Inspiring Ideas for Plant Based Eating
by: Jill Nussinow
Sometimes when my husband is not around and I am free to make a little or big mess in the kitchen, I do so. These pancakes don’t make too much mess, take not long to make and the result is so worth it, especially when I tuck some into the freezer to eat later. The abundance of blackberries this year and my good sorghum gluten-free
by: Jill Nussinow
My hands are caked with soil. You can call it dirt, if you wish. But it is soil. My seeds are planted in small pots to let them germinate. Last year, I started them in egg cartons but I don’t have any right now so small pots it is. Yes, I am typing with grimy fingers because I didn’t want to forget that I wanted
by: Jill Nussinow
Join us live at 1 pm PDT/4 pm EST on Facebook. This is FREE and online. Here is the Eventbrite sign up: http://bit.ly/3t5Zp1B Here is the FB Live link Ellen Kanner of Soulful Vegan and Fran Costigan, Queen of Vegan Desserts will be chatting about our favorite whole grains. Come learn about whole grains with us. Tune in Monday, March 29th, 2021 at 1 pm
by: Jill Nussinow
Join us live through Zoom on Thursday January 21st at 3 pm PST, 6 pm EST and any other time zone. To sign up please click here. This is a pay what you can class. You can literally pay what you can. I appreciate you.
Cooking Classes
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It’s Always Time for Beans: Spring Bean Dishes
It’s Always Time for Beans: Spring Bean Dishes May 2nd, Tierra Vegetables: 12:30 to 2 pm, (not a drop-in) FREE Airport Blvd, Santa Rosa Stop by to taste what’s fresh at Tierra Vegetables Farmstand. I will be showing you how to use the pressure cooker to cook amazing bean dishes that contain the freshest spring vegetables and herbs.
Fresh at the Market
Fresh at the Market, Sebastopol. CA Sunday, May 3rd, 10:30 am to 1 pm Stop by to see what’s cooking
Sonoma County Vegetarian Festival
August 15th Sonoma County Vegetarian Festival https://www.socovegfest.org/ 1 pm, Pressure Cooking Plant-based Meals I will have a booth all day at Finley Center, Santa Rosa, California 1:00 – 1:45 pm Jill Nussinow, RD The Veggie Queen Teaches No Fear Pressure Cooking: One Pot Beans and Rice with Summer Vegetables du Jour
Farm to Fermentation
August 22nd, 1 pm, Hands-on Sea Vegetable Kraut DemoFarm to Fermentation Festival
The 2015 National Heirloom Exposition
September 8, 9 & 10, 2015 - Heirloom Seed Conference & Expo 5th Annual Pure Food Fair Highlights: World's largest produce display, 100 amazing speakers, heritage poultry & livestock shows, giant pumpkin & vegetable contests, foot-stomping music all three days, tractor show, chalk art display, national fiddle contest, heirloom fruit & vegetable tastings, "Next Great Chefs of America" contest, biodynamic & permaculture displays, GMO & Read More...
Fearless Pressure Cooking for Everyone
Pressure cooking is 'HOT'! See how to successfully use a pressure cooker to make fantastic food fast, and learn the basics of pressure cooking: how the pressure cooker works, both stove top and electric styles, how to choose the style that works for you and how to cook, using the freshest ingredients of the season. She will prepare dishes from soup to dessert. Come prepared Read More...
Farm to Table Holiday Dishes
'WOW' your guests at any holiday or special occasion table with Jill's plant-based recipes! Jill will show you how to make flavorful farm-to-table dishes that include an appetizer, soup, a main course, salad and dessert. Plus cute party favors from herbs and spices (if time allows). Good for those who follow many different diets; almost all include vegetables. Come prepared to eat! Pre-registration is required. Read More...
