amanda Cohen

You’d probably expect chef Amanda Cohen to flourish an impressive array of knives as she prepares the dishes at Dirt Candy, her…

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How To Make Plant-Based Sandwiches

Turn the ultimate convenience food into the ultimate healthy meal with these flavor-boosting sandwich ingredient ideas. 1. Choose whole grain bread. High…

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How to Use Beans as a Meat Substitute in Any Recipe

Choosing a plant-based diet doesn’t mean giving up the meat-based dishes you love. On the contrary, there are lots of plant foods…

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vegan nutritional yeast flakes in bowl
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What Is Nutritional Yeast and How Do You Use It?

Think of nutritional yeast—or nooch, as fans like to call it—as the Parmesan of the plant-based food world. Made from yeast cultures…

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An array of homemade salad dressings made without oil, including vegan ranch, balsamic vinaigrette, and a grapefruit tarragon, in small glass bowls with spoons in them and some of the ingredients shown beside them
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How to Make Salad Dressing Without Oil

While oil is often the first thing people reach for to whip up a full-bodied salad dressing, there are lighter, healthier (and…

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Ingredient IQ: Ginger Root

Fresh ginger root lends a distinctive zing to a variety of cuisines from Asia to South America. The tan, knobby root is…

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Is Your Doctor Vegan-Friendly? How to Find a Plant-Based Doctor

Transitioning to a whole food plant-based (WFPB) diet is a great way to lower your risk of chronic diseases, boost your energy,…

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When Your Partner Isn’t on Board with a Plant-Based Diet

Perhaps you saw something. Maybe it was Forks Over Knives. Perhaps you read something. Maybe a book by one of the growing…

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Nutritional Foundation
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Build a New Foundation

Let’s face it: If getting high-quality nutrition were super simple, we would all be living healthy, happy, and fit lives. Nutrition does…

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How to Read a Recipe
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How to Read a Recipe

Experienced chefs may be able to freestyle their way through preparing a dish, but for the rest of us, following a recipe—closely,…

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