Alternative Vegan

Beginner Cooking Tips

My friend Kate is nervous about stepping into the kitchen, because she says she doesn’t have experience cooking. Let’s all send Kate some love and encouragement as she explores the kitchen. I address Kate’s concerns that she brought up on the Vegan Freak forums, and hopefully, she’ll listen to this episode, and feel less intimidated.

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Chickpeas, Listener Emails

Today, we do a round-up of the emails from listeners of the show. I also explain popping spices, roasting chickpeas on the stove, and roasting other vegetables without using an oven. The summer is coming up, and you want to have dinner done with in just a few minutes.

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What do you do with raw peanuts?

In response to our dear friend Emily’s question, I take a look today at what one does with raw peanuts (with skin). This show only refers to raw peanuts, and does not necessarily work for other nuts. I will cover more nuts, if you want me to.

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Food, Politics, Food Politics, Rants, etc

What happens when you get together a few vegans, and feed them well, and then sit on sofas, and chairs, and other such surfaces, and record the results. This is a little snippet of our conversation, which I hope you’ll find entertaining. We don’t really stay on topic for very long.

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Yucca

Very short show about Yucca.

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