The Green Festival
I will be presenting Pressure Cooking For Personal and Planetary Health at 11 am on Saturday
West End Farmer’s Market
It’s Squash Season Come join Jill as she shows you how to make a holiday dish or two right at the market. She will discuss the various types of winter squash and might even do a squash tasting. Won’t that be fun? 11:00 am to 1:00 pm West End Farmer’s Market Sunday, Donahue Street, Off West 9th, Santa Rosa, near Railroad Square
Time for fun at Tierra Vegetables
Jill will use the amazing farm fresh produce to show you how easy it is to cook beans and squash in the pressure cooker. If you don’t know Tierra Vegetables Farm Stand, then this is a great reason to come out and see what they have going on. They have the largest selection of amazing locally grown heirloom beans. Jill will cook squash and beans Read More...
SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp 2016
I will be speaking at SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp. SOMA Camp is an annual gathering of mushroom enthusiasts sponsored by the Sonoma County Mycological Association. This three-day weekend is held in January, and is an almost non-stop event with activities, lectures, and workshops focused on learning about wild mushrooms. Open for registration.
Arizona Vegetarian Food Festival
Some posts are sexy and mouth-watering but this post, The Instant Pot® Liquid Myth - (How much liquid do I need?), is completely practical. If you own an Instant Pot®, this is just the kind of useful information you need to understand the concept of cooking vegetables you and your family will enjoy time and time again.
The Instant Pot® Liquid Myth
Recently, a student at one of my Instant Pot® classes asked me why she had to use 2 cups of liquid when she was cooking vegetables. A week later, someone else asked me about using 1 cup of liquid. Instant Pot® cooking techniques and information inconsistencies run rampant across the internet and I think it’s important to de-mystify these kinds of liquid conundrums. A good meal often depends upon it.
Instant Pot® Recommendations
It’s important to note that Instant Pot® has changed its official recommendation from 2 cups of liquid for cooking all foods to just 1 cup. Those with older models and old issues of the brand’s manual and recipe booklet may be following outdated information. In fact, a student at a recent class told me as much; she’s been cooking all foods with 2 cups of water because that’s what the booklet instructed. She grew to like the leftover liquid from cooking veggies because it was there but it certainly didn't improve the flavor of her food. (If you do end up with a lot of leftover liquid, you can save it for soup or use it for other cooking, depending upon what it was that you were cooking.)
Let’s clear up this myth. While 2 cups of liquid is certainly way too much for cooking most foods, even the new 1 cup recommendation may be too much as well. It really does depend on the type of food being cooked.
Cooking Vegetables and Dried Beans in the Instant Pot®
In my book Vegan Under Pressure, I provide cooking charts for liquid measurements and many people consider the cookbook the “vegan or plant-based cooking Bible.” For some whole grains, 2 cups of liquid might be just right and the often-suggested water-to-rice 2:1 ratio is just too much liquid as well. In fact, I can’t think of any type of vegetable that requires 2 cups of liquid; even if you’re making a lot of them. For instance, when making Garlic Parsley Mashed Potatoes with just 4 medium potatoes, you need only 1 cup of liquid in which to cook them. Most other vegetables need even less.
Vegetables like bok choy and mushrooms naturally contain a lot of liquid and do not need much additional water for cooking. The same goes for summer squash and zucchini. Too much cooking liquid makes for a soggy side dish!
Steam potatoes, sweet potatoes, and winter squash on a rack over 1 cup of water.
For dried beans, soaking 1 cup of beans in 2 to 3 cups of water is sufficient for rehydrating the beans in order to cook them. Drain the beans and cook them in 1/2 to 3/4 cup of liquid. A lot of people think they need to cover the beans with 1 to 2 inches of water over them in order to cook, but this results in overcooked, mushy beans. The Instant Pot® does not cook by boiling; this pressure cooker cooks with super heated steam and that is why the lesser amount of water is enough.
In my experience, cooking vegetables in the Instant Pot®, using 1/2 cup of liquid is plenty and for some vegetables this may even be too much. You may be asking, “so how do I know?” and the answer is: there is no magic number. If there is a number, 2 cups of water is certainly not it!
