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