Holiday Cooking Class: Thanksgiving for the Birds

OAKLAND CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2006 -–

Committed to using local, seasonal, sustainable, mostly organic ingredients, Compassionate Cooks (http://www.compassionatecooks.com) empowers people to make informed food choices and delicious, plant-based meals through cooking classes, DVDs, and farmer’s market tours.

Founder Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, food columnist for VegNews Magazine, contributing writer to KQED radio, and one-time guest on the popular Food Network show, BBQ with Bobby Flay, creates delicious but easy menus that celebrate the seasons and inspire people to return to the kitchen. The demonstration classes include everything from nutrition information and cooking tips to food history and taste tests of various foods.

Their November class, “Thanksgiving for the Birds,” is their most popular one all year and proves that celebrating the harvest means serving a cornucopia of colorful and healthful plant foods: Butternut Squash & Rice Timbales, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic Butter, Mashed Yukon Gold & Sweet Potatoes, Golden Gravy, and Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Crust.

“Over 300 million turkeys are killed each year,” says Patrick-Goudreau, “45 million of which are killed just for Thanksgiving alone. During a time when we are giving thanks for abundance, we truly honor our own compassionate values by celebrating nonviolence. Turkeys are friendly, social, affectionate animals who fight desperately to live during their last horrible moments.”

Students rave about their classes, and many return every month, dubbing themselves “groupies.” Thrilled to have the myths of vegan fare shattered for good, many students have life-changing experiences, such as getting off cholesterol-lowering medications or embracing a lifestyle that reflects their values of compassion.

Their full schedule of classes is at http://www.compassionatecooks.com. Advanced registration is required for all Compassionate Cooks classes. To register for a class or join the mailing list, contact Compassionate Cooks via the website or by phone at 510.531.COOK.

Compassionate Cooks (http://www.compassionatecooks.com) is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism through cooking classes, nutrition workshops, supermarket tours, podcasts, workshops and lectures, farmed animal sanctuary tours, and cooking DVDs. Compassionate Cooks gives people the tools and resources they need to prevent disease, optimize their health, and create new habits that benefit the Earth and all its inhabitants.

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