I hope my explanation is helpful and that you experiment with the water-to-vegetable ratio using my guidelines. If you are new to the Instant Pot®, or any other pressure cooker, please join my Instant Pot Beginners Veg Support Facebook Group for tips, tricks, recipes, and cooking chit-chat.
Happy Instant Pot® cooking!
Ramekins Fearless Pressure Cooking
For more information and registration. FEARLESS PRESSURE COOKING: FROM BREAKFAST TO DESSERT Description: with Chef Jill Nussinow If you’ve been wondering about the magic of pressure cooking but have had some fear and trepidation about using one, come to this class to learn how to leave that fear behind. Jill Nussinow has taught thousands of people how to successfully pressure cook over the past 20 years. Read More...
Rancho Gordo Beans in San Francisco
Rancho Gordo Beans in SF at the Ferry Plaza Market 1 pm, Marketplace Shop #14
Book Signing at Omnivore Books
Saturday, February 6th 3 to 4 pm. Omnivore Books on Food.
Book signing at Four Eyed Frog bookstore
Book signing of my new book "Vegan Under Pressure" at Four-Eyed Frog bookstore in Gualala, CA - on the North Coast. It's a great reason to visit the ocean and me.
Petaluma Veg Group at Aqus Cafe
Petaluma Veg Group - cooking demonstration and book signing
Petaluma Book Signing/Pressure Cooking Demonstration at Copperfield’s Books
Petaluma Veg Group – cooking demonstration and book signing https://www.copperfieldsbooks.com/event/jill-nussinow
Pressure Cooking class at SHED in Healdsburg
I also am doing a class at SHED in Healdsburg on February 27th. For more information
Kaiser Santa Rosa Plant-Based Support Group
Plant-Based Support Group, Kaiser Permanente, Santa Rosa, FREE 3:00-4:30 401 bicentennial wy. Santa Rosa Kaiser Permanente Medical office bldg 2 3rd floor Room E3-4 Open to the community
Mother Earth News Fair, Asheville, NC (Cooking Demonstration and Book signing)
Mother Earth News Fair, Asheville, NC, Cooking Demonstration on April 10th Ingles Real Food Stage | Sunday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Book signing: Sunday 2:00-2:30 p.m. Learn more about the event here: https://www.motherearthnewsfair.com/north-carolina/
Cooking class at Southern Seasons in Chapel Hill, NC
Cooking class at Southern Seasons in Chapel Hill, NC. More details to follow as they appear here https://www.southernseason.com/events/list/?type=cooking-school&location=chapel-hill The class will have dishes both in and out of the pressure cooker, raw and cooked. The menu includes: The Veggie Queen's Raw Kale Salad Risotto with Asparagus and Peas Black Bean and Quinoa Cakes with Smoky Cashew Crème Sauce Spiced Quinoa Pudding with Cranberries and Read More...
Cooking Class at Whisk Carolina, Cary, NC
Cooking Class at Whisk Carolina in Cary on April 14th. Come join Jill at this lovely cooking school. Jill will show off her pressure cookers as well as other types of seasonal cooking with fresh ingredients. Here is the information on the class: Whisk cooking class On the menu: Spring sweet potato soup Spiced chickpea and broccoli salad Sassy sesame tofu Coconut pineapple rice Tapioca Read More...
Book signing at Firestorm Cafe
Book signing at Firestorm Cafe at 5pm
The Airport Club, Santa Rosa cooking demonstration
The Airport Club, Santa Rosa cooking demonstration at 12 pm on Tuesday April 26th. FREE but you must call the club to register. 707-528-2582
Laguna Farm for a farm fresh cooking demonstration
Thursday April 28th join Jill at Laguna Farm for a farm fresh cooking demonstration at 2 pm. (More details to come.)
Day Under the Oaks Cooking Demonstration
Come join me at this FREE pressure cooking demonstration at Santa Rosa Junior College for Day Under the Oaks. I will share what I know and you will have some samples. Should be great fun.
