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PYP 040: Nava Atlas: Plant-based Cooking, Holidays, Greens, and Transitioning Your Pantry

I had a lovely chat with legendary cookbook author Nava Atlas, whose first vegetarian cookbook was published in 1984! (Had tofu even been invented then? 😉

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PYP 039: Miyoko Schinner: Artisan Vegan Cheese That Will Completely Fool You

Miyoko Schinner cooks gourmet plant-based food for omnivores, demonstrating that there’s no need to “give anything up.” She’s a popular speaker, teacher, and cookbook author whose latest book is Artisan Vegan Cheese.

As far as I’m concerned, Miyoko should receive the Nobel Prize for Innovative Deliciousness for her work. The air-dried gouda and brie (both cashew-based) are amazing.

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PYP 034: Tamasin Noyes: Grills Gone Vegan

Tami Noyes of VeganAppetite.com has tackled the biggest, baddest bastion of carnivory with her latest cookbook, Grills Gone Vegan.

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PYP 028: Jill Nussinow: The Veggie Queen Demystifies the Pressure Cooker

Jill Nussinow, aka The Veggie Queen, has been helping people eat healthy and delicious for over 20 years.

As an “alternative” (or, as I prefer to think of her, “renegade”) dietitian, a chef, and a cookbook author and cooking instructor, Jill has helped thousands of people transition to a plant-based diet.

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PYP 023: Julie Morris on Superfood Smoothies

Julie Morris is a cookbook author and recipe developer for “Superfoods” companies.

I’ve always been suspicious of Superfoods, thinking that the term is more about marketing than fact. So I was looking forward to grilling Julie about Superfoods, and the role they can play in a whole food, plant-based diet.

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PYP 010: Ellen Jaffe Jones: Obliterating the Obstacles to Plant-based Eating

Ellen Jaffe Jones is an Emmy-winning investigative reporter, a crack financial analyst, a chef and cookbook author, and a multiple-event running champion.

During this rollicking interview with Howard Jacobson, she explains how she went from being a part of “the world’s most unhealthy family” to a healthy eater. (And how she escaped the “inevitable” health consequences that the rest of her family has suffered.)

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