Article: Master Plant Based Cooking in Maine
While knowing what to do is important, actually putting that knowledge into action leads to real results. That's why Lifestyle Medicine Maine is offering Plant Based Cooking Classes in Maine. Coming in January 2025, Lifestyle Medicine Maine is hosting Weekly Wednesday cooking meet-ups in Portland, Maine, beginning on January 1st from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
What does that mean? Our medical clinician is pursing certification as a Professional Plant-Based Chef. This means that Lifestyle Medicine Maine Members will get the chance to join in on taking this course alongside our medical clinician, Jessica Krol, FNP, DipACLM. Check out the Plant-Based Pro cooking course to learn more. Here is the course itinerary.
When it comes to eating healthier meals, they need to taste good. Especially if we plan to reach and maintain our goal weight. And some of that means learning how to cook and setting aside time to make this a priority in our lives. That's why our community is going to come together once a week to prioritize cooking and have fun learning the skills together.
Here's what to expect: Each meeting will take place on a Wednesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in our medical clinician's home. These events will only be made available to active Lifestyle Medicine Maine members and are completely free to active members.
Which kitchen tools will you need to bring with you to events?
your own kitchen knife,
a cutting board (vegetable cutting boards only),
a bench scraper,
an apron (optional)
January 1st, 2025 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Topic: How to handle a Chef's knife and practice making knife cuts, dicing and other variations.
Task: Practice basic knife techniques (course units 72 through 78)
Additional Tools to bring:
none
Ingredients to bring:
1 onion, 1 celery bunch,
1 bell pepper (any color),
2 large tomatoes,
1 zucchini,
a bag of large carrots.
January 8th, 2025 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Topic: Exploring the Five Tastes with a focus on umami.
Task: Make an umami rice dish together as a group (course units 85 through 87)
Additional Tools to bring:
none
Ingredients to Bring:
none
January 15th, 2025 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Topic: Added healthy fats and oils
Task: Make and taste all of the sauces in our recipe box (course units 88 through 94)
Additional Tools to bring:
none
Ingredients to Bring:
none
January 22nd, 2025 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Topic: How to use fruit to sweeten dishes
Task: Spice up a bowl of steel cut oats and make a mango chutney
Additional Tools to bring:
none
Ingredients to Bring:
1 fresh mango
a thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger
1 fresh red chili pepper (optional)
1 shallot
1 bunch of fresh cilantro
1 lime
January 29th, 2025 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Topic: How to cook with herbs and spices
Task: Make 6 different spice blends to season a grain bowl
Additional Tools to bring:
4oz ball jars with lids to take some of the spice mixes home with you if you'd like.
Ingredients to Bring:
none
Keep an eye out on the Lifestyle Medicine Maine App (Radish icon) for February and beyond. Our medical clinician is more than excited to be able to offer these events. Please RSVP to events that you plan to attend so that our medical clinician can plan appropriately. See you there!
Looking to become a member of Lifestyle Medicine Maine? Schedule a free initial consultation with our medical provider (here's the link) to talk about your health and wellness goals, and to make sure that we're a good fit.
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