Mother Earth News Fair, Albany, Oregon
Mother Earth News Fair, Albany, Oregon, June 4th 5:30 to 6:30 pm Pressure Cooking for Personal and Planetary Health, included in ticket price for the fair. Hours Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pre-order tickets and save! All pre-orders include a FREE bumper sticker and 25% coupon for the FAIR bookstore! Single day passes may be purchased at the gate for $25. Weekend Read More...
Free Pressure Cooking Demonstration
G & G Foods, Free Pressure Cooking Demonstration June 9th 4:00 to 5:30 pm Join me as I cook up some simple pressure cooked foods and discuss how pressure cooking can make your life easier, especially in the summer.
The National Heirloom Exposition
What Does Sustainable Eating Look Like? Join me at the National Heirloom Exposition in Santa Rosa. I will be speaking at 1 pm on Tuesday September 6th in the Food Hall on sustainable eating. September 6th - 8th from 11:00am to 8:00pm A one day pass is $15 or $30 for a three day pass, kids 17 and under are free Download the speaker schedule HERE "With an Read More...
Farm to Fermentation Festival
“Fermented Flatbreads and Soured Batters” Join me at the Farm to Fermentation Festival on Saturday, August 27th I will be speaking about fermentillas - how to make tortilla-like breads with fermented batter. It's a wonderful topic and I will hopefully have many samples to share. It's worth the drive from other places to attend this at least once. Presentation will be at 2:30 pm in Read More...
FREE Pressure Cooking Demonstration
July 21st FREE pressure cooking demonstration from 4 to 5:30 pm at G & G Supermarket in Santa Rosa. Join me and learn how to use a pressure cooker to prepare summer dishes.
Rancho La Puerta
July 23rd to 30th, I will be in Tecate Mexico at Rancho La Puerta, teaching nutrition.
Rancho La Puerta
July 9th to 16th, I will be in Tecate Mexico at Rancho La Puerta, teaching nutrition.
Free Pressure Cooking Demonstration: West End Farmers Market
Join me on Sunday, August 21st from 11am - 1pm at the West End Farmers Market for a Free Cooking Demonstration: What's Fresh at the Market in My Pressure Cooker.
Cooking Under Pressure to Get Great Food Fast
Come learn to how use a pressure cooker to make tasty food in almost no time. Samples will be served. Books available for sale. Pre-registration required by calling 707-528-2582
Rancho La Puerta
October 22nd to 29th, I will be in Tecate Mexico at Rancho La Puerta. I will be teaching about Sustainable Eating for Personal and Planetary Health.
Veg Support at Baagan Vegan Cafe – SOLD OUT
Join me for Veg Support on November 13th from 2 to 3:30 pm at Baagan Vegan Cafe in Rocklin (2620 Sunset Blvd. Suite #1 Rocklin, CA 95677). I will be there with my electric pressure cookers doing cooking demonstrations. There will be recipe handouts and samples served to all who attend. Cost is only $20 per person in advance or $25 at the door. Email me for more Read More...
West Sonoma Book Faire
Join me on Thursday, November 10 at 6 PM - 9 PM for the First annual West Sonoma Book Faire at the Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave. (Highway 12), Sebastopol I will be there with all my cookbooks for sale. See flyer below for more details.
Healthy Living at Petaluma Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Petaluma Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so many Read More...
Healthy Living Rohnert Park Cotati Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We Read More...
Healthy Living Sebastopol Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Sebastopol Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Healdsburg Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Healdsburg Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Rincon Valley Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Rincon Valley Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so many vegetables Read More...
Healthy Living at Northwest Santa Rosa Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at Northwest Santa Rosa Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Guerneville Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Guerneville Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Northwest Santa Rosa Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Central Santa Rosa Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Central Santa Rosa Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have Read More...
Healthy Living at Roseland Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Roseland Community Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Windsor Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Windsor Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so Read More...
Healthy Living at Sonoma Valley Library: Winter Vegetables – Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have Read More...
