Plant-Based Cooking with Apples and Pears

Join us to make healthy breakfasts, snacks, and desserts with the quintessentially fall fruits, apples and pears. Learn about these fruits’ amazing nutritional properties—including fiber and anti-inflammatory antioxidants—and explore the different varieties of each and what makes each special. Make a few new dishes yourself and enjoy them again and again.

All recipes are oil- and refined-sugar free as well as completely plant-based.

Here are the recipes we will make (subject to change):

• Pear compote

• Apple or pear steel-cut oats

• Apple crisp

• Apple or pear cake

The class takes place over Zoom. It is offered through Portland Community College, and anyone can register — you do not need to live in Oregon. You will receive a Zoom meeting link about 48 hours before the class.

The class format is “optional cook-along.” I send the recipes and prep instructions to all students about a week ahead of time. This gives you time to gather ingredients for any recipes you’d like to cook along with me as I demonstrate them over Zoom. The class climate is informal and interactive, and my co-host and I check in with those who are cooking along to make sure they aren’t having any problems.

Registration link will be available in August. Price: $29 tuition + $3 fees. 50% discount on tuition for Oregon residents 62 years and older.

Linda Tyler is a cooking instructor, recipe developer, writer, and editor. She teaches plant-based cooking for Portland and Mt. Hood Community Colleges. She is the author of The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook (forthcoming in February 2024). Through her website, www.graciousvegan.com, Linda shares plant-based recipes and answers to common questions about plant-based cooking. She uses no oil, refined grains, full-fat coconut milk, or refined sugar in her recipes. Linda has published recipes in the Vegan Journal as well as articles on animal welfare for LA Progressive, Sentient Media, and Citizen Truth. She has appeared on Chef AJ Live and Portland’s TV station KATU’s Afternoon Live program. Linda is a long-time volunteer video reviewer for Nutritionfacts.org.