We had great fun at our veganuary cooking class, led by Zoe Marks, our community and events manager and resident chef. Participants were a mixture of vegans, vegetarians and aspiring vegans.
Together we cooked beetroot and blackbean burgers, South-Asian inspired slaw, sweet potato polenta fries and chocolate mousse. Participants appreciated how much healthier and tastier homemade burgers are than the processed ones and are much simpler and quicker to make than you might expect. We shared vegan cooking tips and spoke about how to eat well on a vegan diet, including aiming for 9 portions of fruit and veg a day or 30 different plants a week, and plant sources of protein. At the end we sat down together for a delicious dinner.
Thank you to everyone that joined in and special thanks to Alex and Guillaume for supporting with the class.
Here is some feedback from participants:
‘I had a really enjoyable time and am looking forward to making the burgers at home- great fun and lovely group’.
‘How fun to be cooking a delicious, healthy and nutritious meal from scratch together in community! This is what coming to JVS is all about for me and I will definitely make the recipes at home. Also lovely to swap vegan tips, tricks and recommendations with other participants’.