Cooking Under Pressure: The New Plant-Based Fast Food
SOLD OUT Come spend a wonderful afternoon cooking under pressure with Jill. This class is hands-on. You will sample everything that is cooked. You’ll receive cooking charts and recipes for at least 5 different dishes that will be prepared in class. February 25th 12 to 5 pm Cost $119
Belton TX: Mother Earth News Fair
Jill will be doing a workshop at the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton TX on February 19th from 9:30 - 10:30am at the Real Foods stage. Jill's workshop: Sustainable Eating with a Pressure Cooker for Personal and Planetary Health. Jill will show you how quickly and easily you can cook food with the modern pressure cooker. You save time, money, and energy (both yours and the planet's). Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Healdsburg Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Winter Vegetables: Beyond Broccoli
Please join me at the Cloverdale Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using winter vegetables from local farmers markets. When the winter rolls around, we have a change in what vegetables are in season. Here in California we are lucky that vegetables grow year round and we can eat more than just hard winter squash like they do on the East Coast. We have so many vegetables Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Cloverdale Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Guerneville Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Windsor Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Central Santa Rosa Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Roseland Community Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Rincon Valley Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Sebastopol Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking in Season
Please join me at the Petaluma Regional Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. As the seasons change so does the produce. Since our grocery stores have all kinds of produce year round, we often forget what’s in season, unless it’s a ripe summer tomato or a melon. However, we have abundant vegetables and fruit year round. Jill will Read More...
Cooking Under Pressure
Pressure Cooking Demonstration at The Airport Club in Santa Rosa, Thursday March 2nd, from 12 to 1:30 pm. This is a FREE event, please call 707-528-2582 to reserve your spot.
Rancho La Puerta – Guest Chef
The Veggie Queen will be the guest chef at Rancho La Puerta May 6th - May 13th Visit Rancho La Puerta during this time to enjoy Jill's vegan meals.
Rancho La Puerta
The Veggie Queen will be at Rancho La Puerta May 27th to June 3rd as the weekly nutrition expert. Visit Rancho La Puerta during the week of May 27th to June 3rd to get expert nutrition information from Jill.
Cooking Under Pressure: The New Plant-Based Fast Food
ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT FOR THIS SANTA ROSA JR. COLLEGE COOKING CLASS! Come spend a wonderful afternoon cooking under pressure with Jill. This class is hands-on. You will sample everything that is cooked. Come learn how to choose and use a pressure cooker. Jill will discuss what to look for in both stove top and electronic pressure cookers. You will get experience using them to Read More...
Vegetarian Summerfest
SAVE THE DATE - more information to come. Jill will be speaking and doing a pressure cooking demonstration at the Vegetarian Summerfest. Date and times to come.
Vegetarian Summerfest
SAVE THE DATE - more information to come. Jill will be speaking and doing a pressure cooking demonstration at the Vegetarian Summerfest. Date and times to come.
Mother Earth News Fair
SAVE THE DATE - more information to come. Jill will be speaking and doing a pressure cooking demonstration at the Mother Earth News Fair in Albany Oregon. Exact date and times of Jill's demo to come.
Sonoma County VegFest Cooking Demo
Join Jill at the Sonoma County VegFest on Saturday August 12th for a cooking demonstration from 12 - 12:45 in the Vegucation Room.
Farm to Fermentation Festival
Join Jill at the Farm to Fermentation Festival in Petaluma for an Educational Demo on Fermented Flatbreads and Soured Batters at 12:30 pm on September 2nd. In this class Jill will explore soured doughs and batters beyond the usual “San Francisco Sourdough.”
CA Vegetarian Food Festival
Join Jill at the CA Veg Food Festival for her demo “With and Without Pressure: Fast, Fresh and Fun Food”. She will be presenting at the Pear Stage from 12-12:45pm.
CA Vegetarian Food Festival
Join Jill on Sunday for her pressure cooking demo “With and Without Pressure: Fast, Fresh and Fun Food”. She will be presenting at the Pear Stage from 12-12:45pm
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking Well at Any Age
Please join me, for a cooking demonstration at the Healdsburg Library, using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. No matter what time it is in your life, eating well makes a difference for your health. It's never too early or too late to eat better-for-you foods. Learning to cook is essential to doing just that. This class will address easy cooking tips and Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking Well at Any Age
Please me at the Windsor Regional Library, for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. No matter what time it is in your life, eating well makes a difference for your health. It's never too early or too late to eat better-for-you foods. Learning to cook is essential to doing just that. This class will address easy cooking tips and Read More...
