Veg Cooking Classes
Hosting vegetarian and vegan cooking classes teach valuable skills for the preparation of delicious animal-friendly meals.
Cooking and knowing what to eat are often barriers for people looking to explore animal-friendly diets. With our comprehensive cooking classes, attendees get a chance to try a variety of foods, get information on nutrition, and have all their questions on veg eating answered--all for free.
Stay tuned for the next cooking class by regularly checking our upcoming events calendar or e-mailing us!
Highlighted Chefs and Cooking Classes
- Erika Rood - December, 2008
Served up some delicious baked goods and talked about differences in egg-substitutes and butter substitutes with treats for you to taste the difference!
- Dustan Pinlac - November, 2008
Pinlac, a Le Cordon Bleu graduate, has worked under various highly recognized chefs in the Twin Cities and prepared a multi-course vegan Thanksgiving dinner!
- Cali Mastny - October, 2008
Prepared an all-vegan menu: salad with tofu sticks, mock fried chicken, 'cheesy' mashed potatoes, and chocolate cupcakes!
- Judah Nataf - March, 2007
Head chef at St. Martin's Table showed the basics of making Japanese miso soup packed full of delicious veggies, tofu, and of course miso!
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Kris Krafft and Tom Trogdon - October, 2006
Seward Coop deli chefs demonstrated how to make easy and delicious vegan recipes, including savory kale, sautéed tempeh, and spicy jasmine rice.
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Rebecca Ford and Ben Acaso - October, 2006
Compassionate Action for Animals coordinators shared samples and quick, cheap, and tasty meal ideas to balance a vegan diet for optimum nutrition.
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Samuel Ero-Philips - September, 2005
A demonstration on how to make simple vegan dishes, including tofu pad thai and chocolate soy pudding.
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Joe Yocom - September, 2004
A demonstration on how to make mouth-watering vegan specialties such as BBQ mock duck sandwiches, tacos, and southern chili dogs. Yocom also shared information on healthy eating, provided hand-outs, and concluded the demonstration with a pop quiz.




