It’s no secret that I love kale – in salads, in soups, as chips – really any way it’s prepared. I love curly kale, purple kale, Lacinato/Tuscan/dinosaur kale. You name it, I love it. Enjoy this lil’ video filmed by my good friend Blake Wiers (blakewiers.com). I hope it...

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau shows how to make her favorite Blueberry Smoothie. You may modify it to your heart’s content – short of adding animal products, of course! Enjoy!   All Compassionate Cooks Club members can enjoy this video. Because it’s private, you need the password to watch it. Enjoy, and...

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau shows how to make one variation of a Green Smoothie. You may fiddle with the ingredients, making it sweeter or less sweet, choosing kale over spinach, adding a pear instead of an apple. Consider this a basic recipe that can be modified to your liking. All Compassionate...

Plastic? Glass? Wood? Bamboo? What’s the best cutting board to use, and how to you extend its life? Check out this helpful video by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, The Compassionate Cook, on the best material, size, and maintenance for your cutting board.  

Many people are afraid of using large 8- or 9-inch knives lest they cut themselves, but these knives actually give you more control than small paring knives. Because in a vegan kitchen, you’re not deveining, cleaving, or deboning anyone, all you need is one good knife (okay – and...