Cooking Under Pressure: The New Plant-Based Fast Food
Come spend a wonderful afternoon cooking under pressure with Jill. This class is hands-on. You will sample everything that is cooked. The pressure cooker is one of the hottest new kitchen tools around for daily cooking that’s fast, easy and tasty. You get 'next day' flavor immediately. Imagine cooking beans from scratch in less than 1 hour or risotto or polenta in less than Read More...
Fearless Vegan Pressure Cooking: Fresh, Fast and Fun
Join Jill at the Ashland Food Co-op for a pressure cooking demonstration. Jill will share tips, tricks and techniques for using your pressure cooker to your best advantage, or how to choose one if you don’t yet own one. Pressure cooking is a clean, green way to cook - producing great tasting food quickly while retaining maximum nutritional value. You will learn how to cook beans, grains, vegetables and Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking Well at Any Age
Please join Jill at the Windsor Library for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. No matter what time it is in your life, eating well makes a difference for your health. It's never too early or too late to eat better-for-you foods. Learning to cook is essential to doing just that. This class will address easy cooking tips and techniques Read More...
Cancelled – Healthy Living at Your Library: Cooking Well at Any Age
Due to the fires, this class has been cancelled. Please watch for more classes in the winter and spring. Please join Jill at the Rincon Valley Library, for a cooking demonstration using vegetables from local farmers markets for each season. No matter what time it is in your life, eating well makes a difference for your health. It's never too early or too late to Read More...
Rancho La Puerta
The Veggie Queen will be at Rancho La Puerta October 28th to November 4th as the weekly nutrition expert. Visit Rancho La Puerta during the week of October 28th to November 4th to get expert nutrition information from Jill.
SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp
I will be speaking at SOMA Wild Mushroom Camp for the 8th time this year. My talk will be about the uses of medicinal mushrooms for health.
Cooking Well at Any Age at Sonoma County Library Roseland
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Cooking Well at Any Age Sonoma County Library Windsor
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Cooking Well at Any Age Sonoma County Library Healdsburg
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Cooking Well at Any Age Sonoma County Library Rohnert Park
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Cooking Well at Any Age Sonoma County Library Rincon Valley
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Cooking Well at Any Age Sonoma County Library Petaluma
Come join me as I teach cooking at the library. Samples will be served and recipes for seasonal vegetables and more will be provided. The focus is on healthier eating. This is offered free of charge through the Sonoma County Library. I will be using the Instant Pot as well as other cooking (and non-cooking) methods to highlight healthy foods of the season.
Mother Earth News Fair, Belton, TX
Come join me at the Mother Earth News Fair in Belton, Texas (about an hour from Austin). I will be doing a semi-hands on pressure cooking class with audience members on Saturday at 3:30 pm and a pressure cooking demonstration on Sunday at 2 pm. I hope that you can make it. The Fair has some interesting speakers and vendors.
Cooking Under Pressure – SRJC Community Education
This is a long afternoon hands-on class offered through Santa Rosa Junior College Community Education. Pre-registration is required. This is a beginner level class. You are welcome to attend if you don't have a pressure cooker but if you do, you are encouraged to bring it with you. It's a full afternoon of cooking with others. You will get to eat what you make, and Read More...
Cooking Well at Any Age Rohnert Park Library
In conjunction with the Sonoma County Library I will be presenting a 1 1/2 hour cooking demonstration using the freshest vegetables of the season. I will be using my Instant Pot and other cooking (and raw) techniques. Samples will be served. This workshop is free. Please sign up in advance if you can.
Cooking Well at Any Age Rohnert Park Library
In conjunction with the Sonoma County Library I will be presenting a 1 1/2 hour cooking demonstration using the freshest vegetables of the season. I will be using my Instant Pot and other cooking (and raw) techniques. Samples will be served. This workshop is free. Please sign up in advance if you can.
