Whole food, plant-based cooking with no oil and absolutely no shortage of flavor.
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Welcome to my kitchen

Whole food.Big flavor.Plenty of joy.

I’ll help you cook satisfying, whole-food plant-based meals without oil and without giving up the flavors you love.

WFPB
NO OIL
Healthy food should taste wonderful.
Simple guidance, proven recipes and a warm welcome.
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Chef of the Year Texas Chefs Association · 2020

Cookbooks, classes and more

118 ways to cook with Julia.

Every class I have taught and every book I have written, all in one place. Some of these I made years ago and still get letters about.

Plant-based Japanese cookbook

Cook my roots

Plant-Based Japanese

Comforting Japanese flavors made whole-food, plant-based and oil free.

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Chef Julia recipes

Most-loved classes

Customer favorites

Thanksgiving, tofu, stir-fry, soups and the classes students return to again and again.

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Chef Julia e-book

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Books and e-books

Practical guidance and satisfying recipes you can return to anytime.

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My story

I changed how I cook, and it changed my health.

Japanese mother, Southern father, culinary school at fifty. Then in 2020 I gave myself twenty-one days of whole food and no oil — and my cholesterol fell 41 points.

American Culinary Federation  ·  Texas Chefs Association, Fort Worth Board  ·  Fort Worth Japanese Society Board  ·  Blue Zones Project Chef

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I go live in my kitchen, cook the dish start to finish, and send the full recipe out to my subscribers with a printable card. No guesswork, no missing steps — just the way I actually made it.

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