Jiana Stover, Batesville, AR
So glad I finally got Jill Nussinow's Vegan Under Pressure! Everything we've made has been delicious and flavorful and it's really helped to learn how to use my Instant Pot. I'm just kicking myself I didn't get this cookbook sooner! I figured I could just find recipes on the internet, Read More...
Kelly, Erie, PA
I just want to take a moment to thank you for your cookbook, The New Fast Food. My husband, who has embraced the plant-based lifestyle for 1.5 years now after a heart attack at 42 years old, would still not eat sweet potatoes…..until your smoky sweet potato black bean chili! Read More...
Traci H, Manchester Center, VT
You are helping people change their lives for sure, my husband lost 70+ pounds and is off cholesterol and high blood pressure meds by going plant strong - you give a gift that is more valuable than any other because, to me, there is nothing more precious than our health Read More...
Nancy Norby Mathews, Chico, CA
I have mastered brown rice to perfection and beans (all kinds) in the pressure cooker. Your recipes are so good that we stopped going to restaurants. We stimulate the economy by supporting a local CSA, a local co-op health food store and our local farmers markets. We feel really good Read More...
Tom Whelan, Florida
The thrill of pressure cooking is the suspense you have just before you open the pot. It is so different than cooking on a stove and watching your food cook. With a pressure cooker, the colors and the smell are like a mysterious creation. My first attempt at pressure cooking Read More...
Sarah Sturm, Virginia, U.S.
I just wanted to send you a quick note about how much I love pressure cooking now, thanks to your book The New Fast Food. I own two pressure cookers, and have been amazed by how much easier it is now to cook beans, and grains quickly and with no Read More...
Deborah Pagueau
Jill, thank you very much for the Black Eye Pea, Split Pea and Millet Soup recipe that you shared in your January 14 newsletter We had it for dinner this evening and all 3 of us gave it a10out of 10! You get a gold star! That has just ascended Read More...
Marilyn Wood
I purchased a pressure cooker some time ago but was afraid to use it. I never could find a good cookbook until I found The New Fast Food book. I purchased it and I love it. It's my new best friend. I wanted some apple sauce but didn't like what Read More...
Rohnert Park Library -Free Cooking Demonstration
Join me at 6 pm on February 25th for a free cooking demonstration at the Sonoma County Library in Rohnert Park. The Workshop entitled Healthy Cooking at Any Age runs from 6 to 7:30 pm. Food samples will be served.
Instant Pot and Pressure Cooking 101 Redux
After my first class at Gualala Arts at the end of January 2019 which was sold out, we decided to offer another class. While the basics will be the same, the menu will most likely be different as March is a different season than January, and I have a library of more than 400 recipes from which to choose. So come join me at Gualala Read More...
For Men Only – Simply Learning to Cook
Once in a while I feel as if I need to step out and try something new. Since I am fairly new to Gualala, I thought that I would propose a class for men only. I want to seriously help them (or you, as the case may be) become more comfortable in the kitchen. My own husband can make ramen at least 10 different ways, Read More...
Healthy Living at the Library – Roseland, Santa Rosa, CA
Learn healthy cooking at the library at Roseland in Santa Rosa. Read More...
Healthy Cooking at the Library
Come join me at the Petaluma Library on March 25th at 6 pm for Healthy Cooking at Any Age. I will be using the Instant Pot, as well as making another cooked dish and a raw recipe. Samples will be served. Registration is encouraged by clicking here. From 6 until 7:30 pm. FREE. It is not a drop-in event. Please show up on time and Read More...
Sharing the Love
I just wanted to tell you how much I love your cookbook Vegan Under Pressure. It's definitely my favorite "go to" book. The Red Beauty Vegetable Sauce is now a staple in my frig. I love the Posole Chili as well. Then, all the wonderful burgers! I could go on Read More...
Anita Gordon, Wheat Ridge, CO
Mother Earth News Fair Asheville, North Carolina
Join me at the Mother Earth News Fair in Asheville on April 27th and 28th.
Healthy Cooking at Any Age Healdsburg, CA
Join me for a free cooking demonstration at the Healdsburg Library. I will use the Instant Pot and other cooking and raw methods plus fresh locally grown produce.
The Mother Earth News Fair Frederick, Maryland
Come join me at the Mother Earth News Fair in Frederick, Maryland the first weekend in June. At 11:30 on Saturday, I will be presenting my talk: The Straight Dope on Cannabis and CBD and on Sunday at 3:30 pm, I will do a cooking demonstration (sponsored by Bob's Red Mill) on Sustainable Cooking for Personal and Planetary Health, using electric pressure cookers, featuring Bob's Read More...
Healthy Cooking at Any Age – Healdsburg Regional Library
Come join me at the Healdsburg Public Library on Thursday May 23rd at 11 am. I will be doing a cooking demonstration using the Instant Pot and other cooking (or raw) methods. The event is FREE and takes place from 11 to 12:30 pm. Samples of seasonal, organic vegetables and other foods will be served but it will not include lunch. This is not a Read More...
Fermentation Workshop Gualala Arts June 9th
Come join me at the beautiful Gualala Arts center in Gualala on the southern Mendocino coast on Sunday June 9th from 1 to 4 pm. Pre-registration is required. The material fee is paid the day of the class. Here is the link: https://gualalaarts.org/2019/06/fermentation-basics-learning-the-almost-lost-art/ You will go home with a jar of your own fermented yumminess. This is a partial hands-on class. Bring your sharp knife, Read More...
Mother Earth News Fair Seven Springs, PA The Straight Dope on Cannabis and CBD
Come join Jill to hear what she has to say about cannabis and CBD in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania at the Mother Earth News Fair from 5 to 6 pm on Saturday September 14th. This talk is geared to those just stepping into using cannabis, or even considering it, for health-related conditions such as stress, insomnia, joint pain, and more. Jill Nussinow covers effective ways to Read More...
Healthy Living at the Library: Healdsburg Library – Cooking with Seasonal Produce
Come watch Jill use seasonal produce to make healthy, tasty and easy recipes. Read More...
Mother Earth News Fair Seven Springs, PA Sustainable Eating with a Pressure Cooker for Personal and Planetary Health
Come join Jill as she shows you how to use an Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker to prepare meals quickly and easily. You save time, money, and energy (both yours and the planet's). Only solar cooking saves more energy than pressure cooking. Learn what you can cook and get some tasty samples, too. This session is happily sponsored by Bob's Red Mill and Read More...
Healthy Living at Your Library: Plants on Your Plate Petaluma
Come join me for a cooking demonstration using the Instant Pot and more, as I showcase produce in season. Samples will be served. This is not a drop-in workshop, so plan to stay the entire time. Always something to learn. There is no charge but pre-registration is requested. At the Petaluma Regional Library.
Cruise the British Isles with The Veggie Queen – SADLY CANCELLED
Come join me and an intimate group as we cruise through the British Isles on the Oceania Sirena. See more details here: https://theveggiequeen.com/plant-based-cruise-2021/ This event has been cancelled by the cruise line.
Live Zoom Sprouting Class with TheVQ and Sprout Lady Rita 1 21 21
Join us live through Zoom on Thursday January 21st at 3 pm PST, 6 pm EST and any other time zone. To sign up please click here. This is a pay what you can class. You can literally pay what you can. I appreciate you.
Whole Grains Sampling FB Live with Friends: Fran Costigan Ellen Kanner
Join us live at 1 pm PDT/4 pm EST on Facebook. This is FREE and online. Here is the Eventbrite sign up: http://bit.ly/3t5Zp1B Here is the FB Live link Ellen Kanner of Soulful Vegan and Fran Costigan, Queen of Vegan Desserts will be chatting about our favorite whole grains. Come learn about whole grains with us. Tune in Monday, March 29th, 2021 at 1 pm Read More...
